Stefan Thorsteinsson’s design work is striking gold

Stefan Thorsteinsson’s work is like gold dust, scattered across academia, exhibition design and Halloween parties. The Copenhagen-based designer is a graduate from Yale’s graphic design MFA and produces great, socially-minded and visually arresting work. His exhibition design for Problems (h)and Solutions, a collaboration with Cecilie Nellemann, has a nice balance of clarity and humour. The exhibition conjures examples of design derived from societal problems, and solutions that have gone on to affect long-term social change.

The exhibition design utilises temporary structures, physical and contextual layers making for an engaging and accessible show. Stefan has also done some impressive work for institutions such as the School of Visual Art and the Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Preservation and Planning as well as his native Yale. Often with a focus on design research, urban development and preservation, he seems to not only have a fine grasp of typography but also a great head for urbanism.