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123buero is a Berlin based studio for graphic design and typography, set up by Timo Gaessner after graduating from Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam in 2002. Focussed on analytic thought and detailed craftsmanship, 123buero works with cultural institutions, commercial businesses and independent practitioners, consulting and implementing communication strategies and design concepts.

The studio’s moniker ‘123buero’ was chosen to gain an neutral position within a generic identity that enables to adapt to a large variety of assignments and concepts, driven by a knowing, yet naïve belief in progress and the ability of graphic design.

In addition, 123buero also provides comprehensive typographical consulting and develops custom made typefaces. The latest selection is now available at the studio’s recently established platform ‘MilieuGrotesque’, an independent publisher and distributor of typefaces and related publications.  

This site shows a selection of our favourite projects and documents the studios’ practise and activities so far. If you need more information, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Sincerely yours, 
Timo Gaessner

Area of Expertise/Business

Consulting and developing of communication strategies and design concepts. Creation and realisation—including project management, overseeing production—across various media, such as: corporate/institutional appearances (design systems), custom made typefaces, websites, books, magazines, catalogues, posters, packaging, photographs, illustrations, applications, signages/signage systems and exhibitions.

Clients Include

Adidas, A.D.Deertz, Arte TV (Magazin), Bel Epok, BMW Group / Mini, Converse — All Stars, Deutsche Bahn, Galerie für Moderne Fotografie, Haeberlein & Maurer, Studio Daniel Heer, Kangaroos, KPMG, Kunsthaus Dresden, Jürgen Mayer H. Architects, MTV Networks, Musikhochschule H. Eisler, NBK – Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Porsche Design Sport, Qvest / Medikom Verlag, Sony, SLVR, Stiftung Kunstfonds, Thomas Bendel Architekt, Viva / Viacom, Die Welt / Springer Verlag, Die Zeit (Magazin)

Related Links

MilieuGrotesque — Type Enter, Set Return.
Galerie für Moderne Fotografie — Art Photography
Studio Daniel Heer — Traditional Craft and Design
A.D.Deertz — Berlin Based Fashion Label
adidas — Porsche Design Sport
Juergen Mayer H —International Architect
Thomas Bendel — Architect & Interior Designer
Bernd Bess — Architect
Bel Epok — Fashion Agency/Label
Arte TV — The Arte TV-Journal
(Total) Kiss — London based Radio Station
NBK — Neuer Berliner Kunstverein
Stiftung Kunstfonds — Art Institution in Bonn
Kunsthaus Dresden — Contemporary Art Gallery
Die Zeit — The German Newspaper
Gestalten Verlag — Distributing our Typeface ‘Naiv’
ENSAD — Ecole Nationale Supérieur, Paris
Link — Hochschule für Künste, Bremen
Gerrit Rietveld Academie – The One but Only
Mongrel Nation — Imagery & 3D Illustration
NoMoreSleep — The Masters of Code
xyz.ch — The ‘Dude’ from Zürich
Node — Former Rietveld Student Fellows

Studio Contacts

123buero
Graphic Design Studio
Wilmsstrasse 21B
D-10961 Berlin
T +49 30 54734246
F +49 30 54734291
hello[at]123buero.com

Opening Hours

Monday to Friday, 10 – 19 Hours.

If you send us a Messenger, please be aware that the Studio is quite small and may not be manned. Please check and contact us before.

News & Updates

If you wish to stay tuned about the studios development and activities, please drop us a line at pleasekeepmeupdated[at]123buero.com or subscribe to our RSS Feed.

Intern & Job Applications

Currently we are not looking for any interns, trainees or freelancers. Prospective available vacancies will be announced on this website. Until then, please do not send us any requests.

Imprint

This Website has been technically refurbished and refined by Thomas Michelbach from NoMoreSleep. Original coding and CMS by David Schmidt.

123buero Graphic Design Studio