Holger Lange

Born in Willingen in 1967 Holger Lange is a designer and interior architect who has a wealth of experience and particular expertise in the field of product design. After a craft training he studied interior design and worked for numerous companies in the field of product development from the 1990s; under Lange's leadership over 200 development projects were implemented at well-known manufacturers such as Möller Design, Bulthaup, deSede, Thonet or Dedon.

In 2003, Lange founded his design studio Langeatelier in order to increasingly devote himself to his own ideas. With a lot of enthusiasm and curiosity, Lange develops innovative designs that are inspired by the design principles of the Bauhaus and the design of Scandinavian modernism. The best example is the S 333 sled for Thonet: What was intended as a spontaneous Christmas present for his daughter developed into a sophisticated sled design that makes use of the principle of the Bauhaus cantilever chair.

However, on account of the very positive reception Thonet decided to mass-produce the S333 sled and in 2007 Holger Lange received the renowned IF Award for product design for his innovative Thonet sledge.