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Take a look behind the scenes: the designers

Michal Shalev
Michaela Koch
Lenka Kühnertová
Virginia Romo
Kathrin Stockebrand
Nuno Ladeiro

You might not have heard her name, but you could be standing on her work: Shalev is a world-famous carpet and textiles designer. Drapes, paper products, porcelain and shower curtains are also linked irrevocably with her characteristic style. Her influences: pop art, the Spanish, cave painters, her home. Her style: as versatile as you would expect – sometimes minimalist, sometimes humorous, always lively. She has worked closely with German companies such as Karstadt, Rosenthal and Design House since 1994.

Gained a diploma in fashion design from Berlin Arts College in 1990 before working as assistant editor and costume designer; from 1996 onwards, worked as freelance designer and illustrator. Her distinctly cheerful designs adorn the products of many leading manufacturers and publishing houses, while her acrylic paintings simultaneously ensure a fresh contrast in the art world.

Lenka Kühnertová
Lenka Kühnertová

The designer Lenka Kühnertová from Prague founded her own manufacturing business after studying at the Stuttgart Academy of Art. Inspired by literature, this is where she designs and produces textile accessories which she prints by hand in an intricate design process. In dialogue with various clients, her graphic signature also enhances events, rooms and products.

Designer based in Stuttgart, Germany. Born in Spain, she studied architecture in the Basque region and in Stuttgart, where she has been working successfully as a freelance illustrator since 2010. Hobbies such as ballet, travel and fashion characterise her feminine illustration style, which is realised digitally but also through the classic analogue methods.

Kathrin Stockebrand
Kathrin Stockebrand

Designer and illustrator in Essen, Germany, * 1964
After studying in Münster and Essen, she initially worked in advertising and as art director for a publishing house. In the meantime, she has made a name for herself as a freelance designer and illustrator - and especially appreciates the creative freedom of her job: "I love it when my creativity knows no limits!"

Nuno Ladeiro
Nuno Ladeiro

The work of the architect and industrial designer, born in 1968 is deeply rooted in Portuguese history. In his studio in Lisbon he helps Portuguese design to worldwide recognition – his master plan for Expo 98 and his red-blue retirement home in northern Portugal are particularly well known. With great respect, however, he also reinterprets classics of furniture culture - including the world-famous “Alvar Aalto chair”.
With great sensitivity he absorbs environmental influences and merges them into a perfect mixture of fantasy and reality. His work has received numerous awards, and he offers his know-how and experience as a lecturer at two universities and director of MID (International Design Movement).