Bo Linnemann

Bo Linnemann (born 1953) is a graduate of the School of Architecture at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. With a strong background in graphic design, type design, and architecture, he served as a professor at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Copenhagen. In 2019 Bo Linnemann was appointed as adjunct professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Linnemann is the co-founder, creative director, and owner of Kontrapunkt A/S, an international branding and design agency with offices in Copenhagen, Tokyo, and New York. Kontrapunkt has shaped the visual identity of Denmark's public institutions, including the Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Royal Theatre, the Royal Library, the National Museum, and the University of Copenhagen and many more. This extensive work was showcased in a book and exhibition examining national identity in the context of globalization. Since the early 1980s, Linnemann has been a key figure in Danish and international design. He has won the Danish Design Prize 17 times and numerous international awards, including the French Trophée d’Or, Red Dot Award, Tokyo Art Directors Club Gold Award and many more. In 2011 Bo Linnemann was awarded the The Danish Design Council’s Annual Award and in 2012 he received the Honorable Award from The National Bank of Denmark. In 2014 he was granted the Bindesbøll Medal by the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts – the highest recognition of excellence in the fields of applied art and industrial design. His global clients include Ørsted, Mitsubishi, Honda, Nissan, Shiseido, Microsoft, IKEA, Carlsberg, LEGO, Novo Nordisk, and the United Nations Global Compact, among others. His work is exhibited worldwide, and as an international icon in design and typography, Bo has lectured at universities in Korea, China, Taiwan, Japan, Israel, Qatar, South Africa, France, Slovenia, UK and USA. Since 2006, he has been a visiting professor at Musashino Art University in Tokyo.