Hi, I’m Andrea Mönch, a graphic designer, artist and illustrator based in Munich.

I‘m deeply passionate about everything from typography to illustration to motion graphics. My visual work is rooted in curiosity and every day is an experiment. I like to surprise myself and invite you into my world of wonderment.

My studies led me via the ‘Akademie der Bildenden Künste‘ in Nuremberg where i was busy with creative paper making and screen printing to Karlsruhe. Upon graduating from the ‘Hochschule für Gestaltung‘, where I was taught by Gunter Rambow, Kurt Weidemann and Tania Prill, I embarked on my journey as a designer. My other teachers were nature, a sewing machine, a supboard, a piano and New York. By the way, I simply loved working surrounded by skyscrapers.

Some fine day I met Rike Michaelsen and I launched the design studio so splendid with her. Since designing for so splendid I never again had the feeling I am working – I am simply enjoying. Mister Huxley put it so nicely: Lightly, lightly – it’s the best advice ever given to me.

Ever since my visit to Tokyo to see friends, I‘ve been head over heels for Japan. Years later I discovered a fascinating book of old Japanese crests known as Kamons that truly mesmerised me. This experience ignited my inspiration to create artworks featuring these cherished symbols in my unique style.