Villalba Lawson is a London-based design practice. Specialising in art direction, visual identity, digital, editorial and environmental design for both local and international clients. Founded in 2012 by Marcos Villalba and Christopher Lawson, the studio works with individuals and organisations across the fields of art, architecture, education, manufacturing, publishing, retail and technology.
Our objective is to create meaningful vehicles of information that challenge expectations. We believe that good design is about understanding what is intrinsic to a project and making it explicit. In order to solve complex problems, we remove the superfluous to reveal the essential, and thus create systems that are both rigorous and resilient.
While we maintain a small and dedicated team, we recognise that collaboration is instrumental to a successful project. When required we draw upon a range of creative specialists, specific to the needs of a given project. In doing so, we remain engaged with the conversations that shape the industry every day.
Al-Jawad Pike Architects
Central Saint Martins
Condé Nast
Design Museum
Delfina Foundation
Douglas Hyde Gallery
Faggionato Gallery
Garageland Magazine
GLA Regeneration
Hackney Council
Historic England
V&A Museum
Village Underground
Kaleidoscope
King’s College London
Louis Vuitton
Lyson Marchessault
Mayor of London
Phaidon
Public Works
Punto Architects
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Simon Foxton
University of the Arts London
In addition to our commercial activities we also work within the field of education. Hosting workshops and teaching in a number of institutions, including Royal College of Art, The Cass School of Architecture, Chelsea College of Art and Central Saint Martins.
A poster without a computer. Graphic design for beginners
Central Saint Martins, Summer Course
Flat. Non flat. Exhibition design workshop (2014–ongoing)
Central Saint Martins, BA Graphic Design
Collected Collections, after Sir John Soane. Cataloguing and art direction workshop
University East London, BA Graphic Design
Function–Format. Self-publishing workshop
Chelsea College of Art, MA Graphic Design Communication
Architecture and Activism. Lecture on the history of protest graphics
Royal College of Art, MA Architecture
Typography in Fashion. Editorial design workshop
London College of Fashion, BA Creative Direction for Fashion
Set in Stone. Lecture series on the relation between Architecture and Graphic design through Western history, from the Trajan Column to Archigram pamphlets.
The Cass, London Metropolitan University, BA Architecture
Selected Publications
Numéro, 2012
New identities by Gestalten, 2017
It’s Nice That, 2017
Vogue, 2012