I’m Robert, a freelance product designer. I enjoy working in a variety of different design disciplines – sometimes fusing them. However, the main body of my work is in light and furniture, with metal as my main material.
Metal is what I love, and where I come from.
While studying architecture and design, I also completed an apprenticeship in metal construction and later subsequently improved my technical understanding and overall skills in metal design through additional training. This way I step-by-step mastered the material and how I can best use it as a designer.
So, I am both, a creative designer, and a well-trained craftsman.
And that’s also what fascinates me in the process of designing and creating a new object: combining a well-thought-out concept with high-quality craftsmanship. You can see the result in my product portfolio, both with individual pieces and the series I created.
In addition to designing and producing my own products I work as a freelance designer and consultant, leveraging my creativity and skills to support others in designing great products and experiences:
- companies that produce furniture and individual pieces for artists
- design agencies that create installations for product presentations, fairs, and exhibitions
- innovation agencies, that I consult in product development
I am a very curious person and always looking for new collaborations to just exchange ideas or start the next great project. So, feel free to contact me at any time.
robert@robhoff.com
„To me, Robert is a unique talent that combines the poetic genius and creativity of a designer with the attention to detail of a true artisan and craftsman. When visiting, you equally find him at the drawing board or in the workshop. The result is exceptional products of the highest quality – both, esthetically and in their engineering.”
Customer Quote
work and collaboration with:
Artis engineering
Brunner Group
Chanel
COR
Hermès
innovation natives
Komono
maaskant architecture
Nike
Partake AG
q-bus Mediatektur
random studio Amsterdam
Swissmobilia furniture
Telekom AG
Thein & Rios
Exhibitions
2020 – CreateBerlin showroom
2018 – ZOOOM IV Munich
2017 – Standard International #4 Spatial Clearings, Space GLINT Glinkastr. 17, Berlin
2017- BRUNNEN190
2017 – Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus Hanau
2017 – SaloneSatellite. 20 Years of New Creativity, Milan
2016 – Biennale Interieur Kortrijk 2016: The Wall, Nieuwe German Gestaltung #004
2015 – GoldenTips, stilwerk, Berlin
2015 – SaloneSatellite, Milan
2015 – The Journey / Part Two – imm Cologne
2015 – designers tower / Passagen-Interior Design Week Cologne
2014 – Orgatec, Cologne
2014 – Module – Eva Maisch Gallery Würzburg
2014 – designers tower / Passagen-Interior Design Week Cologne
2012 – DMY – International Design Festival Berlin
2012 – SaloneSatellite, Milan
2012 – ‚Robert Hoffmann’ – Karena Schuessler Gallery Contemporary Design/Art, Berlin
2011 – TOTALSTAHL, Solingen, Chemnitz, Hanau, Hannover
2011 – Design Miami Basel – Karena Schuessler Gallery Contemporary Design/Art
2011 – Salone Satellite, Milan
2011 – Design Deutschland, Milan, New York, Hong Kong
2011 – TALENTE, Munich
2011 – [d3] CONTEST Cologne
2010 – ‚Mise en Scène’ – Karena Schuessler Gallery Berlin
2010 – DMY – International Designfestival Berlin
2009 – ‚LICHT’ – Karena Schuessler Gallery Berlin
2009 – DMY – International Designfestival Berlin
2009 – „Tatorte “ – Passagen Cologne
CV:
2010-2020 – Jury Member for the BA-MA examination at HAWK Hildesheim
2014 – Jury Member at the Grassimesse, GRASSI-Museum for applied Arts, Leipzig
2008 – final year project, design diploma
2004-2008 – design studies with a focus on metal design at HAWK Hildesheim
2002-2004 – training in metal construction / construction engineering
2000-2002 – basic study in architecture at the Technical University Berlin
AWARDS
2011 – „German Design Award 2012“ – Newcomer Nominee
2011 – „Salone Satellite Award“ – Second Price
2011 – „Design Deutschland 2011“ – Selected
