Georgianna Stout

Stout graduated with a B.F.A. in graphic design from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1989.^[1] From 1990 to 1993, Stout worked at Bethany Johns Design, a firm that specializes in print and publication for museums, art institutions, publishers and individual artists. 1994 she founded 2x4 with partners Michael Rock and Susan Sellers. There she designed brand identity, retail and environmental programs for such institutions as the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Nasher Sculpture Centre, the Studio Museum in Harlem, and Dia:Beacon. Stout also headed packaging and retail projects for the Vitra New York and Vitra Los Angeles headquarters, and worked on network branding for MTV. For Knoll Textiles, she was partner-in-charge for a product launch.^[2] She has been a visiting design critic at RISD and at the Yale University School of Art.^[1]

Stout also collaborates with her husband, designer David Weeks, in his design studio, David Weeks Studio.^[3]

Stout is a founding partner and creative director of 2x4 where she leads a wide range of projects including extensive retail and packaging design initiatives, large-scale identity, exhibition and environmental graphics as well as way finding programs. 2x4 is a New York City-based design studio founded in 1994 with satellite studios in Beijing. The studio works in a cultural sector developing brand strategy and design systems for clients worldwide.^[4][5]

As lead creative director of 2x4 she has had the opportunity to work with Knoll, Maharam, Blick and Flavor Paper to developing textiles and wall coverings.^[4]