Artists Freya Bardell and Brian Howe began their collaboration in 2005. Under their studio name Greenmeme, they create artworks that have been collected by public and private clients. Their approach to complex design challenges is often met with whimsy, magic, storytelling and a little bit of weird.

They work as designers and consultants, alongside an incredible team of fabricators, engineers and other specialists to bring their pieces to life. “Sit On My Face”,  was developed as part of a prototyping study for a civic artwork,  commissioned by the City of Charlotte, NC.

Initially designed as a stool for a public plaza, they imagine infinite possibilities for this medium as lighting and furniture.  Over the last decade, Greenmeme has exhibited nationally and internationally, including the Zero1 Art and Technology Biennial, Horizons Arts/Nature Festival, Make Art With Purpose and the Glow Festival.

Greenmeme has been published in Los Angeles Times, New York Times,  Public Art Review, Surface Magazine, Detail, LA Weekly “People Issue”, Transmaterial 1 + 2, and other art and design publications.
They were recipients of the CODA International Public Art Awards 2017 for Thier Sculpture “Faces Of Elysian”  Freyja Bardell has a background in fine art and natural sciences. She has worked as a production and experiential designer  for the entertainment industry, with a focus on theatrical installations (spectical). She has designed sets for Beyonce, David Bowie, Travis Scott, Kendrik Lamar, Dior, Lancome, YSL, L’Oreal and many others.
Brian Howe is trained as an artist, architect and builder. Prior to his education at the Southern California Institute of Architecture, he spent over a decade working and studying under others, building recording studios in Atlanta, Earthships in New Mexico, Cabins in Colorado and art installations with Fritz Haeg, Marcos Lutyens and Stephanie Smith. He continues to work as a design and fabrication consultant for others, having worked with the Annenberg Foundation/Metabolic Studio and as an Art Director for creative events and music videos.