Early life and education
Born in 1971 in Freising, Germany, to a family of "4th-generation carpenters", Diez had grown up around carpentry and cabinetmaking, which influenced his design. [2] His introduction to furniture design started in 1991, when he worked as a cabinetmaker for three years. After spending a year working in Mumbai and Poona, India, [3] he returned to Germany in 1996.
He matriculated at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart, where he earned a Bachelor of Industrial Design in 2002 while studying under the likes of Richard Sapper. [2]
Career
Before founding his own design studio, DIEZ OFFICE, in January 2003, [3] Diez worked for Richard Sapper and then Konstantin Grcic. Since then, he has worked in various fields of design ranging from furniture and tableware to industrial design, as well as exhibition design for companies like Brunner, e15, Gandiablasco, HAY, Herman Miller, Magis, Midgard, Moroso, Rosenthal, Thonet, Vibia, Wilkhahn, Wagner, and others. His "Upon Bench" debuted at imm Cologne in 2007 to critical acclaim. [4] His Model No. 404 chair was influenced by the work of Michael Thonet and is produced by Thonet. [5]
Many of his products have received international design awards, including the IF Gold Award and in 2024, Comapasso d'Oro for his Costume modular sofa for Magis. [6] [7]
Starting in 2007, he started teaching at the Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design, and in 2015 he joined the faculty of Lund University's School of Industrial Design in Lund, Sweden. Since 2018, he has served as the Head of Industrial Design at the University of Applied Arts Vienna.
Sustainability
He considers "circular design" to be a key principle of his product design philosophy, [8] [9] and "his products put forward a sustainable approach that combines multiplicity of use with superior durability." [1] In fact, his AYNO lamp, designed for Midgard, received the 2021 German Sustainability Award. [10] [11]
Selected works
- MUDRA for BRUNNER chair family 2022
- PLUSMINUS for VIBIA lighting system 2022
- 4th WALL with VIBIA AND MANY OTHERS temporary installation 2021–2022
- COSTUME for MAGIS modular sofa 2021
- MOD for SAMMODE lighting system 2021
- AYNO for MIDGARD lighting family 2020
- SHIRO for SCHÖNWALD tableware 2019
- HOUDINI 10 YEARS for E15 wooden chair family 2019
- D1 for WAGNER office chair collection
- FALLSTAFF for armchair 2018
- NEW ORDER for HAY furniture system
- 404 for THONET chair
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