A mosaic of aromas and colours

Cordula Alessandri

One day, while enjoying a glass of Boal, a pair of Belgians got a taste for madeira. They bought a collection of madeiras at auction and that was that – they were in the madeira trade. The idea was to come out with a new numbered collection each year to go with the old madeiras. As you would expect, the first Madeira Collection wine was “1”. Ever since Alessandri has created labels for each vintage in the unlimited Madeira Collection.

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    Cordula Alessandri, Austria (2003)

    One of Austria’s most talented and awarded designers and educators, Cordula Alessandri is well known for her distinctive work. Cordula attended the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, where she...

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    One day, while enjoying a glass of Boal, a pair of Belgians got a taste for madeira. They bought a collection of madeiras at auction and that was that – they were in the madeira trade. The idea was to come out with a new numbered collection each year to go with the old madeiras. As you would expect, the first Madeira Collection wine was “1”. Ever since Alessandri has created labels for each vintage in the unlimited Madeira Collection.

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    • The Madeira Collection
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    • Illustration
    • Layout
    • Logo
    • Marketing
    • Print
    • Product
    • Typography
    Cordula Alessandri, Austria (2003)

    One of Austria’s most talented and awarded designers and educators, Cordula Alessandri is well known for her distinctive work.

    Cordula attended the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, where she majored in graphic design, with Professor Herbert Schwarz, winning the award for top student. After university she went on to complete a further three years of study with typography mentor Professor Joey Badian. Cordula was the first woman in Austria to be appointed an Art Director at DDB Needham Worldwide, Vienna, at the age of 24.

    In 1987, Cordula founded her own studio, which has since enjoyed enduring success and won numerous awards, including the Austria National Award for Book Design, the European Design Award, ADC (Austria, New York, Europe), TDC Tokyo awards, Red Dot Awards and many more.

    Cordula has taught Communication Design at the University of Arts in Saarbrücken, Germany, and is regularly invited to serve on design competition juries and give lectures and presentations.