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BLOCKWORK
Building the grid
The studio
One room,23 people.
Designers, strategists and a printer in a former warehouse in Marvila. Paper first, small teams, and we stay after launch.
Rua do Açúcar 64 — Lisbon- Years12
- People23
- Design awards9
The studio
One room,23 people.
Designers, strategists and a printer in a former warehouse in Marvila. Paper first, small teams, and we stay after launch.
Rua do Açúcar 64 — Lisbon- Years12
- People23
- Design awards9
The studio
One room,23 people.
Designers, strategists and a printer in a former warehouse in Marvila. Paper first, small teams, and we stay after launch.
Rua do Açúcar 64 — Lisbon- Years12
- People23
- Design awards9
Our story
Twelve years on one long table.
We opened in 2014 with two desks in an and one rule: draw it on paper first. Twelve years on, twenty-three of us share a , pin every proof to the , still argue about , and still walk to the to sign off the first sheet.
Timeline
2014 → 2026
Two desks in Intendente
Two founders, one borrowed plan chest and a client list of three bakeries and a bookshop.
First packaging job
A coffee roaster asked for a bag. We learned dielines, press checks and how a shelf really looks at 3 metres.
The print room
We moved to Marvila and bought a second-hand proofing press. Every job has been signed off on paper since.
23 people
Packaging, identity, digital, spatial and motion under one roof, still in teams of three to five.
140 projects
One hundred and forty projects shipped, nine design awards, and the same long table.
What we keep
Four numbers we won't change.
- 010123456789–0123456789
Small teams
Three to five people per project, from the first sketch to the last file. You always talk to the person drawing.
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Proofed on paper
Every job is printed full size on real stock and checked under shop light before it ships.
- 0301234567890123456789 h
Straight answers
A written reply to every brief within two working days, with a real person's name under it.
- 040123456789 yrs
Long relationships
Our average client stays seven years. We check the shelf, the signage and the site long after launch.
Our story
Twelve years on one long table.
We opened in 2014 with two desks in an and one rule: draw it on paper first. Twelve years on, twenty-three of us share a , pin every proof to the , still argue about , and still walk to the to sign off the first sheet.
Timeline
2014 → 2026
Two desks in Intendente
Two founders, one borrowed plan chest and a client list of three bakeries and a bookshop.
First packaging job
A coffee roaster asked for a bag. We learned dielines, press checks and how a shelf really looks at 3 metres.
The print room
We moved to Marvila and bought a second-hand proofing press. Every job has been signed off on paper since.
23 people
Packaging, identity, digital, spatial and motion under one roof, still in teams of three to five.
140 projects
One hundred and forty projects shipped, nine design awards, and the same long table.
What we keep
Four numbers we won't change.
- 010123456789–0123456789
Small teams
Three to five people per project, from the first sketch to the last file. You always talk to the person drawing.
- 02012345678901234567890123456789 %
Proofed on paper
Every job is printed full size on real stock and checked under shop light before it ships.
- 0301234567890123456789 h
Straight answers
A written reply to every brief within two working days, with a real person's name under it.
- 040123456789 yrs
Long relationships
Our average client stays seven years. We check the shelf, the signage and the site long after launch.
Our story
Twelve years on one long table.
We opened in 2014 with two desks in an and one rule: draw it on paper first. Twelve years on, twenty-three of us share a , pin every proof to the , still argue about , and still walk to the to sign off the first sheet.
Timeline
2014 → 2026
Two desks in Intendente
Two founders, one borrowed plan chest and a client list of three bakeries and a bookshop.
First packaging job
A coffee roaster asked for a bag. We learned dielines, press checks and how a shelf really looks at 3 metres.
The print room
We moved to Marvila and bought a second-hand proofing press. Every job has been signed off on paper since.
23 people
Packaging, identity, digital, spatial and motion under one roof, still in teams of three to five.
140 projects
One hundred and forty projects shipped, nine design awards, and the same long table.
What we keep
Four numbers we won't change.
- 010123456789–0123456789
Small teams
Three to five people per project, from the first sketch to the last file. You always talk to the person drawing.
- 02012345678901234567890123456789 %
Proofed on paper
Every job is printed full size on real stock and checked under shop light before it ships.
- 0301234567890123456789 h
Straight answers
A written reply to every brief within two working days, with a real person's name under it.
- 040123456789 yrs
Long relationships
Our average client stays seven years. We check the shelf, the signage and the site long after launch.
The people
The people at the table.
Twenty-three designers, writers, printers and one very patient producer. These six lead the work.
The people
The people at the table.
Twenty-three designers, writers, printers and one very patient producer. These six lead the work.
The people
The people at the table.
Twenty-three designers, writers, printers and one very patient producer. These six lead the work.
Recognition
The ledger.
Prizes are not why we do it, but they are how a jury of strangers tells us the work holds up. Every entry links to the case.
- 9
- awards
- 31
- press features
202602 entries
202504 entries
202402 entries
Recognition
The ledger.
Prizes are not why we do it, but they are how a jury of strangers tells us the work holds up. Every entry links to the case.
- 9
- awards
- 31
- press features
202602 entries
202504 entries
202402 entries
Recognition
The ledger.
Prizes are not why we do it, but they are how a jury of strangers tells us the work holds up. Every entry links to the case.
- 9
- awards
- 31
- press features
202602 entries
202504 entries
202402 entries
Clients
In their own words.
“They took our bags apart, drew them again from the shelf back, and we sold out the first run in nine days.”
“The season campaign looked like nobody else on the street. Box office called it the best spring in a decade.”
“Sixty-one signs, one mark, zero arguments. They made a public building feel like it belonged to the street.”
“Every label is different and every bottle is clearly ours. The medals were a nice surprise.”
“They gave our tailors a brand that whispers, and the shops started talking. Order values went up within a month.”
“Our team ships a new page in an afternoon now. The system did not fall apart when we hired twelve people.”
Review from Mei Lindqvist, Halden Coffee Roasters: They took our bags apart, drew them again from the shelf back, and we sold out the first run in nine days.
Clients
In their own words.
“They took our bags apart, drew them again from the shelf back, and we sold out the first run in nine days.”
“The season campaign looked like nobody else on the street. Box office called it the best spring in a decade.”
“Sixty-one signs, one mark, zero arguments. They made a public building feel like it belonged to the street.”
“Every label is different and every bottle is clearly ours. The medals were a nice surprise.”
“They gave our tailors a brand that whispers, and the shops started talking. Order values went up within a month.”
“Our team ships a new page in an afternoon now. The system did not fall apart when we hired twelve people.”
Review from Mei Lindqvist, Halden Coffee Roasters: They took our bags apart, drew them again from the shelf back, and we sold out the first run in nine days.
Clients
In their own words.
“They took our bags apart, drew them again from the shelf back, and we sold out the first run in nine days.”
“The season campaign looked like nobody else on the street. Box office called it the best spring in a decade.”
“Sixty-one signs, one mark, zero arguments. They made a public building feel like it belonged to the street.”
“Every label is different and every bottle is clearly ours. The medals were a nice surprise.”
“They gave our tailors a brand that whispers, and the shops started talking. Order values went up within a month.”
“Our team ships a new page in an afternoon now. The system did not fall apart when we hired twelve people.”
Review from Mei Lindqvist, Halden Coffee Roasters: They took our bags apart, drew them again from the shelf back, and we sold out the first run in nine days.