M & Co. was a graphic and product design firm located in New York City. Founded in 1979 by Tibor Kalman, Carol Bokuniewicz and Liz Trovato, M&Co. was dissolved after Tibor Kalman's death in 1999. [1] [2] Their designs are described by the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum as being "imaginative and witty." [3]
Tibor Kalman founded M & Co. with founding partners Carol Bokuniewicz and Liz Trovato in 1979. Despite studying journalism, he channeled his interest in typography and design to start M & Co. The company employed the likes of Stephen Doyle, Emily Oberman, Alexander Isley, Bethany Johns, Marlene McCarty, and Scott Stowell [4] . Kalman's wife, Maira, referred to as “the 'M' in M&Co” [5] was heavily involved in the organization and was a collaborator for many projects.
Major projects for M & Co. focused around stationery, ID systems, and media artwork, such as album covers. M & Co. also developed their own brand of watches and paperweights. They worked for clients such as: China Grill Management, Hannibal Records, Swatch, NYNEX, Benetton, and the Audubon Society. The company has also designed opening sequences for films such as The Silence of the Lambs , Something Wild , and True Stories . [3]
Works created by M & Co. are held in the collection of the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum and the Museum of Modern Art. [3] [6]
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