Tomi Vollauschek, FL@33

Tomi Vollauschek is a Graphic Designer, Creative Director, Educator and Author with over 20 years of practice in visual communication. His award-winning, internationally published and exhibited work spans commissioned design, independent projects, publications and graphic art.

He co-founded FL@33 in London in 2001 after completing his MA in Communication Art and Design at the Royal College of Art. Today, he owns and leads both the multi-disciplinary design studio and Stereohype, which he co-founded in 2004. A Frankfurt am Main-born Austrian, he is now based in the Lyon area after more than 20 years in London.

Through FL@33, Tomi consults on and develops visual identities and design systems for clients worldwide. His work spans typography, image-making, publications and communication across print, digital media, moving image and exhibitions, involving trusted collaborators according to each project’s needs.

Alongside studio work, Tomi teaches visual communication at BA and Master level, lectures internationally and runs masterclass workshops, including ‘Personal Project and the Power of Three’. His teaching encompasses Visual Identity, Design Systems, Typography, Editorial Design, ‘Culture Graphique’ and Creative Strategy. He also mentors final-year projects and serves on Master diploma juries, including as jury president. Teaching and guest lecturing have included MICA Baltimore, ECV France in Aix-en-Provence, Bordeaux and Lille, Strate Design Lyon, Cambridge School of Art, Hochschule Darmstadt and DMJX Copenhagen.

At Stereohype, he develops graphic-art products, curates collections and commissions, and organises the international design competition and B.I.O. (By Invitation Only) Series.

FL@33’s work has been featured in more than 230 books, magazines and newspapers worldwide. A FL@33 monograph (Design & Designer 033 – FL@33) was published in 2005 by Pyramyd. Tomi also conceived, compiled, wrote and designed three books published worldwide under the FL@33 imprint by Laurence King and partner publishers: Postcard (2008), Made & Sold: Toys, T-Shirts, Prints, Zines and Other Stuff (2009) and The 3D Type Book (2011). Postcard was also published in French, German and Spanish. In 2011, FL@33’s online sound collection project bzzzpeek.com was exhibited at New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). FL@33’s co-founders self-published the widely acclaimed Trans-form magazine (2001). Tomi also conceived, compiled and designed the tenth anniversary book and exhibition catalogue Stereohype 2004–2014.

External link: flat33.com