Hello! We are Hats & Tales a Rotterdam based design studio.

Being a duo we operate together and against each other, this results in a collaboration that’s always fresh because there is space for dialogue and confrontation. This way we create a platform for ideas & stories.

We see design as a tool that gives us the opportunity to translate ideas. Hats & Tales represents courage, ‘bold statements’ and experiment, both visual and in material. We are always looking for the balance between the social relevance of a project and the conceptual avenues. We create work with a certain depth and resonance to produce designs with an endurance for time. Our self initiated projects arise from this drive.

We focus on all the visible translations of the complete design concepts we create. From an event style to motion, from signage to posters, from visual identities to silkscreening, from strategy to impossible collaborations.