photo of silvering process-pommes I
Katharina Ruhm is a Berlin based designer. Her works transcend between collectible design and material research.
Each of her projects are firm reflections on mass and serial production. Katharina’s design results from considerate observations of production processes, and how different materials naturally behave. These observations inform her ability to allow for natural behaviours in her own making, and therefore the 'true quality' within the processed materials. It is as if the material itself were an almost autark "formgeber".
Katharina desires disparities, transformations and even mistakes. It is not a constructed idea or a precise shape that first determines her outcomes–Katharina gives way for the material to take the lead in the process.
Anna Katharina Ruhm graduated in 2020 from the Kunsthochschule Berlin Weißensee, Master class Design and Experiment.
contact
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selected news & features
samsoe samsoe- comment on stillness...
video by Vitali Gelvich- comment by Katharina Ruhm
It is not simple to enjoy stillness, to bare the ambivalence and absurdity in between the constant movement around and inside me. Observing that movement- the moving lines of beige through the liquid porcelain I am...
Vogue Germany, “INDEX” von Iga Drobisz: Was bedeutet Frausein im Jahr 2021?
“Wenn ich an den Begriff Weiblichkeit denke, habe ich aus irgendeinem Grund immer sofort Fragmente einer antiken weiblichen Skulptur vor Augen. Vielleicht, weil es...
curated by Georgie Pope and Eleonora Sutter
Katharina Ruhm’s work exists between critical design and sculpture–she embraces her making processes (and collaborations) for the functional or conceptual to materialize. Each of her projects are firm reflections on mass and serial production.
“Qualities of Life”-aeyde
Reimagining everyday objects
Images: Julia Sellmann
Words: Angela Waters
For aeyde’s “Qualities of Life” series, we sat down with six women who inspire us with their unique views on work, life, and finding balance. In Part Two, we caught up with Katharina Ruhm, 29, who likes to play with our understanding of...
Letting the Natural Qualities of the Material Lead the Way-hundhund
Words and photos by Ewan Waddell.
Berlin-born product designer Katharina Ruhm was kind enough to host us for a cup of tea last week at her lovely Schöneberg studio. It was a delight to learn the story behind her Mirror Pommes I pieces, ...
Zeit Magazin- Was für ein morgen...
Von Christoph Amend, 03.06.2020, 7.00 Uhr
Heute lesen Sie die Empfehlungen der Designerin Katharina Ruhm. Sie ist 28 Jahre alt und in Berlin geboren, wo sie auch heute wohnt. Studiert hat sie an der Universität der Künste, an der Kunsthochschule Berlin...
exhibitions & awards
soylent green-single exhibition at Liset´s Mobiliar, Berlin 2021//
´the fairest´ group exhbition at Blake and Vargas´, Berlin 2021//
exhbition at ´wandlers´ showroom, Paris 2020 //
nominated finalst Marianne Brandt award, exhibition Kunsthandwerksmuseum, Chemnitz (2020)//
show ´flesh´at showroom Anatomie Fleur Straussberger Platz (2019) //
material matters exhibition at Kunsthandwerksmuseum Leipzig (2019) //
group exhbition ´house of glass´at Salone de Mobile Milano (2018) //
group show ´Kiosk´curated by Quei Studio (2018)//
group exhbition at gallery Noah Klink (2017)//
21 shortlist German Design award (2017), group exhibition ´morphing chairs´at Salone de Mobile (2015)//
material matters exhibition at Kunsthandwerksmuseum Leipzig (2019) //
group exhbition ´house of glass´at Salone de Mobile Milano (2018) //
group show ´Kiosk´curated by Quei Studio (2018)//
group exhbition at gallery Noah Klink (2017)//
21 shortlist German Design award (2017)//
group exhibition ´morphing chairs´at Salone de Mobile (2015)//
© 2016 — 2022 Katharina Ruhm
Anna Katharina Ruhm graduated in 2020 from the Kunsthochschule Berlin Weißensee, Master class Design and Experiment.
Katharina Ruhm is a Berlin based designer. Her works transcend between collectible design and material research.
Each of her projects are firm reflections on mass and serial production. Katharina’s design results from considerate observations of production processes, and how different materials naturally behave. These observations inform her ability to allow for natural behaviours in her own making, and therefore the 'true quality' within the processed materials. It is as if the material itself were an almost autark "formgeber".
Katharina desires disparities, transformations and even mistakes. It is not a constructed idea or a precise shape that first determines her outcomes–Katharina gives way for the material to take the lead in the process.
Anna Katharina Ruhm graduated in 2020 from the Kunsthochschule Berlin Weißensee, Master class Design and Experiment.
selected news & features
samsoe samsoe-comment on stillness...
video by Vitali Gelvich- comment by Katharina Ruhm
It is not simple to enjoy stillness, to bare the ambivalence and absurdity in between the constant movement around and inside me. Observing that movement- the moving lines of beige through the liquid porcelain I am...
“Qualities of Life”-aeyde
Reimagining everyday objects
Images: Julia Sellmann
Words: Angela Waters
For aeyde’s “Qualities of Life” series, we sat down with six women who inspire us with their unique views on work, life, and finding balance. In Part Two, ...
(...)Material Lead the Way-hundhund
Words and photos by Ewan Waddell.
Berlin-born product designer Katharina Ruhm was kind enough to host us for a cup of tea last week at her lovely Schöneberg studio. It was a delight to learn the story behind her Mirror Pommes I pieces, ...
Zeit Magazin- Was für ein morgen...
Von Christoph Amend, 03.06.2020, 7.00 Uhr
Heute lesen Sie die Empfehlungen der DesignerinKatharina Ruhm....
exhibitions & awards
soylent green-single exhibition at Liset´s Mobiliar, Berlin 2021//
´the fairest´ group exhbition at Blake and Vargas´, Berlin 2021//
exhbition at ´wandlers´ showroom, Paris 2020 //
nominated finalst Marianne Brandt award, exhibition Kunsthandwerksmuseum, Chemnitz (2020)//
show ´flesh´at showroom Anatomie Fleur, Berlin (2019) //
material matters exhibition at Kunsthandwerksmuseum Leipzig (2019) //
group exhbition ´house of glass´at Salone de Mobile Milano (2018) //
group show ´Kiosk´curated by Quei Studio (2018)//
group exhbition at gallery Noah Klink (2017)//
21 shortlist German Design award (2017), group exhibition ´morphing chairs´at Salone de Mobile (2015)//