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About the Studio
I am a product designer running my studio in Berlin since 2014.
My main focus lies on designing functional objects which are self-evident in terms of concept, construction and use.
Other areas of my work include spaces, exhibitions and publications, preferably in collaboration with other designers as well as artists, architects and theorists.
Born in 1988 in Merzig, Germany I studied product design at HfG Karlsruhe. Before graduating in 2014 I interned with Stefan Diez, was a freelance designer for Bureau Kilian Schindler and spent one semester in the Visual and Critical Studies department of the School of Visual Arts in New York. In 2011 I have established my own practice and since then I have been working for various clients as well as on independent ventures.
Current assistant: Tanguy Fraiture
Former assistants: Prak Piakot, Marta Pracht, Marie Radke, Emilia Knabe
My main focus lies on designing functional objects which are self-evident in terms of concept, construction and use.
Other areas of my work include spaces, exhibitions and publications, preferably in collaboration with other designers as well as artists, architects and theorists.
Born in 1988 in Merzig, Germany I studied product design at HfG Karlsruhe. Before graduating in 2014 I interned with Stefan Diez, was a freelance designer for Bureau Kilian Schindler and spent one semester in the Visual and Critical Studies department of the School of Visual Arts in New York. In 2011 I have established my own practice and since then I have been working for various clients as well as on independent ventures.
Current assistant: Tanguy Fraiture
Former assistants: Prak Piakot, Marta Pracht, Marie Radke, Emilia Knabe
Clients
- designfabrik®
- Echtwald
- FLAT
- Häfele
- kkaarrlls
- Kvadrat
- Pulpo
- Schönbuch
- USM
- ZKM Karlsruhe
Awards
2017
- Raumpioniere – architecture competition by the Ludwigsburg Museum: special mention
- German Design Award: Nominee 2018
2015
- German Design Award: Nominee 2016
2014
- German Design Award: Nominee 2015
2014
- scholarship from the IKEA Foundation
2012
- Gunther-Schroff-Scholarship
- Baden-Württemberg-Scholarship
2011
- D3 CONTEST of the German Design Council: nominee
2010
- High-Tec Design Award of the Hoepfner Foundation Karlsruhe: first prize
2009
- GO IN Design Award: first prize
- stipend from the Incorporated Society for the Development of Art and Media Technology
Exhibitions
2017
- "My Canvas", London Design Festival
- kkaarlls, Café Kunsthalle Baden-Baden
- imm Cologne, Designers Market
2016
- "Klarheit und Form", Bundeskunsthalle Bonn
2015
- Salone Internazionale del Mobile Milan, Fuorisalone: participation in USM’s “Rethink the Modular” exhibition
2014
- Salone Internazionale del Mobile Milan, Fuorisalone: several projects on show for kkaarrlls
2012
- Salone Internazionale del Mobile Milan, Fuorisalone: exhibition design of „The Sun Heat Project“
2011
- Salone Internazionale del Mobile Milan, Fuorisalone: participation in the Wallpaper* “Handmade” exhibition
- Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe: “Design: kkaarrlls! Furnishings to Come”
2010
- imm Cologne: participation in the D3 Contest by the German Design Council
- Lodz Design Festival
Network
Here's a list of some friends and collaborators whose work you should have a look at:
- Alina Schmuch, artist
- Ben Öztat, artist
- David Heitz, artist
- Elena Tezak, jewelry and product designer
- Grażyna Roguski, artist
- Jonas Fechner, graphic designer
- Lisa Pommerenke, graphic designer
- Lotte Meret Effinger, artist and designer
- Peter Schäfer, product designer
- Robert Hamacher, photographer
- Tanja Schuez, graphic designer
- Wataru Murakami, artist
Also, I recommend these websites:
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FLAT
FLAT is a brand and webshop for everyday objects that I founded in 2014.
You can buy some of my designs there. -
WFMU
The radio station we're listening to in the studio. They're the best! www.wfmu.org
Contact
Studio Martha Schwindling
Nogatstraße 15
12051 Berlin
Germany
Nogatstraße 15
12051 Berlin
Germany
+49 (0)178 / 8 32 01 54
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