Pfisterer + Freeman is the design partnership of Klarissa Pfisterer and Hamish Freeman. With a background in design and branding in Australia and the UK, Hamish and Klarissa launched Pfisterer + Freeman in 2000. They continue to assist organisations with their brand and print background, but they specialise in book projects for artists, individuals with an idea or story to share and publishers big and small throughout Australia. Hamish and Klarissa believe the sharing of thoughts and imaginings through books and design is a worthy use of their skills. They can now be found in the Abbottsford Convent arts precinct.
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State Library Victoria, State Library New South Wales, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Potter Museum of Art, Museums Victoria, ABC, SBS, La Mama Theatre, Climarte, Central Land Council, Swinburne University, RMIT University, Supreme Court of Victoria, Parliament Victoria, University of Melbourne, Australian War Memorial, Australia Galleries, Bob Brown, Marcia Langdon, Bruce Pascoe, Mirka Mora, Betty Churcher, Patrick McCaughey, Sasha Grishin, Jan Senbergs, Jon Cattapan, Martin Kantor, Margaret Fulton, Thi Le, Teague Ezard, Greg Malouf, Manuela Darling-Ganser, James Halliday, Penfolds.
2025 AGDA Merit Award, Entire book, Publishing
2025 AGDA Finalist, Entire book, Publishing
2025 AGDA Finalist, Cover, Publishing
2025 ABDA Winner, Book of the Year
2025 ABDA Winner, Best Designed Illustrated Book
2025 ABDA Longlist, Best Designed Illustrated Book
2023 ABDA Winner, Designers Choice Award
2023 ABDA Winner, Best Designed Non-Fiction Book
2021 ABDA Shortlist, Best Designed Children's Illustrated Book
2021 ABDA Shortlist, Best Designed Non-Fiction Book
2020 New York University Presses Awards, Award of Merit
2020 Der Deutsche Kochbuch Preis, Bronze
2020 ABDA Shortlist, Best Designed Literary Fiction Book
2019 New York University Presses Awards, Award of Merit
2019 ABDA Shortlist, Best Designed Fully-Illustrated Book
2019 ABDA Shortlist, Best Designed Non-Fiction Book
2013 ABDA Winner, Best Designed Non-Fiction Book
2003 APA Winner, Best Designed Cookbook
2001 APA Highly Commended, Best Designed Cookbook