Our studio does conceptual design in the broad field of culture. We have the aim to create awareness and to share knowledge. The working process of the studio is characterised by direct communication, clear structures and transparent procedures. A close cooperation and collaboration with all participants are the basis of our commitment to project partners.

Founded in 2009 in the east of Germany and operated as a collective since 2014, we have been represented in France since 2018. In 2020 the studio was renamed from Bureau David Voss to Bureau Est.

If you have any project proposals or questions you are very welcome to get in touch with us.

Internships: unfortunately we don’t take any interns at the moment.

David Voss is a former Master’s student of the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig (HGB). Ahead of that he had studied at Braunschweig University of Art (HBK). Before founding his own office he has worked for design studios in New York, Berlin and Munich.

David Voss is Professor for Editorial Design and Typography and teaches at the University of Applied Sciences Mainz.

Ondine Pannet is a former student of the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig (HGB) too. Before that she studied at the Academy of Art and Design in Amiens, then worked for design studios in Paris and Berlin. Ondine Pannet runs our dependence in Paris.

Lisa Petersen is a former student of the University of the Arts Bremen (HfK). Before she studied at the Burg Giebichenstein University of the Arts Halle. She worked for design studios in London and Stuttgart.

Sebastian A. Schmitt is a former student of the Muthesius University of Fine Arts and Design and the École Supérieure d’Art et Design Valence-Grenoble. Before that he studied at the University of Applied Sciences in Konstanz. Before joining Bureau Est, he worked for design studios in Munich and Paris.

Marie Schuster is a former student of the Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle and the UMPRUM Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague where she focused on type design and typography.

Selected References:

• Bauhaus Foundation Dessau 

• Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel 

• Cinémathèque Leipzig 

• Deutsches Architekturmuseum, Frankfurt/Main 

• Dubnow-Institut, Leipzig 

• E. A. Seemann Verlag, Leipzig 

• GfZK — Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst, Leipzig 

• Goethe-Institut, München 

• Habitat Unit — Technische Universtät Berlin 

• Hatje Cantz 

• Hirmer Verlag, München 

• ifa — Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen, Stuttgart 

• Jovis Verlag, Berlin 

• Konfuzius-Institut Leipzig 

• Kulturstiftung des Bundes, Halle/Saale 

• Kunsthalle Erfurt 

• Kunstmuseum Kloster Unser Lieben Frauen Magdeburg 

• Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz 

• Kunstverein Braunschweig  

• Leipziger Messe — Buchmesse 

• Lubok Verlag, Leipzig 

• MBooks, Weimar 

• MdbK — Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig 

• Meier Unger Architekten, Leipzig 

• Mousonturm, Frankfurt/Main 

• Octagon Architekturkollektiv, Leipzig 

• OÖ Linz 

• Pekar — Multi-Cuisine Restaurant, Leipzig 

• Schauspiel Leipzig 

• Schlesisches Museum zu Görlitz 

• Spector Books, Leipzig 

• Steidl, Göttingen  

• Stiftung Buchkunst, Frankfurt 

• transcript Verlag, Bielefeld 

• Technische Universität, Kaiserslautern  

• VfmK — Verlag für moderne Kunst, Wien 

• Universität Kassel — Fachbereich Architektur 

Teaching & Workshops:

• 2021 HMT Leipzig 

• 2020 Buchlabor, Fachhochschule Dortmund 

• 2019 Universität der Künste Berlin 

• 2019 BICeBé — Biennial of Poster Bolivia, La Paz 

• 2019 Facultatea Arte Plastice și Design, Universitatea Pedagogică de Stat, Chișinău 

• 2018 École Supérieure d’Art et Design, Valence-Grenoble 

• 2018 Hochschule für Künste, Bremen 

• 2018 Burg Giebichenstein, Halle/Saale 

• 2017 Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction 

• 2017 Captcha Designfestival, Mannheim 

• 2015 Buchlabor, Fachhochschule Dortmund 

• 2014 26th International Biennial of Graphic Design, Brno 

• 2013 Kunsthochschule Kassel 

• 2012 Fachhochschule Bielefeld 

• 2012 Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig 

• 2012 Akademie Schloß Solitude, Stuttgart 

• 2010 Fachhochschule Bielefeld 

• 2009 Burg Giebichenstein, Halle/Saale 

• 2009 Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig 

Lectures:

• 2022 KD Lounge – Communication Design University of Konstanz 

• 2021 École Estienne – École supérieure des arts et industries graphiques, Paris 

• 2020 Fachhochschule Dortmund 

• 2019 Hochschule Düsseldorf 

• 2019 Hochschule Mainz 

• 2018 London College of Communication, University of the Arts London 

• 2018 University of the West of England, Bristol 

• 2018 Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe 

• 2018 Fachhochschule Potsdam 

• 2017 co2 Poster Biennial — Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction 

• 2017 Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst, Leipzig  

• 2017 Captcha Designfestival, Mannheim 

• 2016 Free University of Bozen — Bolzano 

• 2016 Münster School of Design, Fachhochschule Münster 

• 2015 Fachhochschule Dortmund 

• 2013 Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design, Wrocław 

• 2013 Kunsthochschule Kassel 

• 2012 Cultural Industries Fair, Shenzhen 

• 2012 Hochschule Anhalt, Dessau 

• 2009 Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig 

Awards:

• 2020 4th Shenzhen International Poster Festival  

• 2019 The Best German Book Design — 2x Winner 

• 2019 SAGD — 4th Shanghai Asia Graphic Design Biennial — 2x Favorite of the Jury 

• 2018 DAM Award — Best German Architecture Book 

• 2018 3rd Shenzhen International Poster Festival — Jury Award 

• 2017 STA 100 — Society of Typographic Arts, Chicago — Honorable Mention 

• 2017 SAGD — 4th Shanghai Asia Graphic Design Biennial — Choice of Judge 

• 2016 Golden Bee Award — Global Biennale of Graphic Design, Moscow  

• 2016 Best Magazines of China Award — Best Binding and Layout 

• 2015 Prize for Young book design — Stiftung Buchkunst 

• 2012 Internationaler Kodak Fotokalenderpreis — Grand Prix of the Jury 

• 2010 GuteSeiten-Award, Magazine of the Year — 2nd Prize 

• 2009 Designpreis der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, nominated 

• 2007 Sächsischer Staatspreis für Design — 2nd Prize 

Exhibitions:

• 2021 BICeBé — Biennial of Poster Bolivia 

• 2021 TDC Tokyo Annual Awards  

• 2020 TDC Tokyo Annual Awards 

• 2020 Bienal de cartel Mexico — Published Posters 

• 2020 Ecuador Poster Bienal 

• 2020 TYPE TEXT International Poster Exhibition, Lodz 

• 2019 100 Beste Plakate 18 

• 2019 Graphic Design Festival Scotland, Glasgow 

• 2019 SAGD — 5th Shanghai Asia Graphic Design Biennal 

• 2019 BICeBé — Biennial of Poster Bolivia 

• 2019 TDC Tokyo Annual Awards 

• 2018 Golden Bee 13 — Global Biennale of Graphic Design, Moscow  

• 2018 Ecuador Poster Bienal  

• 2018 100 Beste Plakate 17 

• 2018 28th International Biennial of Graphic Design Brno 

• 2018 CPDE — China Printing Design Biennial 

• 2018 Non—Conformist Form — Exhibtion curated by Draw Down, New York City 

• 2018 TPT 2018 — Trnava Poster Triennial 

• 2017 TiGDA — Taiwan International Graphic Design Award 

• 2017 100 Beste Plakate 16 

• 2017 Rundumschlag, Architektur und Plakat — Stuttgart 

• 2017 BICeBé — Biennial of Poster Bolivia 

• 2017 Touch — Hong Kong International Poster Triennial 

• 2016 Golden Bee 12 — Global Biennale of Graphic Design, Moscow  

• 2016 Graphic Design Festival Scotland, Glasgow 

• 2016 100 Beste Plakate 15  

• 2016 27th International Biennial of Graphic Design, Brno 

• 2016 CAPTCHA Designfestival, Mannheim 

• 2015 Graphic Design Festival Scotland, Glasgow 

• 2015 International Poster and Graphic Design Festival, Chaumont 

• 2014 100 Beste Plakate 13 

• 2014 Golden Bee 11 — Global Biennale of Graphic Design, Moscow  

• 2014 26th International Biennial of Graphic Design, Brno 

• 2014 24th International Poster Biennale, Warsaw 

• 2013 International Poster and Graphic Design Festival, Chaumont 

• 2012 Golden Bee 10 — Global Biennale of Graphic Design, Moscow  

• 2010 24th International Biennial of Graphic Design, Brno 

• 2009 Type Directors Club New York — TDC 55 

• 2008 Type Directors Club New York — TDC 54 

From left to right: Sebastian Schmitt, David Voss, Ondine Pannet, Marie Schuster & Lisa Petersen — Photo by Felix Adler