MIKE MEIRÈart director ■ artist designer ■ architect photographer ■ curator and editor

Mike Meiré, born in 1964, works and lives in Co-logne with his wife and three children. In 1987 he founded the agency Meiré und Meiré together with his brother Marc and in 2001 he established the cultural production company NEO NOTO.

Having a great deal of experience with crossover projects, Mike Meiré constantly switches between the roles of brand and art director, designer and artist.

Has been working for national and international brands at the intersection of culture and design for over 25 years. Over 60 employees in Cologne and Berlin develop trend-setting media for analog and digital communication.

Designs, produces and installs art and culture pro-jects, either independently or by commission.

His most important editorial design projects in-clude the multi-award winning business magazine brand eins, the architecture magazine ARCH+, the re-design of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ), the international culture magazine 032c, and GARAGE - the international art and fashion magazine.

As brand director, he has been responsible for bathroom and kitchen fixtures manufacturer Dorn-

clients

032c Arch+ VerlagBASFBMWbrand einsbulthaupDaab MediaDasha Zhukovade SedeDornbrachtEspritInterviewJOOP!kid’s wear LanserhofMININZZ MedienRimowaSahcoSiedleSiemensSmartVorwerk

bracht’s communication and culture projects for over 20 years now. He is currently also overseeing the development and implementation of the Shift-ing Contexts program technology for the bulthaup brand and the corporate architecture of the MINI/BMW automobile group. In his role as designer and curator, he installs projects that deal with brands’ cultural points of contact in the context of art, architecture, fashion, music and design.

He developed and curated the Dornbracht Cul-ture Projects project series and designed his own artistic contributions such as the Energetic Recov-ery System (2001), Noises for Ritual Architecture (2008), the Global Street Food exhibition (2009) (Vitra Museum exhibition, Buckminster Fuller Dome), Back Room (2011) and The Farm Project (2006-2010), which was presented at events such as Art Basel/ Design Miami, Skulpturenprojekte Münster 07 and in the Designmuseum Eindhoven (published by Verlag Walter König).

In 2010, the first “DAY IN/ DAY OUT” catalog about his independent artistic works was published (Gallery BarthaContemporary, London).

In October 2011 the monograph 25 Jahre Editorial Design Mike Meiré (25 Years of Editorial Design by Mike Meiré) will be published by the Birkhäuser Verlag.

disciplines

DesignEditorialArchitectureDigitalCultureRelationsBrand Coding

Meiré und Meiré develops character defining corporate and brand literature, campaigns and films. Many of the works evolve from partnerships with ground-breaking photographers, stylists, illustrators, directors, musicians and artists.

Mike Meiré was honored with the Visual Leader award within the context of the Lead Awards.

Back Room ■ Installation

DESIGN

Communication in space, space in communication. Meiré und Meiré designs temporary architectural structures for trade fair presentations, exhibitions and installations as well as architecture for flagship stores. With their own architects or in partnership with top external offices.

ARCHITECTURE

bulthaup b3/Shifting Contexts ■ Installation

Transforming Water

Aesthetics for substance. Meiré und Meiré de-signs internationally relevant daily papers and character defining magazines in the business, arts, culture, fashion and architecture sectors.

EDITORIAL

Noises for Ritual Architecture Noises 1 ■ MEM

At the intersection of man and machine. Meiré und Meiré designs intuitive digital systems in collaboration with software developers, technicians and customer experience experts.

THE MINI INTERNATIONALIPAD AP

DIGITAL

Meiré und Meiré develops and carries out national and international cultural projects for brands and companies that seek increased social relevance.

CULTURE

RELATIONSCloud Cities

Revolving Realities ■ Installation

Meiré und Meiré develops long-term relevance for brands in media and dialog groups: from purely conveying information to generating new content and developing a cultural identity.

Mike Meirè ■ Economi of Attetion

Bartha Contemporary, LondonExhibition 6.7.–18.8.2012

MIKE MEIRÈART DIRECTOR ARTISTDESIGNER ARCHITECT PHOTOGRAPHER CURATOR AND EDITOR