Poul Lange | |
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| Born | Poul Hans Thye Lange 16 September 1956 Frederiksberg, Denmark |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Education | BFA from The Danish Design School (Danmarks Designskole), Copenhagen 1983 Special Student, School of Visual Arts, New York, 1984 |
| Known for | Illustration, graphic design, photography, art photography, children's books |
| Notable work | The Book of Holes (in Danish Hullebogen) 2006; The Book of Holes app, 2013. |
| Awards | AIGA, the American Institute of Graphic Arts[1] Communication Arts Art Directors Club NY Art Directors Club, Los Angeles First place, International Photography Awards New York Art Directors Club AI-AP, American Illustration, American Photography The American Scandinavian Society |
Poul Lange, also known as Poul Hans Lange, (born 1956, Copenhagen) is a Danish illustrator, graphic designer, photographer, fine artist and children's book creator, who has won numerous awards for his design work. Since the early 1990s, he has lived and worked in the United States, first in New York City, and then after 2012 in Los Angeles. In 2011 Lange founded "Chocolate Factory Publishing" with his wife Kayoko Suzuki-Lange. In 2013, Chocolate Factory Publishing released the award-winning children's book app, The Book of Holes.
Over the years, Lange has designed hundreds of book jackets and created hundreds of illustrations for print media. His design work also includes editorial design. Collage forms an important part of his design and fine art work. A children's book that Lange created was published in 2004. Lange has taught design in New York City and in Copenhagen.
Lange's bio is in "Kraks Blå Bog", the Danish Who's Who, which commenced publication in 1910.[2]