Mirko Borsche is a German typographer and graphic designer. In his youth, he was a graffiti artist, which had a major influence on his work. Beginning in 1992, he studied graphic design at Kingston University London and the University of Applied Sciences in Augsburg. After five years as an art director in advertising for clients such as Levi's and MTV, he co-founded the style magazine NEON and served as art director of SZ Magazine. In 2000, he taught at the Bauhaus University in Weimar and in 2002 at the Münster University of Applied Sciences. In 2007, he founded his own graphic design studio, Bureau Borsche, and has since served as creative director for Zeit Magazine. The studio has received numerous international awards and collaborates with clients in the cultural sector, luxury fashion houses, and commercial enterprises.

Ana Relvão and Gerhardt Kellermann co-founded Studio Relvãokellermann in 2014, a studio that develops design solutions with a social focus and through collaborative processes.
In collaboration with Bulthaup Design and Engineering, the studio developed the Bulthaup Solitaires, which were unveiled at the Salone del Mobile in Milan in 2014. Commissioned by LIGRE, Relvãokellermann designed the “youn” espresso machine with a portafilter and the “siji” grinder.

The studio has received numerous awards, including the iF Design Award, the iF Gold Award, the German Design Award, the German Design Award Gold, the Monocle Design Award, the IDEA Award in Bronze, the Red Dot Award, several Stylepark Selected Awards, and the Kitchen Innovation Award.

Steffi Bauer is a textile designer and illustrator from Munich. Her creative style is playful yet precise, with a particular fondness for imperfection. Inspired by nature and the plants surrounding her studio in Munich’s Westend district, she develops her drawings into fabric designs and striking patterns. Her work appears on textiles, magazine covers, products, and even window panes. In addition to her design practice, she creates individual artworks and commissioned pieces. She also leads artistic workshops and shares the freedom of illustrative work — an activity that brings her great fulfillment.

Michael Geldmacher is a renowned designer whose career, spanning over two decades, has had a significant impact on the design industry. He and Stefanie Kubanek are the founders of the design studio MUCNYC, established in 2019. Drawing on international experience in industrial, furniture, and strategic design, they combine functional thinking with an intercultural perspective and a collaborative approach.
Stefanie Kubanek studied industrial design first in Hamburg and then at the Royal College of Art in London, and subsequently worked for firms including 1:1 and Pier Studio (BMW Group), as well as serving as a bi-continental associate partner for Pentagram in London and New York.