VITA
Sarah Böttger (born 1980) worked as cabinet maker, before she studied industrial design at the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Offenbach am Main and the University of Art and Design in Helsinki where she focused on furniture and glass design. After graduating she worked as a freelancer for Stylepark in Frankfurt am Main on projects such as the Audi Urban Future Award
and pursued individual projects in parallel. Her work has been shown internationally on exhibitions in Milan, Paris, Barcelona, Berlin, Shanghai and were published in several magazines such as Wallpaper, Elle, Form or Intramuros. The glass series Juuri is in production by the danish company Menu AS. In 2011 she was nominated for the Designpreis Deutschland 2012 in the category Newcomer, the same year she opened her own studio.
Her approach to design is based on the observation of everyday experiences while she is fascinated by simple and easy things which are thus out of the ordinary. She gives special attention to the used materials and their processing and the knowledge that the combination of traditional and modern techniques can create exciting intersections. Her aim is todevelop products with a unique identity and appreciation, ought to be used and lived with in the long term.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2013 » B&B Showroom East Village Concepts in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2013 » Ambiente Menu AS, Frankfurt am Main
2013 » Group exhibition "Object for the Neighbour", Imm Cologne
2012 » Shanghai Museum of Glass "Keep it Glassy", Shanghai
2012 » Maison & Objet Menu AS, Paris
2012 » Direktorenhaus "Handmade in Germany", Berlin
2012 » Ventura Interieur Biennale in Kortrijk, Belgium
2012 » Neue Wiener Werkstätte Shortlist presentation, Vienna
2012 » Salone Satellite - Salone Internazionale del Mobile Milan
2011 » Il·lacions - Galeria de disseny, Barcelona
2011 » Mudam - Musée d’Art Moderne Grand Duc Jean, Luxembourg
2011 » Maison & Objet "Couplicité" Trendlab Nelly Rodi, Paris
2011 » DMY International Design Festival Berlin
2011 » Salone Satellite - Salone Internazionale del Mobile Milan
2010 » Imm Cologne, Köln
2010 » Ambiente, Frankfurt am Main
2008 » Martela "office and textile" furniture exhibition, Helsinki
2008 » Gallery SoSo, Tallinn
2011 » Lecture at Elisava - Escola Superior de Disseny i Enginyeria de Barcelona
