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The Stone Twins is a creative branding agency based in Amsterdam. It was founded by twin brothers Declan and Garech Stone (born 8 November 1970, Dublin), graduates of the National College of Art and Design, Dublin.
The Stone Twins specialise in areas such as brand strategy, naming and brand identity (visual and verbal) [1] [2] – and are best known for the branding of MassiveMusic and A’DAM Toren [3]; and the design of a number of Irish commemorative postage stamps. [4] [5] [6] The firm's award-winning work includes a coveted Dutch Design Award, [7] several European Design Awards [8] and 13 D&AD Pencils. [9] [10] Their work forms part of the permanent collections of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York and the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam [11].
The Stone Twins regularly write for trade magazines, including Communicatie (Wolters Kluwer) and Eye magazine: the International Review of Graphic Design. [12] They are authors of the book Logo R.I.P. (A Commemoration of Dead Logos); [13] [14] [15] [16] the updated 2nd edition was launched in the Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York in 2012. [17] [18] They are keen educators, and were Head of the ‘Man and Communication’ department at Design Academy Eindhoven from 2008 until their resignation in 2013. [19]
The Stone Twins have written the following books:
Selected articles written by The Stone Twins:
Selected exhibitions:
Since 2020, the agency has been responsible for questioning the fearmongering around COVID-19 and the proportionately of the measures/restrictions. [37] [38]
![]() | A major contributor to this article appears to have a
close connection with its subject. (March 2021) |
The Stone Twins is a creative branding agency based in Amsterdam. It was founded by twin brothers Declan and Garech Stone (born 8 November 1970, Dublin), graduates of the National College of Art and Design, Dublin.
The Stone Twins specialise in areas such as brand strategy, naming and brand identity (visual and verbal) [1] [2] – and are best known for the branding of MassiveMusic and A’DAM Toren [3]; and the design of a number of Irish commemorative postage stamps. [4] [5] [6] The firm's award-winning work includes a coveted Dutch Design Award, [7] several European Design Awards [8] and 13 D&AD Pencils. [9] [10] Their work forms part of the permanent collections of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York and the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam [11].
The Stone Twins regularly write for trade magazines, including Communicatie (Wolters Kluwer) and Eye magazine: the International Review of Graphic Design. [12] They are authors of the book Logo R.I.P. (A Commemoration of Dead Logos); [13] [14] [15] [16] the updated 2nd edition was launched in the Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York in 2012. [17] [18] They are keen educators, and were Head of the ‘Man and Communication’ department at Design Academy Eindhoven from 2008 until their resignation in 2013. [19]
The Stone Twins have written the following books:
Selected articles written by The Stone Twins:
Selected exhibitions:
Since 2020, the agency has been responsible for questioning the fearmongering around COVID-19 and the proportionately of the measures/restrictions. [37] [38]