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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. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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The Stone Twins specialises in areas such as brand strategy, naming and brand identity (both visual and verbal). [5] [6] The firm is best known for the branding of MassiveMusic and A'DAM Toren, [7] [8] [9] as well as the design of several Irish commemorative postage stamps. [10] [11] [12] [13] The Stone Twins' award-winning work includes a coveted Dutch Design Award, [14] several European Design Awards [15] and 13 D&AD Pencils. [16] [17] Their work forms part of the permanent collections of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York, and the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, [18] and has been described as concept-led, witty, thought-provoking and pioneering. [1] [19] [20] [21]
The Stone Twins regularly write for trade magazines, including Communicatie (Wolters Kluwer) and Eye magazine: the International Review of Graphic Design. [22] They are the authors of the critically acclaimed book Logo R.I.P. (A Commemoration of Dead Logos); [23] [24] [25] [26] the updated 2nd edition was launched in the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York in 2012. [27] [28] They are keen educators, and were Head of the ‘Man and Communication' department at Design Academy Eindhoven from 2008 until their resignation in 2013. [29]
