Thomas Schnur
Thomas Schnur (1983) lives and works in Cologne, Germany. After his apprenticeship as a joiner he studied product design at University of Applied Sciences in Aachen, Germany. At that time he worked for designers such as Mathieu Lehanneur in Paris and studied at École Supérieure d'Art et Design de Saint Étienne. His work has already been shown on numerous stages of design including IMM Cologne, Maison et Objet Paris, Salone del Mobile Mailand, ICFF New York and BODW Hong Kong.
“In my projects I always attempt to negotiate with the product I am to design. I negotiate on the weighting of materials, manufacturing, appearance, meaning and function. I break down this task into its characteristics and meanings. I then analyze, assess and construct the idea. In this, it is important to me that despite their cross-references, the products, which are often created from familiar fragments, are able to development the greatest possible degree of autonomy. In this way, they allow for associations but, beyond this, develop their own potential for becoming autonomous products.”
Thomas has recently recieved a nomination from the German Design Council for German Design Award Newcomer 2012.
Competiton and Prizes:
INTERIEUR Award Finalist 2012
German Design Award Newcomer 2012 Nominee
Selected for Design Deutschland 2011
D3 Contest Finalist
Exhibitions:
Coming:
INTERIEUR Biennale / Kortrijk, Belgium 20/10 - 28/10/2012
Chu Gallery / Cologne, Germany 02/08-11/08/2012
Past:
Mobile Museum / Mudam / Luxembourg
Salone Satellite / Milan, Italy
Design entre deux rivieres / Le Bon Marché / Paris, France
Frankfurt trifft Köln / Designers Fair / Cologne, Germany
Design Deutschland / BODW / Hong Kong, China
Talents / Euromold / Frankfurt, Germany
Couplicité / Maison et Objet / Paris, France
Mobile Museum / Design September / Brüssel, Belgium
Mobile Museum / Victoria and Albert / London, Great Britian
Projektowanie W Dzialaniu / Design in Aktion / Warsaw, Poland
Talents / DMY / Berlin, Germany
Design Deutschland / Furiosalone / Milan, Italy
Design Deutschland / ICFF / New York, United States
Talents / Ambiente / Frankfurt, Germany
D³ Talents Award Finalist / Imm Cologne / Cologne, Germany
