Vitae
ANDREAS KALWEIT (*1968)
Following his apprenticeship as a fitter, he studied Applied Engineering at the University for Applied Sciences Niederrhein as well as Industrial Design at the University of Essen (both with distinction). During his university studies, Andreas Kalweit was a freelancing engineer and designer, and specialized in product management and -development. His various qualifications are put to use as a hub between constructing, design and production. One part of UNITEDDESIGNWORKERS, he successfully concentrates on industrial- and corporate design for renowned companies.
Lectures »Theory of Design« in term 2006/2007, at the University of Wuppertal (Industrial Design Dept.).
Lectures »Design engineering« in term 2007, at the University of Wuppertal (Industrial Design Dept.).
andreas(at)uniteddesignworkers.com
CHRISTOF PAUL (*1971)
Since 2003, he is partner of the UNITEDDESIGNWORKERS. As industrial designer, he managed numerous interdisciplinary design projects and developed new methods of innovation and customer-oriented presentation. He built up his expertise in ergonomics, time/cost management, construction and production. After his studies at the University of Essen and at the University of Art and Design in Helsinki (UIAH), he worked for renowned officces in the Netherlands and in Germany.
christof(at)uniteddesignworkers.com
REINER WALLBAUM (*1965)
Reiner Wallbaum completed an apprenticeship as toolmaker at Volkswagen in Hannover, Germany, and worked in the automotive manufacturing. His very own standards of labour, cooperation and product development did he apply to his own enterprises, while at the same time studying Industrial Design at the University of Essen. His part at UNITEDDESIGNWORKERS is mainly to provide for a customer oriented atmosphere of productivity, which is sustained by curiosity, boldness and rejuvenation, instead of reservations.
reiner(at)uniteddesignworkers.com