Educated at the Accademia delle Belle Arti in Bologna, Marco Lombardini started to work as a freelance illustrator in Bellaria, Italy. In 2006 and 2007 he won two awards at the italian Annual Illustratori and collaborates with important companies like Volo children`s fashion design.

Marco`s working techniques include oil paintings, acrylic, pastels and computer generated art.

The exposition shows those works which the artist realised during two trips he made in Morocco and Japan.

After studying design and communication at the Politecnico University of Milan, Valentina Russello became visual designer, art director and illustrator for important italian news papers like Corriere della sera and Il sole 24 ore but also for many famous fashion firmas like Ermenegildo Zegna.

Two years ago she started to work at the project Matsu-o. 

Laurent Pellissier was born in the italian region of the Alps in 1981. He lives and works between Berlin and Paris.

After graduating in architecture, history and restoration and receiving a diploma in clarinet, he started to work in the sector of set and costume design.

Thomas Danthony is a French Illustrator based in London. Inspired by music and cinema he is used to play with lights and colors to create bold compositions. His artistic creations express the need to tell stories. He likes to create mystery whilst allowing room for peoples own imagination to flourish. 

Martina Merlini is a visual artist currently living and working in Milan, Italy. 

Her artistic world moves from nature to geometric universes. Her favourite characters in pencil peaces are birds and wild african animals, nervous and dark signs which gain armony and nitidity in Martina`s geometric works.

Steph von Reiswitz is an artist and illustrator who enjoys delving into a fantasy world of the mysterious unknown, sophisticated hedonism and civilised depravity.

After having worked for many years on 

different common projects Marc Schmolling

and Gerhard Gschlößl created a 

Duo-Programm, 100% based on 

contemporary improvisation.

Working with ink, wash, paint and graphite, Juliana Wang enjoys drawing layers and piecing them together in a final digital format.

She creates jarring compositions, by collaging unlikely elements together to create surreal scenes in her work, whether that be figureheads peeping out of rocks, 

Magdalena Wolan is a 27 years old illustrator living and working in Krakow, Poland. Thanks to her mother she started to develop her creativity as a child and since that moment simply did not stop anymore to express her artistic attitudes. 

Magdalena gives illustration classes at the Art Department of the Pedagogical University of Krakow, loves working with students and cooperates with different Magazines and Publishing Companies. 

She often pays attention to the concept of beauty and its relativity. Taking inspiration from those images which many people find ugly and sometimes even hideous, 

The work of the German artist Oubey for the very first time in Berlin!

Opening: Thursday, the 21^st of March 2013 at 7pm (By invitation only!)

Exhibition: 22^nd and 23^rd of March 2013

Gegenwärtige Musik (Concert)

Kaminraum, 2nd floor

Doors open at 8 p.m., start 8:30 p.m.

Entrance fee: 9 €, students 6 €
8pm - 10pm cocktails and wines.

MKG Messe Kunst und Handwerk 2012

Steintorplatz

20099 Hamburg

Opening on the 22.11.2012 at 7pm

A selection of works from the collection and designers of Direktorenhaus will be shown at the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg, Germany. 

Concert – Hausmusik #5

start 8 pm

admission free 

Günter Schickert vs. Pharoah Chromium - a free-form live improvisation for electric guitar, flutes and harpsichord.

Exhibition

Opening:  26. 10. 2012

The upcoming exhibition at Direktorenhaus is showing the latest products from 25 master craftsmen, innovative manufacturers and experimental designers.

Concert - Kammermusik Nr. 7

start 7 pm

Works from P. Tschaikovsky, S. Rachmaninov, F. Schubert, R. Schumann, a.o.

Xenia Romashova is a rising Russian soprano from Moscow. 

Exhibition – Diego Lorenzini

Direktorenhaus, 1st floor

In times where everything can be art, it is sometimes refreshing to come across extraordinary skill. 

Samuel Wilkinson is an award-winning London-based industrial designer who set up his diverse design studio in 2007 and just a year later completed his largest work, co-designing L’arbre de Flonville in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Concert – Hausmusik #4

start 9 pm

For one and a half years, the young Lascia Trio (Benjamin Geyer/piano, Bastian Kaletta/double-bass, Raphael Kaletta/drums) has created a colorful and eclectic sound. 

Concert – Hausmusik #2

1. run: at 8.30 pm

2. run: at 10.00 pm

The material Andre Vida has developed for the spiral staircase at Direktorenhaus is inspired by the experience of shared vertical acoustic space.

Concert – Hausmusik #1

doors open at 7 pm, start 7.30 pm

As a composer and pianist Stefan Schultze stylistically strives to combine elements of jazz and new music.  

On saturday, 1st September, four world-class wine collections come eye to eye. Chinese art from artist Lilly Yu will be the backdrop for a presentation of the finest wines of Germany by members of the

The Alessi Museum presents the exhibition „Wasistdas? Hinter den Kulissen der italienischen Designschmiede Alessi”, which shows items that are mysterious and apparently with no function, especially prototypes, studies and semi-finished products. 

Using powerful imagery: Lily Yu, a young, female Chinese artist.

This is the first European show of the young Chinese artist Lily Yu in Europe taking place Direktorenhaus in Berlin from the 4th of August 2012.

There are very few independent female artists working in China. 

EXHIBITION

A three week exhibition showcasing the 25 most interesting fashion designers, accessory designers, illustrators and photographers from Helsinki. Exhibition opening takes place 14.6. and lasts until the Fashion Week of Berlin ending on 8.7.2012.

Valentin Loellmann is born in Germany. He studied in the academy of Fine Arts in Maastricht (NL), where he graduated in 2009. After his graduation, he established his own studio and started to work on his own projects.

A Machine’s Perception

A scanner is only a human, in other words: machines are not that perfect as we see them.  With the project ‘A Machines Perception’ a want to go to the fringes of automated reproduction .

A 3D scan is seemingly accurate but indeed it is very  much subject to

Lauren Coleman creates terrariums inspired by the desert landscape native to where she grew up in California. Mixing a lifelong fascination with plants and years of experience working in the flower industry, Coleman formed Lítill, a line of spare and sustainable hand blown terrariums.

10 days of Food and Creativity

Food is a central topic for cutting edge design today. At the same time chef's and producers are experimenting with various aesthetic and conceptual approaches that are relevant in contemporary food. They are not only innovating culinary techniques but are also reflecting on our daily food philosophy.

The Taste Festival is a 10-days-Festival in Berlin introducing outstanding designers, artists, food curators, chefs and producers. Aimed at all food enthusiasts as well as industry professionals, the Festival is an unprecedented opportunity to learn more about taste, the sourcing of ingredients, the experimentation behind the dishes and the cultural significance of dining.

The Taste Festival features an exclusive exhibition and shows works from 50 internationally recognised designers and artists in addition to hosting food events, mini-markets, presentations and parties.

Jenny Lee formation was highly focused on the development of new traditional craft skills. After a BA with honors in Decorative Arts, Lee went on studying Textile Futures, a course that places value on re-shaping future environments through challenging perceptions, pushing innovation and hybrid design.

The project Breaking the Mould proposes an experimental approach to the traditional techniques of glass making from Murano, Venice.

The conceptual visual artist Birgit Ramsauer, creator of Spinet, joined by

a group of more than 15 collaborating international artists try to shed light on the question “What is Total art work (Gesamtkunstwerk) in the 21^stcentury?” with panel discussions and performance of works associated with the project.

Down By The River is the second Berlin solo exhibition by LA based artist Erik Mark Sandberg. Since graduating with distinction from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena in 2002, Sandberg has been in over 50 group exhibitions throughout all corners of the globe, including International Art Fairs in Cologne, Spain, Seoul, London, Helsinki, and Miami, and has held solo exhibitions in New York, Barcelona, Berlin, Australia, and Pasadena.

Pascale Mira Tschäni & Michael Husmann Tschäni are based in Switzerland and both studied at the College of Art in Lucerne. They received further education at the National Institute of Design, India and a residency in Berlin. Since 2003 they have developed a unique collaborative style encompassing the

Welcome to the Dr. Sketchy Illustration Cabaret Exhibition at Direktorenhaus!

Professional illustrators and complete beginners get the chance to apply to paper extraordinary models in shrill costumes. Accompanied by the sound of the 1940ies, nihgtly birds of paradise and burlesque dancers are posing for the drawers.

Grab a pen and paper and join the new Dr. Sketchy session at Direktorenhaus!

At the same time, we'll celebrate the opening of the Dr. Sketchy’s exhibition at Direktorenhaus, presenting outstanding works of young illustrators and photographers.

The first Berlin Show of an all-Dutch multidisciplinary collective

A two day invasion that takes over the Direktorenhaus guerrilla style, bringing you an interactive show that

Graphic Detour  at Direktorenhaus

Opening: 15/12/11
lecture by guest-curator Erik Kessels at 6:15pm

Exhibition: 16/12/11-03/02/12

From 16 December 2011 till 03 February 2012 Graphic Detour will be on display in the Direktorenhaus in Berlin.

Direktorenhaus presents the new show of 4 young textile designers: The 5th Element. New European Textile Craft. From 5th of July until the 30th of July 2011 the Direktorenhaus changes into a mazy wintergarden of knitted materials, woven textiles, organic objects and hand-stitched fabrics.

Daniel Becker will present two ideas for shelving systems, which originated in a close aesthetic relationship to his latest lighting designs.

Becker attempts to design sustainable pieces, that means in the first instance durable products with long life-cycles. For him, durability means not only flawless functioning but especially an

For the first time, David des Moutis is presenting his new series Plant in Berlin, which shows his light elegance

Der Schwerpunkt meiner Arbeit sind Gefäßmontagen aus zwei oder mehreren Einzelteilen.

Als ich anfing eigene Gefäße zu drehen, merkte ich, dass ich keine großvolumigen Keramiken herstellen konnte. Bedingt wurde dies durch meine unausgebildete Drehtechnik. Ich begann also, sie aus zwei Schalen zusammenzumontieren.

What is a teapot when you no longer know what a teapot is? How does a person suffering from dementia experience his or her surroundings? In Jetske Visser's project Forgotten Memory the viewer is submerged in the world of dementia. By doing research and examining literature on the subject, and by spending time with

The artistic process as such is always the focus of Grassi’s works. They are presenting the contact point between the unconscious and the consciousness, the way from an idea to a perceptible object. The works can be considered the accomplishment of a thought within a process, like blurred snapshots. In this spirit, also the used materials are extracted from a process, remains of our production cycle being familiar to us: basically wood and metal scrap. But it’s a fallacy to think that Grassi’s artistic concept is about recycling. It’s rather

The Multishuffle is a table for playing typical original Dutch games with the looks of today. It brings young and old together! The table legs of the Multishuffle are easy to fold and unfold in a way that is also safe for children and makes the Multishuffle easy to store. The Multishuffle contains the following games:  Shuffleboard,

Chess boards and figures are a very classical thing. With lots of adornment around the figures and a somewhat 19th century appearance according to the world standard – the “New Staunton” chess board…
But the rules of the world chess federation, FIDE, are only an outline denominating the size relationship of the pieces and the dimensions of the (tournament) board.

Beaugism is a London based illustrator, born and raised in East Berlin. He draws inspiration from communist murals, 50' illustrations and surrealist paintings.