Matthias Dietz

Matthias Dietz (* 1957 ) is a German designer . He studied industrial design at the University of the Arts in Berlin with Hans Roericht and at the University of Fine Arts in Hamburg with Dieter Rams .

Life

Dietz became known in particular through his exhibition SED Beautiful Unit Design, first shown in 1989, about the design of everyday objects in the GDR. He organized various exhibitions on design and wrote various books on the subject, including a. acted as editor for Leonard Koren's book Wabi Sabi in German. From 1995 to 2000 he was Head of Communications at ERCO Leuchten, Lüdenscheid. Since 2002 he has headed the corporate design agency Schindler Parent Identity in Berlin, which was renamed Realgestalt GmbH in 2011. His grandfather was the entrepreneur and Bauhaus patron Heinrich König . His father was the entrepreneur and scientist Albrecht Dietz .

Writings / literature

SED Beautiful Unit Design , 1990 Taschen Verlag, Cologne, ISBN 3-8228-0403-7
Ambiente - Euro Design Guide , 1992 Heine Verlag, Munich, by Georg Bertsch, Matthias Dietz, Barbara Friedrich, ISBN 3-453-06046-6
300 lights, Leuchten, lampes , Taschen-Verlag Cologne 1993, ISBN 3-8228-9450-8
Japan Design , Taschen-Verlag Cologne 1992, ISBN 3-8228-9350-1

editor

Wabi-Sabi : Japan's Philosophy of Modesty , 1995 Wasmuth Verlag, Tübingen. ISBN 3-8030-3064-1

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personal data
SURNAME	Dietz, Matthias
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German designer
DATE OF BIRTH	1957