Francis Bitonti

Francis Bitonti Studio

Designer Francis Bitonti is ushering in a new manufacturing paradigm through his blend of computational design techniques and emerging manufacturing technologies. Blurring the line between design and technology, Bitonti's trademark process merges cutting edge digital design and manufacturing technologies, aimed to transform industrialized production systems.

Looking to the future of manufacturing, mass customization, Bitonti sees computational design methodologies and additive manufacturing processes as opportunities to create new aesthetic languages for our built environment. Francis has pioneered a number of techniques for 3D Printing cellular textiles and has made advancements in the field of multi-material printing. His vision is pointed towards a manufacturing future for the information age. The work he has done with Francis Bitonti Studio pushed additive manufacturing to it's material limits. Applying that vision to every project his self-named design studio takes on. "My design process is a collaboration with artificial intelligence," Bitonti explains. "We're transposing these ideas from digital design methodologies to tangible consumer experiences and products."

Florian Horsch

3D Druck Consulting and author

Florian Horsch is an independent entrepreneur and an active member of the 3D printing community since 2011.
As part of his Bachelor Thesis he published the entry-level book "3D Printing for Everybody" for the Carl Hanser Publishing House. With his company HypeCask he contributed to the development of the huge Delta Tower FDM printer. The current focus falls within the vendor-independent consulting of customers and partners alike, who want to make use of additive manufacturing methods.
www.hypecask.com

After 5 years in the fast moving 3D Printing landscape he is still enthusiastic about almost any meaningful or spectacular use of the technology.

Silvia Olp

Management aed e.V

Silvia Olp is the vice management of the aed, e.V., aed Society for Advancement of Architecture, Engineering, Design Stuttgart. She initiated the aed neuland, which is an award for young designer and she is head of communication for Phoenix Design Stuttgart/Munich.
Her interest regarding technology and design is the aim to popularize it.
Newcomers are close to her heart.

Rachel Park

Editorial services

Our Jury Member Rachel Park is an accomplished freelance writer & editor focusing on 3D printing and associated technologies. With more than 20 years' experience working in this dynamic market, Rachel has gained exceptional insight into the latest technologies, their applications and adoption and she is a passionate advocate of what 3D printing is capable of now and enjoys debating its future potential with cynics and idealists alike. With a personal interest in the synergy between artistic and engineering applications of 3D printing Rachel is well-placed to appreciate unique designs and loves to share them.

Diana Drewes, Dr. Sascha Peters

Haute Innovation

Diana Drewes is a cabinet maker by trade and has studied product design at the Weissensee School of Art in Berlin. Besides the management of all design projects of the agency she proves herself by her consolidated expert knowledge by making inquiries on market trends and giving lectures. Her thematic main focus is the close linking of technology and biology. She speaks of "biologized production and design processes" and understands the far-reaching success of future innovations at this interface. In her lectures she is presenting the latest material innovations on the basis of natural resources and explaining production processes by exploiting biological growth processes.

Tom Schönherr

Managing Partner Phoenix Design Stuttgart/München/Shanghai

Tom Schönherr, managing director, designer and founder of PHOENIX DESIGN with headquarters in Stuttgart, studios in Munich and Shanghai.
PHOENIX DESIGN is specialised in design focused on brands and users and prioritises product design.

Joachim Stumpp

raumPROBE Managing director

Joachim Stumpp, director of the raumPROBE Stuttgart.
raumPROBE is the agency for consulting and research in the field of materials for architecture and design.
Therefore his interests regarding technology and design are always focused on material innovations.

Prof. Andreas Uebele

Büro Uebele

Andreas Uebele born in 1960, studied architecture and urban planning at the university of Stuttgart, and art at the Stuttgart state academy of art and design. In 1996, he founded his own visual communications agency in Stuttgart, and since 1998 has been a Professor for communications design at Aüsseldorf university of applied sciences. Andreas Uebele has been a member of the type directors club of New York and the art directors club of New York since 2002. Since 2007 he has been a member of agi, alliance graphique internationale. Büro uebele’s work is represented in dhub disseny hub Barcelona, stedelijk museum Amsterdam, the Chicago athenaeum, the museum of modern art Toyama and the Museion – Museum für moderne und zeitgenössische Kunst – in Bolzano. 2015 scholarship for practitioners at villa massimo, Rome.

Andreas Velten

Institute for anaplastology Berlin

Specialized in individual Respiratory Breathingmasks, medical Demo-Models, individual Bone- and Titanium- Implants, special medical Solutions, special orthopedic Devices and Prototyping in additive Manufactoring

Christoph Völcker

VOXELWORLD

Christoph Völcker is head of design at Voxelworld, the label for 3D printed customized lifestyle products. Since more than 15 years he combines design with new technologies like the additive manufacturing. He links this passion in his design as well as in his work as consultant. His interest lays in the conceptual direction and the opportunities that result from 3d printing.

Wolfgang Udo Wagner

Wagner:Design


Wolf U. Wagner, Industrial Designer; Founder of Studio Wagner:Design; Director Industry of German Designer Club (DDC); Creative Director of several international brands, awarded in 42 awards, member of different juries, has been working with generative processes for prototyping for the last 18 years and recently also for serial production.
Wolfs credo as designer: I create the space between the things.

Studio Wagner:Design is a creative agency based in Frankfurt/Main for product development, UX design and strategic planning. Work areas are in the fields of electronics & entertainment, IoT, sports equipment and others. The company operates according to its own methodology of design thinking and strategic planning. 3D printing (external and in-house) belongs to the performance of the studio from the beginning, turning from rapid prototyping to generative manufacturing.

The German Design Club (DDC) was founded in 1989. DDC is an initiative that combines "good design" as well as "good designers" from design, architecture, media and those who are committed to this. Wolf Wagner is Director of the German Design Club. His aim is to promote the dialogue between creative developers and representatives from engineering, industry, trade.