Stina Wirsen - Arla Christmas 2011
December 2011
This Christmas you will find Stina Wirsén’s funny christmas characters on Arla’s in-store merchandise in you’re local food store. You can also pick up a classic christmas calendar to take home with you and put on the wall.
Merry Christmas from Stina Wirsén & Arla!
Stina Wirsén - Den Hemliga Gästen
May 2011
After ten years as one of the restaurant critics for Sweden's largest morning paper Dagens Nyheter, this anonymous author/critic now releases a book to teach you how to avoid restaurant traps. All illustrations are by Stina Wirsén.
Stina Wirsén - Stockholm Culture Award
May 2011
The illustrator and author Stina Wirsén is one of this year’s seven winners of the Stockholm Culture Award.
Motivation:
”With her minimalistic and spot-on style, Stina Wirsén captures the essentials in situations without moralizing. Her caricatures and little characters have walked straight into our hearts. They have taken the step from the pages of the book onto the big screen. What’s the next step?”
Photographer: Carl Thorborg
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Woo at C/O Illustration
April 2011
Besides Tyra von Zweigbergk, Woo Agentur also participated with beautiful work by Anne-Li Karlsson, Dennis Eriksson, Mia Nilsson, Olaf Hajek, Petra Börner, Sac Magique, Stina Persson, Stina Wirsén and Vår.
Stina Wirsén - Stockholms Stadsteater
March 2011
Stadsteatern in Stockholm has got seven stages at Kulturhuset in the center of Stockholm, where they put on between 20 - 30 plays a year. Stina Wirsén has made several illustrations for their bi-annual program this Spring.
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Stina Wirsén - Systern från Havet
March 2011
The current play at Marionetteatern, Stadsteatern's stage for puppet theatre, is 'Systern från Havet'. It's a story especially written for Marionetteatern by Ulf Stark. Stina Wirsén designed the puppets.
Stina Wisén - Barnvagnsmarschen
March 2011
This year it’s the second time Unite for Women arrange Barnvagnsmarschen, a walk to help support the fight against maternal mortality i världen. This year the pattern for the pram cover and print material for the walk has been illustrated by Stina Wirsén.
The walk takes place in Stockholm and other Swedish cities on the 8th of March.
To find out more about the walk and how to participate, click on the Unite for Women link above.
Agency: Le Bureau
Stina Wirsén - Sturehof
September 2010
Stina Wirsén is one of eight artist picked out to decorate the walls at the reknowned restaurant Sturehof's yearly art event "Höstsalongen". If you're near Stureplan in Stockholm this fall, be sure to drop by, have a glas of champagne, and enjoy Stina Wirsén's large ink drawing.
Stina Wirsén at the movies!
September 2010
Stina Wirsén's popular children's books "Vem?" have finally been animated.
Eight small films with big emotions turned into one movie.
Swedish Premiere 25th September!
Tasty by Stina Wirsén
August 2010
The Swedish Post Office has released a new collection of stamps designed by Stina Wirsén.
This time she has illustrated four Swedish delicacies; Gravad Lax, Polkagris, Surströmming och Spettekaka.
Stina Wirsén - Die Welt
May 2010
This spring, German Daily Newspaper Die Welt, went through a thorough redesign and Stina Wirsén was commissioned to illustrate the new byline portraits!
Stina Wirsén at Nationalmuseum
February 2010
Stina Wirsén's illustrations can be seen amongst artists such as John Bauer and Rembrandt
at Nationalmuseumʼs exhibition Hand-Made, in Stockholm, Sweden. The exhibition highlights the significance of hand-drawing and the focus is on people, from a gender perspective. For more information about the exhibition click HERE
Stina Wirsén Exhibition
November 2009
This Saturday, 28th of November, be sure to pay a visit to the art gallery KONST OCH FOLK on Hornsgatan 34, Stockholm between 12pm - 4pm.
Stina Wirsén is opening her exhibition of original-illustrations from her childrens books Brokiga. You will also be able to see her illustrations applied on products such as lamps and pillows. Everything is made in small editions and with the environment in focus, and....IT'S ALL FOR SALE!
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Stina Wirsén illustrates for Gant
September 2009
In the Atumn/Winter 09 catalogue from Swedish fashion label Gant you can see Stina Wirsén’s illustrations of London’s East End.
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PTK!
May 2009
The council for negotiation and co-operation, PTK, is an organization of 26 unions representing 700.000 employees in the Swedish private sector. Stina Wirsén was commissioned to illustrate their new manual 'To work abroad' aimed at people interested to find out more about things like contracts, taxes, wages etc.
Naturskyddsföreningen turns 100
December 2008
Next year, 2009, Naturskyddsföreningen celebrates 100 years in love with nature. Stina Wirsén illustrated the cover of their anniversary calendar.
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Stina Wirsén represented in Folksam Art Collection
December 2008
Stina Wirsén was commissioned to illustrate a series of motifs of the Folksam headquarters, the skyscraper at Bohusgatan in Stockholm. The originals are now part of Folksam’s impressive art collection.
Bravo Stina!
November 2008
In the latest issue of the Brazilian cultural magazine Bravo! you can read all about Woody Allen.
Stina Wirsén illustrated both the article and the cover.
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Silver at Kolla!
May 2008
Woo Agentur is proud to present two winners at the Kolla! awards:
Eva Hjelte won silver for her fashion illustrations 'The year of the eccentric' for Svenska Dagbladet
in the category editorial illustration.
Stina Wirsén also won silver for her fashion stamp series for The Swedish Postal Service in the category illustration open class.
Congratulations!
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Kolla! Nominations...
March 2008
At last the nominations for the Kolla! Graphic Design & Illustration 2008 awards are being presented. Among the nominees are three Woo Agentur artists:
Eva Hjelte for her fashion illustrations 'The year of the eccentric' in Svenska Dagbladet.
Category: editorial illustration.
Hjärta Smärta for their collage illustrations to an article in DiEGO about male plastic surgery.
Category: editorial illustration; periodicals and magazines.
Stina Wirsén for her fashion stamp series for The Swedish Postal Service.
Category: illustration open class.
For all the nominations take a look at www.kolla.se
Heffaklumpen!
January 2008
Stina Wirsén and her mother Carin Wirsén have received the Heffaklumpen award for the book and CD "Super show with Rut and Knut". Heffaklumpen is a yearly award for best Swedish childrens book and has been handed out since 1966 by the evening newspaper Expressen. Earlier price winners are for example Tove Jansson, Astrid Lindgren, Lennart Hellsing and Ulf Stark.