Henrik Nygren, Sweden

AGI member since 2014

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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 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.

Design work by Henrik Nygren

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    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...

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    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 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.

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    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.

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    Education

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    Lecturer

      2007 – 2013

      • Beckmans College of Design (Sweden)

      Lecturer in visual communication.

      Lectures

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      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

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      Awards

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      • 2007

      Platinum Egg

      • 2007

      Berling Award

      Other Professional Activities

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      • Jury Chairman, Golden Egg, Design category

        1995 – 1995

      • Jury Chairman, Golden Egg, Design category

        2000 – 2000

      • Jury Chairman, Kolla!, Design category

        2007 – 2007

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