The Commission: Aesthetic Apparatus

Local art made exclusively for METRO

Image credit: Image courtesy Aesthetic Apparatus

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The Commission: Kara Hendershot

The Commission: Michael Schmidt

By: METRO staff |   November   |  From the print edition

Often considered Minneapolis’s best totally unknown design super team, Aesthetic Apparatus was founded around 1999 in Madison, Wisc. by Dan Ibarra and Michael Byzewski as a fun side project from their “real” jobs.

Over the years their limited edition, screen-printed concert posters have secretly snuck into the hearts and minds of a small, rather silent group of socially awkward music and design nerds.

Now, Aesthetic Apparatus is a full-time, full-fledged, insanely unstoppable and occasionally award-winning design mega-studio. They will break your heart and drink your blood.

Learn more on their website, aestheticapparatus.com, and see our recent profile of the dynamic design duo here. Find all of METRO's commissioned artwork here.