Michael Neumayr wins Europe's coveted "DDC-AWARD"
mnd design | news August 11, 2009
As a recipient of the Chicago Athenaeum’s
Good Design Award in 2008, Austrian born
Michael Neumayr of Los Angeles-based
Michael Neumayr Design joined the elite ranks
of the world’s top product designers like
Charles & Ray Eames, Philippe Starck, Harry
Bartoia, Karim Rashid and others. 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 has been honored with
another prestigious design award, the DDC
Award “Gute Gestaltung” (Good Design). The
DDC Award, granted by the “DDC- Deutscher
Designer Club” (German Designers Club),
recognized Neumayr’s “Stresemann CO 05”
bar stool which he designed for German
furniture manufacturer Atelier Schnee-weiss of
Hiller Gruppe. The award winning bar stool is
part of his new 23-item Stresemann furniture
collection.
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 ORGATEC. 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 and the DDC recognize and award the
ideals of 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
studio in that city’s Silverlake district.
About Neumayr Design
Founded in Munich, Germany 15 years ago,
Michael Neumayr Design (MND) is now based
In Los Angeles. MND specializes in product
and environmental design as well as brand
strategy. Across all disciplines, MND’s focus is
always on the application and practice of
sustainable and eco-friendly design and
construction methods. This approach helps
differentiate MND client’s products and spaces
while also doing right thing for the global
community.
Michael Neumayr Design has earned a
reputation for its timeless design language: a
fusion of modern technology, European design
history and Asian philosophy.
Since opening his studio in Munich in 1995
Neumayr has worked on a broad range of
projects across many different industries,
categories and brands, including: Aston Martin,
Audi, AutoScout24, BMG-Media, BMW, GM,
Ford, Lancôme, Land Rover, Lincoln, Vogl
Gruppe, Philip Morris, Saturn and Siemens.
The company remains dedicated to the vision
of its founder, award-winning designer Michael
Neumayr. Half Danish, half Austrian, Michael
was educated both in the US and in Switzerland
at the renowned Art Center College of
Design where he graduated with honors. A few
years after his 1991 graduation, Neumayr
opened his first office office in Munich,
Germany.
Michael Neumayr’s 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
CONTACT:
Jefferson Coombs
jefferson@neumayrdesign.com
+1 323 363 1369
