German Designers

Eva Paster and Michael Geldmacher | Photo: Phil Soheili

Nomen est omen: Neuland Industriedesign

Eva Paster and Michael Geldmacher, alias Neuland Industriedesign, lend a new look even to furniture that would otherwise be consigned to obscurity. Contemporary, ingenious and truly surprising. More ...
Banana crate | © Georg Panther

Georg Panther – good design for everyday problems and absurdities

Even at a young age, Georg Panther redesigned simple banana and wine crates or shelves and declared them items of furniture by using higher-quality materials and more precise workmanship. More ...
Graz Art Museum BIX; Copyright: 2003, Photographer: Harry Schiffer, by courtesy of realities:united

Illuminants – The Architects of realities:united Let Buildings Speak

Jan and Tim Edler turn information into facade art works, and thereby night into day.  More ...
Braun “AW 10” wristwatch, 1989, Detail, Design: Dietrich Lubs, Photo: Koichi Okuwaki; Copyright: Museum für Angewandte Kunst Frankfurt

More Technological, Braver, Better – Designer Dieter Rams

Dieter Rams is still – particularly viewed in an international context – one of the best-known, if not the best-known German designers. More ...
Bookshelf lamp 'Wenig' (i.e. 'little,' or 'not much'),Copyright: Nils Holger Moormann GmbH

An Unconventional Dedication to Design – The Furniture Manufacturer Nils Holger Moormann

Hardly anyone in the German design landscape approaches his or her work with so much humour and unmistakeably unique wit than Nils Holger Moormann.  More ...
„Bulb“, 1966, Copyright: Ingo Maurer/Photo: Tom Vack

Ingo Maurer – a Romantic with Light Dreams

Maurer‘s projects rank amongst the successes in the history of design. Technical innovation, inspiration, design vision and a philosophically romantic spirit.
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Cop: Eva Niemand

Eva Niemand – Jewellery Designer

In her little shop at Berlin's trendy Kollwitzplatz, goldsmith Eva Niemand creates off-beat jewellery for those brave enough to wear a cathedral ring on their finger or a crocheted gold chain round their neck. More ...
Karakta, Furniture series, Copyright: Susanne Philippson Design

Polyglot Prize-winner – The Designer Susanne Philippson

The up-and-coming designer is attracting attention with her innovative lamps and furniture.
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Mix & Match, © RugStar

Rug Star – perfect Carpet Craft and Unusual Design

„A carpet from Rug Star is something alive, with a soul, not an uninspired industrial product,“ says Jürgen Dahlmanns, head of the successful carpet workshop in Berlin.
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Design from Germany

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