Poul Lange
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16 September 1956
Special Student, School of Visual Arts, New York, 1984
Poul Lange | |
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| Born | Poul Hans Thye Lange 16 September 1956 Frederiksberg, Denmark |
| Education | BFA from The Danish Design School (Danmarks Designskole), Copenhagen 1983 Special Student, School of Visual Arts, New York, 1984 |
| Known for | Illustration, graphic design, photography, art photography, children's books |
| Notable work | The Book of Holes (in Danish Hullebogen) 2006; The Book of Holes app, 2013. |
| Awards | AIGA, the American Institute of Graphic Arts[1] Communication Arts Art Directors Club NY Art Directors Club, Los Angeles First place, International Photography Awards New York Art Directors Club AI-AP, American Illustration, American Photography The American Scandinavian Society |
Poul Lange, also known as Poul Hans Lange, (born 1956, Copenhagen) is a Danish illustrator, graphic designer, photographer, fine artist and children's book creator, who has won numerous awards for his design work. Since the early 1990s, he has lived and worked in the United States, first in New York City, and then after 2012 in Los Angeles. In 2011 Lange founded "Chocolate Factory Publishing" with his wife Kayoko Suzuki-Lange. In 2013, Chocolate Factory Publishing released the award-winning children's book app, The Book of Holes.
Over the years, Lange has designed hundreds of book jackets and created hundreds of illustrations for print media. His design work also includes editorial design. Collage forms an important part of his design and fine art work. A children's book that Lange created was published in 2004. Lange has taught design in New York City and in Copenhagen.
Lange's bio is in "Kraks Blå Bog", the Danish Who's Who, which commenced publication in 1910.[2]
Lange was born in Frederiksberg, an enclave within the municipality of Copenhagen, in 1956.[2] He attended the Danmarks Designskole from 1980 to 1983, and graduated as a BFA with honors.[3]
New York
Lange traveled to New York City in 1984 to study at the New York School of Visual Arts. After graduation he returned to Copenhagen and worked as a designer from 1985 to 1989.
In 1989 he moved back to New York to work with the designers Walter Bernard and Milton Glaser at their company WBMG, a publication design firm.[4]
In 1991, Lange started his own design firm, "Poul Lange Design".
Los Angeles
In September 2012, Lange and his wife Kayoko Suzuki-Lange moved to Los Angeles and founded "Chocolate Factory Publishing", which specializes in children's book apps, including the award-winning app for the iPad, The Book of Holes.