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Thomas Pirot, Agentur alma, David Brönner, Yummy Stories, Buero Medienagenten, Julia Bernhard, Sandro Rybak, Haley Tippmann, Andy Gellenberg, Designstudio Mathilda Mutant, FOREAL, Studio SeeYa, Philip Lück, Neue Projekt GmbH & Co. KG, Studio Sowieso, Lucas Hesse, schiebezimmer, happen.studio, 3st Kommunikation, LESS, Stick Up Studio

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Beratungsstelle Formgebung, Anselm Littschwager, Monika Debus, designfabrik® @ BASF Creation Center, Gutenberg-Museum Mainz, University of Applied Sciences Mainz

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Silke Philipps-Deters & Carolin Dürrenberg, Karin Bille, Dr. Oliver Kornhoff, Karin & Bertram Schmidt-Friderichs

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→ P. 1: Junges Ensemble—Wolf Pack, 2018. Client: Junges Ensemble Theater Rüsselsheim

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→ Weingut Gunderloch, 2019. Agency: Designstudio Mathilda Mutant (→ p. 125), Nackenheim

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→ Sole et Luna, wine label design, 2019–2020.

Client: GEILE WEINE

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agentur alma

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→S tenner winery Hechtsheim, redesign, corporate, packaging, and label design, 2019–2020

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→ EVES PARADISE, branding and packaging design, 2018.

Client: Weingut Dr. Oberhofer, design: Oliver Semik

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→ Josef Wörner, branding and packaging design, 2019.

Client: Weingut Josef Wörner, design: Oliver Semik,

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→G RAPE GARAGE, branding and packaging design, 2017.

Client: Grape Garage, design: Oliver Semik

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→T he Orange Tree, digital book illustration, personal project (Folio Society Illustration Competition), 2020

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→ Female Founders, digital cover illustration (rejected), 2019.

Client: Sensor Magazine

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→ Star Astray 1, shirt design, digital illustration, 2020.

Client: Vaporfashion

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→ Kintsugi EP, digital EP cover, 2019. Client: f.u.n.c.

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→ Land of Confus1on EP, digital vinyl design, 2020.

Client: Yukno

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designstudio mathilda mutant

Designstudio Mathilda Mutant is an interdisciplinary studio with a focus on cor­porate, editorial, and product design. Established by Martina Miocevic in Mainz, it offers clear concepts, attention to detail and bespoke solutions tailored to the requirements of each client and project.

Several different clients and projects came together when it was launched in 2012: from wine, culture, and fashion to other unique projects in between, resulting in a vibrant portfolio of work and several design awards.

Martina Miocevic has had her roots in the city of Mainz for 14 years: this was where she did her Bachelor and Master’s degrees, set up her own business and also lectured at the University of Applied Sciences Mainz this year. She values her friends, colleagues, the people, and the warm embrace of the city, not to mention the industry-spanning collaboration within Mainz and the region. From project partners like Studio Biscotti and Büro Rezo to the networking inside and outside of the design sector, people help each other out.

After all, if you share your knowledge, it will come back to you tenfold— also in the form of white wine spritzers! Better together! “Amore for Mainz and Rhineland-Palatinate!”

Brand Focus, chaos, love! Designstudio Mathilda Mutant is an interdisciplinary studio from Mainz Established 2012, Mainz Products Corporate design, branding, packaging design, editorial design, web design, concept, exhibition design for wine, fashion and culture.

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Curator Martina Miocevic is the founder of the Mainz-based Designstudio Mathilda Mutant. With her rich and diverse client base and her good connections in the city and state of Rhineland-Palatinate, she has a large overview of the most interesting companies with influence on the region and people. On the following spread she presents what she believes to be the best local projects, people, companies, and products.

Contact mathildamutant.de IG: @mathildamutant FB: @mutantenstadel

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Work 1 heimat / en, Kultursommer RLP, editorial illustration and event corporate design, 2019 2 Bold Type Wine, export for Jumbo, wine branding, 2020. Relief-paint, natural paper, hot-stamp 3 Industriekultur, Kultursommer RLP, editorial design, illustration and event corporate design, 2018 4 Absolument Moderne, GutenbergMuseum Mainz, exhibition design, book-design, 2017

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Postlager / Victor Anta-Muñoz, Mainz, altespostlager.de, gutleut-mainz.de Postlager in Mainz is a street food market and event location with a unique vibe located behind Mainz railway station. One of its co-founders, Victor Anta-Muñoz (also the founder of Gutleut in Mainz, a bar with an integrated exhibition space), works with a number of institutions from Mainz and is mixing up the city’s creative scene to establish a creative melting pot for every­thing the city has to offer: culture, ex­hi­bi­tions, food, events, festivals, music! A place where people come together.

Open Eyes, Mainz, @openeyes_mainz Open Eyes is an initiative by students from the University of Applied Sciences Mainz: together with 25 Mainz-based agencies, it involves inquisitive students being given the opportunity to bombard the city’s creatives with questions on a tour from agency to agency. A wonderful project that offers the students a unique insight into potential future career prospects—and a chance to com­­­municate at eye level. Persons of charge: Prof. Gregor Ade, Hannah Krauskopf, descom, with the help of many fantastic students. Cooperation partner: 3st.

M!LCH, trinktmehrmilch.de 15 women: five designers and ten female vintners combining their skills to do good. That is M!LCH! A white wine cuvée with heart and soul. Since its launch in 2019, 10,000 euros in proceeds have been donated to the discovering hands MTUForum e.V.. The association offers a unique platform for visually impaired Medical Tactile Examiners trained in the early detec­tion of breast cancer. Its aims are dialog, education, and support. The new vintage is already available again!

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Juliane Eller / Juwel Weine, Alsheim, juwel-weine.de “Do what you can with what you have, wherever you are.” That is the philosophy of Juliane Eller, one of my oldest and most favorite clients from the beginning!

When she was 23 years old, Juliane took over her parents’ vineyard in Alsheim in Germany’s biggest wine region and completely revamped it. In the last seven years, it has been lovely to see everything that she has achieved for herself and the wine world: shaking up a traditional industry and moving with the times instead of standing still! That makes me so proud!

Ladies, Wine & Design Mainz, Mainz, ladieswinedesign.com/mainz Ladies, Wine & Design is a global nonprofit initiative with “Chapters” in 280 cities worldwide—it was started by Jessica Walsh to empower and support other women in creative businesses and to build a platform for sharing experiences. The network within Mainz is growing with awesome events, for example with Frauke Bönsch (photography), Stefanie Böttcher (Kunsthalle Mainz), Ela Wenner (author), workshops with Korliane (Letterling) and a lot of good wine and incredible talks! It’s an important place for creative ladies to meet.

Hermann Schmidt Verlag & Leander Greitemann, Mainz, typografie.de Verlag Hermann Schmidt is the Mainzbased publishing house for all things typography and graphic design. It has pub lished a number of fantastic books with artists, graphic designers, and creative writers. From reference books about fine typography to food for thought for creatives.

This year they published a book by a friend of mine: Leander Greitemann: Unfog Your Mind—Perspektivwechsel für mehr Lebenslust und LeichtSinn. Which brings us full circle!

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→ Sportives Spaces, self-promotion, 2019

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foreal

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→F OREAL loves NYC, self-promotion, 2018

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→ Techno Event Series, branding / identity, digital art, 2016.

Client: Made Agency, Cape Town

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studio seeya

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→B randing / identity, photography, and webdesign for Accountancy Christian Wiesner, 2020

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→ Corporate identity C–Stieglmeier, print and digital, 2019

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studio sowieso

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→N iclas Reis, logo and wine labels, 2018

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→ Corporate Identity philiplueck, print and digital, 2019. Corporate identity: Studio Sowieso, CGI: Philip Lück (→ p. 126)

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→ Pushkin and Gogol Website, Lucas Hesse and Kevin Rubén Jacobs, 2017

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→B AMA Graduation Exhibition Mainz, catalog, University of Applied Sciences Mainz, 2019

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→ BAMA Graduation Exhibition Mainz, poster, University of Applied Sciences Mainz, 2019. Scan the poster with the Artivive App to see it in motion

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→ Rabe & Fuchs, conceptual Photography, 2016

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stick up studio

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→M eister & Margarita, festival identity, 2017.

Client: Lyriklabor

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→ Sublimation—Mind, Matter, Concept in Art after Modernism, visual communication for an art and philosophy conference, 2017. Clients: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and Kunsthalle Mainz

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Monika Nickel, Kindenheim, flechtwerk-gestaltung.de Monika Nickel is a master basket maker and wickerwork designer. Upon entering her workshop in Kindenheim, you are greeted by a cool breeze of incense and the smell of watered willows. This craft requires both strength and sensitivity.

Weavers process a wide range of materials, from willow to recycled materials.

For her work that was awarded with the State Prize for Arts and Crafts RLP, Monika Nickel weaves clothesline and willow into iconographic laundry baskets.

Photo: © Michael Jarmusch Martina Stertz, Urbar, martina-stertz.de Martina Stertz is a master furrier by passion. In her workshop in Urbar she creates unique pieces of the highest quality in craftsmanship and design. A special focus lies on the careful handling and responsible use of the materials. In this way, an aging heirloom can be easily turned into a new favorite piece of clothing or a fluffy piece of furniture. Martina Stertz has received several awards for her innovative approach to working with fur.

Photo: © Michael Jarmusch

Tischlerei Sommer, Breitscheid, tischlerei-sommer.de Tischlerei Sommer is a family business with the highest standards in craftsmanship and design. For over 30 years, innovation in processing local woods has been a focal point of their work. In the picturesque workshop on the outskirts of the Westerwald, they realize object-based works and projects for the entire living area. Due to their consistent design language and the high-quality craftsmanship, they have already been awarded several prizes, includ­ing the Crafts Prize RLP 2019.

Photo: © Michael Jarmusch

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Roswitha Kaster, Riol, roswithakaster.de Roswitha Kaster is a photographer with a clear expression. “I prefer to photograph people” states the master photographer who works in her studio in Riol on the Moselle. The intense presence of the per­ son in the here and now is her concern.

The open, intrepid look into the camera shows her intuitive ability to set aside all preconceptions for a short moment and to solely focus on the person. She captures this moment in her large black and white photographs. Her series of portraits of craftsmen was awarded the Crafts Prize RLP in 2019. Photo: © Roswitha Kaster Philipp Gröninger, Bendorf, philipp-groeninger.de Philipp Gröninger is a master gold- and silversmith, state certified designer within crafts and restorer. He has a workshop for jewelery and tableware in Bendorf and is a lecturer at the State Academy of Drawing Hanau. His work is characterized by a clear, minimalistic design language and excellent craftsmanship. Unobtrusive but beguilingly poetic. Phillip Gröninger has received several awards for his excellence in design and craftsmanship. In 2016 and 2019 he received the Crafts Prize RLP. Photo: © Philipp Gröninger Edu Tarin, edutarin.com Edu Tarin received his fundamental education in crafts at the family’s workshop in Valencia. He further refined his skills first at the EASD in Valencia and subsequently at the University of Applied Sciences Trier at the Department of Gemstone and Jewelry Design, from which he graduated with a Master in Fine Arts in 2015. Edu Tarin carves out his infinite loops from the raw stone, digitizes the shape and reconstructs the blank. In 2020, he was announced a finalist for the Loewe Craft Prize. Photo: © Michael Jarmusch

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gutenberg-museum mainz Experience the history of printing, books, and writing “live”: Opposite Mainz Cathedral is one of the oldest book and printing museums in the world. Founded in 1900 by citizens of Mainz, the Gutenberg-Museum is dedicated to the “man of the millennium” Johannes Gutenberg and his inventions. Among the museum’s greatest treasures are two original Gutenberg Bibles from the middle of the 15th century. The reconstructed Gutenberg workshop is also one of the main attractions. Every day, there is an hourly demonstration of how printing was done in Gutenberg’s time. A modern film introduces the life and work of Gutenberg.

In the Gutenberg-Museum you can learn about printing technology, the art of book production over many centuries, the history of paper and writing all over the world, the history of the press and much more. In changing special exhibitions, examples of historical and modern book and printing art and typography are shown and the bow to the 21st century is drawn. A visit to the educational workshop of the Gutenberg Museum is also exciting. In the print shop, everyone can try out typesetting and printing for themselves under expert guidance and become creative.

Institution The Gutenberg-Museum Mainz is one of the oldest museums for the history of books, printing, typography, and writing in the world in the place where Johannes Gutenberg brought letterpress printing with movable type to maturity.

Established 1900

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Exhibits Printing presses from many centuries like the reconstructed replica of the Gutenberg press, European and nonEuropean printing technology, book art of many centuries, history of paper, writing, and newspapers.

→ László Moholy-Nagy, Typographic Collage, 1922, Moholy-Nagy Foundation, Inc., Ann Arbor, United States of America → Druckladen (“print shop”), educational department of the GutenbergMuseum

Contact gutenberg-museum.de IG & FB: @gutenbergmuseum

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Hooray for the Network

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Ein Hoch auf das Netzwerk

Silke Philipps-Deters & Carolin Dürrenberg descom—Designforum Rhineland-Palatinate EN Hello! We are the Designforum Rhineland-Palatinate, a project supported by the Ministry for Economic Affairs, Transport, Agriculture and Viniculture RhinelandPalatinate. In 2019 we had our 20-year anniversary. We are dealing with all topics concerning design in Rhineland-Palatinate and act as a link between designers, professional associations, politics and all industries using or planning to use design services.

In order to connect these different actors and to increase the visibility of design made in Rhineland-Palatinate, we are hosting the symposium Mainzer Designgespräche once a year in Mainz as well as the competition Designpreis Rheinland-Pfalz. The organization and conduct of seminars, workshops, and networking events are part of our activities as well.

So how did we get into this magazine? The story began two years ago when we were sitting in the courtyard of the state museum in Mainz with Julia Kahl, co-founder and editor of Slanted. She had come to Mainz to be part of the design competition jury. We started talking about our exceptional exhibition project in Rwanda, the partner country of Rhineland-Palatinate, and our enthusiasm about it became clear very quickly. Only a few months later Julia came up with the idea to publish a special issue about Rwanda in cooperation with us. With great pleasure we started helping the Slanted editors in planning and only a year later the Rwanda issue of Slanted was published, simultaneously to the opening of our exhibition Products in Dialogue—Rwanda and RhinelandPalatinate at the Festung Ehrenbreitstein, Koblenz.

Following this inspiring and successful cooperation, a few months later Julia came back to us with the idea to shine a light on Rhineland-Palatinate with a special issue. So, the year 2020 began with anticipation and an inspiring meeting with the Slanted editorial team—when suddenly the Covid 19 pandemic changed our life and working conditions at once. But we were lucky enough to recover very soon and the Slanted team found new (digital) ways to implement the issue.

So, now you are holding the Rhineland-Palatinate edition in your hands. We hope that you have already discovered the vivid design scene of our federal state. And there is even more: people who promote design voluntarily, who bring together designers on a regional level and give their work the attention it deserves. A lot of what you can see here is supported by initiatives. We would like to express our sincere thanks to them: first

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Transformation. In der Stadt Pirmasens gibt es mit PS:Kreativ ein Netzwerk, das Kreativschaffende mobilisiert und vernetzt – auch mit dem Ziel, das Image des Standortes aufzuwerten. Dazu hat PS:Kreativ unter anderem das Messeformat KREATIVVITTI auf den Weg gebracht, bei dem Kreativschaffende mit Vertreter_innen aus Kultur, Forschung, Wirtschaft und Dienstleistung zusammentreffen. PS:Kreativ bildet auch den Ursprung von Westpfalz:KREATIV als Plattform für alle Westpfälzer Kreativschaffenden. Der Verein Kreative Pfalz präsentiert Leistungen und Fähigkeiten Kreativschaffender und macht sie für potenzielle Auftraggeber sichtbar. Ähnlich agiert auch der Kreative Raum Koblenz, ein offenes Netzwerk für alle kultur- und kreativschaffenden Unternehmer_innen, Angestellten, Freiberufler_innen, Auszubildenden und Studierenden. In der Region Westpfalz bringt die Initiative KL:Kreativ regelmäßig Kreative und Kulturinteressierte aus Kaiserslautern und Umgebung zusammen. Auch das Netzwerk Ladies, Wine & Design, das seinen Ursprung in New York hat, ist längst in Rheinland-Pfalz angekommen, nämlich in Mainz und Bad Kreuznach. Ins Leben gerufen wurde es von der Designerin Jessica Walsh, die auf diesem Weg eine gegenseitige Unterstützung, Förderung und Vernetzung von Frauen in der Kreativbranche auf den Weg bringen möchte.

Neben diesen Netzwerken sind auch die Hochschulen eine wichtige Säule der De­sign­ kompetenz des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz. Der Fachbereich Gestaltung der Hochschule Mainz (→ S. 98–101) bietet mit Innenarchitektur, Kommunikationsdesign, Zeit­basierte Medien sowie Digital Media vier innovative und praxisorientierte Bachelor- und Masterstudiengänge an.

Darüber hinaus führt das Institut Designlabor Gutenberg des Fachbereichs Gestaltung als Schnittstelle zwischen Forschung und Lehre freie und angewandte Forschungsprojekte durch, deren Ergebnisse in den letzten Jahren vielfach ausgezeichnet wurden. Darüber hinaus wirken Kooperationsprojekte mit kulturellen Institutionen wie dem Gutenberg-Museum (→ S. 96 / 97) weit in die Stadt Mainz hinein. Das Institut für Mediengestaltung entwickelt und realisiert Projekte im Bereich der audiovisuellen Gestaltung (Film, Animation, Virtual Reality, Interaktive Gestaltung) mit öffentlichen Einrichtungen und Wirtschaftsunternehmen.

Auch die Initiative Open Eyes von Studierenden des Studiengangs Kommunikationsdesign ist in den letzten beiden Jahren zu einer wertvollen Netzwerkveranstaltung herangewachsen. Die Initiative veranstaltet regelmäßig einen Agentur-Rundgang durch Mainz. Dieses Format regt nicht nur den Austausch zwischen der Hochschule, Agenturen, Studios und Werkstätten unterschiedlichster Disziplinen an, sondern präsentiert auch in konzentrierter Form das kreative Potenzial der Stadt.

Die Hochschule Trier bietet neben Innenarchitektur, Intermedia Design und Kommunikationsdesign auch die handwerksnahen Studiengänge Modedesign sowie Edelstein und Schmuck an. Auch hier entstand aus dem Fachbereich Gestaltung heraus eine besondere Initiative – die Design- und Kulturtage Trier, die alle drei Jahre in Kooperation mit der Stadt Trier stattfinden. Ziel ist es, eine nachhaltige Wechselwirkung von Hochschul- und Stadtentwicklung zu fördern und die Potenziale der rheinlandpfälzischen Kultur- und Kreativwirtschaft sichtbar zu machen.

Die Hochschule Kaiserslautern bietet den Bachelor of Arts in Innenarchitektur an und ergänzt mit dem Studiengang Virtual Design das Angebot im Bundesland um einen zukunfts- und technikorientierten Designstudiengang.

Aufgrund der vielfältigen Studienangebote im Bereich Design ist es nicht verwunderlich, dass Rheinland-Pfalz eine erfreuliche Anzahl von Gründungen im Bereich Design verzeichnen kann. Eine Online-Umfrage¹ des iuh – Instituts für Unternehmerisches Handeln der Hochschule Mainz hat dabei ergeben: »Die meisten Befragten würden dasselbe Unternehmen noch einmal gründen und sehen sich selbst als erfolgreich, allerdings sind viele mit ihrem Umsatz unzufrieden und können keine Altersvorsorge

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und ein gesichertes Einkommen mit ihrem Unternehmen aufbauen.« Wir sehen diese Einschätzung als Bestätigung unseres Auftrags, als Designforum Rheinland-Pfalz den Stellenwert von Designleistungen durch Sichtbarmachung und interdisziplinäre Vernetzung zu steigern. Diese Ausgabe des Slanted-Magazins trägt einen großen Teil dazu bei, dass Design aus Rheinland-Pfalz die Aufmerksamkeit bekommt, die es verdient!

An dieser Stelle möchten uns herzlich für die vertrauensvolle und freundliche Zusammenarbeit mit dem rheinland-pfälzischen Wirtschaftsministerium bedanken. Ein besonderer Dank geht an unser Netzwerk. In der aktuellen Situation sind wir sehr froh über die Kontakte, die wir in den vergangenen Jahren aufbauen durften. Wir danken allen Designer:innen, Kreativen und Partnern, die jetzt und in Zukunft unsere Arbeit begleiten, unsere Angebote nutzen und sich produktiv mit uns austauschen. Schön, dass Ihr da seid! Wir glauben fest daran, dass die derzeitige Lage unsere Gemeinschaft stärken kann und wir als Netzwerk auch auf digitalen Wegen zusammenfinden! ¹ Zweistufige Onlineumfrage (2015, 2018) sowie Gruppendiskussionen zur Beleuchtung des Zusammenhangs

zwischen Finanzierungs- und Förderinstrumenten und anderen Erfolgsfaktoren mit dem Erfolg (Überleben, Wachstum, Zufriedenheit, Innovation) von Gründungen in der Kultur- und Kreativwirtschaft (mit besonderem Fokus auf den Designmarkt).

→W e asked creatives to tell us about places in RhinelandPalatinate that are a source of inspiration, recreation, and strength to them. Come around, we will be glad to show them to you! → I llustration by Julia Bernhard → p. 20–23

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“A biography marked by the passion for type design” novum—world of graphic design

K.H. Drescher— Berlin Typo Posters, Texts, and Interviews Available now → slanted.de/shop

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→ P 72 / 73 3st Kommunikation, Mainz (DE), 3st.de IG: @3stkommunikation With several hundred awards, 3st Kommunikation is one of the most creative German communication agencies.

In the triad Digital— Branding—Content, 3st brings the uniqueness of companies to life— through holistic analyses, sophisticated design, high-quality digital products and integrated content concepts. All this with a view to the whole, without losing the love of detail.

→ P 6–9 Agentur alma, Mainz (DE), agentur-alma.de IG: @designagentur.alma “We create lovable brands and stories.” alma, an agency for design and digital communication based in the heart of Mainz and newly founded

by Alice Schaffner and Marie Dowling develops design concepts that touch, inspire, and tell stories. Sometimes loud, sometimes quiet, sometimes wild, sometimes calm, but above all: always honest and straight to the point.

→ P 114–117 Dr. Oliver Kornhoff / Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck, Remagen (DE), arpmuseum.org IG: @arpmuseum

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Dr. Oliver Kornhoff (*1969, Cologne) studied Art History, History, Classical Archaeology, and Ethnology. He worked as research assistant at the Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden and as assistant director of the Städtische Galerie Bietigheim-Bissingen.

Today he is director of the Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck (since 2009), artistic director of Schloss Balmoral, and member of several art juries. Photo: © Helmut Reinelt

→ P 84–87 Beratungsstelle Formgebung, Dagobertstraße 2, 55116 Mainz (DE), formdesign.de, IG: @beratungsstelle_ formgebung Beratungsstelle Formgebung is an institution of the consortium of the Chambers of Crafts in Rhineland-Palatinate, which advises crafts enterprises on questions of product design and marketing. It is a key task of the institution to create awareness and visibility for the creative diversity within crafts by means of exhibitions, competitions and participations in trade fairs.

→ P 20–23 Julia Bernhard, Mainz / Berlin (DE), juliabernhard.de IG: @juliabernhardillustration Julia Bernhard is a freelance illustrator and comic artist. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, Popular Science, Outside Magazine, The Nib and The Lily, among others. Her

comic debut Wie gut dass wir darüber geredet haben was published in 2019

by Avant Verlag. As a lecturer she teaches Illustration and Comic Drawing at University of Applied Sciences Mainz and Freie Kunstakademie Frankfurt.

→ P 84–87, 110–113 Karin Bille, Mainz (DE), formdesign.de IG: @beratungsstelle_ formgebung Karin Bille trained as a cabinetmaker with BASF Ludwigshafen and studied Product Design at the University of Arts in Kassel. She worked as a freelance designer and as a lecturer at the Werkakademie für Gestaltung in Kassel. Since 2011, she is head of the Chamber of Craft’s Beratungstelle Formgebung in RhinelandPalatinate. Photo: © Karina Schuh

→ P 10 / 11 David Brönner, Mainz (DE), davidbroenner.com David Brönner is a designer and photographer based in Mainz, Germany. He studied Communication Design at University of Applied Sciences Mainz and gained professional experience in his semester abroad at Swinburne Uni­versity Melbourne, dur­ing his internship at Bräutigam & Rotermund in Hamburg, and while working as a freelance designer. He specializes in corporate design and typography.

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→ P 16–19 Buero Medienagenten, Bad Dürkheim (DE), medienagenten.de IG: @medienagenten An owner-operated agency headquartered in the Pfalz wine growing district.

Its customers include the wine industry, regional SMEs, and the social economy. In short: a company led by heart and soul that appreciates and draws inspiration from honest and respectful communication. The inhouse agency has made its name for comprehensive corporate consulting.

→ P 90 / 91 Monika Debus, Brunnenstraße 13, 56203 HöhrGrenzhausen (DE), monika-debus.de IG: @debus.ceramics Renowned ceramic artist Monika Debus lives and works in the Westerwald region, best known for its clay deposits and especially the saltfiringtechnique, which has existed for centuries till today. She uses this old firing technique with a slight modification to achieve subtle, distinctive surfaces that transfer the ceramic into the contemporary aesthetic of art and design.

→ P 92–95 designfabrik® @ BASF Creation Center Z15, Karl-Müller-Straße, 67056 Ludwigshafen (DE), designfabrik@basf.com, creation-center.basf.com

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The newly opened BASF Creation Centers serve as door-opener to the world of BASF Performance Materials innovation including the designfabrik® service. Surrounded by an inspiring atmosphere, designers from all industries work hand in hand with BASF experts to discover materials, understand the possibilities of use in order to create tomorrow’s innovations.

From inspiration to solution in one place.

→ P 105–109 descom—Designforum Rhineland-Palatinate, Mainz (DE), descom.de IG: @descom_rlp descom is a forum for design and communication.

A project of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Trans­port, Agriculture, and Viniculture RhinelandPalatinate offering various activities and events to promote local designers.

The Designforum offers space for networking and professional discussions between different disciplines and industries.

Furthermore they organize the Rhineland-Palatinate design award, a design competition that honors special achievements in the field of communication and product design.

→ P 105–109 Carolin Dürrenberg / descom—Designforum Rhineland-Palatinate, Mainz (DE), descom.de IG: @descom_rlp Born 1985 in Erfurt, Carolin studied Communication Design at the University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt and subsequently

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developed and implemented projects as a freelance graphic designer for various cultural, social, and governmental institutions.

She has been associated with the Designforum Rhineland-Palatinate since the beginning of her professional career and has been responsible for graphics and project manage­ment full-time since 2016.

Photo: © Julia Wisswesser

→ P 105–109 Silke Philipps-Deters / descom—Designforum Rhineland-Palatinate, Mainz (DE), descom.de IG: @descom_rlp Silke Philipps-Deters, born 1974 in Vechta, studied Communication Design at the University of Applied Sciences Mainz.

Her professional milestones include the design and distribution of products, the management of a design store, and freelance occupations as a com­mu­nications designer. Her experience allows her to specifically apply the possibility of a quick change of perspective between the expectations of the cultural and creative industries and the requirements of medium-sized businesses.

As project head in the Designforum RhinelandPalatinate (descom), Silke connects the cultural and creative scenes of the state.

→ P 2, 4, 36–39 Designstudio Mathilda Mutant, Mainz (DE), mathildamutant.de IG: @mathildamutant Designstudio Mathilda Mutant is an interdisci­plinary studio with a focus on corporate, editorial,

and product design.

Established by Martina Miocevic in Mainz, it offers clear concepts, attention to detail, and bespoke solutions tailored to the requirements of each client and project.

Several different clients and projects came together: from wine, culture, and fashion to other unique projects in between.

→ P 40–43, 58 FOREAL, Trier (DE), weareforeal.com IG: @weareforeal FOREAL is a design studio based in Trier. It was founded by Dirk Schuster and Benjamin Simon in 2013 and has grown into a team of seven creatives.

They are telling stories through images, aiming to create fun, bold, and crisp “eye-candy.” They serve a wide range of international clients of different commercial backgrounds such as advertising, edi­ torial, and fashion.

→ P 32–35 Andy Gellenberg, Morbach (DE), wearekidz.com IG: @andygellenberg Andy Gellenberg was born in 1983. After his studies in Communication Design and working for a renowned illustration studio, he started his own career in 2014. Andy earned fame through his Nike swoosh portraits and met LeBron James, who now owns his art. With his bold and vibrant style, Andy creates playful artworks for international clients traversing music, sports, fashion, and beyond.

→ P 96 / 97 Gutenberg-Museum Mainz, Liebfrauenplatz 5, 55116 Mainz (DE), gutenberg-museum.de IG: @gutenbergmuseum Experience the history of printing, books, and writing “live”: Located in the heart of the old town of Mainz, the GutenbergMuseum presents two original Gutenberg Bibles as some of its greatest treasures. In the re­con­­structed Gutenberg work­ shop, you can hourly watch demonstrations of how printing was done in Gutenberg’s day.

→ P 5, 54, 68–71 happen.studio, Mainz (DE), happen-studio.de IG: @happen.studio happen.studio is a conceptual design studio, founded in 2016 by Lena Esser and Sebastian Seibold.

With a multidisciplinary approach, they combine design, art, and technology to transform brands, and build identities. Their work spans across creative direction, spatial, print, and digital design, photography and film to connect brands and organizations with their audience.

→ P 60–63 Lucas Hesse, Mainz / Hamburg (DE), lucas-hesse.de IG: @hesselucas Lucas Hesse is a graphicand motion designer and web developer with a focus on typography. During his studies in Mainz, he spent

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a semester in Seoul, joined a course at the Offenbach University of Art and Design (HfG) under the di­rection of Eike König and gained experience through an internship at Studio Dumbar in Rotterdam. This made him curious about how different personalities and people from different cultures approach design.

→ P 74–77 LESS, Mainz (DE), less-studio.de IG: @studio.less LESS is a cross-media graph­ic design studio, which designs individual and meaningful commu­ni­cation solutions in the areas of corporate identity, web design, wine labels, editorial, and exhibition design. The studio was founded in 2013 by Lisa Reimann and Denis Klein. Since then, it is located in Mainz, one of the creative hot spots in the Rhine-Main area.

→ P 88 / 89 Anselm Littschwager, Hauptstraße 44, 67806 Rockenhausen (DE), silberundwerkzeug schmiede.de IG: @silberundwerkzeug schmiede Anselm Littschwager is a silversmith, tool smith, and custom knife maker.

His products are hand crafted by himself using the highest quality materials.

He works using traditional methods that are sustainable. Most of his work is commissioned directly by customers. Each item he creates is unique.

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→ P 48–51, 57 Philip Lück, Trier (DE), philiplueck.com IG: @philiplueck Philip Lück is a 3D artist, motion designer, and art director, living and working in the beautiful city of Trier. His work mainly consists of abstract and funny takes on everyday objects, while keeping things as real as possible.

Working as a 3D artist, Philip had the opportunity to work with major clients, such as Nike, Google, Apple, Häagen Dazs, and many more.

→ P 52–55 Neue Projekt GmbH & Co. KG, Mainz (DE), selekkt.com, IG: @selekkt stijlmarkt.de, IG: @stijl.markt Founded in 2009, the platforms selekkt/ and Stijl Markt of the Neue Projekt GmbH & Co. KG in Mainz represent Germany’s leading marketplaces for young product designers.

On- and offline, creatives from all over Germany offer and sell their unique products like home accessories, posters, and furniture independently.

→ P 1–5 Thomas Pirot, Mainz (DE), thomaspirot.de Thomas Pirot is a photographer from Mainz who uses photography as an ex­cuse to talk to strangers and to see weird places for a limited period of time.

He received his BA in

Communication Design from University of Applied Sciences Mainz in 2016, after spending one semester at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem.

He regularly works as an editorial photographer for a range of magazines and agencies.

→ Inside cover, P 24–27 Sandro Rybak, Trier (DE), IG: @sandroryry Sandro Rybak is an illustrator / designer living in Trier, Germany. Since his graduation in 2016 from the Trier University of Applied Sciences, he creates illustrations and designs for different events, editorial, TV commercials, CD covers, and fashion brands.

Photo: © Sebastian Wolf

→ P 64–67 schiebezimmer, Mainz (DE), schiebezimmer.de IG: @schiebezimmer_ brandthinking schiebezimmer is a group of creative minds from Mainz, right in the middle of Germany. Since 2012, they help their clients tackle the world problems with brand thinking. By exploring their clients identities (to remind them who they are, what they want to be and for whom they do it for), schiebezimmer creates better products, appealing visual identities and working marketing.

And that’s about it.

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→ P 78–82 Stick Up Studio, Mainz / Hamburg (DE), stickupstudio.de IG: @stickupstudio_com Stick Up Studio was founded in 2012 by Daniel Rettig and Hendrik Schneider.

With a keen eye for detail and the conceptual ap­proach being a very impor­tant part of their process in both design and photography the studio has since been working on numer­ous projects, defining a visual style that varies from bold and colorful to simple yet elegant. Based in Mainz and Hamburg, the studio works for clients in art, culture, and industry.

→ P 44–47 Studio SeeYa, Mainz (DE), studioseeya.com IG: @studioseeya Sandra Junker is the founder of Studio SeeYa, based in Mainz. Studio SeeYa is a multidisciplinary design studio with a focus on branding, web design, and photography. Sandra started her journey in design with a degree as a product and advertising photographer and a diploma in Communications Design. After living and working in London, Cape Town, and Paris, she decided to found Studio SeeYa in 2018.

→ P 51, 56–59 Studio Sowieso, Trier (DE), studiosowieso.com IG: @studiosowieso

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Studio Sowieso is a minimalistic yet authentic design studio—filling the small gap between culture, art, and commerce. While creating confident layouts, the people at Studio Sowieso love discarding the deadlocked status quo to make room for the unknown. By communicating with clients at eye level, they are aiming for credible, open-minded and purposeful concepts with clear graphic design.

→ P 28–31 Haley Tippmann, Koblenz (DE), haleytippmann.com IG: @haleytippmann Haley is an American illustrator living in Koblenz, Germany. She studied Graphic Design at Monroe Community College in her hometown of Rochester, NY. Haley likes to draw everyday objects, situations, and collections in her colorful, sketchy, and bold style. Haley’s toolkit includes colored pencils, ink, acrylics, and an iPad. As an avid observer her illustration work is inspired by her surroundings and interactions.

→ P 98–101 University of Applied Sciences Mainz, Holzstraße 36, 55116 Mainz (DE) designinmainz.de gutenberg-intermedia.de kd.hs-mainz.de IG: @hsm.gestaltung Communication Design is one of the three fields in the Design Dept. of the University of Applied Sciences Mainz. The University of Applied Sciences offers a Bachelors and Masters program in study fields like Advertis-

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ing, Coding, Conceptual Design, Corporate Design, Design History, Drawing, Editorial Design, Illustration, Interactive Design, Marketing, Photography, Typography, and many others.

→ P 118–121 Bertram SchmidtFriderichs / Verlag Hermann Schmidt, Mainz (DE), typografie.de IG: @verlaghschmidt Bertram SchmidtFriderichs (*1959) is typographer and publisher of Verlag Hermann Schmidt.

During his apprenticeship as typesetter the typo-virus catched him. Further he studied Art hHistory, Book Science, and Economics of Print. He developed the paternal print shop to one of Germany’s leading printers. Pushing the limits for beautiful books is still his vocation.

→ P 12–15 Yummy Stories, Edesheim (DE), yummystories.de IG: @yummystories.de Changelicious. The boutique brand and design agency Yummy Stories is dedicated to everything that contains pleasure and grapes. Still or sparkling but always bold. They create authentic brand iden­tities to achieve the best visibility possible. Your personality is the brand?

They shape it! Traditional values compared with an unconventional and innovative mindset. Free spirit.

Strong dedication. That’s Yummy Stories.

→ P 118–121 Karin Schmidt-Friderichs / Verlag Hermann Schmidt, Mainz (DE), typografie.de IG: @verlaghschmidt Karin Schmidt-Friderichs (*1960) studied Architecture and co-founded Verlag Hermann Schmidt in 1992— soon the leading Publishing House for graphic design and creativity.

She has been advising com­panies on positioning and branding issues since 1998.

She works also as a mod­ erator, lecturer, speaker, and coach. Since October 2019, she is the President of the German Booksellers and Publishers Association. Photo: © feinkorn, Gaby Gerster

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Acknowledgement Thanks a lot to the designers, photographers, illustrators, artisans, curators, and makers—all people who love their region and are passionate about what they are doing.

A big thank you also to Sandro Rybak for the typographic illustration of the word RhinelandPalatinate inside the cover!

Many thanks also to the authors of the issue Silke Philipps-Deters and Carolin Dürrenberg, Karin Bille, Dr. Oliver Kornhoff, Karin & Bertram SchmidtFriderichs.

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This special issue would not have been possible without the support of descom—Designforum Rhineland-Palatinate and Jörg Sabrowski (Ministry of Economic Affairs, Trans­port, Agriculture, and Viniculture RhinelandPalatinate). Thank you!

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Above all, Rhineland-Palatinate stands out for its wine with 65 percent of German wine being produced there. But what about design?

Following the Special Issues of Babylon (2013), Marrakech (2016), and Rwanda (2019), we were curious to find out more about our Heimat Germany and highlight regional differences.

The first destination of our journey took us right across the Rhine, to Rhineland-Palatinate. In its state capital Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg invented letterpress printing and delivered the first printed Bible in 1456, and probably drank a pint of wine on it. The state was formerly founded from the French occupation zone after a referendum on the state constitution on May 18th, 1947, two years before the founding of the Federal Republic of Germany. The black, red, and gold of the flag of the Hambach Festival, the first democratic demonstration, are still the colors of the Federal Republic of Germany today.

The state has a long tradition of arts and craftsmanship, supported and kept alive by a strong middle-class as well as strong regional institutions and cultural drivers. Awards such as the State Prize for Arts and Crafts promote, amongst others, outstanding gem and jewelry designers, ceramists, silversmiths, carpenters, barrel makers, and textile designers of the region.

With the help of descom—Designforum Rhineland-Palatinate we sourced designers, photographers, illustrators and makers—all people who love their region and are passionate about what they do. So yes, beyond beautiful landscapes with vineyards, rivers, forests, and castles, Rhineland-Palatinate is a shining example of design in Germany, that moves with time while sticking to its roots.

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