Ümit Caglar is an interior architect and designer specialised in interior architecture, furniture design, yacht design and media & digital arts. Thanks to his multidisciplinary training he likes to space across design fields and artistic approaches. He was raised by a carpenter family, and he is now following their footsteps. Thanks to the creative atmosphere he grew up in, he worked towards defining his own design language. Ümit’s approach seeks to combine organic lines with natural shapes and materials. He is especially fascinated by merging traditional craftsmanship with new technologies to achieve an innovative design.

Lamm & Kirch is a graphic design studio focusing on the creation of books, visual identitys, and exhibitions in the broad field of the cultural sector. We mostly do printed matter. Our approach is defined by continuous cooperations in shifting constellations. We like the old and the new, the obvious and the hidden. The studio functions as a research facility to explore various ways of visual language. Our idea of working is defined by working “with” instead of “for” somebody.

He is the co-founder of Paleworks Studio which focuses on the variety of producing—in the areas of art, architecture, and design. His multidisciplinary approach creates a base for art direction, identity design, branding, photography, art installations, product, and fashion design. His education started with two bachelor degrees -in textile engineering and graphic design- and was followed up with the Master’s Degree Course in Media Art at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar—where he also worked as a lecturer. His practice gives a range of creative services—from digital, spatial, editorial design to branding & typography. He creates projects in cultural and commercial fields both based on aesthetics and functionality.

Marianna Gefen is a Berlin-based artist whose illustrations include different techniques and mediums such as watercolor, collage, ink, vintage paper, various layers, and textures. She explores various subjects with her art, including fashion and psychology. Marianna was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, and has lived in Madrid and several German cities before relocating to Berlin. Her work has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and in many other publications.

Tanja Hildebrandt is a graphic designer, illustrator and print maker currently living in Berlin. She's currently working on her diploma project in communication design, besides she runs her small label TanTan Things, where she can bring her illustrations and patterns to life. She creates screenprinted textile and paper products such as postcards, notebooks and posters. Everything is produced in small batch series. She loves the combination from black and white to vivid colors, the contrast between bold shapes to fine lines and nice things that reminds her on childhood.