Circlar

Circlar


Circlar is a graphic design studio specializing in visual identity applied to the web and publishing. Co-founded in 2024 by Laurent Mbaah and Théo Hennequin, this creative space based in Brussels is at the intersection of theoretical and graphic research projects. Mainly active in the cultural field, we are interested in projects with social and committed dynamics.


Laurent Mbaah (Simlo) is a multidisciplinary artist, graphic and digital designer. His work is described by a maximalist research inspired by Afrofuturism and Internet cultures, combined with a precise approach of visual narration. Within Circlar he instills his curiosity of shapes and his creativity to propose singular graphic systems, while putting into practice an advanced mastery of digital tools and web development. Learn more
Théo Hennequin is a graphic designer inspired by Swiss graphic design as well as contemporary and experimental movements, experimenting with typographic compositions and layering. In doing so, he has developed a singular aesthetic and theoretical repertoire. He also works on research projects based on the world of football and supporterism, focusing on the off-field aspect and the underbelly of the sport.




Comissions


Are you interested in our work for a project?
Send us a email and let’s talk about it over tea or coffee !




Jobs and internships


At the moment we are not looking to expand our team. However, when the need or subject arises, we open our space to new collaborators on specific projects.


Would you like to do an internship in our studio?
Send us a cover letter and your portfolio by email!




Contact


circlar@proton.me
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Selected clients


Palais de Tokyo
Argos
La Bellone
Africa Museum
Traumnovelle
Harlem Lamine

Harlem Lamine

2024


Creation of the visual identity and website for Harlem Lamine, author, lecturer, and consultant exploring football as a social space and cultural text.

  • Identité visuelle

Harlem Lamine

2024

  • Identité visuelle

N-ième Galerie

2024


La N-ième Galerie, designed and developed for La Friche's 3rd edition, “Cultivating the Commons”, is a collaborative digital space where resident artists share a moving space.

  • Website
  • Visual identity

N-ième Galerie

2024

  • Website
  • Visual identity

Africa is/in the Future

2023 - 2024


For the ninth edition of the festival, the visual identity immerses us in a techno aquatic visual universe.

  • Visual identity

Africa is/in the Future

2023 - 2024

  • Visual identity

Carlo Sampaolesi

2024


Creation of a website for Carlo Sampaolesi, accordionist and performer based in Brussels, highlighting his art, his timbral research and his exploration of sound in space and time.

  • Visual identity

Carlo Sampaolesi

2024

  • Visual identity

Tabula Rasa

2024


Guided by the symbols of the tarot, Argos invites a Tabula Rasa: rethinking the institution with a fresh perspective, analyzing the past, reassessing the present, and imagining the future.

  • Visual identity

Tabula Rasa

2024

  • Visual identity

The Grand Opening

2024


Creation of the visual identity for a series of events questioning and deconstructing the roots of the heroic fiction of the Belgian colonists in the Congo, with a decolonial stance.

  • Visual identity

The Grand Opening

2024

  • Visual identity

INFRA·FLUX

2023


Creation of the visual identity and communication materials for the group graduation exhibition of ERG's Master in Design and Politics of the Multiple.

  • Visual identity

INFRA·FLUX

2023

  • Visual identity