Authors
Christian Schittich (editor)
Thomas Schielke
Born 1956 Studied architecture at the University of Technology in Munich; followed by seven years of practical experience, journalistic work; since 1991: editorial staff of DETAIL, magazine for architecture and architectural details; editor since 1992, editor-in-chief since 1998; author and publisher of numerous specialist publications and articles.
Born 1973 Studied architecture at the University of Technology in Darmstadt: obtained degree in 2001; since 2001 responsible for the area of didactic communication with the lighting manufacturer ERCO; teaching appointments at various universities; co-author of the book “Perspectives on Lighting – Between Culture and Technology”, Munich 2009.
Arno Lederer Born 1947 Studied architecture at the University of Stuttgart and the Technical University in Vienna, obtained degree in 1976; 1979: formation of the Lederer practice, since 1985 in partnership with Jórunn Ragnarsdóttir, since 1992 with Marc Oei; 1985 –1990: professor of construction and design at the Hochschule für Technik, Stuttgart; 1990 –1997: professor of building construction and design, 1997– 2005: professor of building studies at the University of Karlsruhe; since 2005 professor of public building and design at the University of Stuttgart.
Jimmy Schmid Born 1961 Trained as a teacher at the Cantonal Teacher Training Seminary in Hitzkirch/ Lucerne; studied graphics at the School of Design in Lucerne and at the École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris; many years of agency work in the areas of communication design, corporate design, knowledge visualization, information logistics, exhibitions, visitor guidance, signage; since 2001 professor of communication design at the Visual Communication department at the Bern University of the Arts, since 2008 director of the vocational master’s degree course in Signage – Environmental Information Design.
Jeannot Simmen Born 1946 Studied history of art, philosophy and religious studies in Zurich and at the Free University in Berlin; doctoral studies under Klaus Heinrich and Jacob Taubes; post-doctoral studies under Bazon Brock and Klaus Heinrich; author and publisher of “The Lift. The History of Vertical Conquest” (with Uwe Drepper), Munich 1984 and “Vertical. Lift – Escalator – Paternoster. A Cultural History of Vertical Transportation”, Berlin 1994; curator of art and technology exhibitions; 1990 – 2002: visiting and substitute professor of art theory and design studies at the Universities of Kassel, Wuppertal and Essen.
Oliver Herwig Born 1967 Studied humanities in Regensburg, Williamstown / MA, ChampaignUrbana/IL and Kiel; doctoral studies on “Wortdesign. Eugen Gomringer und die bildende Kunst”; works as a freelance journalist in Munich; lecturer in design theory at the universities in Karlsruhe and Linz.
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