The Essential List: Jan Kristof Lipp

02/09/2022

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02/09/2022

The creative director design at Wunderman Thompson Germany shares his experience co-funding two record labels, his favorite beverages and his endless love of music

Jan-Kristof Lipp is an interdisciplinary creative & design director at Wunderman Thompson based in Berlin, specializing in branding, visual identities, creative design strategies and concept design.

With over 18 years of design experience for international brands and clients (Uniqlo, Beiersdorf, Baume et Mercier, Panasonic, Bayer, BMW), he creates new holistic design experiences. Jan was lead designer of the international MINI brand relaunch in 2015, which defined the current flat design logo trend and the Beyond Car category in the automotive sector.

Jan started, before studying at the Berlin University of the Arts with Prof. Fons Hickmann, as Junior Art Director at Gestalten Verlag, where he created the record cover of German Hip Hop artist Peter Fox. In 2008, Jan joined the German-language ADC award-winning media, tech and music print magazine "De:Bug", which he accompanied from then on as art director.

He joined KKLD, which became Wunderman Thompson after a merge, in 2013.

Lifestyle

Place of birth: Delmenhorst, Lower Saxony
Hometown: Berlin
Staycation: Not Berlin
Vacation: Castiglione della Pescaia or Copenhagen
Pet: iPhone
Place of work: Wunderman Thompson Berlin, Mitte
Place of workout: Gym, Lake, Club
Side project: I co-founded two record labels, where I was partner/art director. White (2005-2014) and Aim (since 2010, together with Maik Pechtold (aka Tristen). (aim-vinyl.bandcamp.com)
Mode of transport: Bike, Train,
Bonus travel essential: Rimowa Cabin Trolley

Culture

Artist: Elmgreen & Dragset, Jenny Holzer & Carsten Nicolai
Musician: Music is super important to me. What I listen to usually depends very much on the genre. Somewhere between stoner rock, dub techno, deep house and older drum'n'bass. If I give each genre an artist: Kyuss, Maurizio, Losoul, Calibre. At the moment I'm listening to the new EP by Daphni: Mania.

Commercials/music video director: Chris Cunningham
Film director: Christopher Nolan
Photographer: Ren Hang, Gursky
Film: THX 1138
Series: Westworld
Commercial: Jenny Holzer for Helmut Lang, 1998
Music video: Aphex Twin - Windowlicker by Chris Cunningham
Video game: Death Stranding
Book: „Accelerando“ by Charles Stross, „What is Universal Everything?“ by Adrian Shaughnessy and Tony Brook, „The Art of Looking Sideways“ by Alan Fletcher
Graphic novel: Akira
Podcast: Aim Vinyl Podcast Series on Soundcloud (https://soundcloud.com/aim)
Newspaper (off or online): Sueddeutsche, Zeit, The New York Times, The Guardian
Magazine: Texte zur Kunst, Apartamento, Numero, Fantastic Men
Bonus culture essential: Clubs. Galleries.

Food and Drink

Breakfast: Toast with jam, cup of black coffee and a cold grapefruit.
Restaurant: Mrs. Robinsons Berlin
Cheap bite: Kebap with Attitude (KWA) (Try the amazing iced tea)
Working lunch: Chipperfield Cantine, Baret
Favorite dish: Bucatini all Amatriciana with Guanciale
Signature dish: The typical Oldenburg „Grünkohl mit Pinkel“ (curly kale with typical sausages and meat)
Snack: KitKat Wasabi
Guilty pleasure: Spaghetti ice cream, Crema al caffè
Bar: Lugosi
Not booze: East Frisian Tea (Assam)
Bonus food: Knieper (Heligoland Crab-Claws), Oysters, Shakshuka
Bonus beverage: San Bitter on ice.