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23/04/2013
in the media:
quottom interview

marcus kraft got featured with a video interview in the swiss cultural magazine ‹quottom›. (interview in german language)

quottom.com

 

 
  15/03/2013
brand new:
pop music wisdom

check out our new blog with weekly advices from pop music songs — and instantly listen to the songs! if you subscribe to facebook, twitter or the rss feed, you will get automatically updated.

popmusicwisdom.com
 

 



  05/03/2013
out now: ‹hä?› no.5

spring is coming and the current issue is all about fitness and sports. get your free copy at the ‹rotpunkt› pharmacies in switzerland.

you’ll find additional content and a digital archive of previous issues at haemagazin.ch.
 

 
  25/02/2013
exhibition: orell füssli

exactly 30 original ink drawings from the project ‹don’t eat the yellow snow› are now on display at orell füssli. it is zurich’s largest bookshop, close to bahnhofstrasse and paradeplatz.

orell füssli
füsslistrasse 4
8001 zürich
switzerland

www.books.ch
 

 
  11/02/2013
exhibition: grafik13

studio marcus kraft got selected for ‹grafik13›, switzerland’s largest exhibition for contemporary graphic design and young art.

vernissage: 21.3.2013
exhibition: 22.–24.3.2013

maag eventhall
hardstrasse 219
8005 zürich

www.grafik-schweiz.ch
 

 
  30/12/2012
in the media: frankfurter allgemeine sonntagszeitung

‹hä?› magazine got featured in the feuilleton section of well-known ‹frankfurter allgemeine sonntagszeitung›.

extract (in german):
‹[…] wie modern, ehrlich und unverkrampft das Heft an die Sache rangeht, ist eine Sensation. Statt mütterlicher Ratschläge gibt es Antworten auf die wahrhaft wichtigen Fragen […]›

more…
 

 
  28/11/2012
exhibition: waldraud

if you are looking for a special christmas gift, you should check out the concept store ‹waldraud› in zurich. the original ink drawings for the book ‹don’t eat the yellow snow› are exhibited and available. furthermore they have beautiful furniture, lamps, fashion and more – a visit is definitely worth it!

waldraud
josefstrasse 142
8005 zurich

waldraud.com

 

 
  13/11/2012
we’ve moved!

studio marcus kraft is now located in the beautiful ‹seefeld› district of zurich – just a stone throw away from the lake. visitors are very welcome!

studio marcus kraft
kirchenweg 8, suite 231
8008 zurich (map)

please note:
the postal adress for any mail remains at nordstrasse 237,
8037 zurich!
 

 



  01/11/2012
in the media: black & white, nespresso magazine

the project ‹too big to fail› is shown in the new book ‹black & white› (victionary publishers).

‹creative minds in zurich› is the topic of the current issue of ‹nespresso magazine›. besides daniel & markus freitag, dieter meier, alfredo häberli and more there’s also a feature about the practice of marcus kraft.
 

 
 

21/10/2012
exhibition: jungkunst

the exhibition displays 23 upcoming young artists. 78 artworks by marcus kraft are shown. there is also a shop, bar, lounge and concerts.

vernissage:
october 25th, 4pm until late

exhibition:
october 25th–28th
winterthur, switzerland

www.jungkunst.ch

 

 
  07/10/2012
out now:
don’t eat the yellow snow - pop music wisdom

the book lists 250 of the best songs for the times when advice is needed. the songs represent popular music styles from the last 50 years, from rock to folk and from punk to hip hop.

available worlwide at book shops and online, e.g. at amazon.

more…
 

 
  13/07/2012
solo exhibition & book launch: sinka & weiss

‹don’t eat the yellow snow› will be exhibited from september 1–14 in zürich.

the ‹pop up container gallery› of sinka & weiss will be based at a beautiful scenery at the river limmat (in the context of ‹art and the city›). don’t miss out the vernissage: september 1st, 18.00h!

sinka & weiss
art and the city
 

 
  03/06/2012
portfolio: pattaya paper & bag

for a period of 6 months, the premises of a former table dance bar in zürich became a temporary pop up club. a newspaper documents this time. the legendary ‹zebra woman› graces the additional tote bag (a limited number of the set is still available). more…
 

 
  03/06/2012
sigg: rainbow collection

brochure and advertisement concept for the world-famous bottle manufacturer. the new graphic design highlights the products in a modern and playful manner. the limited rainbow collection is available from june 4th. more exciting products coming soon. more...
 

 
  03/04/2012
portfolio update: too big to fail

an installation that got assassinated in cold blood by the police of zurich.

more information: too big to fail
 

 
  28/02/2012
introducing: ‹hä?› magazine

‹hä?› is a new swiss magazine for young people. it is published by ‹rotpunkt apotheke› pharmacies. concept, art direction and design by studio marcus kraft.

available in march.
more information: hä? magazine
 

 
  01/02/2012
exhibition: grafik12

studio marcus kraft got selected for ‹grafik12›. a broad overview of contemporary graphic design and young art in switzerland will be shown at the venue with over 2’5000 square meters.

vernissage: thu., 1.3.2012
exhibition: fri., 2.3. until 4.3.

maag eventhall
hardstrasse 219
8005 zürich

www.grafik-schweiz.ch
 

 



 

20/12/2011
portfolio update:
this is england - the sweat and laughter of british underdogs


poster for the monthly programme of arthouse cinema xenix.

more information: this is england

 

 



  15/11/2011
workshop in munich

giving a poster design workshop at ‹hochschule münchen› in germany.

see pictures on my blog (2011 november) or here: fak12.de
 

 



  11/09/2011
nominated: design preis schweiz

the project ‹freitag reference› got nominated in the category ‹communication design› at the renowned swiss design award.

vernissage: fr., 4.11.2011
exhibition: fr., 4.11. until 18.12.

depot for design, mühleweg 14, langenthal

http://www.designpreis.ch

 

 



  24/08/2011
exhibition: starkart

i will take part at the group exhibition ‹mir händs nötig›. the uncurated exhibition will probably be a wild mix of different art directions and media. i’m looking forward to welcome you at the vernissage on friday!

vernissage: fr., 26.8.2011
exhibition: fr., 26.8. until
fr., 30.9.2011

starkart art exhibitions, brauerstrasse 126, 8004 zürich
http://starkart.ch

 

 



  24/08/2011
portfolio update:
(weapons of) mass seduction

there’s a new project in the portfolio, which i realised on my journey through asia. it’s a conceptual work about ‹consumption›.

more information:
(weapons of) mass seduction

 

 



  13/07/2011
exhibition: young at art

together with six other artists, i am invited to join the exhibition ‹young at art› in zürich. i’m looking forward to welcome you at the vernissage on friday!

vernissage: fr., 15.7.2011, 18 h
exhibition: fr., 15.7. until 23.7.2011

gallery art seefeld
seefeldstrasse 301a, 8008 zürich
www.youngatart.ch

 

 



  01/01/2011
introducing: blog


check out the new photo diary. it will be updated every month.

http://marcuskraft.net/blog

 

 



  10/11/2010
update: freitag reference

launch campaign for bag manufacturer FREITAG. a four-week newspaper experiment with a letterpress, the internet and paperboys. made at raffinerie ag.

see more here: the daily reference

 

 
  10/10/2010
‹between› exhibition in london


the first official exhibition of this young gallery features 10 young designers and design studios around the world. they were asked to think and respond to the meaning of the word ‹between›. i will be showing a new project with the title ‹relativity›.

29th october – 4th november 2010; 30 calvin st, london e1 6nw, uk

www.between-between.com

 

 
 


  20/09/2010
portfolio update

there are two new projects in the portfolio section online:


burgtheater Wien: saisonvorschau 2010/11


stapferhaus: ‹gegenwart sichten›

 
 
 
    01/09/2010
turning pages


the project ‹stilübungen› is published in the publication ‹turning pages› by gestalten publishers: ‹renowned editorial designers present their publications and comment on the stages of their conceptualization, design, and production.›

www.gestalten.com

 
 
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