Designer Portraits
blomus continues to be known for its devotion to exquisite quality, a highly innovative approach to product development, and a desire to look beyond the mere aesthetics of a product and view its practical properties as equally important. In combination with an overall design philosophy that expresses simplicity, feminine sensibility, and an uncompromising approach to color, shape, and choice of material, this has secured blomus a position as a major player on the international design scene.
Design Studio
kaschkasch
The German design studio kaschkasch was established in 2011 by Florian Kallus (born 1983) and Sebastian Schneider (born 1985). Since then, the two designers have been a strong voice on the international design scene.
The duo works within the creative fields of art direction, furniture and lighting design, servicing a number of international brands. Kaschkasch is primarily known for simple yet refined designs, and for Florian Kallus and Sebastian Schneider’s continuous exploration of the interplay between functionality and beauty. The studio has received numerous awards, among them the prestigious Red Dot Award for the Ani lamp for blomus in 2019 and the German Design Award Special for the Stay outdoor range in 2021.
ASHI Fireplace accessories
STAY Outdoor furniture
Designer
Theresa Rand
Designer Theresa Rand is known for her graceful and highly feminine take on modern interior design. Educated in both her native Germany and in Copenhagen, where she now lives and works, she has a unique understanding of both the Nordic aesthetic tradition and the German appreciation of function and quality. Her love for simple, functional yet poetic objects with a story to tell is evident in everything she designs, and her desire to create spaces with a warm and inviting feel has given her a preference for classic shapes, natural materials and subtle, elegant colors.
STELLA Cutlery
MAXIME Cutlery
ELI Collection
Designer
Adam Miller
Trained in both architecture and furniture design in the US and Denmark, Adam Miller (born 1984) is familiar with designing at all scales. Today, his Los Angeles based creative studio AD Miller takes on projects in the fields of both architecture and interiors, as well as creating sculptures, lighting, and homeware products. The designer’s curiosity and international mindset have led him to travel all over the world, and his time living in Italy further developed his appreciation for the art of story- telling through every piece he creates. Current projects range from high-end residences in California to a series of product lines with European manufacturers.
Designer
Nina Thöming
Designer Nina Thöming (born 1984) is part of the German design studio Flöz Design, which has been a stable partner to blomus for the past 15 years. With a background in industrial design, Nina Thöming’s work process is thorough and systematic, starting with research and a comprehensive uncovering of the needs and demands of the market followed by the creative process of transforming the acquired knowledge into beautiful yet functional interior items. Among her well-known products for blomus are the Pilar table line and a series of bathroom items by the name Sono.
MODO Bathroom Collection
PILAR Tableware
SONO Bathroom Collection
SALPI Salt and Pepper Mills
Designer
Carsten Gollnick
Carsten Gollnick (born 1966) is the founder of the German design studio Carsten Gollnick Design, which since 1997 has been known for cultivating and developing a design language that naturally focuses on both aesthetics and function, but at the same time always takes into consideration the daily tasks, rituals and culture that any given design will be part of.
Inspiration has often come from Japan, whose strong design tradition has been essential in Carsten Gollnick's creative development as a designer since he began his career. The guiding principle in his design practice also stems from the strong Japanese tradition: Design should never operate hierarchically, and no object is more important than another, because even the smallest and the seemingly most insignificant piece of design has a use and a meaning.
In addition to designing furniture, lighting and tableware for national and international brands, Carsten Gollnick Design has over the years taken on bespoke design assignments that have required close collaboration with some of the most talented craftspeople and artists in the international industry. Since it was founded in 1997, Carsten Gollnick Design has designed more than 100 products and received numerous awards, including the IF Design Award, the German Design Award and the Red Dot Design Award.
Designer
Frederike Martens
Trained as an industrial designer with a particular emphasis on glass and ceramics at the Design School in Halle, Germany, Frederike Martens (born 1987) has a rare talent for pure and strikingly simple shapes, and a preference for colours that will stand the test of time. With her impeccable sense of balance and proportion, Frederike’s work displays a special sensitivity to how materials work, both alone and together. However, for the young designer the practical usability of any given item is equally important. The Sablo tableware line, comprising 18 distinct items, was her first design project for blomus – and has now been followed up by the Ceola vase.
CEOLA Vases
SABLO Tableware
BELO Glassware
Designer
Peter Lienhart
Peter Lienhart (born 1969) has a degree in industrial design from Pforzheim University in Germany, and this is discernibly the starting point for his well-defined aesthetic vision – one where the purity of a shape will always be paramount, and any detail must have a clear purpose. His considerable experience with product design and strong focus on the technical aspects of any home item have made him the perfect designer of lighting solutions such as the new Farol lamp for blomus.
Designer
Justyna Poplawska
Polish-born Justyna Poplawska was educated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wroclaw, Poland, and at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Design, in Copenhagen. She started her career as a designer with a particular interest in glass and was trained in the traditional craft of glass-blowing. Her special ability to imbue mass-produced objects with a handmade feel has become her trademark. Justyna Poplawska is widely acknowledged as a new and interesting voice in the international design industry, and her work has been supported by grants from the Danish Arts Foundation, Danmarks Nationalbanks Jubilæumsfond and Otto Bruuns Fond.
Designer
Kazushige Miyake
Japanese designer Kazushige Miyake (b. 1973) graduated from the design department at Tama Art University in Tokyo, and began his career as a product designer in Great Britain before returning to Japan in 1999. In 2005 he established his own design studio. Today, Miyake Design is synonymous with clean and functional product design, from lounge chairs to suitcases – always directed towards the discerning consumer. In his design practice, Miyake favours the simple and unembellished, and believes that every object has its own particular form. This form is not limited to its physical presence, but includes the object’s surrounding aura or atmosphere, and its effect on those who use it.
Kazushige Miyake has received a number of prestigious design awards, including the iF Design Award, the Red Dot Design Award and the Good Design Award. He is now a member of the review committees for both the Good Design Awards and the iF Design Awards.
KOYOI Drinkware
SUKOYA Shelving
AVIO Oak Furniture
MIYABI Vases
Designer
Robin Scholtysik
Originally trained as a carpenter, German designer Robin Scholtysik (born 1991) has an eye for construction and a natural curiosity when it comes to almost any raw material, and on top of this, he has that vital passion for experimenting and challenging conventions that makes a great designer. In 2017, Scholtysik fi nalised his studies in design at the Academy of Design in Münster, alongside his master’s in carpentry. During his education, he focused mainly on furniture design and developed his now renowned appetite for experimenting with materials and various manufacturing processes.
Today, the multifaceted work of Robin Scholtysik includes furniture, interior design and brand experience design. A common denominator in everything he touches is an awareness of the interrelationship between craft techniques and industrial production, and his projects are marked by a strong consciousness of how people interact with space, environment and material culture. In his own words, ‘Inspiration comes from life itself – even small observations and human gestures can give impulses for something new’.
The first collaboration between Robin Scholtysik and blomus is the sculptural Oru side table.
Designer
Sebastian Herkner
German Sebastian Herkner (born 1981) pursued Product Design at HfG Offenbach University of Art and Design. During this time, he honed his flair for materials, colours and textures, with a growing focus on designing furniture and objects. A brief stint at Stella McCartney in London added to his experience.
In 2006, Herkner established a studio in his own name. Since then, he's created furniture, lighting and smaller pieces for global brands, as well as undertaking interior architecture projects and museum and exhibition design. His remarkable work has garnered numerous awards, including the IF Award, the Iconic Award and the Elle Deco International Design Award (EDIDA).
Herkner was the Guest of Honour at imm cologne 2016, where he shaped the exhibition ‘Das Haus’. In 2019, Maison&Objet named him Designer of the Year, and in 2021 he clinched Milan's most prestigious design accolade, the EDIDA award for Best Designer of the Year. In 2022, he curated alongside luminaries like Robert Wilson, Judith Clarke, Michele de Lucchi and Naoto Fukasawa at Homo Faber, commissioned by the Michelangelo Foundation in Venice.