• Profile

Bureau Bordeaux is a design studio from Hannover, Germany. Driven by a passion for relevant content and precise design, we create identities, books, magazines and digital experiences. The studio was founded in 2015 and is led by graphic designers Daniel Barth, Benjamin Behrendt and Thimm Bubbel. In dialogue, we develop sustainable design strategies with a cultural value.

Our work starts with a clear message. Or with an inscrutable flood of information. To give the right surface to a request, we take a look into the depth. We approach the core of the matter and prioritize the concerns of our project partners. Who should be adressed? How do communicators want to be perceived? What is the most important content? In the beginning there is a clear message. In the end, bespoke media with atmosphere and high aesthetic standards are created.

Design influences the way we look at things and how we perceive our environment. It can form identities, trigger emotions and question our viewing habits. We see ourselves as designers in a broader sense and as cultural workers aiming to contribute to a social discourse in various projects. For example with the podcast "Graustufen" and the "WortLaut Festival".

• How we work

We believe in the creative potential of an open dialogue. As we consider our clients to be an essential part of the team, our biggest concern for every project is to create an environment of trust and communication as the initiator of an inspiring collaboration.

With empathy and a strong sensitivity to the brands needs and the individuals behind it, as designers we see ourselves in the role of a process companion who is able to open up new perspectives and incite unexpected paths. We want to encourage our project partners to be open minded - for a process of change and the possible opportunities comming along with it. In this way, we jointly create the basis for the development of sustainably working concepts and a precisely fitting visual language.

No project is like the other. Nevertheless, we try to use our process standards to pre-structure work processes and keep them simple. These are generally divided into four core phases:

1. Together we probe the initial situation, examine what is already there, analyze wishes and fears and work out the actual needs and requirements of the project.

2. We widen our view and develop a vision of how the result could look and feel like. In doing so, we sharpen the idea piece by piece to a coherent concept.

3. In the first drafts the common vision begins to materialize. In close exchange, we work out the clear visual and formal language.  We take care of the form and content creation, text- and image editing and develop the overall concept.

4. Only when the entire team identifies with the collective result, we start working out the details and complete the individual designs. We take care of the handling and support right through to the finished product and beyond.

• Contact

Bureau Bordeaux
(Behrendt Bubbel Barth GbR)

Königsworther Str. 33A
DE — 30167 Hannover

+49 (0)511 940 02913
mail@bureaubordeaux.com
www.bureaubordeaux.com

• Team and former staff members

Daniel Barth, Benjamin Behrendt, Clara Birkmann, Fernanda Braun Santos, Jasmin Brauner, Thimm Bubbel, Maraia Jakimov, Lea Jüngst, Ida Kauter, Lilian de Cerqueira Lima Nogueira, Sarah Ludwig, Norbert Schaal, Nora Schmelter, Selina Staupe, Smilla Tettenborn

• Services

Art Direction, Concept, Content Production, Editing, Editorial, Editorial Design, Graphic Design, Illustration, Photography, Publishing, Risography, Story Telling, Visual Research, Web Design

• Products

Art Books, Books, Brochures, Business Report, Catalogues, Corporate Design, Dossier, Exhibition, Flyer, Folder, Identities, Logo, Magazines, Packaging, Podcast, Poster, Publications, Typeface, Websites

• Internships

Twice a year, we offer an internship specifically for design students. Interns at our studio are and will be a permanent part of our small core team, so we want to encourage them to take responsibility and participate with their own ideas. The internship will take 5-6 months. Please send us your portfolio at apply@bureaubordeaux.com

• Spring, Summer 2025

from February, March to July, August

→ Fall, Winter 2025/2026

from August, September to January, February

• Jobs

We currently have no jobs available, but we are always happy to get in touch with other creatives for possible collaborations. If you like to work with us, please write at apply@bureaubordeaux.com

• Selected Clients

Abelone Films
AIWG — Akademie für Islam in Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft
Deutscher Landwirtschaftsverlag

GCSC - International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture
hannoverimpuls

Heise Medien

Hochschule Hannover
Identitätsstiftung GmbH
Kammerphilharmonie Frankfurt
Kundschafter Filmproduktion
Landeshauptstadt Hannover

Landeshauptstadt München

Leibniz Universität Hannover
Meisterrat Berlin
Museum August Kestner
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
Nakama Hamburg
National Geographic
Rafaello Rossi
Röchling Group
Schera GmbH
Seductive

Stifterverband Berlin
PB 0110
Vereinte Kultur Hannover
VolkswagenStiftung
Wald und Holz NRW
Wormland