Nicolai Fuhrmann

Nicolai Pierre Fuhrmann (born 1966) graduated from the Braunschweig University of Art with a degree in industrial design. He spent his first years lending his talents to a number of independent design studios – The Jorge Pensi Design Studio in Barcelona, Continuum in Milan and Milani in Zurich – before returning to his native Germany to set up his own Cologne-based studio in 2004.

Fuhrmann’s work focuses on products with a purpose, and his designs must have a practical use as well as functioning in such a way as to encapsulate the concept of movement as both visual expression and bodily experience. He designs his pieces so as to create seamless interaction between product and user – to Fuhrmann, functionality and focus on detail are equally important.