Opening Talk Pentagram | Astrid Stavro | GDT edition 04

Astrid Stavro is a graphic designer with an international reputation for concept driven design, distilling complex ideas into uniquely simple and emotionally engaging solutions.
After running her own studio in Barcelona for ten years and co-founding the internationally renown design consultancy Atlas, Stavro joined Pentagram in 2018.
Her work encompasses brand identities, editorial and exhibition design, wayfinding systems and packaging for clients such as Camper, McKinsey, Phaidon, PORT, The National Portrait Gallery, Jijibaba (Jasper Morrison and Jaime Hayon’s menswear fashion brand), Barcelona Design Museum, Laurence King, Reina Sofía Museum, Fedrigoni, Elephant magazine, Wallpaper* and Cahiers du Cinéma.
Stavro’s work has received over 150 international awards. Her work has been widely published and Stavro is often invited to speak at conferences across the globe and judge international design competitions. Stavro has taught at Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design and is currently a Visiting Lecturer at the Royal College of Art. She was elected a member of Alliance Graphique Internationale in 2010.