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Designer
Stefan Diez
Stefan Diez (born 1971 in Freising, Germany) is an industrial designer from a family of fourth-generation carpenters. He worked as a cabinetmaker from 1991, spent a year in Mumbai and Pune, and studied industrial design at the State…
Biography
Background
Stefan Diez (born 1971 in Freising, Germany) is an industrial designer from a family of fourth-generation carpenters. He worked as a cabinetmaker from 1991, spent a year in Mumbai and Pune, and studied industrial design at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart under Richard Sapper (2002). After working for Sapper and Konstantin Grcic, he founded his Munich studio, now DIEZ OFFICE, in January 2003.
Signature Style
Diez treats circular design as a key principle: his products often take a sustainable approach through multipurposeness and durability. His work spans furniture, lighting, tableware, industrial and exhibition design.
Notable Works
- New Order furniture system (HAY)
- Houdini chair family (e15), 404 chair (Thonet)
- Costume modular sofa (Magis), AYNO lamp (Midgard), Guise and PlusMinus (Vibia)
Legacy
His awards include several Red Dot Best of the Best awards, the German Sustainability Award 2020 for AYNO and the Compasso d'Oro for Costume; he was AW Designer of the Year 2022. He heads Industrial Design at the University of Applied Arts Vienna.
Collections
Products
404 Chair
Stefan Diez's 2007 wooden chair for Thonet, with legs that merge in a bentwood knot.
New Order Shelving System
Open-grid steel shelving system by Stefan Diez, offered in pre-configured combinations for HAY
That
A moulded oak-veneered plywood lounge chair from Stefan Diez's THIS THAT OTHER series.
Houdini - with armrest
A curved oak-veneer armchair from the Houdini chair family.
HAY Boa Table
A lightweight conference table with a recycled-aluminum trestle and integrated cables
