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Ofício – Margarida Correia
2010

Catalogue of the exhibition “Ofício” by artist Margarida Correia, at the Museum of São Roque, Lisbon, Portugal. Dimensions: 20 x 22 cm, 48p.

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Pictures for Georgetown (catalogue)
2009

Catalogue for the exhibition “Pictures for Georgetown 1986–2009″ at the National Gallery of Art (Guyana) by artist Dennis de Caires. Flexicover, 176 x 250 mm, 64pp.

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Butterfly (exhibition catalogue)
2009

Booklet and exhibition graphics for Butterfly, an exhibition of book art and botanic illustration by Catrin Morgan and Rachel Pedder-Smith. Client: Fulham Palace. Dimensions: A5, 24pp.

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Antipersonnel/ Mine Ban Conference
2008

Commission from Imaginaid and the Swiss Confederation to design a poster about 3 artistic events around the 9th Meeting of the States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty, held in Geneva, Switzerland, in November 2008. The three events included a photography exhibition, a dance performance and an urban installation.
The poster was displayed in Geneva, Basel and Zurich, Switzerland. Poster 70 x 100 cm + A5 booklet + A5 invitation, 2008.

Poster: streets of Geneva
Idea/ Atticus Magazine
2006

Illustration for the cover of Atticus magazine – the ‘idea’ issue.. 21 x 29.7 cm, 2006.

Guggenheim/ Cai Guo-Qiang
2006

Book design for the exhibition “Head On” of Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang at the Guggenheim Berlin. Co-designed with Matthias Ernstberger and Stephan Walter. Art Direction by Stefan Sagmeister.

SCP – A Different Story
2005

Commission from Fubu Publishers to design the book celebrating the 100th anniversary of Portuguese sports club Sporting Clube de Portugal. The book was written by author Marina Tavares Dias and frames the club’s achievements from an historical perspective, with a highly illustrative component. Dimensions: 23.5 x 30.5 cm, 386 pp., hard-cover + sleeve and attached small publication.

Espelho Mágico – Film Poster
2005

Design of the film Espelho Mágico (Magic Mirror) by Manoel de Oliveira, premiering at the Venice Film Festival. Poster (various languages and different sizes), press book and film titles. Client: Filbox Productions.