Eike König is a German graphic designer, artist and educator, and the founder of HORT, the Berlin-based creative studio he describes as a playground for creative people. Born in Hanau in 1968, he started out as an art director in the music industry before opening his own studio in 1994.
Through HORT he has worked with clients from Nike, Universal Music and The New York Times to cultural institutions such as the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation, which the studio rebranded. Alongside his studio work, he has built an independent art practice of paintings, neon installations and graphic editions exploring language and contemporary culture. He has also taught graphic design and illustration at the HfG University of Art and Design in Offenbach.
