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ABOUT
AT THE INTERSECTION OF FURNITURE, SCULPTURE, AND LIGHTING, STUDIO KUHLMANN ENGAGES WITH THE EVERYDAY OBJECTS OF DOMESTIC SPACES. FASCINATED BY THE MATERIALITY OF METAL AND THE ARTISTRY OF CRAFTSMANSHIP, EACH PIECE IS HANDCRAFTED IN THE STUDIO’S OWN WORKSHOP, EXISTING IN SMALL, LIMITED SERIES. THROUGH THIS PROCESS, CONTEMPORARY, CONCEPTUAL OBJECTS EMERGE THAT PROVOKE A HEIGHTENED AWARENESS OF OUR PRESENT-DAY EXPERIENCE.
STUDIO KUHLMANN IS LED BY HANNAH KUHLMANN (BORN 1989, COLOGNE), AN INTERDISCIPLINARY DESIGNER AND CURATOR WITH A FOCUS ON CONTEMPORARY, COLLECTIBLE DESIGN. AFTER EARNING HER BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN PRODUCT DESIGN FROM THE ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS AND DESIGN IN MAASTRICHT IN 2015, HANNAH HONED HER SKILLS THROUGH FORMATIVE INTERNSHIPS WITH RENOWNED STUDIOS, INCLUDING STUDIO REINIER BOSCH, OFFICINA CAROLINA WILCKE, BUREAU MATYLDA KRZYKOWSKI, AND THE DEPOT BASEL.
HANNAH'S WORK IS A STUDY IN SCULPTURAL FORM, BLENDING FUNCTIONAL DESIGN WITH CONCEPTUAL ART. HER DISTINCTIVE USE OF TUBULAR STAINLESS STEEL IN LIGHTING FIXTURES AND OBJECTS REFLECTS A CONTINUOUS EXPLORATION OF FORM AND FUNCTION. THROUGH MINIMALIST SKETCHES AND A FREE WELDING PROCESS, SHE EMBRACES THE NATURAL DEFORMATIONS THAT OCCUR, OFFERING A SUBTLE CRITIQUE OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION. EACH SCULPTURE EMERGES AS A UNIQUE CREATION, RETAINING ITS ORGANIC CHARACTER THROUGHOUT THE CREATIVE PROCESS, WHILE BALANCING REVISITS AND REPETITIONS.
UPCOMING SHOWS
2025 – “BLOW SHOP Vol. 9”, Collectible Fair, Brussels, Belgium
PAST SHOWS
2025 – “Born with a silver spoon”, softpower e.v., Berlin, Germany
2025 – “FORMPHILIA”, COR Space, Paris, France
2024 – “BLOW SHOP Vol. 8”, Nho Girl , Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2024 – “Trash”, Vienna Design Week, Vienna, Austria
2024 – “Daisy Dream”, Live Lab Studio, Düsseldorf, Germany
2024 – “St Vincents X Mihal”, Collectible Fair, New York, United States
2024 – “BLOW SHOP Vol. 7”, Collectible Fair, Brussels, Belgium
2024 – “LUCID DREAMS” – Solo Show, St Vincents, Antwerp, Belgium
2024 – “Woodland”, Schloß Hollenegg, Hollenegg, Austria2023 – “Apophotera”, Group Show, 101PS, Cologne, Germany
2023 – “The Alligator and the Bird”, Group Shop, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
2023 – “BLOW SHOP Vol. 6, Cour Space, Antwerp, Belgium
2023 – “FARM”, Workshop/Group Exhibition, Hofgut Rimpertsweiler, Rimpertsweiler, Germany
2023 – “BLOW SHOP Vol. 5”, VRB Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2023 – “Planters”, Group Exhibtion, Cour Space, Antwerp, Belgium
2023 – “The Room I walk the line”, Forma Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2023 – “Lampen & Leuchten”, Group Show, Rinde am Rhein, Düsseldorf, Germany
2023 – “The Ephemeral Resident”, St Vincents at Collectible Art Fair, Brussels, Belgium
2023 – “Werkstück / Piece of Work”, Group Exhibition, Gold+Beton, Cologne, Germany
2022 – “Apophotera”, Group Show, 101PS, Cologne, Germany
2022 – “BLOW SHOP Vol. 4”, Group Show, Reform, Cologne, Germany
2022 – “Ding Ding”, Group Show, Design Week Vienna, Vienna, Austria
2022 – “BLOW SHOP Vol. 3”, Group Show, Orfevre Gallery, Düsseldorf, Germany
2022 – “FROM EAST TO WEST” – Groupshow, Schloss Holleneg, Holleneg, Austria
2022 – Limburg Biennale, “Pigeon Fountain”, Marres, Maastricht, The Netherlands
2022 – “BLOW SHOP Vol. 2”, Group Show, 101PS, Cologne, Germany
2022 – MULTILOGUE digital – Groupshow, Mouches Volantes, Cologne, Germany
2022 – MULTILOGUE analog – Workshop Exhibition, Gold+Beton, Cologne, Germany
2021 – GENIUS LOCI – Groupshow, Kloster Stuben, Bremm, Germany
2021 – Residence, De Meltkamer, Maastricht, The Netherlands
2021 – “New tradition”, St Vincents, Antwerp, Belgium
2020 – Limburg Biennale, “Bob’s Fountain”, Marres, Maastricht, The Netherlands
2020 – “Speculum”, 101PS, Cologne, Germany
2020 – “New tradition”, Adorno, digital
2020 – PASSAGEN, “Pantheon Phantasma”, Alte Feuerwache, Cologne Germany
2020 – PASSAGEN, “Pantheon Phantasma Dependance”, Gold+Beton, Cologne Germany
2020 – PASSAGEN, “Agglomerat”, Hallmackenreuther, Cologne Germany
2019 – “Apophotera”, Hallmackenreuther, Cologne Germany
2019 – “POP UP Yoga²”, POP68, Cologne, Germany
2019 – Elisabeth Strouven Fonds, Maastricht, The Netherlands 2019 – ART COLOGNE, KUNSTGRUPPE‚ "Wer kann, der soll", Salon Schmitz, Cologne, Germany
2019 – PASSAGEN‚ "Aggregat", Kunsthaus Rhenania/Werft5, Cologne, Germany 2019 – PASSAGEN, “SHINE” by Embracing Exchange, Galerie Palme–Vogelsang, Cologne, Germany
2019 – PASSAGEN, “Studio Kuhlmann x grünblaugrauinterieur” grünblaugrauinterieur, Cologne, Germany
2018 – Dutch Design Week, “SHINE” by Embracing Exchange, YKSI, Eindhoven, The Netherlands 2018 – PASSAGEN‚ "Homo Ludens – Eine Ausstellung zum spielenden Menschen", Kunsthaus Rhenania/Werft5, Cologne, Germany 2017 – Dutch Design Week‚ "Studio Kuhlmann", Sectie C, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
2016 – "Spaces of Desire" PILOT project space, Cologne, Germany 2015 – Dutch Design Week‚ "Change of State", Sectie C, Eindhoven, The Netherlands 2015 – Salone del Mobile, Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts and Design, "Slow City", Ventura Lambrate, Milano, Italy 2015 – Passagen Design Week Cologne, Bunkerkollektiv, "THE REALM OF HYPERNOVA", Atelier am Bahngleis, Cologne, Germany 2014 – Art Basel, Depot Basel, "Craft & Bling Bling", Basel, Swiss 2014 – Fashionclash, "The Clash Project", Maastricht, The Netherlands
2013 – Salone del Mobile, Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts and Design, "Hygiene", Ventura Lambrate, Milano, Italy
PRESS
https://www.ad-magazin.de/artikel/herz-aus-stahl-warum-hannah-kuhlmann-leuchten
https://www.passagen-extended.com/de/design_studio_parcours/design-studio-parcours-studiokuhlmann
https://blucologne.com/blogs/interviews/studiokuhlmann
https://www.craftifair.de/im-studio-hannah-kuhlmann/
https://www.ksta.de/koeln/passagen-2020-das-sind-die-empfehlungen-der-redaktion-fuer-die-koelner-designroute-33717642-seite6
https://shop.stadtrevue.de/raum-5-der-design-guide-fuer-koeln-bonn.html
https://www.ksta.de/kultur/wippende-spiegel-fuer-neue-einsichten-33635798
https://www.creative.nrw.de/news/artikel/hannah-kuhlmann.html
https://www.welt.de/icon/design/article172455032/IMM-Cologne-Neuigkeiten-von-der-Design-Week-in-Koeln.html
https://www.ksta.de/koeln/auszeichnung-designer-entwerfen-kratzbaum-fuer-menschen-29507518
https://www.md-mag.com/news/passagen-prize-erstmals-vergeben/
https://www.rundschau-online.de/region/passagen-prize-die-inszenierung-von-design-29485000
