Tekno is the second full-length album by Christian Gabel under the name 1900. The theme was turn-of-the-century optimism and faith in the industrial revolution. It was aged and ancient while at the same time being futuristic and technological.

We wanted the gatefold sleeve and graphics to tell this story and were able to do so with golden hot foil, textured artwork and a wonderful photo from the control room of the Klingenberg power plant in Lichtenberg (1927).

To get the bar code on the back of the sleeve to meet all the technical specs while not standing out and breaking the aesthetic principles was an interesting challenge.

Artist/Client: 1900 (Christian Gabel)
Portrait photography: Anna Ledin