Design Is a Stance – A Statement Against Right-Wing Extremism

Dear clients and friends of the agency,

we are addressing you today with a heavy heart, in view of the recent developments that have shaken our country. On 25 November 2023, right-wing nationalist politicians and business representatives met to discuss plans for the mass deportation of people from Germany. As self-employed creatives and founders, we can no longer remain silent on this.

In our role as entrepreneurs, we did not actually want to speak out so openly on political matters, but current events demand a clear position. Our creative team at Arndtteunissen represents a colourful diversity of talents, backgrounds and convictions. We are not only collegial, liberal and family-like, but also firmly convinced that this diversity is at the heart of our creative agency.

Our colleagues and partners originally come from different parts of the world, and that is what makes our agency so unique, vibrant and interesting. And who would want to do without the wonderful food culture: the restaurateurs of Chinese, Turkish, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish and other heritage in our neighbourhood? Without the great clients and partners from all over the world with whom we, and surely you too, enjoy working? Who would want to do without the international students in Düsseldorf who make our university so colourful? We can think of so many more people… Because these people and colleagues are all part of our community of life and work. And all these people contribute to a functioning, inspiring and lively working environment in Düsseldorf and Germany.

“Design is a stance,” as the famous typographer Helmut Schmid once said. And that is how we see it, too! 
Today, at Arndtteunissen, we raise our voice against any political stance that disregards the principles of the rule of law and fundamental rights. We firmly condemn plans to expel people en masse, and we oppose any political implementation of such intentions. We would like to make it clear that, as an international company, we benefit from the diversity of our teams and of our surroundings in Düsseldorf and Germany.

Our agency was founded in 2002 in order to work creatively, openly and freely for the best clients in the world. We will not stand idly by while backward-looking right-wing nationalists with brown ideology threaten these values.

We encourage each and every one of you to raise your voice, to take part in demonstrations against right-wing parties such as the AfD, and to make use of the democratic right to vote in the next elections. Together, we want to send a signal for a friendly, open society that values diversity and variety.

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