IdN. Volume 22 # 02

Collective Farming for Creatives

The formal design studio, with its all-powerful director and a hierarchically structured staff, seems to be giving way to more loosely organised groupings of creative talent, pooling their resources in what are often termed “collectives”.

Idn has taken a look at nine such entities, from the US to Australia via Portugal, the UK and The Netherlands. The reasons for their formation range from the irresistible rise of the Internet or political and environmental necessity, to the pressures of the economic downturn and the benefits of a mutually shouldered financial burden. But the uniting bond is that of the social element, the desire and enthusiasm for collaborating with like-minded peers.

Featuring:
Bichos de Ceda | Johnny Two Tone | Kopij | Letterproeftuin | Onomatopee | Print Club London | Puck | The Patternbase | Tomato