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