MARTIN BALLENDAT
Diplom Industrial Designer

1958 born in Bochum
1983 diploma for Industrial Design at the university Folkwangschule, Essen
1983 - 1986 designer for the company Sedus, Waldshut
1986 - 1995 head of the department design and product development for the company Wiesner Hager, Austria
Since 1995 independet design studio with 16 staff members and 2 locations in Germany and Austria

Active for more than 40 well known brands in 16 countries:
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Netherlands, Japan, China, Korea, Turkey,
United Kingdom, USA, Poland, France, Thailand, Egypt and Malaysia
Most important references: Dauphin (GER), Team 7 (AUT), Brunner (GER), Tonon (I), Züco (SUI), Lucaris Glass (THA)

For more than 15 years lecturer and visiting professor
at the university of applied sciences in the field of design in Graz and Salzburg

More than 150 design prizes, among them: Designer of the year 2019 - Mixology Award,
40x Red Dot (3x Best of the Best), 23x IF-Award, German Design Award in Gold, Best of Neocon Chicago Gold and Silver,
Good Design Award, Best of the Best Interieur Innovations Award, Focus LGA Stuttgart in Gold and Silver, Design Plus Award,
Materialica Award in Gold, IIDEX Gold Award Canada, National Award Saarland and further prizes in Austria, Belgium, Netherlands,
Japan, China, Hungary and many more

member of the Rotary Club
member of the City Council of Simbach am Inn
married, four children