Category: Our work

Stora Enso is a global leader in renewable solutions for packaging, biomaterials, wooden construction, and paper. Originating from Finland, the company is remarkable in many ways — its history dates back to the 13th century (!), and today it ranks among the largest private forest owners in the world. Stora Enso operates in several European countries as well as in China.

In the company’s new Warsaw office, with interiors designed by Trzop Architekci, we created the wayfinding system and a timeline mural designed by Zuzanna Wollny.

The mural illustrates not only the key milestones in Stora Enso’s history but also major events in the broader industry — such as Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press, the launch of the first paper roll machine, or the printing of the first newspaper. In choosing the color palette, Zuzanna Wollny drew inspiration from the company’s logo. The Stora Enso timeline also looks ahead, reflecting the company’s commitment to circular economy principles and sustainable development.

Given the client’s deep historical ties to the wood industry, we used hardwood plywood as the primary material in the wayfinding system.

In Gdańsk, within one of the campus buildings belonging to a global IT giant, we completed one of our studio’s largest projects to date — a design whose central theme is the sea.

For this expansive office building, we created dozens of wall graphics and a complete Signage and Information Wayfinding (SIW) system. The graphics were designed as a three-part visual narrative: the first floor represents the underwater world, the second floor depicts the seashore and beach, the third floor showcases Gdańsk and its urban landscapes.

Additionally, we designed wall graphics for common areas on the ground floor — including the large cafeteria, gym, reception hall, and corridors.

We built on the color palette originally introduced by the interior designers (mainly from the carpet tones), enriching it with a wide range of navy, blue, and light-blue hues, complemented by sandy and rusty browns as well as olive greens.

The murals on the first floor, portraying an underwater world full of coral reefs, seaweed, octopuses, and other marine creatures, were created by Zuzanna Wollny. Her use of varied painting tools — broad brushes, sponges, scrapers, and stamps — resulted in a rich and dynamic visual texture.

On the second floor, Bartek Kędzierski interpreted the coastline and beach in a highly abstract and simplified manner, using lines, color fields, and geometric planes. Some graphics also feature raised, three-dimensional elements. A notable detail is the “flowing” visual effect created by the interplay of wavy, multiplied lines on the walls with the straight, parallel ceiling slats.

The third floor is dedicated to views of Gdańsk — its Gothic architecture, Old Town landmarks, Neptune Fountain, medieval Crane, and the recognizable silhouettes of port cranes and docked ships. Agnieszka Czaderny rendered them in simplified, geometric forms using a consistent color palette. Contrasts, pastel blurs, and hand-painted gradient effects created a sense of depth and perspective, characteristic of wide urban vistas.

Alongside this extensive collection of wall graphics, we also developed a comprehensive SIW system. Its defining feature — a motif of repetitive vertical stripes — visually connects the murals, glass frosting, and wayfinding elements. This motif was inspired by the architecture of the building itself, particularly the vertical divisions of its façade.

Resi4Rent is a PRS investment in Warsaw’s Mokotów district. We designed and implemented the signage for it.

We focused on a graphic contrast of black and white, which always looks great, is clear, timeless, and universal. We enhanced this classic combination with antique gold accents, which look particularly attractive against the raw concrete. This detail, echoing the building’s façade, and carefully selected letter and number fonts allowed us to perfectly match our design to the architecture by BBGK studio.

A deliberately limited color palette and the use of economical materials such as plexiglass allowed us to stay within the investor’s budget while also achieving a simple and transparent design.

Polana Jakuszycka is an iconic place on the sports map of Poland, located in the Sudety Mountains on a mountain pass on the border between Poland and the Czech Republic. The microclimate, picturesque location, natural beauty and numerous ski, cycle and hiking trails make it a hugely popular tourist and sports destination. The Bieg Piastów cross-country skiing competition, the most famous mass event of this discipline in Poland, has been held there since 1979.

Dolnośląskie Centrum Sportu Polana Jakuszycka (DCS), a multifunctional sports facility, began its operation on Polana Jakuszycka in the winter season of 2023, serving as a tourist and sports base, fully harnessing the potential of the destination. Competitions and training camps can now take place there all year round: cross-country skiing, biathlons, MTB, and running.

Our task was to prepare the signage for this multi-purpose facility used by hundreds of skiing, mountain biking and trekking enthusiasts. The building houses changing rooms for athletes, a hotel, a conference centre, restaurants, a bistro, a swimming pool, a sports hall, and an interactive centre, among others. An underground car park has also been built underneath the sports arena with the biathlon shooting range. Our aim was to subtly convey the sporty nature of the venue and incorporate the signage elements into the interiors and architecture of the building.

A distinctive feature of the signage are the vertically mounted yellow-painted steel profiles providing information about the main functions of the building. The inspiration for these elements came from the skis that athletes place on racks in between training or competitions. They form an interesting combination of vertical shapes in different colours, with elements of different sports brands’ typography and branding. We opted for a yellow differentiator in our DCS signage system – influenced by the branding of the facility, it effectively stands out in the interiors and provides a strong contrast, clearly legible for the visually impaired. Another important element of the building’s identity is the patterning, which we assigned to the four floors of the building. The designs are a synthesis of the footprints left on the ground by athletes of various disciplines: cross-country skiers (classic style and skate), MTB cyclists, as well as cross-country skiers and hikers conquering the mountains on foot.
In the graphic design, we referred to classic Olympic icons from the 1970s and created a typeface that we used for signage and numbering, and that can also be used in the venue’s marketing materials. We also prepared a database of synthetic graphic forms, which we used to create several simple murals complementing the graphic design of the building.

The facility has enjoyed considerable popularity since it was opened. It is not only the venue of major sporting events, but is also very popular with local communities. It can be reached directly by train from Wrocław or the Czech Republic – the train station is right in front of the entrance to the building.

The City Space branch, located in the Midpoint 71 office building in Wrocław, needed a feature that would intrigue passersby and inform visitors to the building about what CitySpace is and what it offers.

The goal was to attract new customers – this network of flexible offices offers rental workspaces for both large companies and desks for individuals, such as sole proprietors.

We proposed a spatial installation that seamlessly flows from the lobby to the building’s exterior. It sometimes appears as a wall relief, sometimes as a “growth” on a column, and sometimes as a bench. We consistently used the colors and graphic elements found in the CitySpace interior design.