Florian Schmid
Florian Schmid, born in 1984 in Germany, graduated in 2011 from the Munich University of Applied Sciences and founded immediately after its own studio. The studio designs projects ranging from furniture to products, textiles, and consumer goods. Often the objects have a figurative and iconic impression. The design process is lead by a strong playful and experimental way, always considering first the material itself and its character. With his design, he wants to provoke the consumers’ emotions and improving the surrounding environment.
His works were exhibited among others at London´s Design Festival, during the BODW in Hong Kong, at the D3 Contest Design Talents in Cologne, and at the Salone del Mobile in Milan. He received already several awards, as the IF Award 2012, was nominated as a newcomer for the german design award 2013 and his works have been acquired by various design collections. Recently in spring 2014 he was awarded as the “A&W DESIGNTALENT 2013” by the Architektur&Wohnen Magazin.