Karl Grandin is a Stockholm-based designer and illustrator, and on Thursday 18 September he will have an exhibition opening at Kuvva Gallery in Amsterdam – but it is not just his graphic designs that visitors to the gallery will get a taste of!

Grandin is familiar with Amsterdam, having arrived in the city exactly a decade ago to study at the Sandberg Institute. Since then, he has developed a distinct versatility and works with a variety of different artistic techniques.

His illustrations have been featured in numerous publications, on book covers and on record sleeves, as well as on beer bottle labels – which is kind-of handy, because for the last 4 years he has been one half (together with co-founder Henok Fentie) of a brewing project named Omnipollo that designs and brews small-scale batches of craft beer.

The exhibition

At the exhibition, visitors will be introduced to the universe of Omnipollo, by way of its history through the exploration of Grandin’s illustrations and designs; graphic, minimalistic and colourful, the artworks have a psychedelic, cosmic air.  Coinciding with the launch, Omnipollo recently created a new brew, especially for Kuvva Gallery by Omnipollo, at Brouwerij de Molen. It is a purple-pink sour wheat tipple dubbed – ‘Karl Framboise’ – and will be available for guests to enjoy during the show!

You can participate in this dual-sensory exhibition launch at the Kuvva Gallery (formerly Gallery 33), Pazzanistraat 33, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, where the works will be on show until November.

When: Thursday 18 September
Where: Kuvva Gallery
Time: 17.30–22.00
RSVP: via the Facebook event page