Henrik Nygren, Sweden (2014)
Active in Stockholm design and advertising agencies from 1983–1991, and subsequently launched own company. Dedicated exhibitions in Tokyo 1999, Malmö 2002 and Stockholm 2003. Recipient of the 2007 Platinum Egg...
Read full biographyActive in Stockholm design and advertising agencies from 1983–1991, and subsequently launched own company. Dedicated exhibitions in Tokyo 1999, Malmö 2002 and Stockholm 2003. Recipient of the 2007 Platinum Egg and Berling Award. Elected member in Alliance Graphique Internationale 2014. Has been highly awarded throughout the years at the Golden Egg, Excellent Swedish Design, Swedish Book Award, D&AD, Art Director’s Club of Europe amongst other competitions. Jury chairman for the Golden Egg, Design category, 1995 and 2000 as well as for Kolla!, Design category, 2007. Jury member for the Golden Egg, Excellent Swedish Design, D&AD and Art Director’s Club of Europe amongst other competitions on several occasions. The lion’s share of his work 1991–2013 and his views on design where encapsulated in the book Grafisk design: Henrik Nygren that was published by Orosdi-Back 2014.
Publications
Graphic Design: Henrik Nygren
(2014)
- Hedvig Hedqvist,
- Sara Teleman,
- Lars Forsberg,
- Daniel Birnbaum
Orosdi-Back
Over the past two decades, Stockholm-based Henrik Nygren has gained an international reputation as an uncompromising craftsman with the consistency that inspires both wonder and admiration. The 900 pages of Graphic Design: Henrik Nygren present the lion's share of his work.
Exhibitions
Education
Lecturer
2007 – 2013
- Beckmans College of Design (Sweden)
Lecturer in visual communication.
Lectures
European Design Awards
(2007)
- European Design Conference, Sweden
Insights Design Lectures Series
(2014)
- Walker Art Centers, Minneapolis, USA
Central Saint Martins
(2016)
- Central Saint Martins, England
Agencies
Henrik Nygren Design
1991 – Present
henriknygrendesign.se
Awards
2007
2007
Other Professional Activities
Jury Chairman, Golden Egg, Design category
1995 – 1995
Jury Chairman, Golden Egg, Design category
2000 – 2000
Jury Chairman, Kolla!, Design category
2007 – 2007