The Serve and Volley design studio was founded in Cologne in 2019 by Klaus Neuburg and Simon Roth. The key focus of their work is the design of complex communication systems across various media - for a diverse range of clients, from individuals to institutions. Thematically, the studio works primarily in the fields of society, education, art and culture. Serve and Volley has been based in Cologne and Constance since 2025. Besides studio projects, Klaus and Simon are a part of the association »Froh!« which is a cultural mediator operating at the intersection of design, social engagement and cultural research.
Serve and Volley, Venloer Straße 463 [Ladenlokal], 50825 Cologne
Prof. Klaus Neuburg
has been working in the design field in various disciplines for about 20 years. After studying architecture and working for several years in a visual communications agency, he co-founded Froh! Magazine in 2008. Since 2010 he has been working independently as a designer, publicist and lecturer. He taught as a visiting professor at the HFBK Hamburg (»Klasse Grafik«) and as a substitute professor at the University of Applied Sciences Hamm-Lippstadt. Since 2020, he teaches as a professor for »Media Design with a focus on Interactive Media« at Ostfalia HAW Braunschweig / Wolfenbüttel.
Simon Roth
studied Communication Design at the Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design. He has been working as a designer since 2012, gaining experience at various design agencies before co-founding Serve and Volley in 2019. From 2018 to 2021, he taught Conceptual Design at the University of Wuppertal and Communication Design at Ecosign Academy in Cologne. As Art Director and Vice Chairman of the association Froh! e.V., Simon leads and facilitates workshops across Europe and beyond. Until 2021, he was co-founder and curator of the Strizzi exhibition space.
Selection of Clients
Auswärtiges AmtBDA KölnBundeszentrale für politische BildungBode MuseumCorps. VerlagDAADDVV InternationalGoethe InstitutHaus BastianVerlag Hermann SchmidtHeinrich-Heine-Universität DüsseldorfHumboldt-Universität zu BerlinHumboldt Labor#hambibleibtLenbachhaus MünchenModerne im RheinlandNetzwerk für Osteuropa-Berichterstattungniggli VerlagReBAUReinhard Angelis ArchitekturSimultanhalle KölnStaatliche Museen zu BerlinStrizziStiftung Schmidt-DrenhausSüddeutsche Corporate Publishingwortspiel.chZKM KarlsruheZentrum für Kulturtechnik
Awards
2025
Auszeichnung, Art Directors Club (ADC) »Design als Haltung«
Longlist, Die schönsten deutschen Bücher »Design als Haltung«
Honorable Mention, Awwwards »Humboldt Labor«
2024
Honorable Mention, Awwwards »Orte der Bonner Republik«
2023
Prize Nominee Work, Tokyo Type Directors Club »Böhm 100«
Excellent Work, Tokyo Type Directors Club »#hambibleibt«
Excellent Work, Tokyo Type Directors Club »Ciao! Strizzi«
2021
Prize Nominee Work, Tokyo Type Directors Club »Böhm 100«
Lahti International Poster Triennial »Böhm 100«
2020
Eines der 25 schönsten deutsche Bücher, »Draussen gehen«
100 beste Plakate »Böhm 100«
2017
Honorary Mention, Lahti Poster Triennial »Simultanhalle«
2016
Lead Award, »Froh! #11«, Fotograf Simon Rimaz
2015
International Poster Triennal Toyama (Bronze Award) »Simultanhalle«
2014
Golden Bee 11, Moscow Global Biennale of Graphic Design »Simultanhalle«
Lahti Poster Triennal »Simultanhalle«
24th International Poster Biennale Warsaw »Simultanhalle«
2012
Designpreis der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (nominiert), »Froh! Magazin«
is a cultural mediator operating at the intersection of design, social practice, and digital innovation. Our projects are rooted in cross-cultural dialogue, utilizing design, art, and technology as tools for socio-political engagement and sustainable development. Through spatial narratives and digital archiving, we are exploring how transdisplinary formats can democratize collective memory and identity – with an emphasis on information literacy and artistic intervention.
We believe in the critical discourse through participation and operate not as creators of discrete art objects but as facilitators of processes that blur the boundaries between design, social engagement and cultural research.
IndieCon Summer School, Workshop, Hamburg, 2017
Archive of Transition, Workshops, Book and Writing, Tbilisi, 2015–2018
Bridging Invisible Borders, Workshop, Ukraine, 2018
The Latali Records, Workshop, Fieldtrip and Website, Georgia, 2023
Archaeology of the Present, Augmented Reality Workshop, Hamm, 2018
The Univers of [ ] Images, Workshop, Talks and Exhibition, Amsterdam/Cologne, 2018
Archaeology of the Present, Augmented Reality Workshop, Hamm, 2018
crrritical.space, Website, Internet, 2021
Warp Residency, Residency, Talk and Exhibition, Cologne, 2023
Critical Kalk, Workshop and Exhibition, Cologne, 2017
The Serve and Volley design studio was founded in Cologne in 2019 by Klaus Neuburg and Simon Roth. The key focus of their work is the design of complex communication systems across various media - for a diverse range of clients, from individuals to institutions. Thematically, the studio works primarily in the fields of society, education, art and culture. Serve and Volley has been based in Cologne and Constance since 2025. Besides studio projects, Klaus and Simon are a part of the association »Froh!« which is a cultural mediator operating at the intersection of design, social engagement and cultural research.
Serve and Volley, Venloer Straße 463 [Ladenlokal], 50825 Cologne
Prof. Klaus Neuburg
has been working in the design field in various disciplines for about 20 years. After studying architecture and working for several years in a visual communications agency, he co-founded Froh! Magazine in 2008. Since 2010 he has been working independently as a designer, publicist and lecturer. He taught as a visiting professor at the HFBK Hamburg (»Klasse Grafik«) and as a substitute professor at the University of Applied Sciences Hamm-Lippstadt. Since 2020, he teaches as a professor for »Media Design with a focus on Interactive Media« at Ostfalia HAW Braunschweig / Wolfenbüttel.
Simon Roth
studied Communication Design at the Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design. He has been working as a designer since 2012, gaining experience at various design agencies before co-founding Serve and Volley in 2019. From 2018 to 2021, he taught Conceptual Design at the University of Wuppertal and Communication Design at Ecosign Academy in Cologne. As Art Director and Vice Chairman of the association Froh! e.V., Simon leads and facilitates workshops across Europe and beyond. Until 2021, he was co-founder and curator of the Strizzi exhibition space.
Selection of Clients
Auswärtiges AmtBDA KölnBundeszentrale für politische BildungBode MuseumCorps. VerlagDAADDVV InternationalGoethe InstitutHaus BastianVerlag Hermann SchmidtHeinrich-Heine-Universität DüsseldorfHumboldt-Universität zu BerlinHumboldt Labor#hambibleibtLenbachhaus MünchenModerne im RheinlandNetzwerk für Osteuropa-Berichterstattungniggli VerlagReBAUReinhard Angelis ArchitekturSimultanhalle KölnStaatliche Museen zu BerlinStrizziStiftung Schmidt-DrenhausSüddeutsche Corporate Publishingwortspiel.chZKM KarlsruheZentrum für Kulturtechnik
Awards
2025
Auszeichnung, Art Directors Club (ADC) »Design als Haltung«
Longlist, Die schönsten deutschen Bücher »Design als Haltung«
Honorable Mention, Awwwards »Humboldt Labor«
2024
Honorable Mention, Awwwards »Orte der Bonner Republik«
2023
Prize Nominee Work, Tokyo Type Directors Club »Böhm 100«
Excellent Work, Tokyo Type Directors Club »#hambibleibt«
Excellent Work, Tokyo Type Directors Club »Ciao! Strizzi«
2021
Prize Nominee Work, Tokyo Type Directors Club »Böhm 100«
Lahti International Poster Triennial »Böhm 100«
2020
Eines der 25 schönsten deutsche Bücher, »Draussen gehen«
100 beste Plakate »Böhm 100«
2017
Honorary Mention, Lahti Poster Triennial »Simultanhalle«
2016
Lead Award, »Froh! #11«, Fotograf Simon Rimaz
is a cultural mediator operating at the intersection of design, social practice, and digital innovation. Our projects are rooted in cross-cultural dialogue, utilizing design, art, and technology as tools for socio-political engagement and sustainable development. Through spatial narratives and digital archiving, we are exploring how transdisplinary formats can democratize collective memory and identity – with an emphasis on information literacy and artistic intervention.
We believe in the critical discourse through participation and operate not as creators of discrete art objects but as facilitators of processes that blur the boundaries between design, social engagement and cultural research.
IndieCon Summer School, Workshop, Hamburg, 2017
Archive of Transition, Workshops, Book and Writing, Tbilisi, 2015–2018
Bridging Invisible Borders, Workshop, Ukraine, 2018
The Latali Records, Workshop, Fieldtrip and Website, Georgia, 2023
Archaeology of the Present, Augmented Reality Workshop, Hamm, 2018
The Univers of [ ] Images, Workshop, Talks and Exhibition, Amsterdam/Cologne, 2018
Archaeology of the Present, Augmented Reality Workshop, Hamm, 2018
crrritical.space, Website, Internet, 2021
Warp Residency, Residency, Talk and Exhibition, Cologne, 2023
Critical Kalk, Workshop and Exhibition, Cologne, 2017