Biography
Florian Hauswirth (born 1976) worked as a technical model maker and material researcher for Vitra, before studying Industrial Design at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) where he graduated in 2006. After working as an assistant at Barber Osgerby in London, he co-founded the design collective Postfossil in 2007. He works today as an independent designer in Biel (Switzerland). His work has been shown internationally and has received several awards, including the Wallpaper Design Award 2010 in London. In 2015 he won with "Tabularasia" the travel scholarship from the Canton Berne.
Clients Product: Tossa, Foundrycollection, Nodus, Zeitraum, Stattmann Neue Moebel, Manor, Manumeta, Mathys Medical, rk-studio, Helmrinderknecht, Libby Seller
Clients Space: Erdmannpeisker, Depot Basel, Qwstion, Basler Versicherung, rk-studio, Logitech, Vitra, DMY Berlin, Confederation of Switzerland, Berner Designstiftung, Postfossil, Feelfelt, Head Genéve, Affspace, Zentrum Paul Klee
Clients Educational Projects: Vitra, Freitag, Artek, Mammut, VBZ, Logitech, Max Chocolatier, 25 Hours Hotel, Tour de Suisse, Thut, Soeder, Chopfab, Reseda, Hotelplan
- 2015 Travel-Scholarship with Katia Ritz, Canton Berne, CH
- 2014 nomination Design Preis Schweiz (BAK), CH
- 2013 Bernese Design Foundation, marketing support-price, CH
- 2012 2nd place, curtains for ZhdK Areal, with Katia Ritz and Stephanie Baechler, CH
- 2012 nomination Prix Jumelles, CH
- 2012 nomination “Die Besten” Hochparterre, CH
- 2012 nomination Design Preis Schweiz (BAK), CH
- 2011 Swiss Art Award in architecture in collaboration with Katia Ritz, CH
- 2010 Wallpaper* design award «best vase»,GB
- 2010 New York Atelier-Scholarship by Bernese Foundation of Applied Arts
- 2009 2nd place in the Competition “Designpreis@Embru”,with Postfossil, CH
- 2008 nomination for Berner-Design-Award
- 2008 nomination Designreport Award Salone Satellite, with Postfossil,I
- 2006 Special prize Designbiennale, Luzern, CH
- 2005 first prize Nike-Play-Award, Berlin, D
