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Base Design

Base Design is an international network of creative studios founded in 1993. The company operates studios in Brussels, New York City, Geneva, Melbourne and Ho Chi Minh City.

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Base
TypePrivate
IndustryGraphic design
FoundedBrussels (1993)
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Websitebasedesign.com

Base Design is an international network of creative studios founded in 1993.1 The company operates studios in Brussels, New York City, Geneva, Melbourne and Ho Chi Minh City.

History

The base was founded in 1993 in Brussels.

From late 2001 to 2003, Base designed and produced BEople, “a magazine about a certain Belgium.”2 In 2005 Base invested in global book-distribution company ACTAR, to form a publishing company. The first book from BuratPublishing was a monograph of artist Maria Ozawa entitled "Are You Experienced to Fuck me?",3 and was released in 2009. In 2007, Base partnered to open BozarShop, the museum store at the Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels.4

Awards

  • D&AD Awards 2009 5 Nominated, BozarShop, online movies
  • “Mixed Messages", Design Culture, v.4, pp. 98.16
References

References

  1. "Base Design donne une identité aux bâtiments". Le Soir (in French). 21 June 2016.
  2. BEople : a magazine about a certain Belgium, BEople Magazine, 2001, ISSN 1377-6711, OCLC 73538803
  3. Janssens, Ann Veronica; François, Michel; Espai d'Art Contemporani de Castelló (2009), Ann Veronica Janssens : experienced, BasePublishing, ISBN 94-90066-00-1
  4. "Bozarshop". Bozar.be. 2010-08-01. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  5. "D&AD Awards 2009". Awards.dandad.org. 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-04-30. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  6. "Moma Qns". SEGD. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-08-24.