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Hertel & Klarhoefer

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Hertel & Klarhoefer balance architectural precision with an intuitive, material-driven approach to design

Peter Christian Hertel and Sebastian Klarhoefer met during their school years before studying architecture in Berlin and Venice, graduating from the Berlin Institute of Technology in 1996 and 1994, respectively. Their first furniture designs emerged while studying under Aldo Rossi at the Instituto Universitario di Architettura in Venice, leading them to establish their design agency, Hertel & Klarhoefer, in 1999.

Influenced by Berlin’s metropolitan energy and their experiences traveling, the duo draws inspiration from materiality, often starting their process with hands-on experimentation in materials and prototypes. Hertel & Klarhoefer have designed for brands including Bolia and Zeitraum.