Raw Color is a collaboration of the Designers Christoph Brach and Daniera ter Haar. Their work reflect a sophisticated treatment of material by mixing the fields of photography and graphic design. This is embodied through research and experiments building a visual language. In their Eindhoven based studio they are working on self initiated and commissioned projects. They are graduated at the Design Academy Eindhoven in 2007 and started the studio in 2008.
In their work there is a desire to conduct a primary research, filtering the essence of all aspects of the design process. Driven by curiosity they are questioning the meaning of the subject they are working on. For example challenging the production process, creating ink from vegetables or transforming materials by placing it into another context. Within these aspects the materialization of colour plays a key role, and can be seen as the core of the studio.
Their projects are mainly commissioned by the cultural and design related field. Philips future research department 'Design Probes', art publisher and platform 'Onomatopee', fashion label 'Ontour' to the interior architectural company Merkx+Girod are among their clients. For the academic year 2011/12 Raw Color is appointed as visiting teacher at the Design Academy Eindhoven.
Besides their commissioned assignments the studio works on self initiated projects. Both have been recognized and showcased national and international, for instance: Museum of Applied Art Frankfurt - D, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam - NL, Designhuis Eindhoven - NL, Otrascosas de Villarrosàs Barcelona - ES, Gallery S. Bensimon Paris - FR, Salone del Mobile Milano - IT.
Raw Color is recently awarded for the 'Best Dutch Book designs 2010' and was also shortlisted among the top 55 of 'Best Book Designs from all over the world Leipzig 2011' with the Nest series created for Onomatopee.
By experimenting and trusting on their intuition Raw Color has created a design language that is verbally direct, energetic and recognizable, stretching the borders and definition of design.
