Studio Oliver Helfrich is an independent design agency based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The studio was founded in 2017 by Oliver Helfrich.

Oliver is an award-winning creative director with more than 20 years of experience in design and branding. Coming from a graphic design and sculpting background Oliver has a broad and multi-disciplinary approach to branding. 

Oliver has led teams for renowned creative agencies in The Netherlands, the UK and Sweden, such as Studio Dumbar, Wolff Olins London and Bold Stockholm. In his role as creative director he has been managing global branding projects for clients from all sectors (a.o. Google, Apple, Enel, Tesco, Mercedes Benz, Olafur Eliasson, Qatar Museums, Berlin Philharmonics, Minecraft).

Throughout the years Oliver has been been teaching and giving talks and lectures around the world. In addition to commercial clients he produces self-initiated projects, like the award winning Book of Paper, the kidswear brand Beep, or his wooden Totem sculptures.

Awards & Nominations

2022 – Cannes Lions Gold Grand Prix, client: Mojang Studios (Minecraft)
2021 – Cannes Eurobest Grand Prix, client: Mojang Studios
2021 – D&AD Award (graphite pencil), client: Mojang Studios
2021 – D&AD Award (wooden pencil), client: Mojang Studios
2020 – Eurobest (Gold), client: Majority Financial Services
2020 – Eurobest (Bronze), client: Mentimeter
2020 – Cresta Awards, client: Powerfoyle
2020 – Cresta Awards, client: Majority Financial Services
2020 – DesignIndex Award, client: Mentimeter
2015 – Pentawards, client: Technology Will Save Us
2013 – FastCo Design Award, client: Little Sun
2011 – D&AD Award (wooden pencil), project: The Book of Paper
2009 – Red Dot Design Award, client: FreeDesigndom
2009 – European Design Award (Bronze), client: FreeDesigndom
2009 – European Design Award (Bronze), client: ASVZ
2008 – Red Dot Design Award, client: Hella Jongerius
2008 – European Design Award, client: C, Omroep voor Kunst en Cultuur
2007 – Red Dot Design Award, client: C, Omroep voor Kunst en Cultuur
2007 – European Design Award, client: Amsterdam Sinfonietta
2006 – Red Dot Grand Prix, client: Amsterdam Sinfonietta
2006 – Red Dot Design Award, client: ArtAids
2006 – Dutch Design Award (Nomination), client: Amsterdam Sinfonietta
2006 – Dutch Design Award (Nomination), client: ArtAids
2005 – Red Dot Design Award (with S. Hwang en D. Koot), client: Items Magazine
2003 – Items-Spinhex Prijs (Nomination), Graduation project “For You"