WERTELOBERFELL - PLATFORM
WertelOberfell - Platform was founded in 2007 by Gernot Oberfell and Jan Wertel. Both studied Industrial Design in Stuttgart at the State Academy of Arts, a school which is based on the Ulmer Schule and Bauhaus models.
Before the founding of their London based practice, they worked for several years in Ross Lovegrove’s Studio X, designing for international clients including: Artemide, Yamagiwa, Louis Poulsen, Moroso, Serralunga, Sony, VitrA/Turkey, Issey Miyake, and Tag Heuer. In 2010, WertelOberfell opened a second studio in Munich. Their work ranges from furniture, lighting and industrial products, to experimental research pieces.
WertelOberfell share a strong interest in new technologies and processes and very early in their careers, discovered the possibilities of computer aided design and the idea that software is not just an everyday tool, but through experimentation, is also a source of inspiration and a vehicle for discovering new and exciting form languages. Their work combines these experiments with the logic and beauty of organic forms and the reality of product design: the right use of materials, production processes, ergonomics and functionality.
Visit WertelOberfell on www.platform-net.com
.MGX Designs
FRACTAL.MGX
Designed in collaboration with Matthias Bär and based on an earlier prototype called the “Fractal-T”, the Fractal.MGX is a coffee table which derived from studies into the fractal growth patterns of trees. Reinforcing the growing bond between na ... read more
DRAGONFLY.MGX
The Dragonfly.MGX pendant light draws its inspiration from the curved honeycomb structure of insect eyes and their three dimensional array of light emitting cells. Designed with a focus on functionality and a consideration for direct and indirect ... read more
MODULE.MGX
Module.MGX is a modular table system that was inspired by the designers’ earlier collaboration with Matthias Bär and their creation: the Fractal.MGX. By delving further into the fractal growth patterns of trees and other patterns and systems that ... read more
