DESIGN STUDIO BRULL & NOLTE

EKKEHARD BRÜLL AND ANDREAS NOLTE OF THE DESIGN STUDIO BRÜLL + NOLTE ARE REACTING TO THE INCREASING CHALLENGE OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT DUE TO GLOBALIZATION BY FOCUSING ON CONSCIOUS USE OF FINITE RESOURCES AND RESPONSIBLE PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES AND TRYING TO IDENTIFY SUSTAINABLE STYLES INSTEAD OF USING FLEETING TRENDS. THE FOCUS HERE IS ON PEOPLE WITH THEIR NEEDS AND EMOTIONS, TO WHOM THE PRODUCTS OF BRÜLL AND NOLTE CONVEY MEANING AND VALUE. BRÜLL AND NOLTE ARE COMMITTED TO THIS GOAL WITH A METICULOUS DESIGN PROCESS THAT INCLUDES VARIOUS PHASES OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT IN COOPERATION WITH THE RESPECTIVE CUSTOMER. IN ADDITION TO FURNITURE DESIGNS SUCH AS THE ROBUST ASCO NOXX DINING TABLE BRÜLL AND NOLTE DEVELOP DIFFERENT PRODUCT DESIGNS AND INTERIOR DESIGN.

Andrei Munteanu

ANDREI MUNTEANU WAS BORN AND TRAINED IN ROMANIA, HIS INTERESTS WERE INITIALLY IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE. HIS ARTISTIC WORK IS INFLUENCED BY VARIOUS INFLUENCES: ITALIAN DESIGN, 80'S NEW WAVE, JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE, PRIMITIVE ART. THE CHAIRS TIBET, THE ARMCHAIR LUIS AND CHAIR LHASA HEHAS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR KFF.

Birgit Hoffmann

BIRGIT HOFFMANN STUDIED INDUSTRIAL DESIGN AND IS A TRAINED CERAMIST. SHE HAS WORKED FOR FAMOUS DESIGN STUDIOS IN BARCELONA & MILAN, AND RECENTLY AS SENIOR DESIGNER FOR PETER MALY DESIGN IN HAMBURG. IN 2006 SHE FOUNDED HER OWN OFFICE FOCUSING ON FURNITURE DESIGN AND INTERIOR DESIGN IN HAMBURG. ITS CUSTOMERS INCLUDE RENOWNED FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS SUCH AS THE COMPANY ROLF BENZ OR KFF OR THE SWISS UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE MANUFACTURER DE SEDE OR FREIFRAU.

Detlef Fischer

DETLEF FISCHER HAS ALREADY DESIGNED SOME AWARD-WINNING PRODUCTS IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH KFF. THESE INCLUDE THE GATE BANKING SYSTEM, THE UNIQUE CHAIR, THE ALEC & STAN CHAIR.

Jens Lewe

JENS LEWE, BORN IN 1961 AND FROM THE RUHR AREA, HAS A DEGREE IN INTERIOR DESIGN. HE RAN HIS OWN PLANNING OFFICE AND HELD A PROFESSORSHIP FOR DESIGN MANAGEMENT AT THE HOCHSCHULE OSTWESTFALEN-LIPPE IN LEMGO. HE INITIALLY WORKED FOR KFF AS A PRODUCT DEVELOPER AND IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY BEFORE BEING APPOINTED MANAGING DIRECTOR IN 2011. JENS LEWE IS ALSO STILL WORKING AS A DESIGNER FOR KFF. FOUNDED BY KARL-FRIEDRICH FÖRSTER IN 1984, THE COMPANY BASED IN LEMGO, EAST WESTPHALIA, DEVELOPS AND MANUFACTURES HAND-CRAFTED FURNITURE FOR THE HOME, DINING AND CONTRACT SECTORS. IN PARTICULAR, THE SEATS HAVE A VERY OWN, INDEPENDENT AND VERY DIGNIFIED STYLE, WHICH OFTEN REMINDS OF MID-CENTURY DESIGN.

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Steven Schilte

STEVEN SCHILTE HAS BUILT A SUCCESSFUL CAREER AS A PRODUCT DESIGNER WORKING FOR SUCH RENOWNED COMPANIES AS JAN DES BOUVIER, BEFORE GOING FREELANCE. HIS FURNITURE DESIGNS HAVE WON SEVERAL AWARDS, FOR INSTANCE, AT THE SALON DU MEUBLE IN PARIS, THE RED DOT DESIGN AWARDS, THE INTERIOR INNOVATION AWARD, AS WELL AS BEEN NOMINATED FOR THE GERMAN DESIGN PRIZE.

Sven Dogs

SVEN DOGS IS A TRAINED INTERIOR DESIGNER AND PRODUCT DESIGNER. HE HAS WORKED ON VARIOUS PROJECTS IN THE FIELDS OF INDUSTRIAL, INTERIOR AND GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR THE EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS. WITH INNOVATIVE IDEAS, ALIVENESS AND EXPERIMENTATION, HE TRANSFERS HIS CONCEPTS INTO PRODUCTS, SPACES AND EXPERIENCES. HIS CLIENTS INCLUDE RENOWNED COMPANIES SUCH AS KFF, DURLET, BERENDSOHN AG, VILLA TECTONA, VILLEROY & BOCH, VAUEN, SOFTLINE (DK), FORMVORRAT AND LEONARDO.