About

A Practice for Everyday Life is a design agency working with some of the world’s most successful companies, galleries, institutions and individuals. We create a diverse range of work including brand identities, art direction, signage & wayfinding, exhibition design, print, editorial & publishing and websites from concept to production.

We investigate, explore and experiment to draw together stories which can translate and transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. This approach has always led to thoughtful and inspired design solutions, and earned us a reputation for crafting intelligent, beautiful and innovative work.

We have established an exceptional reputation through work for Architects’ Journal, British Council, Phillips de Pury, Tate Modern & Britain, Victoria & Albert Museum and Wellcome Trust and are an increasingly sought after partner for collaborations with architects, curators, creative directors and photographers.


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Unit 16, 5 Durham Yard
Teesdale Street, London E2 6QF

T +44 20 7739 9975

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Employment

If you are interested in doing an internship with us please email a PDF of your work and CV to js-replace



Indian Highway

Publication

For every artist's exhibition at The Serpentine Gallery they publish an accompanying catalogue with Koenig Books. The gallery asked us to design 3 consecutive catalogues within their existing exhibition series, the first of which was 'Indian Highway'. This group show started its 4 year tour at The Serpentine, bringing together the work of an exciting generation of Indian artists – some already well-established internationally, and some newly discovered through extensive research of the country. We designed a catalogue that would reflect the vibrant and contemporary work of this group of pioneering Indian artists.

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Jeff Koons

Publication

Jeff Koons wanted a traditional artist’s catalogue feel to the book that accompanied his exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery. The classic design of the book belies the exhibition content – a show dedicated to his ‘Popeye’ series of works which he started in 2002. The art works themselves are an animated combination of cartoon imagery, art historical references, children’s toys and brightly painted inflatables, perfectly crafted by the artist from aluminium.

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Rebecca Warren

Publication

Rebecca’s sculptures both challenge and engage with tradition, referencing artists such as Rodin and Degas, and contemporary artists Fischli & Weiss, among others. For the second book that we designed for The Serpentine Gallery’s artist series, we wanted to break free from the usual paperback format. Working closely with the artist, we designed a hardback catalogue that referenced classical sculpture books; Rebecca Warren’s works are presented as plates on the page, and combined with contemporary photographs of her studio and work in progress.

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