Carsten Wolff
Carsten Wolff (* 1970 ) is a German graphic designer and author.
Life
From 1995 to 2006 he worked with his office "Wolff Kommunikation" in Frankfurt am Main . In 2006 he renamed it FINE GERMAN DESIGN and is still working from Frankfurt am Main for cultural institutions, institutions, publishers and companies. Since 2006, he and Andreas Bee have been running the FINE GERMAN GALLERY, the first online gallery for contemporary art in Germany, where works could be purchased directly. Carsten Wolff has two sons, Paul-Henri Wolff (* 2000) and Leonard Benedikt Wolff (* 2013).
In the field of design history, he has published on prominent German designers such as Willy Fleckhaus (1925–1983) and Hans Hillmann .
In July 2020 Carsten Wolff started the doctoral procedure at the HfG Offenbach.
Carsten Wolff owns the world's most extensive archive on the life and work of the German designer Willy Fleckhaus.
Publications (selection)
- Carsten Wolff: The beautiful with the simplest means. Willy Fleckhaus as a designer. In: Hans-Michael Koetzle (Ed.): Twen. Revision of a legend. Stadtmuseum München, Munich 1995, pp. 210–225
- Carsten Wolff: Fleckhaus. "The photo as large and unaffected as possible". In: Leica World. No. 2, 1997, pp. 14-23
- Hans-Michael Koetzle, Carsten Wolff (eds.): Fleckhaus. Germany's first art director. Klinkhardt & Biermann, Munich / Berlin 1997
- Carsten Wolff: Hans Hillmann. A criminal drawer. In: design report. No. 1, 1999, pp. 10-15
- Andreas Bee, Udo Kittelmann, Carsten Wolff (eds.): Knut. The home of the polar bear. Walther König, Cologne 2007.
- Hans-Michael Koetzle, Carsten Wolff (eds.): Willy Fleckhaus. Design, revolt, rainbow. Design, Revolt, Rainbow. [Exhibition catalog for the exhibition of the same name in the Museum of Applied Arts Cologne] Cologne 2016
- Hans-Michael Koetzle, Carsten Wolff (eds.): Willy Fleckhaus. Design, revolt, rainbow. Design, Revolt, Rainbow. Hartmann Books, Stuttgart 2017
- Carsten Wolff: The grid. The grid. Frankfurt 2017
- Carsten Wolff: Peter Sauerer. Zero and one. Walleshausen 2017
- Carsten Wolff: Iris Musolf. Gravity. Berlin 2018
Several reviews of photo exhibitions in Photonews, Hamburg from 1988–90
Important customers of his design office FINE GERMAN DESIGN were or are
- Aga Khan Trust for Culture, Geneva
- Badische Landesbibliothek, Karlsruhe
- Federal Ministry of Finance, Berlin
- Frankfurt Airport, Frankfurt am Main
- Fraport AG, Frankfurt am Main
- Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg
- Hamburger Kunsthalle
- Hessian Cultural Foundation, Wiesbaden
- Insel Verlag, Frankfurt am Main
- Cultural Office of the City of Frankfurt am Main
- MMK Museum for Modern Art Frankfurt am Main
- Museum Ludwig, Cologne
- Prestel Verlag, Munich
- Senckenberg Society for Nature Research, Frankfurt am Main
- Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt am Main
- Senckenberg Museum, Dresden
- Senckenberg Museum, Goerlitz
- Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main
- State Art Gallery Karlsruhe
- Suhrkamp Verlag, Frankfurt am Main
- Volksbühne in the Großer Hirschgraben, Frankfurt am Main
- Württemberg State Library, Stuttgart
Lectures (selection)
- 1997: Willy Fleckhaus · Mannheim University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Design Regular opening speeches for exhibitions by artist friends
- 1998: Willy Fleckhaus · RheinMain University of Applied Sciences, Wiesbaden
- 2009: Book design · Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
- 2010: The edition suhrkamp · edition suhrkamp-Laden, Berlin
- 2015: About my work · AVA Frankfurter Akademie für Kommunikation und Design
Teaching
- 2006/07: Visiting professor at Schwäbisch Hall University of Applied Sciences - University of Design
Exhibitions
Works by Carsten Wolff were shown in the Villa Stuck, Munich, the mak Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Cologne and the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg.
Choice of special postage stamps
- Arnold Bode (2000, the last Federal German postage stamp with the currency D-Mark)
- Egon Eiermann (2004)
- The Captain of Köpenick (2006)
- Friedrich Schiller (2009)
- Christmas (2012)
- Old and endangered farm animal breeds in Germany (2016)
- German bread culture (2018)
Choice of prizes and awards
- Agfa newcomer competition
- 1992: 3rd place out of 2000 submissions
- Art Directors Club
- 2007: Martin Liebscher, A Man with Opportunities, Galerie Voges & Partner
- DDC German Designer Club
- 2004: Bronze: Homepage MMK Museum of Modern Art Frankfurt am Main
- 2005: Spiderwebzeit - The eBay network, MMK Museum for Modern Art Frankfurt am Main 2004: Edition Panorama Library, Edition Panorama, Mannheim
- 2007: Bronze: Martin Liebscher. A Man with Opportunities, Galerie Voges + Partner, Frankfurt am Main 2005: Bronze: New York Vertical Infinity, Edition Panorama, Mannheim
- 2007: Capital. Blue Chips & Masterpieces, MMK Museum for Modern Art Frankfurt am Main 2007: Knut. The home of the polar bear, Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, Cologne
- European Design Award
- 2017: Willy Fleckhaus. Design, Revolt, Rainbow (Finalist 2017)
- German Brand Award (German Design Council)
- 2019: Corporate Design, Frankfurt Airport
- German Design Award
- 2012: Jack Goldstein catalog, MMK Museum for Modern Art Frankfurt am Main
- 2015: Literaturm, Kulturamt Frankfurt am Main
- Gregor International Calendar Award
- 2004: Silver: Nature 2004, Edition Panorama, Mannheim
- 2006: Bronze: Trees / Trees, Edition Panorama, Mannheim 2005: Venezia 2005, Edition Panorama, Mannheim
- 2006: Alpen Panorama, Edition Panorama, Mannheim 2006: Flowers 2006, Edition Panorama, Mannheim
- 2006: Trees trees, Edition Panorama, Mannheim
- If Communication Design Award
- 2004: www.hkst.de: Hessische Kulturstiftung
- 2004: Ten years of the Museum of Modern Art Frankfurt am Main
- 2004: Castillos 2004, Edition Panorama, Mannheim
- 2005: Edition Panorama Library, Edition Panorama, Mannheim
- 2005: Alps 2005, Edition Panorama, Mannheim
- 2005: www.editionpanorama.de website, Edition Panorama, Mannheim
- 2006: cobweb time. The eBay network, MMK Museum of Modern Art Frankfurt am Main 2005: Gold: What's new Pussycat? MMK Museum for Modern Art Frankfurt am Main
- 2006: Wolff Kommunikation website
- 2007: Martin Liebscher - A man with qualities, Voges + Partner gallery, Frankfurt am Main 2007: Capital - Blue Chips & Masterpieces, MMK Museum for Modern Art Frankfurt am Main 2007: Martin Liebscher - A man with qualities, Voges + Partner gallery , Frankfurt am Main 2007: maecenas newsletter, Hessische Kulturstiftung, Wiesbaden
- 2010: Jack Goldstein catalog, MMK Museum for Modern Art Frankfurt am Main
- 2010: Gold: Martin Liebscher. One for all. One for all. Hatje Cantz, Stuttgart
- International Museum Awards, Exhibition Design
- 2007: What's new Pussycat ?, MMK Museum for Modern Art Frankfurt am Main
- International flip book festival Solitude Golden thumb
- 2004: Thumbling: Francis Alÿs. Time is a trick of the mind, MMK Museum for Modern Art
- Kodak Photo Book Price
- 2004: Nature 2004, Edition Panorama, Mannheim 1995: Twen. Revision of a legend
- Media Innovator Awards
- 2019: Best Cultural Branding Design Agency
- Red Dot Design Award
- 2004: Bridges, Edition Panorama, Mannheim
- 2004: Nature 2004, Edition Panorama, Mannheim
- 2004: New York Vertical, Edition Panorama, Mannheim
- 2005: Edition Panorama Library, Edition Panorama, Mannheim
- 2005: Tibet 2005, Edition Panorama, Mannheim
- 2005: Alps 2005, Edition Panorama, Mannheim
- 2006: Thomas Demand Catalog. Klause, MMK Museum of Modern Art Frankfurt am Main 2005: China 2005 (calendar), Edition Panorama, Mannheim
- 2006: China (Book), Edition Panorama, Mannheim
- 2007: maecenas newsletter, Hessische Kulturstiftung, Wiesbaden
- Competition of the book art foundation
- 2003: Ten years of the Museum of Modern Art Frankfurt am Main
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Wolff, Carsten |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German graphic designer and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1970 |