Interviews Archives - House of van Schneider

A typographer and designer’s guide to elegance

Every piece of Ayaka B. Ito's portfolio is considered. No subhead is overlooked, no hover state left to chance. Every color complements its individual project. Every piece of text is carefully kerned....

by Tobias van Schneider

When your portfolio is a brand in itself

We've said that a portfolio should be curated. This brings the picture of you are and what you want into clear view. Few portfolios accomplish this better than The Locals. The Locals was created by...

by Tobias van Schneider

Custom, minimalistic motorcycles handmade in Austria

On DESK, we always enjoy exploring creativity beyond the UX or brand design we're typically surrounded by. It's here, not within our own field, that we find inspiration. And that's how we discovered...

by Tobias van Schneider

Behind the scenes of book cover design

Creating book covers is a dream design job. Many of us have it on our bucket list. Few of us find ourselves designing book covers full-time. Janet Hansen is one of those special few who designs book...

by Tobias van Schneider

Design in Egypt 🇪🇬 featuring Nora Aly

Our latest interview in the Design Around the World series continues our journey through Egypt, this time with Cairo-based freelance designer, Nora Aly. In our last interview with Engy Aly, we learne...

by Tobias van Schneider

Designing the future of clothing, where extreme functionality & creativity meet

In every good story, the hero takes a journey. In my world, it's the designers turned product founders. The startups grown into multi-million dollar businesses. Or, in this case, the extreme adventure...

by Tobias van Schneider

Design in Egypt 🇪🇬 featuring Engy Aly

Our latest addition to the Design Around the World series takes us somewhere we've wanted to explore for a while now: Egypt. I found no shortage of talent when researching designers and studios in Eg...

by Tobias van Schneider

To create perfumes, you have to break the rules

My favorite type of people are the curious ones. The people who just can't get enough of life, who are always trying new things and asking questions not to better themselves, but simply to experience...

by Tobias van Schneider

Artist James White of Signalnoise, on owning your style

The subject of style will forever be contentious in the design and art communities. On one hand, we strive to find our style and stand out with an original voice. On the other hand, we don't want to b...

by Tobias van Schneider

Design in Serbia 🇷🇸 featuring Mirko Zarkovic

Our latest addition to the Design Around the World series is a fun one: Serbia. I'll be honest. Before this interview, what I knew about Serbia was limited mostly to the fashion world and random stor...

by Tobias van Schneider

Julie Kraulis’ timepiece drawings are an ode to detail

I first discovered Julie Kraulis' work at the A. Lange & Söhne boutique in New York. It was astounding. It's something you appreciate in layers: First, you register the fact that it's a pencil d...

by Tobias van Schneider

The end of net magazine and the future of print

It's the end of an era, in the truest sense of the word. net magazine, which has been a source of inspiration for the design & tech community since the early days of the web, is shutting down. Ev...

by Tobias van Schneider

Design in Portugal 🇵🇹 featuring Koiástudio

For this addition to our Design Around the World series, we're looking at a place known quite well for its creativity and excellent design: Portugal. When researching for this interview, we found no...

by Tobias van Schneider

Design in Argentina 🇦🇷 featuring Twentyfive

For the latest addition to our Design Around the World series, we are going back to South America, this time to Argentina. My associations with Argentina are based on the Argentinians I know: They ar...

by Tobias van Schneider

The sensory and surreal worlds of teamLab

Before our feeds were filled with Zoom screenshots and sourdough loaves, you probably saw at least one Instagram post featuring the work of teamLab. The collective has produced numerous immersive exhi...

by Tobias van Schneider

A data designer’s responsibility during a global crisis

If you’re like many of us, you’ve been obsessively refreshing the news and Coronavirus maps for at least a week now. Or, if you’re like me, you’re making an intentional effort to control your...

by Tobias van Schneider

Design in Nigeria 🇳🇬 featuring Kolapo Oni

We started our Design Around the World interview series in Nigeria with Dá Design Studio. It was a defining place to begin. We learned about the challenges of designing in a country where design is...

by Tobias van Schneider

Design in Tokyo 🇯🇵 featuring Irobe Design Institute

We recently started exploring design in Japan through our Design Around the World series, starting with Nagasaki. Now we are looking at the design scene in Tokyo with Irobe Design Institute. Given th...

by Tobias van Schneider

Design in Jordan 🇯🇴 featuring Turbo

With this latest interview in our Design Around the World series, meet Turbo, an independent design studio and creative space in Amman, Jordan. Throughout this series, we've learned that much of our...

by Tobias van Schneider

Design in Indonesia 🇮🇩 featuring Sciencewerk

With this latest interview in our Design Around the World series, meet Sciencewerk, a "micro" design studio based in Surabaya, Indonesia. When we set out to do this series, we expected to learn about...

by Tobias van Schneider

Design in Taiwan 🇹🇼 featuring HOUTH

Our explorations of design communities around the world have led us everywhere from Brazil to South Africa to Pakistan to China. Now we're looking at design in Taiwan with the lovely team at HOUTH. H...

by Tobias van Schneider

Design in China 🇨🇳 featuring A Black Cover Design

With this long-awaited Design Around the World feature, we're finally looking at design in China with A Black Cover Design. We've had China on our list since the beginning of the series, knowing full...

by Tobias van Schneider

Design in South Africa 🇿🇦 featuring HOICK

With this latest interview in our Design Around the World series, meet HOICK, a creative agency and collective based in Cape Town, South Africa. We were immediately drawn to Hoick and inspired by the...

by Tobias van Schneider

Design in Tel Aviv featuring Studio Koniak

With our Our Design Around the World series, we've explored design communities and met designers from countries like Brazil, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore and more. Now, we're learning more about desig...

by Tobias van Schneider

Design in Malaysia 🇲🇾 featuring LIE

Our Design Around the World series explores design communities outside our own, introducing us to new creatives and perspectives. With this latest interview meet LIE, an independent graphic design stu...

by Tobias van Schneider

Design in Mexico 🇲🇽 featuring Anagrama

With this latest interview in our Design Around the World series, we're excited to feature the awesome Anagrama studio located in Mexico City. It's likely you're already familiar with Anagrama and th...

by Tobias van Schneider

Design in India 🇮🇳 featuring Animal

With our Design Around the World series we aim to meet new designers and explore design communities outside our own. Now we're excited to share add India to the series, featuring the lovely team at An...

by Tobias van Schneider

Exploring the Design Community Beyond SF & NYC

We originally began our Design Around the World series because frankly, we were tired of always hearing about the same studios and design circles in SF or New York. We wanted to spotlight design commu...

by Tobias van Schneider

Design in Vietnam 🇻🇳 featuring Rice Creative

With this latest interview in our Design Around the World series, we're looking at design in Vietnam with Rice Creative design studio. Rice Creative may be located in Ho Chi Minh City, but their work...

by Tobias van Schneider

Design in Singapore 🇸🇬 featuring Foreign Policy

With this latest addition to our Design Around the World series, meet Foreign Policy in Singapore. Everything Foreign Policy creates just feels like smart humans are behind it – no tired buzzwords...

by Tobias van Schneider

ONE Woman’s Secret to a Successful Side Project

Sometimes a side project turns into something much bigger. Before you know it, seven years have passed and what was once a stupid side project is now your passion. That's what happened for Nicole Ga...

by Tobias van Schneider

The magical world of Liam Wong

Every time I visit Tokyo I fall in love with it all over again. Everywhere I turn there is beauty and inspiration. Liam Wong can back me up on this. I came across Liam's photography a while ago a...