Humans Since 1982

Per Emmanuelson (Sweden) and Bastian Bischoff (Germany) are the co-foun­ders of Humans since 1982. Both born in 1982, they are interested in creativity it­self and want to arouse curiosity by creating material hints of how the world might be. They founded their studio in 2008 whilst taking their Masters at the School of Design and Crafts (HDK) Gothenburg. Prior to this, Emanuelsson completed a Master of Science at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and Bischoff studied Communication Design at HTWG in Konstanz, Germany. They have been based in Stockholm since 2010.Per Emmanuelson (Sweden) and Bastian Bischoff (German) are the co-foun­ders of Humans since 1982. Both born in 1982, they are interested in creativity it­self and want to arouse curiosity by creating material hints of how the world might be. The duo explores the connection between design and function, often reinterpreting everyday objects to change our perceptions of them, such as their 2013 A Million Times design, which incorporated 288 analogue clocks to create elaborate patterns and texts. Fascinated in designing with light, Humans since 1982 place ambiguous objects in houses and public buildings that alter the sense of those spaces. They are usually cold, black and white objects that, instead of drawing the viewer in, remind him of his existential condition. Cameras, clocks, medical symbols – these kinetic and light “sculptures”, as they call them – evoke an environment that is at once controlled, sterilized, medical and artificial and yet so characterizes contemporary life. Humans since 1982 have exhibited and been presented at Design Miami / Basel, Stockholm Furniture Fair, Triennale Design Museum, Design Days Dubai and Sacred World Foundation New Delhi.