PRODUCTDESIGN

HARTMUT RINGEL

»fragility« | Regal | 2004

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

MATTHIAS DEMACKER

»Plugtable« | Tisch

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

OLAF KIESSLING

»Penned in« | flexible pen holder

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

ALEXANDRA WEIGAND

»Logos 1, 2, 3« | lamp

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