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Gabriele AssmannAlfred Kleene
Gabriele AssmannAlfred Kleene
Gabriele Assmann
Born in Warendorf in 1959
Degree in design in Münster, qualified as Dipl.-Designerin

Alfred Kleene
Born in Cloppenburg in 1953
Degree in interior design at the Detmold University of Applied Sciences, qualified as interior architect

1983
Founded design studio together in 1983 in Stuttgart with design workshop for furniture and product design. Numerous design patents and design prizes. The team has worked with leading international manufacturers in the furniture industry


Awards (excerpt)

2008
Better living prize “Neue Klassiker“ during imm Cologne 2008

2007
reddot design award winner 2007

2006
if Design Award 2006

2006
reddot design award winner 2006

2004
reddot design award winner 2004 for campus

“Furniture with new functionality or functional elements, movable or modifiable, state-of-the-art combination opportunity, methodical furniture that can be changed or expanded in many different ways, thus enhancing their utility value. Products with a dynamic form, a new product language and method of expression, with a flowing design, sculpturally succinct and with new design features, contemporary versions of comfortable seating furniture.“