Laboratory
Work-in-Progress
Hakobo Studio, Jakub and Paulina Stêpieñ
Copyright, Copyleft
Erwin K. Bauer, stilwerk Wien
1.–2.10.2011
Jakub Stępień, aka Hakobo, is considered one of the highestprofile
poster designers in the world. He breaks through the borders of art, design, and commercial art and collaborates with many of Poland’s cultural institutions. His characteristic style is heavily influenced by traditional graphic art and street culture, but contains elements of both simple arrangements and camouflage, graphic noiz, or the excessive.
Pola Stępień studied graphic art and painting at the Academy of
Fine Arts and Design in Ldoz and works in the areas of architecture,
interior design, and design. The founder of the fashion label MODAPOLKA and the design studio wunderteam.pl, she draws
her inspiration primarily from exploring the border areas of the
disciplines