Grain Station is a collective based in the east side of Trondheim, Norway.
We have provided ideas, aesthetics, graphic design, identities and physical design of all establishments we manage; Ramp Cafê, Mellomveien Bar and Taqueros.
We are a group of people who have been close friends and collaborators on a wide specter of projects for more than fifteeen years, and have now established a common platform, the Grain Station.
Our network and resources are very wide, including acknowledged architects, photographers, artists, moviemakers, editors and more.
This portfolio contains a few examples of our work.
Cheers! McSkræken, Børek & Nikko
nikko@lamoramp.com Phone +47 98485434
SCROLL TO BOTTOM FOR DETAILS ON CREATIVE TEAM
E.C. DAHLS
Illustration of brewing process.
Historical timeline, the brewery, 1856 - 2016
Decoration, E.C. Dahls / Brooklyn Brewery
EAT MEAT OR CHICK-PEAS
At the workshop, painting a sign
PIXEL ART
120 x 120 cm
1225 ketchup / sauce cups.
Colors printed on paper, sticked with glue in bottom of cups.
MENUS, COFFE CUPS, LIGHTERS, PENS
Design, print
CAFE RAMP
Identity development, interior design, exterior, graphic design and food & beverage concept.
Ramp is currently listed in top ten restaurants for Trondheim on Tripadvisor (dec 2014)
This spot has been delivering beer, food and culture for more than ten years, located in Svartlamon.
Awarded "Best new cafe" in Trondheims biggest and oldest newspaper, Adresseavisen.
IDA JENSHUS
Cover art
Jenshus is three times winner of the highly appreciated national Spellemannsprisen awards.
VILLA NILSEN BORGEN
Project managment.
Cooperation alongside architects Brendeland & Kristoffersen
BY:LARM 2007
Nordic music festival / seminar
Project management, graphic design, merchandise, identity.
By Jonny Snorkel together with McSkræken & Nikko
"Every year, around 1500 bands from all the Nordic countries apply for by:Larm with a common goal; to impress and convince representatives from the International Music Industry to spend their time and effort on them." (By:Larm`s own description) Our services only year 2007.
MELLOMVEIEN AND MARADONA PIXEL ART
Identity, interior, exterior, concept, drink menus and Maradona pixel art.
Mellomveien, or MLVN, is a sportsbar with a classy touch and a wide selection of beer on tap.
Nominated "Best establishment" by lifestyle magazine Natt & Dag 2013.
This bar is run as a collective.
MELLOMVEIEN
Detail, bar
The bar plate is made by norwegian pine wood which was spare parts of a viking house restoration project.
MELLOMVEIEN
Drink menu
MELLOMVEIEN
Details
ASTRID
Flyer
1704 DRY CIDER
Norwegian apple cider. Label & logo
EASTCIDER (Dummy)
Bottle label and logo
LOBBYEN QUIZ
Web header and poster
THE MESSAGE
Posters, photography, logo
LOWLIFE TATTOO
Identity, logo, exterior on studio, businesscards etc
GODE ORD DØR SIST
7" Vinyl Singel
Idea, concept and artwork. Cardboard with sticker wrapped around.
G.O.D.S was nominated "Hip hop release of the year" by Norwegian streaming company Wimp 2013.
RAMP
4 year anniversary, 2007
ELECTRIC EYE TATTOO LOUNGE
Postcard
STYLE AND CONTENT
Photobook
Cover-tag / logo
RODGERS
LP Album cover art
VERKSTEDHALLEN
Concert poster
ÀNGARNA
Logo
Hotel in Sweden
THE BELOVED
Theater-concert at The Nuyorican Poets Cafe
New York 2012
Poster design.
KLARA
Logo
EAT THE RICH
Underground music festival located on Svartlamon, east of Trondheim
MELLOMVEIEN
Mlvn
GODE ORD DØR SIST
LP album cover art
Train drawing by artist Tore Reisch
TEAM STORMFOKK
Folie on sailboat
SOME PRINTS
IRIE RADIO
Radio show flyer
ART
THE CREATIVE TEAM
Mr. McSkræk:
Founder, artist, interior/product/graphic designer with the legendary Jonny Snorkel Design
Collective.
Has designed and profiled many of Trondheim's most authentic venues. Mr McSkræk has also been
employed as a lecturer in typography and graphic design at the Norwegian School of Creative
Studies.
With his unique interest in design and form, he is one of Trondheim's biggest trendsetters in the last
15 years, this is obviously something he denies.
Mr Børek:
Mr Børek has broad experience and has spent the last ten years running a vinyl shop in Trondheim,
co-arranged the largest hiphop festival in Norway, 2XH and done more than 100 lyric writing workshops.
But he is probably most known for being one of the frontmen in the Hiphop act Gode Ord Dør Sist. The
group had a huge success with the beer-manifest ‘’Kjenn Varmen’’, and were nominated Name of
The Year in Trondheim 2012.
In addition to GODS, Mr Børek makes a living owning and running Mellomveien Pub. He is self
employed as a graphic designer, and is often spotted DJ'ing at the dancefloors in the best nightclubs
in Trondheim.
Mr Nikko:
Mr Nikko is educated in marketing, communication and project management at the Business School
of Management (BI). He is founder and owner of Ramp Pub & Spiseri and Mellomveien.
Mr Nikko has his strength in strategic planning and development of ideas, but as a creative artist he
has no future. So he finds his natural role as project manager as Børek and Mcskræk conjure with
their design skills.
