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View Larger Image and Additional Photos of Eckhard BegerAbout Eckhard Beger : Eckhard Beger, born in Geneva, Switzerland, designs contemporary art furniture. His works have been the recipients of renowned international design awards and were exhibited at Museo Poldi Pezzoli in Milan, at Palazzo Michiel during Venice Design in the context of the Architecture and Art Biennials, at PAD and at Artgeneve. Beger’s approach is multi-faceted, blending creativity with structure into geometric and organic shapes. His aesthetic identity is influenced by his European cultural heritage and his passion for foreign cultures, especially in Asia. Eckhard Beger founded ArteNemus for the design, realization and distribution of his creations. He holds an engineering diploma from ETH Zurich and an MBA from INSEAD Fontainebleau.
As a furniture designer, I like to blend abstract conceptual ideas with a concrete design project. I search for these abstract concepts and ideas in geometry, mathematics and ornamentations, in different cultures, in modern and postmodern architecture, as well as in the microscopic and macroscopic realms of nature and space. They either serve as inspiration for a creation’s general concept (i.e. designing an armchair based on a slanted cube or a table based on the morphology of an octopus) or for its color combination, texture or finish (i.e. a volcano’s lava stream has an distinctive shape, texture and color combination).
In terms of aesthetics and design language, I draw inspiration from my European cultural heritage as well as from foreign cultures. During the whole design process, I give proportions, curves and shapes particular attention. My final objective is to design an aesthetic and functional creation that produces an emotional or intellectual reaction in the observer.
ORGANIZATION:
ArteNemus
NON-DESIGN OCCUPATION:
Manager, all other services Management, direction
EDUCATION:
1991, MBA, INSEAD, Fontainebleau/France
1987, M.Sc., ETH, Zurich/Switzerland
EXPERIENCE:
2010-Present, Founder, ArteNemus, Geneva, Switzerland
2001-2009, Director, Patek Philippe, Geneva, Switzerland
MIXED EXHIBITIONS:
2020, 29 January to 2 February, Artgenève, Geneva, Switzerland
2019, 31st January to 3 February, PAD Genève, Geneva/Switzerland.
2018, 1st to 4th February, PAD Genève, Geneva/Switzerland
2017, 13 May to 26 November, "Venice Design 2017" in the context of the Venice Art Biennale 2017, Palazzo Michiel, Venice/Italy
2016, 28 May to 27 November, "Venice Design 2016" in the context of the Venice Architecture Biennale 2016, Palazzo Michiel, Venice/Italy
2016, 16 March to 25 April, "Quasi Segreti", Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan/Italy
AWARDS:
2018, Gold Award, A'Design Awards, Como/Italy
2017, Good Design Award, Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Design and Architecture, Chicago/USA
2017, Silver Award, European Product Design Awards, Europe
2016 Artist of the Year Award, London International Creative Competition, London/UK
2016 Honorable Mention, London International Creative Competition, London/UK
2016 Third Prize, International Design Awards, Los Angeles/USA
2016 2 x Honorable Mention, International Design Awards, Los Angeles/USA
2016 2 x Bronze Award, A'Design Awards, Como/Italy
2016, Shortlist, European Cultural Center Design Award,
2015 Second Prize, International Design Award, Los Angeles/USA
2015 Iron Award, A'Design Awards, Como/Italy
2015 Shortlist Award, London International Creative Competition, London/UK
2014, Third Prize, International Design Awards, Los Angeles/USA
2014 Silver Award, A'Design Awards, Como/Italy
2014, Finalists Award, London International Creative Competition, London/UK
2014 Shortlist Award, London International Creative Competition, London/UK
2013 Bronze Award, A'Design Awards, Como/Italy
2013 Second Prize, International Design Awards, Los Angeles/USA
2013 Finalists Award, London International Creative Competition, London/UK
2013 Honorable Mention, London International Creative Competition, London/UK
2012 Bronze Award, A'Design Awards, Como/Italy
2012, Finalists Award, London International Creative Competition, London/UK
2012, First Prize, International Design Awards, Los Angeles/USA
PRESS APPEARANCES:
2018, Gazette Drouot, p. 34, N°6, 9 February, PARIS/FRANCE
2017, "Labyrinth", "Commodia", "Octopia", "Luna", "LunaQuadra", Woodplanet, p. 175, p. 186-191, March, SEOUL/SOUTH KOREA
2017, "Labyrinth", Curve-Magazine, p. 64, February-March, BEIRUT/LEBANON
BOOKS:
2016, Almost Secret, Quasi Segreti, Cassette tra Arte e Design, edited by Beppe Finessi, Corraini Edizzioni
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
English (Near Native), German (Native), French (Native), Italian (Intermediate)
COMPUTER LITERACY:
Rhinoceros
Maxwell Render
Blender
Affinity Photo
Affinity Designer
Capture One
MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS:
2013, International Association of Designers (IAD), Italy
2015, Geneva Art Society, Switzerland
HOBBIES:
Photography, Aviation, Guitar, Music, Travelling
WEB SITE:
www.artenemus.com
PORTFOLIO URL:
http://artenemus.com/collection-2/
RSS URL:
http://artenemus.com/brand/biography/
REGISTRATION DATE:
2013-01-06 06:46:39
COUNTRY/REGION:
Switzerland
ACCOUNT TYPE:
Professional
Awards received by Eckhard Beger
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Shift Chest of Drawers A' Design Award Winner for Fine Arts and Art Installation Design Category in 2015 Eckhard Beger for Artenemus |
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Vectis Armchair A' Design Award Winner for Furniture Design Category in 2017 Eckhard Beger for Artenemus |
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Commodia Chest of Drawers Bronze A' Design Award Winner for Furniture Design Category in 2012 Eckhard Beger for Artenemus |
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Octopia Table Bronze A' Design Award Winner for Fine Arts and Art Installation Design Category in 2013 Eckhard Beger for Artenemus |
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Literis Bookshelf Bronze A' Design Award Winner for Furniture Design Category in 2016 Eckhard Beger for Artenemus Sa |
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Literis Lux Bookshelf Bronze A' Design Award Winner for Furniture Design Category in 2016 Eckhard Beger for Artenemus |
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Cubus Armchair Bronze A' Design Award Winner for Furniture Design Category in 2020 Eckhard Beger for Artenemus |
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Labyrinth Chest of Drawers Silver A' Design Award Winner for Fine Arts and Art Installation Design Category in 2014 Eckhard Beger for Artenemus |
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Black Labyrinth Chest of Drawers Golden A' Design Award Winner for Fine Arts and Art Installation Design Category in 2017 Eckhard Beger for Artenemus |
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