Martin Nußberger, Michael Plewka
Cooperative design ...
Working for a variety of sectors has made us jacks of all trades. We draw on our experiences and connections in other fields in order to open up new design vistas in whatever projects we are working on. We have locations in Munich and Cologne. We are thus based in two very different living environments, yet our work environments overlap in many ways, influencing one another ...
Martin Nußberger
Born in 1956
Studied Industrial Design 1977-1982 at the Munich University of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschüle München)
1982-1987 Working as both a permanent employee and a freelancer for independent design agencies in the Munich area, including A. Neumeister; work including interior design projects
1987 Founding member of polyform Industrie Design, sole proprietor since 1999: Projects involving both design articles and capital goods, communications and medical technology, measurement and control technology, housing technology, furniture and interior design for customers including Nolting, OKW (incl. trade fair stand design), Uher, Franke, Ideal Standard, Burg Bad, Twick und Lehrke, Keuco, Pekodom, Pieper, Wilkhahn, WK Wohnen, Interprofil
Since 1999 Project-specific collaboration with Michael Plewka: Projects involving household furniture, contract furniture and lighting for customers including Sigl Licht, WK Wohnen, FSM, PHILIP Möbelmanufaktur
Michael Plewka
Studied Product Design 1987-1991 Schwäbisch Gmünd University of Design (Hochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd)
Freelance work for Wolfgang C.R. Mezger, Eislingen 1989-1993
Freelancer for polyform Industrie Design, Munich 1993-1998
1998-2007 own studio in Cologne, sharing offices with the architects Lüderwaldt, Verhoff, Lelke
Project-specific collaboration with Martin Nußberger
Studio in Berlin since 2007.