Studio Czarnecki is a boutique design studio in Stockholm, Sweden which expertise lies in brand identity, packaging, publications and digital design for big and small clients across disciplines.
The studio believes in strong conceptual visual communication based on strategy and ideas, crafted and implemented thoughtfully across digital environments and on printed matter.
For business, enquiries or to simply share some thoughts, please reach out here.
You can find more in depth design cases here, on Behance.
Founder Magdalena Czarnecki is a Creative/Art Director with over 15 years of industry experience living in Stockholm, Sweden. Her heart lays in typography and she specializes in brand identity, packaging and publishing, both in print and digital. She believes in strong conceptual visual communication based on research and ideas and enjoys cross section work such as tactile still life photography and designing physical spaces, for example exhibitions, hotels and restaurants.
She is frequently lecturing at Berghs School of Communication and at Hyper Island in Stockholm and Karlskrona, and her work has been published in design books for publishing houses such as Gestalten, Viction:ary and Thames & Hudson.
Magdalena has previous been working for agency’s such as Snask, Henrik Nygren Design and Acne. In 2009-2010, she was a resident at Fabrica, Benetton’s Communication and Research Centre, where she was working as an Art Director at legendary Colors Magazine, in Treviso, Italy. Before moving to Italy, Magdalena was based in Sydney, Australia for 3 years. She received her Bachelor in Communication Design at Billy Blue College of Design in 2008. She brings this international experiences with her and always strive to deliver unique, devoted and contemporary work.
Areas of expertise
Brand Identity
Logotypes and Symbols
Identity Systems
Brand Guidelines
Icons and Patterns
Visual Communication
Art Direction
Campaigns
Graphic Design
Type Design
Set Design and Still life
Tactile Media
Packaging
Editorial Design
Book Design
Printed Materials
Posters
Digital Media
Website Design
Apps and User Interface
Social Media templates
Environments
Graphic Environments
Set and Retail Design
Exhibitions
Signage and Wayfinding
Restaurants and Hotels
Clients
Some past and current clients:
Absolut, Airmee, ArkDes, Bookbinders Design, Blue Square Real Estate, Dansens Hus, Debaser, Generator Hostels, Go Care, Hon, Jotex, Kandima Maldives, LiveKindly, LSU, Midnatt, Monki, Neonode, Nordea Markets, Oumph!, Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe, Pom&Flora, Resteröds, Seniorval, Sony Music, Spendrups, Stockholm Stad, Subtopia, SVEAB, Svenskt Tenn, Sveriges Allmännytta, Universal Records, Washington Post
Featured/Video
2023
Behind the mind
Vouge
2017
Meet the locals
Generator
Featured/Publications
2025
Exhibition Odyssey
Sandu Publishing
China
2023
IdN Magazine
Wayfinding — Placemaking & Signage Design
China
2018 - 2014
Collection 1
Inspo-Finds, UK
From Scandinavia
Counter-Print, UK
Branding & Beyond
Gestalten, Germany
La Fête du graphisme 2016
Exhibition + Book
Paris, France
Typefaces endowed with
extraordinary feature
Designerbooks
China
Handmaking in Design
SendPoints
China
Basic Identity 2
Index Book
Spain
Brand - Issue 19
International Brand
Design Magazine
China
Collector’s Edition
Innovative Packaging
and Graphics
Thames & Hudson
UK
2013–2010
Imprint 2
Sandu Publishing
China
Page Unlimited 2
Sandu Publishing
China
Scandinavian
Graphic Design
Sandu Publishing
China
Sensation Theme
Promo & Campaign
Sandu Publishing
China
Page Unlimited Innovations
in layout design
Sandu Publishing
China
Los Logos Compass
Gestalten
Germany
Graphic Beats
Monsa
Spain
By Invatation Only
Victionary
China
Mini Graphics
Sandu Publishing
China
Volume 7 Choi's Gallery
US/China
1/2 Color
Maomao Publications
Spain
Self Promotion
Victionary
China
Love Earth
Victionary
China
2009
Boxed and Labelled
Gestalten
Germany
Asia-Pacific Design No.5
Sandu Publishing
China
Type Player
Sandu Publishing
China
Computer Arts
Issue 169
UK
Design and Design
Book of the Year
Index Book
100 Principles
for Package Design
Fifty
Canada
Futu Magazine
Poland
New Work
Album 02 Magazine
China
BBtween Magazine
Issue 2
Sydney, Australia
2007
BBtween Magazine
Issue 1
Sydney, Australia
Lectures/Talks
2016
5 day workshop
Course: Communication Design 2
Berghs School of Communication
Stockholm, Sweden
2015
2 day workshop
Course: Art 2
Berghs School of Communication
Stockholm, Sweden
2015
Beyonderground
Hasselt, Belgium
2014
Hyper Island
Telefonplan, Sweden
2014
Hyper Island
Karlskrona, Sweden
Awards
2022
Best packaging for Oumph!
World Plantbased Awards
2017
Marketing book of the year
Sveriges Marknadsförbund
2016
Gold in Best of Publishing
Creativepool Annual
2011
D&AD Annual Awards
Magazine & Newspaper Design
2011
Silver
Art Directors Club Award
Editorial
2009
newStar Fabrica Award Winner
agIdeas
International Design Conference,
Melbourne, Australia
2008
Graduate of the year
Graphic Design Nomination
Design Institute of Australia
2007
Ross Renwick Award
For best Major Project
Environmental, Advertising
and Publishing
Billy Blue College of Design
Sydney, Australia
2007
Blues Progress Award
For the student who consistently
demonstrates creative ability
Billy Blue College of Design
Sydney, Australia
2003
Graduate Scholarship
The Swedish Graphic Association
Stockholm, Sweden
Featured/Online
BP&O
Brand New
It's nice that
FormFiftyFive
Inspo Finds
No legacy
Visuelle
Grafikcache
Aisle One
Dirty Mouse
Ian Claridge Blog
Seen by Family Blog
The Dieline
Australian INFront
the Imprimerie du Marais