About the Studio

Founded in 1994 by Michael Rock, Susan Sellers and Georgianna Stout, 2x4 is headquartered in New York City. The focus of our work is brand strategy: we articulate core values and develop the creative ideas that express them. Both highly rational and wildly visual, our work spans strategy and design from culture to commerce. For more than 15 years we have been working to redefine the role of the designer in translating business strategy into tangible and designed experiences. We work with some of the most design-savvy clients worldwide to develop strategy, design systems, content and projects that draw on both modernist traditions and the exuberance of contemporary life.
 

Services

Brand Strategy
Concept Development
Naming
Identity
Design System
Print
Advertising
Packaging
Environmental Design
Exhibition Design
Signage
Event Design
Interactive
Content Development
Writing
Curation
Art Direction
Film/Video
 

Selected Clients

American Academy in Rome
Arper
Bloomberg Foundation
The Broad Foundations
Brooklyn Museum
Chanel
Chinese Central Television
The Clark Art Institute
Columbia University
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum
AT&T Performing Arts Center
Dia Art Foundation
Doha Film Institute
Harvard University
ICFF
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Lincoln Center
Longwood Gardens
LACMA
Maharam
Malin + Goetz
Miami Art Museum
MTV Networks
Museum of Modern Art
Museum of the Moving Image
New York City Opera
New York University
Nike
Novartis
OMA
Prada
Procter & Gamble
Guggenheim Museum
SongEun Art Space
Sony
Storm King Art Center
Studio Museum in Harlem
The New York Times
Target
Tiffany & Company
Vitra
Whitney Museum
Yale University
 

Exhibitions

Design USA: Contemporary Innovation
2x4's environmental graphics for the IIT McCormick Tribune Building are included in the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum's exhibit ...
New York, New York
October 16, 2009
MoMA: Just In: Recent Acquisitions from the Collection
In 2007, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City acquired several early 2x4 projects, including wallpapers for the McCormick Tribune Building at ...
New York, New York
December 21, 2007
Generation Praktikum
At The Design Annual in Frankfurt, Germany, 2x4 produced a pop-up T-shirt shop offering 500 T-shirts, each individually designed, for sale. The co ...
Frankfurt, Germany
June 17, 2007

Awards

2x4 has been widely recognized by many professional organizations and publications, including the American Institute of Graphic Artists (AIGA), Graphis, Print, Communication Arts, and the American Center for Design.
National Design Award, Communications
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award

2006