Christof Lungwitz
| 1948 | Born in Weimar, Germany |
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| 1963-1966 | Trained as a cabinet maker |
| 1968-1972 | Studied Graphic Arts at Düsseldorf’s Arts Academy |
| 1970-1975 | Studied Visual Communication at Düsseldorf’s University of Applied Sciences |
| Since 1972 | Has been running a design studio specializing in exhibition space design, interior design, furniture and object design |
| Since 1983 | Has been teaching interior architecture at Düsseldorf’s University of Applied Sciences |
The boundaries between functional furniture design and art are fluid when it comes to Christof Lungwitz’s objects. His linden wood cabinet, consisting of four individual columns of functional drawers, is “crowned” with parts of the original tree trunk without conveying the rustic sentimentality typical of many pieces of natural wood furniture. Instead, it exudes the quality of a sculpture thanks to the wood’s grain, annual rings, knotholes and, above all, the tops’ naturally grown shapes. His “Fläche und Winkel” (“Surfaces and Angles”) one-of-a-kind creation is markedly more minimalist. Equally stripped down to the essentials, his “Schale für Ideen” (“Bowl for Ideas”) features asymmetrical, wavy contours milled into a long, rectangular piece of amaranth wood – gently curved smoothness framed by geometrical austerity. It’s up to the user to determine the object’s function and thus the resulting aesthetic effect.
