Who dis?

Krister Bladh is a Copenhagen/Malmö-based designer, strategist and art historian. As a digital designer working with experienced existence, Krister believes in the radical power of design and imagination to create change. With an international background, he co-founded the branding agency Stereo in 2016, with offices in Denmark and India. He has led projects ranging from visual design and user experience to brand strategy and product development. Currently working as design lead for Soundvenue Studio.

 

Apart from working for agencies and in-house for listed companies, Krister is a published author and journalist who’s written and broadcast for international media channels for over a decade. He believes in circularity and degrowth and some of the initiatives he supports are the Extinction Rebellion and WWF.

 

 

 

Record Turnover is the news site that Krister runs together with Jacob Olsen, featuring obscure music, art and design. Founded in 2010, they have also organised many events and made an endless amount of mixes.

 

HYMN is an online magazine to which Krister is a regular contributor with hundreds of articles, interviews and opinion pieces so far. HYMN is one of Sweden’s main independent sources of music journalism.

 

 

Brief resume

 

2023–
Soundvenue
Design lead

 

2021–2023
Boozt
Senior digital designer

 

2016–2020
Stereo Associates
Creative director and co-founder

 

2015–2016
AM
Senior designer

 

2013–2015
e-Types
Designer

 

2013–2015
The Royal Danish Academy: Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation
Master of design

 

2012
Kontrapunkt
Intern

 

2007–2010
Malmö University
BA Design & Visual Communication

 

 

 

 

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