Michael Neumayr Wins coveted "DDC-AWARD"
As a receipient of the Chicago Athenaeum’s Good Design
Award, Austrian born Michael Neumayr of Los Angeles-based
Neumayr Design joined the elite ranks of the world’s top
product designers like Charles & Ray Eames, and Philippe
Starck, Harry Bartoia etc. As part of this honor, Neumayr’s
Stresemann CO 05 bar stool will be introduced into the
permanent collection of the Chicago Athenaeum Museum
of Architecture and Design in Summer 2009.
Now Michael Neumayr was honored with another prestigious
design award, the DDC Award “Gute Gestaltung” (Good
Design), awarded by the “DDC- Deutscher Designer
Club” (German Designers Club) for the “Stresemann
CO 05” bar stool he designed as part of his new 23-item
Stresemann furniture collection for German furniture
manufacturer Atelier Schneeweiss, of Hiller Gruppe.
Neumayr’s Stresemann collection is defined by its unique
construction and design method. All joints are connected
using a push fit design which renders structural screw joints
or welding obsolete. Neumayr’s ecologically-minded
production method significantly reduces the amount of
energy needed for production and allows segregation
of materials at the end of the product’s life cycle. And
while the engineering and design principals are environmentally
friendly and technologically innovative, it’s the unique,
sleek modern look that has been turning heads in the design
world since ORGATECH.
Sure to become staple of classic modern furniture design,
the Stresemann collection includes the lounge chair and
footstool, the light lounge, rocking and swing lounge chairs
as well as the conference chair, cantilevered and sled base
chairs and the first of its kind cantilevered airport bench –
which allow each person to individually sway on their seat
without effecting the other occupants of the airport bench.
The clean, modern lines and innovative design of Neumayr’s
Stresemann collection have established this talented product
designer among the world’s newest ranks of creative design
visionaries.
“The Chicago Athenaeum’s GOOD DESIGN program” recognizes
and awards the ideals of a design process that embodies
product excellence and endurance and strong public
identity and I am honored to have my work recognized based
on these high standards,” said Neumayr from his Los Angeles
studios in that city’s Silverlake district.
About Neumayr Design
Neumayr Design specializes in product design and the
design of custom environments with focus on sustainable
and eco-friendly design. The company provides a range of
strategic design services including product, brand, packaging,
interior, retail and environmental design.
Based in Munich, Germany for over 15 years, Neumayr Design
relocated to Los Angeles, California in 2004.
Neumayr Design has earned a reputation for its timeless
design language: a fusion of modern technology, European
design history and Asian philosophy.
The company remains dedicated to the vision of its founder,
award-winning designer Michael Neumayr. Half Danish, half
Austrian, Neumayr was educated both in the US and in
Switzerland at the renowned Art Center College of Design.
After graduating with honors in 1991, Neumayr opened office
in Munich, Germany.
In the late 1990’s Neumayr broadened his focus from individual
objects to total environments. Now the company satisfies
clients across a range of disciplines, including custom
home interiors, retail concepts and convention areas, office
design and consumer products. Additionally, the company
is developing lighting systems and furniture programs for
European companies such as Atelier-Schneeweiss, Braun
Lockenhaus, Hiller, Design-L, AXO-light Italia, etc.
The common thread in all of Neumayr’s work is his philosophy:
a holistic approach embracing design, economy and
sustainability with equal measure.
Neumayr Design worked on projects for: Aston Martin, Audi,
AutoScout24, BMG-Media, BMW, GM, Ford, Lancôme,
Land Rover, Lincoln, Vogl Gruppe, Philip Morris, Saturn and
Siemens.
His work has been displayed in exhibitions throughout
Europe and the US, and is regularly featured in design and
architectural magazines.
For a list of his other awards and articles, please visit our
website at www.neumayrdesign.com
