Werner Aisslinger
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Werner Aisslinger born Berlin
Berlin
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1964 is a German
Germans
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furniture
Furniture
Furniture is the mass noun for the movable objects intended to support various human activities such as seating and sleeping in beds, to hold objects at a convenient height for work using horizontal surfaces above the ground, or to store things...
designer
Designer
A designer is a person who designs. More formally, a designer is an agent that "specifies the structural properties of a design object". In practice, anyone who creates tangible or intangible objects, such as consumer products, processes, laws, games and graphics, is referred to as a...
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From 1987-1991 he studied Design at the University of Arts (Hochschule der Künste) in Berlin
Berlin
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from 1989-1992 Freelanced at Jasper Morrison and Ron Arad in London
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In 1993 at Studio de Lucchi in Milan
Milan
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he founded “studio aisslinger” which was to be based in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, focusing on product design, design concepts and brand architecture.
Between 1994-1997 he was a teacher at the Berlin University of Arts and Lahti Institute of Design
Lahti Institute of Design
Institute of Design is a part of Lahti University of Applied Sciences, which is a large, multidisciplinary institution of higher education, located some 100 km north of the Finnish capital, Helsinki...
, Finland
Finland
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. From 1998 - 2005 he was teaching at Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design
Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design
The Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe is a Germany university founded in 1992 by Professor Heinrich Klotz, who also founded its sister institution, the Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe...
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During his career, Aisslinger has received various awards, including: Design Plus Award, Germany Compasso d’Oro Selection, Italy Bundespreis Produktdesign, Germany Blueprint 100% Design Award, London Red Dot Award, Germany Selection Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris.
Aisslinger's works
- 1. “Juli Chair”, Cappellini, Italy · Designed in 1996 for Cappellini. · A soft seat shell made of polyurethane integral foam - an innovative material used in the automobile industry. It was Selected in 1998 to appear in the permanent collection of MoMA, New York and the chair collection at Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein.
- 2. Mercedes Benz Spot, Germany · Flagship store for the Mercedes brand in Frankfurt. Built in 1999, this showroom concept includes virtual cars using the latest high-tech media technology.
- 3. “Soft Cell” Collection · First gel-furniture worldwide to be presented at Milan’s International Furniture Fair. Collection includes a chair, stool and chaiselongue. · Limited edition, designed in 1999. · Selected for the permanent collection at Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein.
- 4. Divan Bed “Soft”, Zanotta, Italy 2000 · First industrialised furniture item using techno gel. · Design awards: - Blueprint 100% Design Award 2001, London - Compasso d’ Oro Selection 2001, Italy · Selected in 2002 for the “Fonds national d’Art Contemporain” collection, France. Permanent collection, Metropolitan Museum, New York.
- 5. “Endless Shelf”, Porro 1994/1998, Italy · Modular shelf with aluminiumAluminiumAluminium or aluminum is a silvery white member of the boron group of chemical elements. It has the symbol Al, and its atomic number is 13. It is not soluble in water under normal circumstances....
joints, boards made of wood or translucent plastic. · Design awards: - Bundespreis Produktdesign, Germany - Red Dot Award, Germany - Compasso d’Oro Selection, Italy · Selected for “Neue Sammlung” Museum, Munich, Germany.
- 6. “Plus Unit”, Magis 2000, Italy · A world premiere: 100% modular, self-supporting, self-adjoining drawer system. · Drawers can be added up like Lego pieces. Made from ABS. · Design Awards - Red Dot Award, Germany - Compasso d’ Oro Selection, Italy
- 7. “Case”, Interlübke, Germany · 100% modular container-trolleyTramA tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
-system. · Aluminium structure with matt plastic walls. · Designed in 2002.
- 8. “Loft Cube”, Mobile Home Unit · Modular living unit to be installed on flat roofs of high-rise city buildings. It can be transported by helicopter or crane for short-term living. · Façade and interior partitioning can be determined by user. · Promotes rooftop community as new way of life. · Smart house technology, prototype project. The Loftcube was featured by AudiAudiAudi AG is a German automobile manufacturer, from supermini to crossover SUVs in various body styles and price ranges that are marketed under the Audi brand , positioned as the premium brand within the Volkswagen Group....
in online and brochure advertising for the Audi A3Audi A3The Audi A3 is a small family car produced by the German automaker Audi since 1996. Two generations of A3 exist, both based on the Volkswagen Group A platform, which they share with several other models such as the Audi TT, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Caddy and Volkswagen Touran as well as SEAT...
Sportback car
- 9. Gel Lounge Chair, Cappellini, Italy · Range of chairs and lounge chairs made with gel-upholstery. ·Produced with latest technologies.
- 10. “Nic Chair”, Magis, Italy ·