Werner Aisslinger

Werner Aisslinger
The works of the designer Werner Aisslinger (born 1964) cover the spectrum of experimental,
artistic approaches, including industrial design and architecture. He delights in making use of the
latest technologies and has helped introduce new materials and techniques to the world of product
design like in his unique gel furniture with the collection “Soft Cell“ and the chaise “Soft“ for
Zanotta in 2000. The “Juli chair“ (Cappellini) was the first furniture item to use a new type of foam,
polyurethane integral foam, and became the first German chair design to be selected as a
permanent exhibit at the MoMA in New York since 1964. In 2012 he created the “Hemp chair“ with
Basf and Moroso – the first ever biocomposite monobloc chair. In the process he has created
striking designs and received awards from all over the world — from Milan's Compasso d'Oro to
the Design Prize of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Red Dot Award the FX Award in the UK
and the American Interior Design Award. Werner Aisslinger‘s “Loftcube“ project became one of
the most discussed modular and transportable housing projects within the last years. His work is
exhibited in the permanent collections of international museums such as the Museum of Modern
Art (MoMA) and the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the French Fonds National d‘Art
Contemporain in Paris, the Victora & Albert Museum in London, the Museum Neue Sammlung in
Munich, and the Vitra Design Museum in Weil, Germany.
Recent work includes a number of furniture design projects for Vitra, Foscarini and Moroso;
product designs for Haier and Canon, as well as the 25hours Hotel Bikini (Berlin, 2014). In 2013
Werner Aisslinger opened his first soloshow called “Home of the future“ in the Berlin based
museum Haus am Waldsee. In 2014 he was awarded the prestigious AW Designer of the Year
Award in Cologne. Werner Aisslinger lives and works in Berlin.
Clients & projects:
Werner Aisslinger has been developing furniture and lighting with Italian brands like Moroso,
Foscarini, Lema, Cappellini, Zanotta, Magis and Porro; and office furniture with Vitra in
Switzerland. He works on product designs and architectural projects with brands like Interluebke,
Mercedes-Benz, Adidas, IC-Berlin, Marc O‘Polo, Bombay Saphire, FSB, Flötotto, Haier, Canon,
Berker, Hugo Boss i.e.
www.aisslinger.de
Extended information:
Born 1964 in Nördlingen (Germany)
1986/87 University LMU Munich: History of Arts and Science of Communication
1987-1992 Design student at University of Fine Arts Berlin, Diploma
1989-1992 Freelancer at Jasper Morrison and Ron Arad, London and Studio de Lucchi in Milan
1993 Founding »Studio Aisslinger« in Berlin
1994-1997 Teaching at UdK Berlin and Lahti Design Institute, Finland
1998-2005 Professor of Product Design at Staatlichen Hochschule für Gestaltung,
Karlsruhe-Germany
2003 Founding Member of Association Transform-Berlin e.V. the Institution of the “Designmai“
Festival in Berlin
2006 Project Manager of Designlabor Bremerhafen, Germany
Since 2006 permanent Curator of Raymond Loewy Foundation as well as member of the Jury of the
Lucky Strike Design Award
2008-2009 Professor of Design at the Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung, Karlsruhe
2011 Professor at NUS National Univeristy Singapore School of Design and Environment
Design awards like:
A&W DESIGNER OF THE YEAR 2014
Interior Design Award, USA 2014
German design Award 2014, 2013
Interior Innovation Award 2014
IF Gold Award 2013, 2014
Good Design Award, USA, 2013
ICON Awards -Winner London, 2012
Design Museum-Award: Designs of the Year, London 2012
Selci-Award - best lighting, Barcelona 2008
Compasso d’Oro Selection, Milan 2013, 2012, 2004, 2001, 1995
German Productdesign-Award, Frankfurt 1996
Blueprint 100% Design Award, London, 2000
FX Award UK, London, 2005
ADI Design Index Milan, 2013, 2012, 2000
red dot, Designzentrum Essen 2014, 2013, 2012, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1994
Hotel of the year , Expo Real Munich 2006
Selection Centre Georges Pompidou, „Carrefour de la création“ Paris 2001
Selection bio 16/17 - design biennale, Ljubljana 1998, 2000
Design Plus-Award, Frankfurt 1992
Objects in Museums and permanent Collections like:
Victoria & Albert Museum, London 2012
Neue Sammlung, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Germany 1996, 2004, 2006
Designcollection Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, Germany 1999, 2000, 2012
Permanent Collection MoMA, Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA 1998, 2008
Fonds National d’Art Contemporain, Paris, France 2002
Permanent Collection Metropolitan Museum, New York USA 2001
Museum of Applied Arts, Berlin, Germany 2006
Exhibitions:
2013
»HOME OF THE FUTURE - Haus am Waldsee, Berlin«
»Glass is Tomorrow - in Brussel, Belgium with AMPERSAND HOUSE & GALLERY«
»History Reloaded, Endless Shelf as part of *History reloaded* PORRODURINIQUINDICI«
» Blubs + Parasol + Hut Lamp - lighting collection as part of GLASS IS TOMORROW, Milan«
»Berlin 2.0 - at Gallery S. Bensimon«
»Glass is Tomorrow - at Gallery A Glass House«
2012
»Designs of the Year 2012 - Hemp Chair as part of exhibition at Design Museum, London«
»Anders als immer - German design exhibition curated by Volker Albus in St.Petersburg at
Bulthaup Gallery«
»Chair Farm at MKG Museum Hamburg - special installation inside new opening of the permanent
design collection«
»Hemp Chairs at "Berliner Zimmer" exhibition during Helsinki Design Week, curated by DMY
Berlin at Cable Factory, Sea Cable Hall, Helsinki«
»Behive for Forscarini in the exhibition at La Triennale di Milano viale Alemagna / ADI Design
Index«
»Mesh Vases at Design Miami 2012 / Gallery Diet, Curated by DMY and William Bagnoli at the
Wynwood Building, Miami«
»Meisenthal, Le Feu Sacré, Grand Hornu, Belgique«
»London Design Festival, 19 Greek Street Gallery, Soho«
»InnoTrans 2012 Berlin«
»Helsinki Design Week - DMY Tour 2012, Finland«
»Lille3000 Futurotextiles - Centre Euralille, France«
»Landesgartenschau, Nagold, Germany«
»DMY Design Festival, Berlin, Germany«
»Wanted Design, New York, USA«
»BER / JFK - DMY, Noho Design District, New York, USA«
»Foscarini Inspire, New York, USA«
»Instant Stories, Ventura Lambrate, Milan, Italy«
»MusikBox, Tom Dixon Space MOST, Milan, Italy«
»Moroso Fair Stand, Milan, Italy«
»Thus Spoke The Marble, Superstudio Piu, Zona Tortona, Milan, Italy«
»LEMA Fair Stand, Milan, Italy«
»Iconograph Chronograph, Tom Dixon Space MOST, Milan, Italy«
»Foscarini Inspire, Superstudio Piu, Zona Tortona, Milan, Italy«
»Berker - Light & Building, Frankfurt am Main, Germany«
2011
»Biomorph - Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, Germany«
»Designs of the year- Designmuseum, London«
»Bright Future - Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York City«
»Budapest Design Week«
»Ren: Good design - 1st Beijing International Design Triennial, China«
»Ein Stoff für alle Fälle - Kunststoffdesign im 20. Jahrhundert, Wilhelm-Wagenfeld Haus Bremen,
Germany«
»Moscow Design Week - Organic Dwelling-, Museum of Architecture, Moskow«
»10. Triennale für Form und Inhalte 2011 - Materials Revisited, Frankfurt«
»Foscarini Metamorphosis - Qubique, Berlin, Germany«
»Black Box - Qubique, Berlin, Germany«
»Design Deutschland 2011 - ICFF New York City«
»Arena Design, Poznan International Fair Ltd, Poland«
»DMY - Poetry Happens, Berlin«
»Yill & Younicos - exhibition at Via Savona 55, Milan during Milan design fair april 11th till april 17th
april«
»hemp house & hemp chair - as part of group exhibition "poetry happens", ventura lambrate, milan
april 11-17th april«
»Behive for Foscarini, Euroluce, Milan«
»cubeX - as part of - Design Deutschland at Fuori Salone, Milan«
»hemp chair - as part of "goodgoods" fair design exhibition 27 until 29th of Mai in Hamburg,
European Green Capital«
»imm cologne 2011 - new features CUBEx, interlübke, Cologne«
»NETwork as part of special exhibition "surprising empathy" - at imm cologne«
»UP´s at Maison&Objet 2011, Paris«
2010
»Milan 2010 - X-table, Böwer as part of exhibition "design deutschland 2010", Milano«
»Network - 3D stichting exhibition as part of dmy - milan open process, Milano«
»X-Table, as part of New York ICFF 2010 - design deutschland«
»Vase vs. Vases - exhibition, Helmrinderknecht - contemporary design gallery, Berlin«
»Flow Landscape - for officeplanner at red dot design museum, Singapore«
»Anders als immer 2010 - Zeitgenössosches Design und die Macht des Gewohnten, Wellington at
Goethe Institute, Auckland at Shed 10, Melbourne at RMIT Gallery«
»Bewußt einfach - Galeria José Luis Benlliure, Mexico City«
»Interieur 2010 - Buren / Neighbours - Germany, Kortijk«
»Schöner Sitzen - Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe - Hamburg«
»New Olds - ifa Designausstellung, Stutgart«
2009
* DMY - Made in Berlin 2009, Berlin
* Made in Berlin 2009, Create Berlin members in Milan, Italy
* Interieur/Exterieur – Wohnen in der Kunst – Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Germany
* Micro House, Bielefelder Kunstverein, Bielefeld, Germany
* Nullpunkt – Nieuwe German Gestaltung“, Marta Herford, Germany
* DMY Asia Exhibition Tour 2009, Taiwan, Tokyo, Seoul, Singaore
* 40 Chairs - Invitational Exhibition of World renowned designers’ works, CAFA Art
Museum, Beijing
2008
* ZKM Museum Karlsruhe, 2008, Vertrautes Terrain – Karlsruhe, Germany
* Spain Playtime – Fresh Air in Spanish Design, Zona Tortona, Milano
2007
* Corian(R): 40 Years / 40 Designers
at Design Within Reach-Meatpacking/Chelsea Studio, New York City
* Suitcases from Berlin - Koffer aus Berlin, Ausstellung M Project Galery, New York
* Full house, Ausstellung im Haus am Waldsee, Designmai, Berlin
* loftcube, Ausstellung fuori salone, Exanasaldo, Milan
* Corian(R): 40 Years / 40 Designers, salone Milan
* design seating for design eating, fornasarig, Triennale, Milan
* books, Installation in der Christuskirche, Passagen Cologne,
* Second Skin, Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, Germany
2006
* Lightwave presentation, Blue Collection of Bombay Saphire, Lichtwerk Altona, Hamburg,
Germany
* FSB,Paarklinken, Exhibition Stilwerk, Berlin
* 5x5 Project-Designers & Producers, Interieur, Designregio Kortrijk, Belgien
* Create Berlin "Best of Berlin", Ausstellung "Red Moscow", Moskau
* Sitzen ist Kunst, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin
* Loftcube, ArchiSkulptur, Kunstmuseum, Wolfsburg
* Second Skin, Designausstellung Zeche Zollverein, Essen
* Loftcube, Eighth Belgrade Triennal of World Architecture, Belgrad
2005
* Loftcube, Woonmecca, Maastricht
* B to B Designaussellung, Brüssel
* Berlin Design / Designyoungsters, Seoul
* Jung + Deutsch, Hillside Terrace Gallery, Tokyo
* Vitra Level 34 presentation, Semperdepot, Wien
* Loftcube, Deutschlandschaft im Victoria & Albert Museum, London
* Vitra Level 34 show, Brüssel
* About Design Ausstellung auf der Tendence Fair, Frankfurt
* Vitra Level 34 showroom, London
* Anders als Immer, German design exhibition at Townhouse Gallery, Cairo
* Jung + Deutsch, design exhibition at edisonhöfe, Designmai, Berlin
* Vitra Level 34 am Pfefferberg ,Designmai, Berlin
2004
* Loftcube, Beitrag des deutschen Pavillons, 9. Architektur Biennale, Venedig
* Pappilan, Tendence Fair, Frankfurt
* Design Berlin!, Cube Gallery, Manchester
* Shades, Salon du Meuble de Paris
2003
* Pappilan, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
* Loftcube, t’Huis Front 2, Amsterdam
* Design Bloc, Prague
* Construire l’éphémère, EXPO.03, Neuchâtel
* Loftcube, Designmai, Berlin
* Design Berlin!, Vitra Design Museum, Berlin
* Habiter la lumière, French Cultural Center, Milan
* Take a Seat, Vitra Design Museum, Berlin