Zak Group is a design office. Its work focuses on identity and creative direction for people, institutions and brands guiding the trajectory of contemporary culture. By visualising strategy and articulating core values, it creates connections with global audiences. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in London, the office initiates ideas for its creative partners. Guided by a belief in the necessity of cultural expression, Zak Group uses design as a masterkey to build bridges between ideas, disciplines and people.
Address
Zak Group
64 Halliford Street
London N1 3HF
United Kingdom
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General Enquiries
+44 (0)20 7253 3870
info@zak.group
Follow Us
Media Enquiries
New Business
Belle Place
T: +44 (0)20 3696 9262
M: +44 (0) 7915 263143
belle@zak.group
Accounts
Emily Bruce
accounts@zak.group
Jobs
Please visit our Opportunities page.
Staff
Zak Kyes, Creative Director (US/CH)
Belle Place, Director of Projects and Operations (AU)
Chi-Long Trieu, Type Director (CH)
Florence Meunier, Senior Designer (FR)
Daniel Royle, Designer (UK)
Paul Bergés, Designer (FR)
Aaron Reid, Intern, FUTURE FWD Recipient (UK)
Felix Steindl, Developer (DE)
Clients
Architecture
- Architectural Association
- Barkow Leibinger
- Chicago Architecture Biennial
- CIVA
- Graham Foundation
- Lisbon Architecture Triennale
- Princeton University School of Architecture
- Swiss Architecture Museum
- TVK
Art Galleries
- Cabinet Gallery
- Gagosian Gallery
- Timothy Taylor
- White Cube
Cultural Events
- Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art
- Czech Pavilion La Biennale di Venezia
- German Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia
- Lisbon Architecture Triennale
- Taipei Biennial
Education
- Architectural Association
- CCS Bard Center for Curatorial Studies
- Goldsmiths, University of London
- Princeton University
- Royal College of Art
- Städelschule
- University of Southern California
Design, Music & Fashion
- 818 Tequila
- Adidas
- CHANEL
- Def Jam Recordings
- Fact
- Frank Ocean
- Native Records
- Nike
- Off-White™
- Paco Rabanne
- Prada
- RIMOWA
- Sprinter
- Vitra
Foundations
- documenta
- Embassy of Switzerland
- ifa (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen)
- Japan Foundation
- LUMA Foundation
Museums & Art Centres
- Astrup Fearnley Museet
- Barbican Centre
- CAPC musée
- Center for Contemporary Art, Kitakyushu
- Center for Contemporary Arts, Estonia
- Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa
- Fridericianum
- Guggenheim
- Haus der Kulturen der Welt
- Hayward Gallery
- Hessel Museum of Art
- ICA London
- Inverleith House
- Kunstverein Düsseldorf
- KW Institute for Contemporary Art
- Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
- M+
- MACBA
- MoMA
- mumok
- MUSEUM MMK FÜR MODERNE KUNST
- Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw
- National Gallery in Prague
- Portikus
- Serpentine Galleries
- Stroom Den Haag
- Taipei Fine Arts Museum
- Tate Modern
- Victoria & Albert Museum
- West Kowloon Cultural District
- Whitechapel Gallery
Publishers
- AA Publications
- Bedford Press
- Hatje Cantz
- JRP|Ringier
- Koenig Books
- Merve Verlag
- Phaidon
- Spector Books
- Sternberg Press
- University of Chicago Press
Awards
AIGA, 50 Books / 50 Covers Award
D&AD, Graphic Design Direct Mail
Creative Review, Creative Review Annual
Tokyo TDC Annual Awards (Finalist)
D&AD, Magazine & Newspaper Design
Core77, Visual Communication Award
Dezeen, Design Studio of the Year (Longlist)
Cornish Family Prize for Art and Design Publishing
Tokyo TDC Annual Awards (Finalist)
German Design Council, German Design Award
AIGA, 50 Books / 50 Covers Award
D&AD, Best Book Design Award
D&AD, Best Book Design Award
AIGA, 50 Books / 50 Covers Award
AIGA, 50 Books / 50 Covers Award
AIGA, 50 Books / 50 Covers Award
Core77, Visual Communication Award
FILAF, Special Prize of the Jury
AIGA, 50 Books / 50 Covers Award
German Design Council, German Design Award (Special Mention)
Core77, Visual Communication Award
FILAF, Best Architecture Book
FILAF, Best Photography Book
Laus, Silver Award
Laus, Silver Award
British Book Design & Production Awards, Exhibition Catalogues
AIGA, 50 Books / 50 Covers Award
D&AD, Best Book Design Award
German Design Council, German Design Award (Gold)
Red Dot, Red Dot Award
AIGA, 50 Books / 50 Covers Award
AIGA, 50 Books / 50 Covers Award
GfZK Leipzig, INFORM Award for Conceptual Design
Print Magazine, New Visual Artists
Inform Award, Museum of Contemporary Art Leipzig
Swiss Federal Office of Culture, Most Beautiful Swiss Books
Swiss Federal Office of Culture, Most Beautiful Swiss Books
Art Directors Club, Young Guns Award
Creative Review, Creative Futures
Past Staff & Collaborators
Grégory Ambos, Kristine Anderson, Joseph Atkinson, Sam Baldwin, Benedict Bock, Rémi Brandon, Andrew Brash, Nico Bucci, Matt Busher, Corentin Corneau, Jaime del Corro, Ginny Davies, Joanna Domagalska, Floris Van Driel, Rupert Dunk, Franka Eberlein, Emma Fraser, Teo Furtado, Lina Grumm, Constanze Heinz, Jenny Hirons, Rohan Hu, Frédéric Jaman, Chris Johnson, Dominik Junker, Ayasha Kahn, Julie Kim, Claudia Klat, Maja Larsson, David Loy, Corbin Mahieu, Ioana Man, Boris Meister, Aiden Miller, Monika Nef, Daniel Kang Yoon Norregaard, Vanessa Pike, Raquel Pinto, Melissa Ramos, Laurie Robins, Michael Savona, Robin Scholz, Alessandro Prepi Sot, Asel Tambay, Katharina Tauer, Annika Thiems, Arianna Tilche, Matt Tremaine, Olya Troitskaya, Julie Ulvestad, David Vallance, Marcos Villalba, Karly Wildenhaus, Eddie Wong, Arnas Ziedavicius, Marta Úrbez