The art of books, magazines, packaging, corporate identities, advertising, exhibitions, etc. Dedicated exhibitions in Tokyo 1999, Malmö 2002 and Stockholm 2003.
Berghs School of Design 1985–1986, Schola Antiqua/CFH Master Class 1987–1989, Yale Summer Program in Graphic Design with Paul Rand/Armin Hofmann, Brissago (Switzerland) 1995. Has taught and given lectures at Beckmans College of Design, Berghs School of Communication, the Swedish School of Arts, Crafts and Design, Forsbergs School of Design, HDK, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis (USA), Central Saint
Martins, London (England) since 1992. Five-year readership in visual communication at the Beckmans College of Design, 2007–2013. Active in Stockholm design and advertising agencies from 1983–1991, and subsequently launched own company. Recipient of the 2007 Platinum Egg and Berling Award. Elected member in Alliance Graphique Internationale 2014. Has been highly awarded throughout the years at the Golden Egg, Excellent Swedish Design, Swedish Book Award, D&AD, Art Director’s Club of Europe amongst other competitions. Jury chairman for the Golden Egg, Design category, 1995 and 2000 as well as for Kolla!, Design category, 2007. Jury member for the Golden Egg, Excellent Swedish Design, D&AD and Art Director’s Club of Europe amongst other competitions on several occasions. Two publications showing the works of Henrik Nygren are available: one 900-page brick (2014), and one more restrained thirty-year publication (2022).
06/10/2015
We are pround to annonce that the exhibition catalogue With Compliments, Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd and the special edition of the catalogue, commissioned by the art gallery Belenius/Nordenhake in connection with the exhibition on Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd this summer, received third place in Resumé magazine's Reklamallsvenskan competition, Design category, last week.
Månadens design maj-augusti 2015
Garbergs vinner en jordskredsseger i den senaste omgången av Månadens design med NK:s jubileumsemballage. Burgarmönster föll också juryn i smaken och DDB Stockholm och McDonald's kom tvåa med "Big Mac shop". Trea kom Henrik Nygren Design för deras hemlighetsfulla inbjudan för Belenius/Nordenhake.
We are leaving good old London after a series of good new meetings. See you soon again!
22/06/2015
Here is the diploma to the winner of the 2015 Steel Construction Award, commissioned by the Swedish Institute of Steel Construction. Congratulations to Aula Medica, Akademiska Hus, Wingårdh Arkitekter, Cowi and Normek!
22/06/2015
The booklet for the exhibition catalogue "With Compliments, Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd”, commissioned by art gallery Belenius/Nordenhake, was printed last week. This will be the folder. We have also produced 25 numbered prints that has been approved by the artist and that comes in a box together with the exhibition catalogue. The exhibition opens July 2nd. Do not miss.
04/06/2015
We are proud that Kajen 4, that is located at Liljeholmskajen, designed by Wingårdh Architects and with JM as developer, recently has received the prize as this year's building in Stockholm. For this project HND have designed a 313 meter long plinth in concrete with black ballast.
Yes! We received a Graphite Pencil for the book ”Grafisk design: Henrik Nygren” at the D&AD Professional Awards' last week in London!
13/05/2015
Yesterday, IKEA presented the upcoming collection Viktigt by Ingegerd Råman during Democratic Design Day in Älmhult. Next year, there will be a wonderful series of products as well as a book on Ingegerd for sale worldwide. The book is written by Bo Madestrand. Photography by Dawid, Magnus Mårding and Patrik Lindell.
11/05/2015
A whole collection of products with the work by the designer and illustrator Olle Eksell (1918–2007) that we have produced is now sold at IKEA worldwide!
28/04/2015
We are proud to announce that we have received a nomination in D&AD Professional Awards' Book Design category for ”Grafisk design: Henrik Nygren”.
22/04/2015
Twenty-two products with work by the illustrator, designer and artist Olle Eksell (1918–2007), that we have designed and produced in collaboration with Olle’s wife Ruthel Eksell, is now sold at IKEA worldwide. The book ”Olle Eksell – Of Course!”, that is published in seven languages by IKEA in connection with the sales of these products, is also for sale. Texts by David Castenfors and Marcus Engman, Design Manager IKEA of Sweden and photography by Sten Didrik Belander, Bruno Ehrs, Lennart Durehed, the Eksell family et al.
30/03/2015
We are honored that the book ”Grafisk design: Henrik Nygren” received the 2014 Swedish Book Award last week. The justification: ”Impressive presentation of a work in design services. Functional design with fine details such as the crease in the back that really facilitates reading. That the book is set in brown cardboard is congenial for Nygren and makes the book ready for the archive!”. The publisher: Orosdi-Back. The writers: Hedvig Hedqvist, Sara Teleman, Lars Forsberg and Daniel Birnbaum. The photographers: Lennart Durehed, Gerry Johansson, Patrik Lindell, Gunnar Smoliansky et al.