Theseus Chan
- Founder / Owner
- Singapore
- Member since 1993
A Singaporean artist and print matter designer, Theseus Chan was the first Visual Communication designer in Singapore to be conferred Designer of the Year at the President*s Design Award in 2006. In 2012, he was also the first Singaporean designer to have a solo exhibition at the prestigious Ginza Graphic Gallery in Tokyo and, eventually, the first Singaporean elected to be a AGI Alliance Graphique Internationale member.
Theseus has many international accolades, including D&AD Yellow Pencils, New York Art Directors Club (ADC) and the Tokyo TDC Awards. He started WERK Magazine in 2000, which garnered international acclaim for pushing the boundaries of publication design. In 2020, Theseus was one of four overseas artists selected to produce artworks for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. This year, he was one of the 11 international artists to present work at Kunsthaus Göttingen, Germany, for the "Printing Futures - Art for Tomorrow" exhibition in conjunction with documenta fifteen held in Kassel. His work is in the permanent collection of ggg (Ginza Graphic Gallery) in Tokyo, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York, and M+, Museum of Visual Culture in Hong Kong.
"Theseus Chan is a rare designer who can radiate futuristic sensibility from printed media and is always ready to embrace unprecedented ideas and inspirations.”
- Kenya Hara
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D&AD Awards (29)
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Louis Vuitton – Yayoi Kusama Fine Book 2012
- Branding
- WORK
- Louis Vuitton Japan
- Branding
- Brand Expression in Print
- 2013
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WERK No.16: Joe Magee Special
- Graphic Design
- WORK Advertising
- WORK
- Graphic Design
- Catalogues & Brochures
- 2009
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WERK No.16: Joe Magee Special
- Illustration
- WORK Advertising
- WORK
- Illustration
- Magazine & Newspaper Design
- 2009
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DOMINIE–WERK No.26: BÉTON BRUT "THE BRUTALIST"
- Book Design
- WORK
- WORK Pte. Ltd.
- Book Design
- Limited Edition & Fine Binding Books
- 2019
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Guerrillazine No. 5: Extracts of a Corporate Nightmare
- Magazine & Newspaper Design
- WORK
- WORK
- Magazine & Newspaper Design
- Entire Magazines
- 2008
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WERK No.15: Under the Influence
- Magazine & Newspaper Design
- WORK
- WORK
- Magazine & Newspaper Design
- Entire Magazines
- 2008
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Dominie–Werk No. 26: Béton Brut "The Brutalist"
- Magazine & Newspaper Design
- Work
- Work
- Magazine & Newspaper Design
- Independent Magazines
- 2019
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Iskandar Jalil: Kembara Tanah Liat (Clay Travels)
- Graphic Design
- WORK PTE LTD
- NATIONAL GALLERY SINGAPORE
- Graphic Design
- Catalogues & Brochures
- 2017
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Steidl-Werk No.23: Masaho Anotani "Deformed"
- Book Design
- WORK
- WORK
- Book Design
- Culture, Art & Design Covers
- 2016
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PEDDERZINE No.17: The Gourmand
- Graphic Design
- WORK
- Pedder Group
- Graphic Design
- Catalogues & Brochures
- 2016
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WERK No.21: Martine Bedin
- Crafts for Design
- WORK
- WORK
- Crafts for Design
- Illustration for Design
- 2015
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Louis Vuitton – Yayoi Kusama Fine Book 2012
- Graphic Design
- WORK
- Louis Vuitton Japan
- Graphic Design
- Catalogues & Brochures
- 2013
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Junji Tanigawa - The Space Composer
- Graphic Design
- WORK
- JTQ Japan
- Graphic Design
- Catalogues & Brochures
- 2013
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WERK No.19: CLUB21CDG
- Graphic Design
- WORK
- WERK Magazine
- Graphic Design
- Applied Print Graphics
- 2013
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WERK No.19: CLUB21CDG
- Magazine & Newspaper Design
- WORK
- WERK Magazine
- Magazine & Newspaper Design
- Entire Magazines
- 2013
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WERK No.20: GINZA - The Extremities of the Printed Matter
- Magazine & Newspaper Design
- WORK
- WERK Magazine
- Magazine & Newspaper Design
- Magazine & Newspaper Front Covers
- 2013
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WERK No.19: CLUB21CDG
- Crafts for Design
- WORK
- WERK Magazine
- Crafts for Design
- Illustration for Design
- 2013
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Louis Vuitton – Yayoi Kusama Fine Book 2012
- Crafts for Design
- WORK
- Louis Vuitton Japan
- Crafts for Design
- Photography for Design
- 2013
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WERK No.20: GINZA - The Extremities of the Printed Matter
- Crafts for Design
- WORK
- WERK Magazine
- Crafts for Design
- Typography for Design
- 2013
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WERK No.17: Eley Kishimoto
- Graphic Design
- WORK
- WORK
- Graphic Design
- Catalogues & Brochures
- 2011
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WERK No.18: Keiichi Tanaami, Psychedelic Visual Master
- Illustration
- WORK
- WORK
- Illustration
- Illustration for Design
- 2011
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Pedderzine No.4: Worship Devotion Power
- Graphic Design
- WORK Advertising
- Pedder Group Hong Kong
- Graphic Design
- Catalogues & Brochures
- 2009
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Pedderzine No.2: Harmony
- Graphic Design
- WORK
- Pedder Group
- Graphic Design
- Catalogues & Brochures
- 2008
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Guerrillazine No. 5: Extracts of a Corporate Nightmare
- Graphic Design
- WORK
- WORK
- Graphic Design
- Catalogues & Brochures
- 2008
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WERK No.14: 3 Cap
- Magazine & Newspaper Design
- WORK
- WORK
- Magazine & Newspaper Design
- Entire Magazines
- 2008
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WERK No.13: Jan de Cock Special
- Magazine & Newspaper Design
- WORK
- WERK
- Magazine & Newspaper Design
- Entire Magazines
- 2007
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WERK No.9: 3 Stories
- Editorial & Book Design
- Work
- Adidas Singapore
- Editorial & Book Design
- Magazine Covers
- 2005
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Werk No. 7/8
- Editorial & Book Design
- Work
- Werk
- Editorial & Book Design
- Complete Magazines
- 2004
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Werk 1
- Editorial & Books
- Work Advertising
- Sidefame Singapore
- Editorial & Books
- Complete Magazines
- 2001