Prof. Wolfgang Laubersheimer

Workshop 6:

Köln International School of Design: KISD, Cologne, Germany

Prof. Wolfgang Laubersheimer is one of the best-known avant-garde designers of the 1980s in Germany. As an independent designer or as a member of the group «Pentagon», he participated in countless exhibitions, e.g. «Wohnen von Sinnen», «documenta 8», «Bienale Sao Paolo», «Maßstäbe» in the Architectuzre Museum Frankfurt, or «Design Horizonte».

Laubersheimer participated in many competitions, and he collaborated with companies as e.g.: Swatch, AEG, Mercedes-Benz and Tiffany. He owns his own production company and has led guest projects at the Polytechnikum in Hong Kong and at UCLA in Los Angeles. Since 1992, he is a Professor of Production Technology at the Köln International School of Design, where he was Director for several years.