Our approach is highly concept and content-driven which often leads us to explore new paths. Each project is a research opportunity that helps us to unveil new possibilities that we want to experiment and develop further.

Biography

Lizá Defossez Ramalho and Artur Rebelo founded the design studio R2 in 1995. Based in Porto, Portugal, R2 works on projects for a wide range of cultural and commercial organizations, contemporary artists and architects in areas such as visual identity, poster, book, sign system and exhibition design. Their work also extends to curating, publishing and the creation of interventions and installations. They both have B.A. Hons. degrees from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto and Master’s degrees in Design Research from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Barcelona.

Lizá and Artur have lectured in Graphic Design since 1999 and coordinated various workshops and participated as speakers and jury members in numerous national and international events. Currently, they are invited professors at Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra. They have been invited to a wide array of international exhibitions and important museums. Their projects have been published in various specialized books and design magazines.
Lizá and Artur are both members of AGI – Alliance Graphique Internationale since 2007.