DESIGNERS 2010 BREITBACH DESIGN, GERMANY Juliane Breitbach Designer AGD in cooperation with international artists and illustrators. Completed education at the Highschool for Art, Graphic and Design in Freiburg, Germany. As a creative director expirienced in international advertising agencies. Creative manager of the BREITBACH DESIGN studios in Konstanz/Lake of Constance. Personal consultation for your product via e-mail and internet. Regular exhibitions at the KIND+JUGEND fair in Cologne and the HEIMTEXTIL fair in Frankfurt. www.breitbach-design.de BUR GABRIEL, GERMANY Gabriel Bur was born in Saarbruecken, Germany, in 1970 and has lived in Berlin since 1992. Encouraged by his arts teacher, who dedicated himself to develop his student s talent, Gabriel Bur occupied himself with various painting techniques before he essentially started teaching himself by reading relevant literature and experimenting with practical applications. In 1999, Gabriel Bur became a freelance visual artist. His work involves a wide variety of techniques borrowed from painting and object art. Through conceptual as well as experimental approaches, he creates works of art ranging from paintings with three-dimensional effects to carefully composed abstract assemblages. www.gabrielbur.de COHEN DANIEL «CELMATES», USA Daniel Cohen was a former manager at Walt Disney Feature Animation in Orlando, Florida, where he worked on movies including Mulan, Tarzan, Lilo & Stitch and Brother Bear. In 2004, Cohen formed Celmates, an agency to represent some of the former Disney animators and artists. The company now supplies art and animation to a variety of companies. Celmates designs range from cool and cutting-edge graphics to fun and awesome cartoons and can be seen worldwide. www.celmates.net DANGLE LLOYD, USA Lloyd Dangle is a nationally syndicated cartoonist in the United States whose comic strip Troubletown has appeared weekly in newspapers since 1988. Lloyd s cartoons and illustrations have appeared in over 100 magazines and newspapers, including American Lawyer, Cosmopolitan, Entertainment Weekly, San Francisco Chronicle, Shape, Sierra, Mother Jones, The Nation, The New York Times, Outside, Time Magazine, Utne Reader, The Village Voice and Wired. His drawings also adorn the packaging of Airborne effervescent cold remedy. Lloyd lives with his wife and son in Oakland, California. 1 1
ELLE CHRISTIANE, GERMANY She was born in North Rhine Westphalia, Germany, in 1980 and has a degree in industrial design. Her work comprises three-dimensional product illustration, product decoration and product design. Her portfolio already consists of a number of well-known clients. www.christianeelle.de Giewald Naomi, Grafik Atelier, SWITZERLAND Grafik Atelier is a design studio for print media, communications, illustrations, textile printing and web design. As a skilled textile print designer, Naomi combines design techniques such as composition and color in a dynamic and aesthetic fashion. www.grafik-atelier.ch. www.grafik-atelier.ch HARTUNG BUFFAY, FRANCE We are leading a design agency in Paris with four additional in-house designers and we work on textile products but also on hard goods. The solutions we offer to our clients include brand strategy and innovation, from product concepts to the final production, even if our core expertise in our works is still in pure design. HARDER STEFI, DOCHDESIGN TM, GERMANY We believe in the power of communication and create solutions through new ideas. Our emphasis lies with the conceptual design of image catalogues in the field of sport and fashion as well as the surface design of products. www.dochdesign.net 2
JustiTz Nicole, Nilludesign, Switzerland Freelance illustrator and designer fascinated by cartoons, designer toys, Fisher-Price, street art and retro design; is passionate about creating new characters and new worlds with loving attention to detail. www.nilludesign.com KELLER FRANK, GERMANY Frank Keller Design is a design agency focusing on graphic design and illustrations for lifestyle products and packaging. Commissions from renowned international clients since 2000. The company philosophy: «Enjoy everything!» www.frank-keller.de KIEHL STEPHANE, FRANCE Stéphane Kiehl, born in 1975, lives and works in Paris. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Nancy and has worked as a freelance illustrator for various newspapers, publishing and advertising companies since 1999. www.famillek.com KOCH MICHAELA, GERMANY Born in Berlin on May 9, 1964, works as a freelance designer/illustrator Graduated from the Berlin University of the Arts with a degree in fashion and textile design She has been commissioned as a designer of patterns and images for water bottles, children s watches, fashion jewelry, ladies fashion jewelry, glass and porcelain articles, gifts, stationery and writing instruments for the international and pan-european markets 3
Kiel Alberta und HECKER CARMEN, Marvellous Things, GERMANY Designers Alberta Kiel and Carmen Hecker operate in a joint studio under the name of The Marvellous Things. What connects the two designers is their fondness for subtleties, the friendship of their children and, of course, their passion for fine design. And the things they consider marvellous are objects and ideas which, strange as they may seem, are amusing, extraordinary, original, attractive and simply wonderful just like good design! www.marvellous-things.de Knoth DawN Rae, USA Dawn Rae Knoth is a trend and color consultant located in sunny Central Oregon (USA). She supports her clients with valuable advice in matters of design. Her services include trend presentations, sales promotions and surface designs. www.dawnrae.com. www.dawnrae.com LANGILLE KAREN UND MATTHEW, USA Matthew and Karen Langille are New York City based artists/designers. Matthew is a charismatic young freelance artist known for creating clever, witty images, design patterns and crayon drawings in a unique edgy and whimsical style. He has quickly developed a diverse base of global clients across several industries, including Swatch, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Adidas, Havaianas and Urban Outfitters. Simultaneously, Karen sharpened her design skills while working on projects for a New York City based branding agency. There she developed designs and layouts for a range of product concepts, packaging and promotions. Matthew and Karen s work for SIGG represents their second official collaboration as a husband-and-wife team. www.matthewlangille.com Lotersztain Alexander, AUSTRALIA Born in Buenos Aires in Argentina where he studied industrial design. After graduation he relocated to Australia in order to study at the Queensland College of Art and now moves back and forth between Europe, Africa and Australia, finding inspiration in the wide range of impressions. He specializes in interior design. www.derlot.com 4
Mierendorff Design, GERMANY With years of on-the-job experience in Paris, the artist specializes in illustrations and design. She now works in Berlin and Cologne. MORRISON Jenean, USA Jenean Morrison is a surface designer who lives and works in Memphis, Tennessee. Her designs can be seen on a variety of consumer products, from stationery to rugs, fabric and gift wrap. She is also a painter, with many works in private and corporate collections, including the Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. www.jeneanmorrison.com Rode Nina, GERMANY Freelance illustrator since 2004. Ornamental, floral, ornate and graphic drawings on paper, plastic and porcelain, illustrations for books and children s books, pictographs all in a playful style with devotion to detail! www.ninieta.de STUDIO THENA, ITALY We are a group, or more a family, doing one of the most wonderful jobs in the world. High enthusiasm with a touch of sympathy and femininity is the main characteristic that distinguishes us from the others. Our mission is to understand our customers needs and give them our advice to go in the right direction. www.studiothena.com 5
Wilson Alice, PLANET CORPORATE, SWITZERLAND After initial training in digital media design she studied film and video at the Zurich University of the Arts. Today her work ranges from graphic and product design to screenwriting and filming of corporate videos. www.planet-corporate.ch YARNALL PHIL, SMAY DESIGN, USA Phil Yarnall is the creative energy behind Smay Vision, having mainly worked for the music industry for the last 18 years, designing album covers and box sets for renowned artists such as The Velvet Underground, Jimi Hendrix, Louis Armstrong, Connie Francis and many more. His work has been mentioned in many graphic-design magazines and trade publications. He lives and works in Mount Kisco (NY) with his wife and two children. 6