Matthias Spaetgens
- Chief Creative Officer and Partner
- Germany
- Member since 2004
Matthias is Chief Creative Officer of the Scholz & Friends Family with offices in Berlin, Hamburg, Düsseldorf and Zurich.
Additionally, he has been working as a university professor since 2010 and heads up the department of Communication Design at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna/Austria.
In The Drum World Creative Rankings he is ranked the 2nd most awarded Chief Creative Officer in the world in 2021.
Matthias is one of the most awarded creatives in Germany. His work, amongst others for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, McDonald’s, Mercedes-Benz, Montblanc, Berliner Philharmoniker and Der Tagesspiegel, was awarded with more than fifty Lions in Cannes and about thirty Grand Prixs at international Award Shows.
Matthias studied graphic design in Munich and started his career at Scholz & Friends more than 20 years ago. In 2015 he became Chief Creative Officer, responsible for the creative performance of Scholz & Friends.
From 2007 to 2009 he attended the international School of Creative Leadership, graduating as Executive MBA.
D&AD Awards (39)
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The Earphones Note
- Packaging Design
- Scholz & Friends Berlin
- Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH
- Packaging Design
- Packaging
- 2010
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The Chinatown ad
- Non-English Language Press Advertising
- Scholz & Friends
- Berlitz International
- Non-English Language Press Advertising
- Consumer Magazines - Individual Colour
- 2005
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The Radar Speed Check Promotion
- Environmental Design & Architecture
- Scholz & Friends
- Fix Foto
- Environmental Design & Architecture
- Design for Retail & Services
- 2005
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Garbage Collection / Rocker / Dogs
- Art Direction
- Scholz & Friends
- Weru
- Art Direction
- Campaigns
- 2005
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Anti Look – The Life-saving QR Design
- Experiential
- Experiential
- Use of Technology
- 2022
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Anti Look – The Life-Saving QR Design
- Press & Outdoor
- Press & Outdoor
- Innovation
- 2022
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Anti Look – The Life-Saving QR Design
- Digital Design
- Digital Design
- Health & Wellbeing
- 2022
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The 3M Earplugs ‘Volume-Down’
- Packaging Design
- Scholz & Friends Berlin GmbH
- 3M Deutschland GmbH
- Packaging Design
- Packaging Design
- 2012
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The Laundry-Gallery
- Spatial Design
- Scholz & Friends Berlin GmbH
- Siemens Electrogeraete GmbH
- Spatial Design
- Installations
- 2012
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Meister vs. Meister
- Direct
- Scholz & Friends Berlin
- Daimler Mercedes-Benz Vertrieb Deutschland
- Direct
- Direct Integrated Campaign
- 2011
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Time Up, Life Over
- Illustration
- Scholz & Friends Berlin
- BUND (Friends of the Earth Germany)
- Illustration
- Illustration for Press & Poster Advertising
- 2011
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The Earphones Note
- Packaging Design
- Scholz & Friends
- Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH
- Packaging Design
- Physical Shape
- 2010
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Crazy-Leader-Commercial
- Viral
- Scholz & Friends
- Amnesty International
- Viral
- Viral Films
- 2009
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The Humanities. ABC of Humankind.
- Environmental Design
- Scholz & Friends Identify
- Federal Ministry of Education & Research
- Environmental Design
- Public Space & Community
- 2008
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The Humanities. ABC of Humankind.
- Environmental Design
- Scholz & Friends Identify
- Federal Ministry of Education & Research
- Environmental Design
- Installations
- 2008
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The wrong working environment campaign - petrol pump
- Poster Advertising
- Scholz & Friends Berlin GmbH
- jobsintown.de
- Poster Advertising
- Enhanced Poster Advertising
- 2007
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The wrong working environment campaign - washing machine
- Poster Advertising
- Scholz & Friends Berlin GmbH
- jobsintown.de
- Poster Advertising
- Enhanced Poster Advertising
- 2007
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Noise Protection Windows - Fire Brigade / Jet
- Graphic Design
- Scholz & Friends Berlin GmbH
- Weru AG
- Graphic Design
- Point of Sale
- 2007
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The Wrong Working Environment Campaign - Washing Machine / Petrol Pump / Cigarette Automat
- Graphic Design
- Scholz & Friends Berlin GmbH
- jobsintown.de
- Graphic Design
- Point of Sale
- 2007
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The Wrong Working Environment Campaign - Cash Machine
- Poster Advertising
- Scholz & Friends Berlin
- jobsintown.de
- Poster Advertising
- Special Posters
- 2006
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The Wrong Working Environment Campaign - Coffee Dispenser
- Poster Advertising
- Scholz & Friends Berlin
- jobsintown.de
- Poster Advertising
- Special Posters
- 2006
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Noise Protection Windows by Weru Campaign - Glass Container
- Poster Advertising
- Scholz & Friends Berlin
- Weru
- Poster Advertising
- Point Of Sale Posters
- 2006
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The Wrong Working Environment Campaign - Cash Machine / Coffee Dispenser / Photo Booth
- Graphic Design
- Scholz & Friends Berlin
- jobsintown.de
- Graphic Design
- Posters
- 2006
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The Wrong Working Environment Campaign - Cash Machine / Coffee Dispenser / Photo Booth
- Graphic Design
- Scholz & Friends Berlin
- jobsintown.de
- Graphic Design
- Point Of Sale Material
- 2006
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The Destinations Spot
- Direct
- Scholz & Friends Berlin
- Hapag-Lloyd Express
- Direct
- Direct Radio Commercials
- 2006
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The Wrong Working Environment Campaign - Cash Machine / Coffee Dispenser / Photo Booth
- Direct
- Scholz & Friends Berlin
- jobsintown.de
- Direct
- Direct Poster Advertising
- 2006
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The Mini-Mask Business Cards - Charlie Chaplin / Clark Gable / Salvador Dali
- Branding
- Scholz & Friends Berlin
- Metamorph
- Branding
- Brand Applications Stationery
- 2006
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Rocker / Garbage Collection / Dogs
- Non-English Language Posters
- Scholz & Friends
- Weru
- Non-English Language Posters
- Consumer Posters - Campaigns
- 2005
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The Sunshield Promotion
- Ambient Media
- Scholz & Friends Berlin
- Goertz and Krass Optik
- Ambient Media
- Ambient Media
- 2004
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Noise Protection Windows
- Posters
- Scholz & Friends Berlin
- Weru
- Posters
- Consumer Posters - Campaigns
- 2004
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Born of a Dream – A Boy from San Mateo
- Editing
- Editing
- Film
- 2022
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Anti Look – The Life-saving QR Design
- Direct
- Direct
- Press & Outdoor
- 2022
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Born of a Dream – A Man of the Future
- Production Design
- Production Design
- Film
- 2022
-
Born of a Dream – A Man of the Future
- Visual Effects
- Visual Effects
- Colour Grading
- 2022
-
Anti Look – The Life-Saving QR Design
- PR
- PR
- Single Market
- 2022
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Anti Look – The Life-Saving QR Design
- Branding
- Branding
- Tactical
- 2022
-
Anti Look – The Life-saving QR Design
- Product Design
- Product Design
- Health & Wellbeing
- 2022
-
Anti Look – The Life-Saving QR Design
- Branding
- Branding
- Health & Wellbeing
- 2022
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The Garage Door Takeover
- Press & Outdoor
- Scholz & Friends
- car2go
- Press & Outdoor
- Free Format Poster Advertising
- 2019