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Grandpeople
Christian Strand Bergheim, Magnus Voll Mathiassen
and Magnus Helgesen
www.grandpeople.org
post@grandpeople.org
Birthplace: Drammen, Norway (MVM)/Ørsta, Norway (CSB)/Arendal, Norway (MH)
Residence: Bergen, Norway
Connecting cities: Oslo, Norway/London, UK/Tokyo, Japan
their working methods; the importance
of teamwork and the objective to create
illustration and design with depth – pieces
where the surface refl ects what’s below.
This creative team offers solutions
in graphic design, art direction, and
illustration for the worlds of fashion,
music, advertising, art, and culture. They
develop a range of projects from visual
identity, promotion, and catalogs to the
creation of art and exhibition projects.
THE GRANDPEOPLE STUDIO is located in
Bergen in the valley that is created by the
“seven mountains” – the gateway to the
spectacular Norwegian fjords.
Christian Strand Bergheim, Magnus Voll
Mathiassen, and Magnus Helgesen are
the members of this collective who fi nd
inspiration in the forms and processes
of nature with which they conceive new
graphic ideas. The studio name combines
two words which confi rm the basis of
For Grandpeople, superfi ciality is the
refl ection of what lies below. They believe
that design should not stand out for itself
but rather for the object it portrays. Their
work is characterized by the use of color
and abstract organic shapes. They are
strongly infl uenced by music such as
black metal, punk, and techno as well as
the “positive” seventies aesthetic.
Tokyo, Japan
London, UK
Arendal, Norway (MH)
Oslo, Norway
Bergen, Norway
Ørsta, Norway (CSB)
Drammen, Norway (MVM)
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1000 Beats-1 beat/7”/Album cover/2007
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Powerblytt Myths/Album cover/2008
Love Attack, Skatebård/Album cover/2006
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