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TRADEFAIR STAND FOR LIGHTNET
AT ORGATEC FAIR
Susanne Philippson has also created the brand presentation of Lightnet, the contract lighting manufacturer with whom we have developed the Weave Perf® Acoustic Luminaires series. It will be possible to actually test and hear the effect of the new acoustic lights as they will be presented in a beautiful but sound reflective environment - a striking glass cube structure by french manufacturer Clestra Hausermann. A fresh yellow was chosen to highlight the groundbreaking series of lamps that are, in the flied of office interior lighting, indeed a true highlight themselves.
Cologne, Orgatec Fair, Lighting Competence Center, Hall 8 Stand B019 E
ACOUSTIC LUMINAIRES
PRESENTED AT ORGATEC 2012
I have developed a series of office interior lighting that combines for the first time light, acoustics and transparency in one product family. Many years of reserach I had spent in the field of acoustics and saw the need to combine both light and acoustics in one product. With the Cologne based Contract Lighting Manufacturer Lightnet I had found the right partner to develop and produce a complete series of acoustic luminaires. The technical support and expert know how in Acoustics I then found at swiss based company Akustik&Innovation. With the amazing transparent fabric Weave Perf® we have succeeded to develop a visually light and delicate office interior lighting family and with more than 4 Million microscopically small slits per square meter we reach enormous high absorbing rates within the medium spectrum (50-100 Hz), equivalent to the human voice spectrum. I am happy to announce its launch at Orgatec fair, Lighting Competence Center, Hall 8 B019 E
OFFICE INTERIOR DESIGN
AT EUREF CAMPUS BERLIN
We have once again collaborated with Welter Welter Architekten to realize the office interior of the newly founded research institute for global climate change MCC at the bustling EUREF Campus in Berlin. Old brick walls of the Wasserturm building contrast a sleek but also playful office interior. The lights have the shape of ventilators which is also a hint of the business background of the company and at the same time play with the origin of the lamps themselves. The energy consumed to produce those lamps comes solely from the power of wind.
Tradefairstand for Mawa Design
AT LIGHT & BUILDING 2012
Susanne Philippson has teamed up with local lighting manufacturer MAWA Design to create a remarkable presentation at Frankfurt‘s Light & Building fair. A Porsche tractor seemingly pulls a trailor out of a barn, representing the high-tec manufactory which is actually neatly tucked into green fields of Brandenburg.
Pendant Lights for the new ADAC Headquarter
PRODUCED BY SUSANNE PHILIPPSON
The new ADAC headquarter in Munich, designed by architects Sauerbruch Hutton, gives Germany‘s largest automobile association an unmistakeable brand image. Susanne Philippson was selected to produce 65 white cylindric pendant lights, which now line up the ceiling of the Casino Cafeteria on the ground floor of the building.
Acoustic Pendant Lights FOR STIFTUNG MERCATOR
NEUES PROJEKTZENTRUM BERLIN
The organization Stiftung Mercator opens it‘s new branch right at the Hackescher Markt in Berlin. Susanne Philippson has been part of the team for the interior design of the three story building, that has been reconstructed by Welter Welter architects Berlin. Susanne Philippson also launches her first series of acoustic pendant lights which give off indirect light while massively absorbing sound of the auditorium and hence help to create an ambient athmosphere.
Golden Times at Euroluce
TRADEFAIRSTAND FOR PALLUCCO
The design of the brand presentation at Euroluce 2011 marks not only the successful continuation of the collaboration between Pallucco and Susanne Philippson. This year‘s standdesign is especially magical as rotating vertical blinds open up in intervals to give a glance on the products and the interior of the stand.
Salone Del Mobile and Light & Building
PALLUCCO TRADEFAIRSTANDS
Susanne Philippson teams up with the Fundamental Architecture Group to design both tradefair presentations of Pallucco in april 2010 with a striking minimal and expressive result.
INTERIOR TRENDS 2010 LECTURE
ON THE THEME OF LIGHT & COLOUR
Four international designers ( Susanne Philippson,Max Lamb, Nizan Cohen & Camilla Diedrich ) have been invited to give lectures on the key themes of shape & function, material, design and colour & light at the Imm Cologne Furniture Fair to provide a more detailed insight into the trends of the moment. In her lecture Susanne has been speaking about reconciling futuristic lighting technologies, sensuality and lighting quality with sustainability.
CUTTING EDGE UPHOLSTERY
DAYBED FIRST TIME PRESENTED IN BERLIN
The cutting edge daybed which Susanne Philippson developed with the viennese upholstery handcraft specialists Wittmann will be the first time presented in Berlin at the showroom of Arte Interior. In the designprocess Susanne took up the Wittmann slogan “When handcraft becomes art” and extended its meaning beyond “craftsmanship”. Unorthodoxdesign elements, unusual to upholstery, extended the definition of a traditional “real Wittmann”. The projectwas part of the Passionswege of the 2008 Vienna Design Week, initiated by Neigungsgruppe.Opening Hours: Tue - Fri 13.oo - 19.oo & Sat 12.oo - 16.ooh at the showroom Ansbacherstrasse 43, Berlin Opening Night: 15th Feb 2010
ARTICLE IN INTERNI
JANUARY FEBRUARY EDITION
A great article on my previous work, edited and written by Virginio Briatore, who did not forget to mention that Susanne Philippson was born in an area of Germany, that is called ‘ the valley of the clueless‘, a area not where people have no clue but had no receptionof west german television before the wall came down! That is Virginio.... See Full Article in the Press Overview also.
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
AT DESIGN LIBRARY MILAN
Renown design critic and international talent scoutVirginio Briatore has invited both Alessandra Pasetti and Susanne Philippson to give a keynote presentation about eachothers designwork- and principles at the designlibrary in Milan. The ‘thursday of design‘ is a regular event for designdiscussion and debate open to public and professionals.
AWARD
NOMINATION
Furthermore Susanne Philippson is nominated for the ‘Compasso d´Oro‘ for the light ‘Crinolina‘. Compasso d’Oro is the name of an Industrial Designaward originated in Italy in 1954 by the La Rinascente company from an original idea of Gio Ponti and Alberto Rosselli. From 1964 it has been hosted exclusively by Associazione per il Disegno Industriale (ADI). Itis the first and most recognized award in its field. The prize aims to acknowledge and promote qualityi n the field of industrial designs Made in Italy and is awarded by ADI.
AWARD
NOMINATION
Susanne Philippson is nominated for the“Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany 2010” The Design Award of the Federal Republic ofGermany is the country‘s highest distinction in the field of design. It is known as the »Prize of Prizes«.The reason: no other design award sets such strict criteria on entries. Thus, a company can only enterthe competition for the Design Award if its product has already been awarded a national or international designprize. Another precondition for entry is that companies must have been nominated by the Ministriesand Senators of the Federal States or by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology.
DMY DESIGN FESTIVAL BERLIN
DMY EXTENDED
During the DMY International Designfestival Berlin2009 Susanne Philippson invited a young designer from Aachen, Svenja Diekmann, and a japanese product design company, +d to exhibit their work in the showroom at Linienstrasse 103, the newstudiospace of Susanne Philippson. Next to that visitors could not only take a thoroughlook inside the studio.They could get an insight into design processes of all of Philippson‘s lamp creations while enjoying a brunch set up daily at the workspace of the studio.
EUROLUCE 2009
THE THIRD SERIES OF LIGHTS FOR PALLUCCO
CRINOLINA is the name of the third family of lights Susanne Philippson designed for Pallucco. It differs much from the first two designs, Joiin and Guardian of Light as this lamp looks different from any angle looked at. It combines symmetric and asymmetric shapes at the same time. All three families of lamps were presented during the Euroluce Lighting Fair in Milan - high lighting a strong co-operation between the Treviso based manufacturer and the Berlin based designer for the past four years.From 31st of march until 2nd of April I will be part of the representative team of the Berlin creative sceneduring the event ‘20 Years of Change - Berlin Days in New York City’Infos: http://www.sei.berlin.de/newyork On 2nd of april I will give my third Pecha Kucha Presentationduring Pecha Kucha Night at the New Museum in New York in collaboration with CreateBerlin: http://www.create-berlin.de
PECHA KUCHA IN NEW YORK
‘20 YEARS OF CHANGE - BERLIN DAYS IN NY‘
From 31st of march until 2nd of April I will be part of the representative team of the Berlin creative scene during the event ‘20 Years of Change-Berlin Days in New York City’ Infos: http://www.sei.berlin.de/newyork On 2nd of april I will give my third Pecha Kucha Presentation during Pecha Kucha Night at the New Museum in New York in collaboration with Create Berlin: http://www.create-berlin.de
NEW OFFICE SPACE
PHILIPPSON MOVES TO THE HEART OF BERLIN
The cultural heart-beat of Berlin beats in Mitte andthat is where Susanne Philippson based her new office space. The Linienstrasse has a good stretch of artgalleries, vintage and fashion design shops. A showroom of Philippson‘s designs is integratedon the premises, so don‘t hesitate to pass by.
TEMPORARY ART SPACE BERLIN
GOOD START INTO THE NEW YEAR
The new lighting designs ‘Guradia‘ and Guardian ofNeurotic Narcissism are showcased in the Temporary Art Space Berlin, in the context of the Create BerlinDesign Exhibition ‘20 Jahre Mauerfall‘, previously showcased at Tent London DesignFestival.The lighting designs were created in collaboration with London based artist Peter Ibruegger, who‘serotic illustrations were engraved into the shades.
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK
CRAFTSMANSHIP & CUTTING EDGE DESIGN
Every Year the Vienna Designweek invites a selectionof designers to collaborate with traditional Viennese companies for the so called ‘Passionswege‘ project.( ways of passion ) Susanne Philippson has been invited to collaborate with the prestigious Wittmann Möbelwerkstätten, who for more than a hundred years have been creating traditional, hand-craftedupholstered furniture of highest quality.
For the Passionswege Philippson created a daybedfrom fine white leaher and polished stainless steel - a daybed that unites contemporary design with expertiseupholstery craftsmanship. Buttoned upholstered surfaces are comonly known to be homogeneousand symmetric. Philippson breaks wit this tradition and introduces an assymetric upholstered seatingsurface, which eventually breaks open into a flexible loose matrace that falls back to the ground at oneend - playing between functional design and cutting edge design-art.
TENT LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL
CREATE BERLIN GOES LONDON
The Limited Edition of ‘Guardia‘ and ‘Guardian ofNeurotic Narcissism is a joined venture project with London based artist and illustrator Peter Ibruegger. (View projects for more info) The work was first showcased in London as part of the Design ExhibitionCreate Berlin goes London, taking place from 18-21.09.08 in the Dray Walk Gallery / Truman Breweryin context of the Designfestival TENT. After Milan, Tokyo, Moscow, Paris, New York, andShanghai, the Berlin design network CREATE BERLIN was presenting Berlin design talents first time inLondon. Double teams from design, art, fashion, media design and photgraphy have organized a uniqueexperience to make the Berlin design scene known in foreign countries. 20 curated teams have been presentingtheir intelligent and amusing ideas themed, “Citizens of Berlin, 20 years of creativity.”
MADE IN BERLIN - COMING HOME
FROM MILAN STRAIGHT TO BERLIN
Following up from a succesful presentation of theMADE IN BERLIN presentation in Milan, the work then has also been shown to local visitors from Berlinas well as to all international guests that came to see the DMY International Design Festival Berlin.The exhibition found its second stage in the creative environment at the Osthafenspeicher in the showroomof Arte Interior.
DMY - INTERNATIONAL DESIGN FESTIVAL
SUSANNE PHILIPPSON IS GERMAN
To pre-answer a day to day initial question ofvisitors the title of Susanne‘s personal exhibition during the Design Festival Berlin was:Not Swedish. Susanne Philippson showed a vast collection ofnew furniture prototypes as well as lamps she has in production with the italian manufacturer Pallucco.
BERLIN DESIGN DOME - MADE IN BERLIN
A DREAM CAME TRUE
In 2008 a dream came true for Susanne Philippson.The Idea: converting a geodescic dome tent into an icon of Berlin‘s city scene - the Television Tower. TheBerlin Design Dome is a mobile exhibition space that launched with an exhibition of 15 young designersfrom Berlin during Salone del Mobile 2008 at Zona Tortona. Susanne Philippson conceived this idea and was thekey initiator for this ambitious project to promote young design professionals from Berlin in Italy.The exhibition was curated by Werner Aisslinger and Prof.Francois Burkhardt and was further pushed andinitiated by the companies Zendome, Coordination, Hidden Fortress and supported by Create Berlin andDMY.
KEYBOARD TABLE - AT WRIGHT AUCTION
WRIGHT MODERN DESIGN AUCTION 30TH MARCH
Burning Chrome Keyboard tableThis sleek wall-mounted table defies gravity with a magnetic slanted surface that will hold keys andother metal objects. Sold with certificate of origin signed by Susanne Philippson and original assemblyinstructions. Signed to underside and interior of tabletop: [Susanne Philippson].The keyboard table is part of the Burning Chrome Series, an edition of highly polished stainless steeland chrome furniture and accessories by Berlin based designers Susanne Philippson, Flip Sellin and IngoStrobel.
IMM COLOGNE - PASSAGEN
PHILIPPSON‘S LIGHTS AT REMAGEN
Pallucco, the manufacturer of the light families‘Guardian of Light‘ and ‘Joiin‘ has been invited to present the latest new items in the shopfront of theprestigeous Remagen store, as a part of the Passagen exhibitions during the International Furniture Fair Cologne.
CREATIVE SPREE
WITH CREATE BERLIN TO CHINA
Designers and artists showcase their Berlin-inspiredworks at the exhibition “CREATIVE SPREE” taking place in Shanghai from November 15th to 21st 07.Susanne Philippson travels with CreateBerlin to Shanghai as a representative of the Berlin DesignScene. Her lamp ‘Guardian of Light‘ has been selected for the collective exhibition.
YDMI - AWARD
PHILIPPSON WINS THE FIRST YDMI AWARD
YDMI is a platform which connects young designprofessionals with the industry. YDMI hosts an international design competition next to a networkingevent, the YDMI days. During these days selected designers have to present their portfolio during a 15image slide-show which lasts only for 3 minutes! Susanne Philippson won this competition out ofmore than 240 applicants in total. The award is hosted by the German Design Counciland the IDZ and connected designers with professionals from companies such as Moroso, Knoll International,Deutsche Bahn Ag or Leonardo to mention only a few.
MINT GALLERY LONDON
PART OF THE FREEHAND EXHIBITION AT 100%
Mint is an Interior design store which offers exclusiveworks by internationally recognized designers as well as exhibiting new collections by international manufacturers.For the 2007 Mint Freehand Show during the 100% Design Festival London Susanne Philippson‘s newdesign for Diamantini Domeniconi, the ‘Butterfly clock‘ as well as the Pallucco lamps ‘Joiin‘ and Guardianof Light ‘ where selected for the exhibition at 70 Wigmore Street.
DESIGN ANNUAL
WITH YDMI IN FRANKFURT
The YDMI Platform connects young designprofessionals with the industry and is an initiative of the German Design Council.Susanne Philippson won the first YDMI Award in 2007 and was equally invited to show the ‘Guardianof Light‘ at the YDMI booth during the Frankfurt Fair Design Annual.
DMY DESIGN FESTIVAL BERLIN
AN IMPRESSIVE SHOW SETS NEW STANDARDS
The vast space of the Arena set the stage for the2007 DMY International Design Festival in Berlin. Susanne Philippson presented the Joiin Family forthe first time to the Berlin public, as well as ‘Keera‘ a prototype of a ceramic-steel table and ‘Guardian of Light‘.
DMY DESIGN FESTIVAL BERLIN
BURNING CHROME AT ROOMS INTERIOR
Burning Chrome is a limted edition of design objectsranging from lounge-chairs, sidetables, keyboards to i-pod playstations, designed by Susanne Philippson,Coordination and motorberlin.com. Objects reveal their functions on second sight,their sculptural aspects irritate and interact with the surrounding space. Shiny chromed surfaces,crystalline structures and weird cold hot smooth hard shapes invite and provoke to be touched andphysically experienced.
SAINT ETIENNE BIENNALE
MADE IN EINDHOVEN
Innovative concepts on the theme of flowers by studentsof Design Academy Eindhoven. In addition, the latest lighting designs from the region.The light design shows lamps that combine innovative technology with stylish design or bring togethernature and technology.
DMY - INTERCITY BERLIN - PRAHA
LINKING CZECH AND BERLIN DESIGNERS
The special exhibition ‘Intercity: Berlin - Praha’ is aCzech-German exhibition concept by Josef Vomácka’s which spans a 10-year period: each year, a differentcreative discipline is presented first in Prague, followed by an exhibition in Berlin. After painting and photography, the third year of the project focused on design. Eight designers from Prague and eight of their Berlincounterparts boarded the Intercity to display design trends and creative experiments from both cities inboth cities. Following an initial presentation at the Designblok Prague in October 2006, the special exhibitiontook place within the framework of Designmai 2007 at stilwerk Berlin, presented and organised byDMY.
GALERIE STEFANIE SEIDL
KARAKTA & GUARDIAN AT ATELIERHAUS MUNICH
The Atelierhaus in Osterwaldstrasse 89, which sculptorand architect Hermann Rosa built in 1960 is an astonishing building which directly connects to thenew rationalism of the Bauhaus architecture. The space itself seems like a walk-in sculpture. Theselected furniture and lighting designs on display not only have to unite with that space but equally haveto cross the boundaries between architecture, art and design to give a homogenous impression to thespace and exhibition itself.
DMY DESIGN FESTIVAL BERLIN
BERLIN ENCOUNTERS PHILIPPSON‘S WORK
After having just moved to Berlin the visitors of theDMY exhibition during the Designmai Festival saw a presentation of three different projects from SusannePhilippson.
SALONE DEL MOBILE
PALLUCCO‘S SHOWCASE
Juergen Bey, former teacher of Susanne Philippson,set the stage for this Pallucco presentation at the Milan furniture fair. ‘Guardian of Light‘ was shown forthe first time to an international public and received enormous recognition and media attention.
SALONE SATELLITE
PRESENTING OORA
Susanne Philippson presents her work for the secondtime at the Young Professionals Exhibition Platform Salone Satellite. This time a sideboard with a charismaticexpression - OORA.
IMM Cologne
THE GUARDIAN OF LIGHT FIRST TIME ON STAGE
After more than one year of intensive product developmentthe lamp ‘Guardian‘ is first time presented to the visitors of the Furniture Fair in Cologne.
DESIGN BRUSSELS
DESIGNMAI YOUNGSTERS GOT ADDICTED
A curated selection of work from Berlin based youngdesign professionals were at display at the Addict Creative Lab during the Design Brussels Festival 2005.
WOONBEURS
DESIGN ACADEMY EINDHOVEN SHOW
For the Dutch Furniture Fair Woonbeurs SusannePhilippson‘s graduation project ‘Karakta‘ was selected for the Design Academy Eindhoven stand.
GRADUATION DESIGN ACADEMY EINDHOVEN
ROYAL TOUCH BY THE QUEEN
A great start into Susanne Philippson‘s professionalcareer, having her ‘Karakta‘ side table blessed by her royal highness - the dutch queen !
SALONE SATELLITE. PREMIERE PRESENTATION
PREMIERE PRESENTATION
In the middle of her graduation Susanne Philippsonalready had the guts to exhibit her first graduation project to international design spectators of the Salonedel Mobile. Her Aluminium series ‘Karakta‘ was received with great awe. Companies like Luminaire,Pallucco or ClassiCon established initial contact with her, which later lead to the immediate production ofher second graduation project; the‘Guardian of Light‘ with Pallucco.
COPENHAGEN FURNITURE FAIR
FIRST EVER EXHIBITION - IMMEDIATE SUCCESS
At the 2000 Copenhagen Furniture Fair Susanne Philippson presented a prototype of an extendable Home-Office desk which was at that time a second year project at the Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication in London, where she studied back then. At the fair a first contact with Habitat was established which two years later led to the mass production of the design.