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ABOUT CLAASSEN & PARTNER
Since 2005, CLAASSEN & PARTNER have been working with a range of leading clients from various different fields. Designers Sophie Birkmayer and Tammo Claassen see their challenge not only in transforming function into form; they always also try to integrate their work into a larger, cultural context. They get a drift, incorporate it into a project and feed the result back into the cultural flow.
The fields they work in range from corporate design to product- and interiordesign to digital solutions. The diversity of their projects allows them to sustain a fresh perspective and the high quality of the studios' output. The core qualities of their work could be characterized as being consequent, straight, reduced to the essential and always focused on new materials and techniques.
TAMMO CLAASSEN
Born 1973 in Bremen / studied multidiciplinary design at University of Applied Science Cologne / 1997 Internship at Eichinger oder Knechtl, Vienna / 2000 Diploma / 2001 received Luky Strike Junior Award for his Diploma "urbantools" / 2001-2003 Creative Director at Judi Interactive Cologne / 2003-2005 Associate of Greige Berlin / since 2005 Co-partner of CLAASSEN & PARTNER
SOPHIE BIRKMAYER
Born 1973 in Munich / Austrian / 1992 American Diploma, Austrian Maturite, partial I.B. at American International School Vienna, 1993 studied Product Design at Art Center College of Design(Europe) / 1995 Internship Vignelli Associates New York /
1996 transferred to Art Center College of Design(Pasadena) /
1997 Bachelor of Science in Transportation Design /1997-1998 Production Design assistant Los Angeles / 1998-2000 renovation and design of castle in Austria / 2000-2003 studied
design products a course by Ron Arad at the Royal College of Art, London / 2003 received the Master of Art / 2004 designer at Mike Smith Studios / 2004 assistant at Silent Light project by Tord Boontje for V&A Museum London / 2005 development of light series label sophievalerie / since 2005 Co-partner of CLAASSEN & PARTNER
Nov / 29 / 2008 ¬
CITY BULB
City Bulbs are a new range of globe lightbulbs featuring the skylines of different cities from Berlin to Paris-so you can have a little bit of your favorite city without even leaving your living room.
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Berlin-based multidisciplinary design firm CLAASSEN & PARTNER has just busted out with the City Bulbs. The range is based on the Berlin Bulb which was designed in 2006 and features the skyline of the creative metropole as a circular silhouette. The idea behind it was to show Berlin as a cosmos. By applying the design on a daily object in a playful way; some of its beauty being its caducity, the other is the graphic element, which is not only very attractive when lit, but also in the off state it shines of beauty. The globe lightbulb comes in regular 40 watt or as an energy saving lightbulb with 120mm diameter. We prefer using energy saving lightbulbs, but again it’s a matter of choice- do you care about the environment or don’t you- all we can say we do!
For further developments check out our website New York, London, Sydney and Tokio are in the pipeline to be lit shorthly.
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