Material explorations, traditional craft and the hand of the maker place these emerging designers at the forefront of collectable design.
This piece originally appeared in est magazine issue 55: ‘Faces of Design’.
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Coining the phrase ‘design ecosystems,’ Haus Otto is the brainchild of Patrick Henry Nagel and Nils Körner. The German duo is reimagining the role of furniture and objects and their impart on everyday life. Rather than focusing solely on objects, Haus Otto designs systems, unpacking the broader contexts of production, distribution and ecological cycles to challenge conventional narratives around design.
The pair’s practice spans industrial and object design, creative direction and spatial interventions, with each project blurring boundaries between disciplines. Their designs are as thought- provoking as they are functional, often laced with humour and a tongue-in-cheek edge.
Patrick Henry Nagel and Nils Körner are perched on the Stair shelf. The pair are based in Stuttgart, Germany.
The Pixel chair is part of the Office Z series and explores ideas around the digitisation of society.
The Tractor chair draws inspiration from tractors, using aluminium and fixings that allow it to be deconstructed and repurposed.