adidas laces
signage system and interior design
herzogenaurach 2011

living letters, turbocharged typography 

 

the name “laces” has a metaphorical value, capturing what the building says about the networked communications of a globally active corporation – a market leader in the development of sports goods and apparel. movement is the essence of sport – and movement also defines the design language: turbocharged typography runs through the new adidas design centre. it is also reflected in the typeface of the signage system: fast and light, it leaps and bounds across walls and balustrades, its form vibrating and altering in the process.  

projectdata

invited international competition, 1st prize 

 

client: 

adidas 

 

project team: 

carolin himmel (project management) 

andreas uebele 

 

interior design: 

zieglerbürg 

büro für gestaltung 

project team: 

mia kreil  

diane ziegler 

www.zieglerbuerg.de 

 

architecture: 

kadawittfeldarchitektur 

www.kadawittfeldarchitektur.de 

 

photos: 

werner huthmacher 

www.werner-huthmacher.de 

christian richters 

www.christianrichters.de 

 

principal typeface: 

adihaus, own 

 

finishing: 

eicher werkstätten 

www.eicher-werkstaetten.de 

awards

segd 2014 global design awards, merit award 

 

german design award 2014, winner 

 

if communication design award 2013, gold 

 

deutscher designer club (ddc), good design 13, silver 

 

german design award »designpreis der bundesrepublik deutschland« 2012, nominated 

 

red dot award: communication design 2012, red dot 

 

tdc new york, tdc58 2012, certificate of typographic excellence 

 

ed-awards 2011, silver 

 

the ring, ic@ward international interior design 2011, gold