This is a series of squares with a hidden portrait of an old lady. It's a modern take on an old frame. It shows the future and past. (2013)
A logo and pattern for Studio Cathila, a retail & brand design studio. The website and name card were also designed by Specht. (2012)
Work in the rainforest - Labour, race and desire in a Congolese logging camp is the project title of the PhD of T. Hendriks. (2013)
Kuvva is a Twitter application found by Nalden (a famous blogger from Amsterdam). He is the founder of WeTransfer. Every week another illustrator/graphic designer curates the Twitter background: 7 backgrounds, 1 per day. From 16/05/2011 to 22/05/2011 you could get a wallpaper designed by Stipontwerpt. Some of the designs are patterns based upon aerial views of beaches or towns. (2011)
Specht designed a logo, several booklets, patterns, cards, ... and a website as well for Osar. (2011-2012)
This is a booklet for a 5 year plan/diary. In these times of the digital, the throw-away, the instant, it feels like we are missing out on permanence. Five years on paper has weight, a slowness and simplicity. Document these five years for yourself, fill it in and give it to someone special or leave it empty and give it to someone who needs it. Available at McNally Jackson (New York). (2011)
Tonijn asked Specht to help with the branding of the Flanders Business School. (2009)
Architecture of the End is James Richardson. These images were created for his website. Recently he teamed up with architect Dries Ceuppens and they formed The End Architecture. A logo for their new collective is in the making. (2012)
This is a booklet for a 5 year plan/diary. In these times of the digital, the throw-away, the instant, it feels like we are missing out on permanence. Five years on paper has weight, a slowness and simplicity. Document these five years for yourself, fill it in and give it to someone special or leave it empty and give it to someone who needs it. Published by BAI. Hardcover, 2 colors, 136 pages, sewn binding. More info here. (2012)
Since 2011 Specht helps De Buck Gallery (New York) with their artist sale publications. We kept the concept of the books and booklets very simple: one image and very little text.
This is a portrait of me and my sister. Part of the expo at Talent Gallery (Stockholm, Sweden). (2011)
New work for pop-up show/shop at Viktor. (2013)
This is a book by Luc Deneulin and Johan Swinnen. (2010)
A series of prints inspired by an imaginary spring time during a snowstorm in New York. (2013)
Oui asked Specht to design the logo and the labels for the soy candles. Angela Hodgkinson started Oui in 2011 as a line of simple soy candles that were safe to burn in the home. With her background in art and fashion, the line quickly expanded to include ceramics and textile designs. The Oui brand is guided by the values of simplicity and sustainable methods, utilizing accessible materials, and a strong sense of color and shape to produce fine, handcrafted goods. (2012)
Bonaparte aan de Schelde - Antwerpen in een Franse stroomversnelling is a book/catalogue for the expo: 22/3/2013 - 30/6/2013 at MAS, Antwerp. Paperback with flaps, 260x210mm, 192p, 350 colour illustrations
Publisher: [BE] BAI - MAS Books
(2013)
Britt and Paul is a photography agency based in Antwerp, Belgium. Specht designed the logo and the website. (2011)
A small selection of covers produced over the last couple of years. (2009-2013)
This publication is the result of nearly fifty years of research by Roger Kockaerts, founder of Atelier pH7 in Brussels, and years of collaboration with art historian Johan Swinnen. De kunst van het fotoarchief is a book about the identification and determination of historical and contemporary photographic processes.
486 pages - Published by Academic & Scientific Publishers (2010)
A selection of work shown at the Bries Space Expo, Antwerp, Belgium. (2012)
This is a small selection of the logos Specht designed: Osar Architects, Britt & Paul, Studio Cathila, Disto, Horse Antlers, Oui, Form Finding Lab, Royal Talents, Sophie Ooms Architects, Sugar for your Closet, Solas and Flanders Business School. (2006-2013)
This is a book about Antwerp, a city that is shaped by the evolution and success of its port. It's a story of a troubled 'marriage'. 'My Harbor, my Home' is a trail through the city and port. A story that is told by the many Antwerp museums, archives, churches, and other heritage custodians of Antwerp. With the book comes a cd and an illustrated booklet for children too, to guide them (on a bicycle tour) through the city. Published by BAI Publishers, Antwerp. (2012)
Aspect asked Specht to create the visual identity for the Ceereal Breakfast Week 2012 in Brussels. The official Ceereal logo was also adapted for their 20th anniversary. A couple of posters, a map, a save the date, a game and a booklet were designed for this big event. Ceereal represents the breakfast cereal and oat milling industries towards the European Union and its institutions, industry and consumer associations as well as consumers. (2012)