Biography & Bibliography

Sven Völker, born 1974 in Coesfeld, Germany. Lives and works in Berlin/Potsdam.

Education

1994 - 1999 Hochschule für Künste Bremen, Diploma

1999 - 2000 Middlesex University London, Master of Arts

University / Teaching

2003 - 2010 Professor for Graphic Design Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe

2010 - 2015 Professor for Graphic Design Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle

2016 - today Professor for Experiment & Strategy in Graphic Design University of Applied Sciences Potsdam

Work

2000 - 2003 Creative Director at Plexgroup Berlin

2003 - today Sven Völker Studio Berlin

Picturebooks

The Museum of Shapes - 2025 Cicada Books London

The Piano - 2024 Felder Books Berlin

Are We There Yet - 2023 Cicada Books London

A Million Dots - 2018 Cicada Books London

There's A Little Black Spot On The Sun Today - 2015 NordSüd Verlag Zürich

Awards (picture books)

Award for Excellence Bologna Illustrators Exhibition 2024

The New York Times & New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Books, 2019

English Picture Book Awards - Best Picture Book Non Fiction, 2020

Die Schönsten Deutschen Bücher - Shortlist 2016

Design Awards (between 2000 and 2020)

Red Dot Award
ADC Award
iF Award & iF Award Gold
Lead Award Honorary Mention
Designpreis der Bundesrepublik (nomination)
Young Guns Design Award Bronze Sydney
Excellence Price CGA Media Festival Tokyo
Die schönsten deutschen Bücher
Die 100 besten Plakate

Other books

Twenty One Nine Eleven - 2021

What to do (next) - 2021

Some Book - (Franke, Zander, Lupberger, Völker) 2014 Lars Müller Publishers Zürich

Auto Reverse - (Michalak/Völker) 2014

Go Faster - 2010 Gestalten Verlag Berlin

Der Welt über die Straße helfen - (Sloterdijk/Völker) 2010 Wilhelm Fink Verlag

This is the Suzuki Brand - 2006

Suzuki Glove Box Books - 2005-2008

Beyond The Borders - (Meinhardt/Völker) Springer Verlag Heidelberg

Exhibitions

Pinakothek der Moderne/Neue Sammlung München 2024