Mobile studio at Beijing Design Week 2013

Lava drives through an old hutong neighborhood with a mobile design studio during the Beijing Design Week 2013.

Diepgang krijg je niet cadeau

Door bezuinigingen dreigt omroep Human te verdwijnen. Lava ging aan de slag voor een identiteit en een ledenwerfcampagne.

Designs for the 13th Istanbul Biennial

On September 14 the 13th edition of the Istanbul Biennial was opened, titled:  ‘Anne, ben barbar mıyım?’* (Mom, am I barbarian?).

Redesign for KLIK! animation festival

KLIK! is the annual animation festival for which we redesigned the identity and website.

Visual identity for nuclear security summit in 2014

A formal but open style that communicates sensitive topics, emphasizing co-operation.

Identity 2013: Dutch-Russian Bilateral Year

Identity design and a website for the year in which the relations between the two countries are celebrated. The year has started on the 8th of April! Check the developments on this blog.

New identity for Najib Foundation

Najib Amhali presented his foundations new identity at the fundraising in Rotterdam Luxor.

E-learning platform Elevate presented on WDF 2012

The development of the name, the website and the e-learning environment of Elevate, focused on the development of knowledge in the health sector globally.

Design and programme for paper event

For this year we chose the theme ‘Tactility’. The theme is translated into a paper experience in which the public can grope in the dark: feel, smell and hear paper.

Lava opens studio in Beijing

After months of preparation, the Beijing studio opened.

More to follow...

App design PromiseUP

The Promise Up app is an app that is about challenging yourself and friends: ‘Do what you say, or else you’ll pay’. 

New website Koplopers is online

New design for the website of Koplopers, a platform that promotes innovative projects in healthcare.

Identity design contemporary art museum in Moscow

The design of the identity and promotion materials of expositions for the Red October Gallery.

Design for festival about media culture and innovative audiovisual arts

On the new Impakt posters the 'glitch' is used as a metaphor for the shifts in visual culture, as a result of the changing world economies. 

Spoorbeeld: visual identity and strategy for Dutch railway guidelines

Spoorbeeld, developed by Bureau Spoorbouwmeester, sets the guidelines for the design of all the trainstation surroundings in the Netherlands.

City branding movie for Amsterdam

A short promotional movie for Amsterdam Partners.

Identity for Moscow Design Museum

Visual identity and the website for the Moscow Design Museum. The style that we developed for the pop-up museum was inspired on a Moscovian pattern.

Identity for Korean hosting company

Gabia is a South Korean IT-company that asked us to design a new identity. Read more

Film to announce opening Rijksmuseum

The Rijksmuseum will open its doors again in 2013. To enthuse people in advance and show a glimpse of what awaits us when the museum will reopen in all its glory, we produced this short movie. Watch the movie

Identity for School of Creative Leadership

Lava developed the identity for THNK, the Amsterdam School of Creative Leadership, which is launched today at the Taste of Think event at Westerunie Amsterdam.

Lava invited to present at TEDx in Moscow

The TEDxYauzaRiver conference will take place on april 20, 2012. The theme is Culture in Action. The conference will be held within the frameworks of the International Forum of Cultural Managers. Lees meer...

Poetry in computer language for Dutch network of IT scientists

COMMIT is a public-private research community solving grand challenges in information and communication science shaping tomorrow's society. More...

Event style: 7 days of inspiration

In cooperation with professional lifehacker Martijn Aslander, Lava created the identity and campaign for the prestigious networking event 7 days of inspiration.

Identity for 400 years of diplomatic relations

Holland and Turkey are celebrating 400 years of diplomatic relations this year. Therefore we have developed a dynamic identity to communicate the various festivities. Read more...

Lecture at London Design Museum

On monday february 13th at 19:30 Lava give as talk at the design centre of the world.

Art in Public Space gets new identity

New identity for SKOR, Dutch Foundation for Art in Public Space,

Lava Summer School

Last year's Summerschool was a huge succes! And this year we're proud to present a new edition, led by Reza Abedini, award winning Persian designer.

New identity for PINC. 13 conference

This year, as we always do, we create the new identity for the PINC. conference. Always with the same green colour, but always so different. More...

Identity for ArtEZ Institute of the Arts

A new line of brochures, campaign items for the Open Days and an addition to the identity for School for the Arts, ArtEZ.

Event style Papier Hier

Papier Hier is a yearly event, organized by Antalis NL, showing the unlimited potential of paper. With the theme ‘De kracht van papier’ (the power of paper), Lava was inspired to design the logo, website and other items for this special day. Read more...

A poem for every letter

So many poems, so many letters, in the end it's the chocolate that matters.

Lava opens temporary studio in Seoul

For a big identity assignment for the Korean company Gabia, Lava opened a temporary studio in Seoul, South-Korea.

New identity Project Moore

New visual identity and website for IT law firm 'Project Moore'. 

Toonzetters 2011

The eventstyle for Toonzetters, THE event for Dutch contemporary composed music.

New brand for the NHM

A new brand for the Museum of National History and all its activities.

Ruhr 2010 Cultural capital

The Ruhr Area of Germany was the cultural capital of Europe in 2010. Lava developed the visual communication for the Dutch delegation.

New website Netherlands Film Fund

Netherlands Film Fund website is live!

Lava Summer Design School 2011

Learn all there is to know about Dynamic Identity Design.

New identity Dansmakers

Lava creates a new identity for Dansmakers.

New educational books for EPN

EPN is a well known publisher of educational books for high school students in the Netherlands. Lava developed the identity and the complete range of covers for all their methods (math, chemistry, languages, music, etc). Read more...

Identity Performing Arts Fund

The Performing Arts Fund has chosen Lava for the development of their new identity.

Restyling Meulenhoff Publishers

Lava does the restyling of Meulenhoff Publishers. Read more...

Lava is European Design Agency of the Year 2010

At the fourth edition of the European Design Awards, Lava was crowned 'European Design Agency of the Year'!

Lava in Africa

The finishing touch is applied to the Matatu vans, a mobile community tv show in Nairobi for which Lava created a brand. 

innl.nl wins Best of Web

During the Museums and the Web conference in Philidaphia www.innl.nl won the innovation award. Lava designed this online portal for the National History Museum. Mediamatic was responsible for the realisation.

City branding for Clear Village

Clear Village is an international initiative to build a climate neutral city. Lava developed its visual identity.

The Tony evolution

Slave-free chocolate maker Tony's Chocolonely is growing up. Our sister company Def once created the infamous design for the wrapper. Now Lava is asked to evolve the brand further: products and packaging, merchandise, new media and advertising.

Lava support protests

Lava supports its clients in the fight against cuts on culture and art!

Visual identity De Balie

The new identity for 'de Balie', a cultural and political debating café in Amsterdam, is based on underlining. This visual element relates the many political programmes, and the function of cultural editor.

All skintones represented

Lava makes, without discriminating in typography, the annual report for Article 1, Bureau of Discrimination

Two Red Dot Awards for Lava

In the category 'communication design', Lava has been awarded with de Balie and NL-Ruhr at the Red Dot Awards 2010.

The world according to Lava

This month, Lava is guest editor of advertising magazine CREATIE. We used our power to showcase the best of design from outside the western world.

New identity chambermusic ensemble

Lava made an identity for the musical Steenbrink twins. Read more

Outdoor brand Edge of Europe

New outdoor brand Edge of Europe chooses Lava for its brand development.

Book cover 'The heart is in the middle'

Lava designs the book cover of Peter van Lindonks new book. Read more

De Baak website online

Together with the visual identity, Lava developed the website of De Baak. read more...

de Balie wins Gold

The identity for debate centre de Balie won a Gold Award in the category 'Identities' at the European Design Awards. Read more...

Coetzee festival in de Balie

John Coetzee visited Amsterdam and because of this cultural centre de Balie organized a festival. Lava made the posters.

Identity Boekerij Publishers

After an extensive agency selection, publisher Boekerij Meulenhoff has chosen Lava
to design their logo and catalog.

Campagne for PINC 11

A new edition of the inspirational conference PINC, designed by Lava!

Vuture for VU University

The VU University Amsterdam is researching and developing its new campus. The communication label VUTURE was developed by Lava.

Hans Wolbers receives honorary doctorate

Lava's creative director Hans Wolbers received a honorary doctorate at the Polytechnic University in China.

Reza Abedini and Lava start OrientationLab

OrientationLab is a new initiative working on multicultural visual communication projects.