For Use, 1973 / 1968 / 1971
The design trio For Use is international:
Sven Jonke was born in Bremen in 1973,
Christoph Katzler was born in Vienna in
1968, and Nikola Radeljkovic was born in
Zagreb in 1971. In 1998 they joined forces
under the name ‘For Use’. Their work is
interdisciplinary in the fields of architecture,
industrial design, lighting, furniture and
spatial installations. satyr series
Nina Mair, 1978
Nina Mair was born in 1978 in Austria and
studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in
Florence and at Leopold Franzens University
in Innsbruck. In 2006 she founded the design
studio Pudelskern together with Horst Philipp
and Georg öhler. Since 2012, Nina Mair
has been working as a product designer and
interior designer in Innsbruck. cypris
Neri&Hu, 1965 / 1968
Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu are the founding
partners of neri&hu Design and Research
Office, since 2004 an internationally acting
office for architecture and design in Shanghai.
Trained in the USA they are among the most
influential forces in design and architecture in
China today. They also run Design Republic,
a concept store for outstanding international
design in Shanghai. They market their own de-
signs under their own neri&hu brand and were
honoured with various international awards.
lantern light, sedan series
Clemens Weisshaar, 1977
Clemens Weisshaar was born in Munich.
After an apprenticeship as a metal worker he
studied product design at the Royal College
of Art in London. In 2000 he founded his own
office and works on industrial design related
issues, ranging from strategic consulting to
exhibition architecture and product design. In
the same year he founded an office together
with Reed Kram with studios in Munich and
Stockholm. The works of Kram/Weisshaar are
part of the collections of Vitra Design Museum
(Weil am Rhein), of Die Neue Sammlung
(Munich) and of Centre Pompidou (Paris).
triton
A+A Cooren, 1974 / 1973
Founded in Paris by Aki and Arnaud Cooren, a
Japanese-French design duo, A + A Cooren is
a multidisciplinary studio that designs lamps,
products, furniture and interiors. With a
characteristically Japanese austerity, they aim
at the subtle integration of nature in everyday
objects and interior design. Some of their
works are already included in international
collections of contemporary art. tadaima
Sebastian Herkner, 1981
Sebastian Herkner was born in Bad Mergent-
heim. He studied product design at HfG
Offenbach am Main, and already focused on
designing objects and furniture merging
various cultural contexts during his studies.
In 2006 he founded his own studio for
objects, interior design and exhibition design
in Offenbach am Main. Sebastian Herkner’s
success is reflected in numerous awards and
prizes, including the 2011 German Design
Award in the ‘Newcomer’ category and the
2015 EDIDA Award for ‘Best International
Newcomer’. Most recently, Sebastian
Herkner was named guest of honour at imm
Cologne 2016 and invited to present his
concept for ‘Das Haus – Interiors on Stage’.
Today, Herkner works for international
companies, designs furniture and lamps,
porcelain and glass, and also curates and
stages exhibitions dealing with design.
bell light, bell table
Sauerbruch Hutton
1955 / 1957
Louisa Hutton and Matthias Sauerbruch
studied at the Architectural Association of
London. Both have been teaching at the
Harvard Graduate School of Design since
2007 and have developed an individual
architectural language that has brought
them international recognition since the
foundation of their joint office Sauerbruch
Hutton in 1989 in Berlin. Their holistic
approach to planning, from urban develop-
ment to furniture design, resulted in
numerous awards. Their first high-rise
building, the GSW Headquarters in Berlin
(1999), was added to the architecture
collection of MoMA (New York) in 2009.
munich series
Jader Almeida, 1981
Jader Almeida was born in Santa Catarina,
Brazil. He studied architecture and urban
development. With LinBrasil, a manufacturer
of furniture by famous Brazilian architects and
designers, he gained experience in handling
the materials typical for the country, such as
wood and leather, and had contact with
masters of Brazilian furniture design, including
Sergio Rodrigues. It all sustainably influenced
his understanding of design. Since 2004 he
has been designing his own products, mainly
for the company Sollos in Santa Catarina.
Jader Almeida has received international
design awards. euvira
Christoph Böninger, 1957
As his dissertation project, Christoph
Böninger designed the world’s first laptop
computer, today on display at the Pinakothek
der Moderne (Munich). He worked as a
design manager for 20 years and designed
various tables for ClassiCon. In 2010 he
founded Auerberg, an author’s label for
designers and architects. sax, Zelos
Ippolito Fleitz Group
Tilla Goldberg, 1973
The Ippolito Fleitz Group is a Stuttgart-
based studio for architecture, design and
communication. Tilla Goldberg has been a
member of the board since 2009 and is
responsible for product design. With her
team she develops individual pieces of
furniture, lamps, materials and surfaces to
lend an unmistakable character to the
complex identity of the clients in the
studio’s projects. pegasus
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