Studio Bruch on overcoming the key challenges they face as a small and independent design studio

Studio Bruch is an internationally-awarded design studio based in the Austrian city of Graz – co-founded by Kurt Glänzer and Josef Heigl. They think, develop and design visual worlds for brands, products and institutions, always looking to explore something new in the process. Having collaborated with them via The Templates and featured their identity for Salzburg hotel The Mozart, we thought it was about time we spoke to Kurt and Josef in more detail to hear about their background, and what it takes to run a small studio. EM: Why did you guys decide to start a studio together? SB: First of all – we knew each other for quite a long time and we always appreciated each other. So after we both got into the situation of being self-employed, we met for a few beers and we were spinning ideas about what would happen if we start to collaborate.