Born in Aachen in 1970, 1989 A-levels, 1990 - 1991 geography course in Marburg, 1992 - 1995 training as a cabinet maker in Esslingen, 1995 - 1998 traveled through Europe and the Anatolians, 1997 studied at College of Applied Arts Schneeberg, 2001 internship with Nils Holger Moormann, 2002 diploma degree with distinction, 2002 - 2003 worked as furniture designer for John Paul Fraser in London, 2003 freelance designer in Leipzig and co-founder of the design studio »studio Hartensteiner «; awards and nominations: 2002 Bavarian National Award for Handicraft, 2004 nomination for »inspired by cologne« and the »interior innovation award cologne«; exhibitions: 2002 Chemnitz and 2003 London

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Born in 1970, studied at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences in Krefeld, afterwards worked for Struppler Associates Design in Munich, since 2003 freelancer; awards: 2000 2nd place, Young Design Award in Maastricht, 2002 3rd place, Effezeta Award in Milan, 2003 Designboom Foldingchair Award and 2004 recognition at the Dromeas Office Award; exhibitons: 2003 London and 2004 Milan

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Born in Ulm in 1972, 1992 A-levels, 1994 - 1996 studied civil engineering at the University of Technology Stuttgart, 1996 - 1998 Internship with Schade Design in Burlafingen, 1996 - 2001 industrial design course at the National Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart, diploma degree, 2002 - 2003 worked for »Atelier-Centrale« in Hamburg, since 2003 self-employed, established studio »Sternform Produktgestaltung« together with Andrea Großfuss, awards: 1998 winner of Fiat Design Award, 1999 award winner at the »B. Leitner Constructiv – Design Competition« and , 2nd prize Loewe Design Competition 

Olaf Kießling and Andrea Großfuss were prize winners at the Leitz Design Award in 2003

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Born in Mainz in 1969, 1988 A-levels, 1991 - 1996 studied textile and clothing technology at Niederrhein College, main focus on design, 1996 - 2002 worked for Kostas Murkudis and Konstantin Grcic Industrial Design, since 2001 lecturer at the Academy of Fashion and Design Munich, 2002 started freelance artistic work with projects related to fashion design, product design, interior design and theatre, since 2003 created her own collection of bags & accessories, lives and works in Munich

Born in Northeim in 1965, 1983 - 1986 training as a printer, 1986 – 1991 studied communication design in Darmstadt, 1988 - 1991 stay abroad in Milan, 1996 appointment to the German Photographic Academy, 1998 - 1999 guest lecturer at the College of Art Bremen, 2004 scholarship Villa Massimo / Villa Olevano (Rome) for 2005, numerous exhibitions: 1994 Vienna, 1995 Berlin and Edinburgh, 1996 Tarragona, Hamburg und Venice, 1997 in the Swedish city of Falun and Frankfurt, 1998 Stuttgart, 1999 Paris, 2000 Salzburg and Bergisch Gladbach, 2001 Madrid und Bologna, 2002 Schwerin, Frankfurt, London und 2003 in the Greek city of Aegina

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»Night scenes -Image of Light fron the darkness« | colorprint | 13,6 x 12 inch

Born in Düsseldorf in 1971, 1992 - 1999 studied photography in Essen, 1999 diploma degree with distinction, 2001 scholarship for Villa Massimo in Barcelona, since 1999 freelance photographer and artist, numerous exhibitions: 1997 Düsseldorf, 2000 Hamburg, 2001 Aachen, 2003 Xanten, Düsseldorf and Lippstadt, 2004 Arnheim; several awards: 1997 Carl-Lauterbach- Prize, Düsseldorf, 2000 1st prize of the Society of Photography, Berlin, 2001 Special Award of the State North Rhine- Westphalia, 2001 promotion prize from the publishing house Photographie, Düsseldorf, 2003 nominated for the Umbo-Photo Prize, Lippstadt, some publications: 2003 »Xantener Dom – Geheimnisse eines Raumes«; photographs by Florian Beckers with a text by Prof. Klaus Honnef

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Born in Cottbus in 1964, 2001 - 2004 studied photography at the private school "Fotografie am Schiffbauerdamm" in Berlin, lecturers: Jörn Vanhöfen und Prof. Arno Fischer, 2002, 2003 and 2004 several exhibitions in Berlin

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Born in Berlin 1977, 1994 GCSE’s, 1994 attended Marlborough College, 1995 - 2001 training and working as a bookseller in Cologne, 1998 - 2001 secretarial work for publishing representative Karl-Heinz Flessenkemper in Cologne, 2001 internships with Martin Lässig Photodesign and Ole Wiemler, graphic artist, in Cologne, 2001 (A-levels), 2001 - 2003 studied theory of drama and art history in Berlin, 2002 internship with Jochen Rohner, photographer, Berlin, since 2003 studying photography in Leipzig

Gabriele Wiegand - Born in Weißwasser in 1971, 1995 - 2001 studied at the College of Art and Design Halle, Burg Giebichenstein, main focus on textile design, 2001 - 2002 graduate scholarship from the land Saxony-Anhalt, 2002 - 2004 assistant at the College of art and design Halle, Burg Giebichenstein, 2004 establishment of the label »Balser« together with Matthias Berg

Matthias Berg - Born in Weißenfels in 1973, 1994 - 2002 studied at the College of Art and Design Halle, Burg Giebichenstein, main subject: fashion, 2001 - 2004 worked as a fashion designer in Berlin and Hamburg, 2004 establishment of the label »Balser« together with Gabriele Wiegand; 2001 winner of the fashion award International Young Fashion Designers,Leipzig

1995 A-levels, 1995 - 1998 training as a carpenter in Tauberbischofsheim, 1998 - 1999 studied science of sport at the German Sport University Cologne, 1999 - 2003 industrial design course at the College of Design, Technology and Economy, Pforzheim, 2001 - 2002 term abroad at the Istituto Europeo di Design, Milan, 2002 internship with B/F Industrial Design, Nuremberg, 2004 trainee position as a industrial designer, Nils Holger Moormann, Aschau; 2003 exhibition in Frankfurt

Special Award - vitra GmbH & USM Haller

Born in Bobingen in 1971, 1990 A-levels, 1990 - 1993 training as a goldsmith, 1993 - 1995 worked as a silversmith, 1995 - 2001 studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg, main focus as gold and silversmith , since 2000 attended master class, since 2001 own studio in Nuremberg; several exhibitions: 1997 - 1998 Nuremberg and Bonn, 2000 Munich and Nuremberg, 2001 Munich and Nijmegen, 2002 Munich und Veste Coburg, 2003 Munich, Nuremberg and Leipzig; awards: 1997 2nd place at the Academy Competition, 2000 Bavarian National Award for Young Designers and recognition in the Young Talents Competition »Willy-Guhl-Preis«, 2002 studio promotion by the city of Nuremberg

Special Award - idl GmbH Leuchten und Lichttechnik Chemnitz

Born in Karl-Marx-Stadt (today Chemnitz) in 1977, 1996 A-levels, 1998 - 2003 architecture course at the Leipzig University of Applied Sciences, diploma degree, 2003 establishment of the advertising agency ARTKOLCHOSE in Leipzig; several exhibitions: 2000 Chemnitz and Leipzig, 2002 Jena, Leipzig, Halle and Bayreuth, 2003 Klaffenbach and Chemnitz, 2004 Dresden and Chemnitz; awards: 2002 winner of the 6th University Photography Competition and 2003 3rd place, Victor-Klemperer- Competition as well as winner of the Saxony Youth Award for Photograhy, projects: 1998 direction and production supervision of the film project »Was ist wichtig« as well as blueprint for an open air stage in the Küchwald area, Chemnitz