Uli Budde

Berlin-based product designer Uli Budde (born 1978) studied at the University of Applied Sciences in Potsdam/Germany and graduated from the Design Academy in Eindhoven/Netherlands in 2004.

He worked as a freelance designer for various studios in the Netherlands including Jongeriuslab/Hella Jongerius, Baukje Trenning and Joost Grootens.

Uli Budde works independently from his office in Berlin since 2009, concentrating on projects ranging from furniture, table ware and lighting.

At this moment Uli Budde holds a visiting professorship in the Industrial Design department at Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle, University of Art and Design.

Besides that he is co-founder of Officeoriginair, a collaboration with Dutch designer Ivan Kasner. Since several years the two designers use their individual names when collaborating.

Amongst his clients you will find THONET (D), OLIGO (D), marset (ES), Vertigo Bird (SI), A.E.Köchert Juwellers (A), Royal VKB (Officeoriginair, NL), De Vorm (with Ivan Kasner, NL) and young Dutch label A / B anno benk (with Ivan Kasner, NL).

His projects are honoured with different awards like the Dutch Design Award (Officeoriginair), the GIO Award (Officeoriginair), two RED DOT AWARDS in 2012 (Officeoriginair), the DESIGN PLUS AWARD 2014 and recently the iF DESIGN AWARD 2017 (with Ivan Kasner).

In 2010 and 2011 Uli Budde received the Faces of Design Award.