Cologne Design Gallery has released the design sketches of 3 famous designers this time, allowing us to participate in the designer's design concept.

"My first sketches used color, because color can give personality to the work and make my ideas more visual."-Sebastian Herkner

118 by Sebastian Herkner

Sebastian Herkner collaborated with Thonet, a benchmark in the modern German furniture manufacturing industry, to produce this chair, the 118 chair. It uses modern computer data-controlled processing technology and steam bending to shape wood, which became popular around the world 150 years ago. A tribute to the "Vienna Chair", and adds a lot of fashionable colors to this piece.

Herkner drew a sketch of the wooden chair in the Cologne Design Gallery with a classic colored crayon. Unlike pencil sketches, the selected colors give the design a unique personality and elegance. Herkner paints with firm and powerful lines, and the use of rich colors makes the chair come alive.

German designer Sebastian Herkner, born in 1981, graduated from Offenbach University of Art and Design. In 2006, he established a personal design studio, and was commissioned to design products for a series of home furniture brands such as ClassiCon, Gervasoni, Moroso, etc. Since then, he has gradually gained international recognition. The Bell table designed by Herkner won the 2011 German Design Newcomer Award, the Cologne Furniture Fair Best Communication Concept Award, the German Red Dot Design Award and other awards.

"Sketches can quickly obtain dynamic three-dimensional effects. After the process of trial, rejection, and further improvement, the details of the entire work are enriched. Sketches alone can help me fix myself in one place and focus on one problem." — —Eric Degenhardt

CUP 01 & CUP 02 by Eric Degenhardt

Eric Degenhardt decomposed the armchair and sofa into separate elements and designed this avant-garde chair for furniture manufacturer Richard Lampert. The sketch of CUP 01 only shows the two side parts of the armchair. Degenhardt drew the sketch with dark green and black thin lines. In addition, the subtle colors in the picture may not be noticed without careful observation.

CUP 01

In the sketch of CUP 02, Eric Degenhardt used narrow and vivid lines to create an avant-garde upholstered furniture on paper. Degenhardt uses fine lines to convey a light style to the audience.

CUP 02

Eric Degenhardt started as an architect, and then moved to furniture and industrial design after living in London for a long time. Eric Degenhardt's design has a simple form and delicate details. Since establishing his own studio in Cologne in 2000, he has created furniture and interior designs for international clients including Boffi, Lamy, Magazin, Paola Lenti, Progetti, Richard Lampert, Schönbuch and Wilkhahn. At the same time, many of his products have won international design awards.

"As a product designer, sketching is an indispensable part of my work process. It is the beginning of all projects. At the same time, sketching is a tool to get feedback on ideas immediately. Think on a piece of paper to make the work It's simpler and clearer."-Jonas Wagell

JWDA Table Lamp by Jonas Wagell

For this particular illustration, Jonas Wagell reviewed the graffiti he designed for JWDA lamps and selected some of his favorite sketches for Cologne Design Gallery. With light yellow and beige tones and clever use of textures, details such as delicate glass lampshades, marble or brass bases, and light wheels are depicted. Through this sketch, the audience can get a good understanding of the creative process of the lamp.

JWDA Table Lamp

JULEP by Jonas Wagell

Jonas Wagell's sketches are not refined, and the form of the series is repeated continuously with lines in search of a better form of expression. With the help of dark green and gray tones and clever use of textures, Wagell transforms complex lines into three-dimensional forms, and presents the diversity of furniture in a unique composition.

JULEP

Jonas Wagell was born and raised in Sweden. He was immersed in Northern Europe in the 20th century where design masters were born, and he developed a keen interest in design since he was a child. From 1994 to 2007, 13 years of study experience in 6 higher design colleges around the world allowed him to dabble in multiple design fields such as product, interior, and architecture. After that, JWDA design studio was established and cooperated with many brands such as Normann Copenhagen, Muuto, Menu, etc., and his works spread throughout North America, Europe and Asia.

Jonas Wagell