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Architect, Designer & Eyewear Brand Founder
SITGES, Spain
Only remote
Academic Degree Dipl. Ing. Arch., KIT/Universitat Fridericiana zu Karlsruhe (master's degree)About me
Concept-driven architect and designer with 30+ years of experience in interiors, furniture, product design and branding. I work across materials—from metal and plastics to porcelain and 3D printing—creating spaces, products and identities that tell a coherent story and evoke a specific atmosphere.
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Eyewear Design & Brand Development
Decades of expertise in eyewear design, including founding and co-founding multiple eyewear brands such as WHITEOUT & GLARE, COBLENS, and NEON BERLIN. Extensive experience in product development, corporate design, graphics, and retail space concepts for eyewear.
Architecture & Spatial Installation
Profound background in architecture with an academic degree from KIT Karlsruhe. Realization of spatial installations and exhibition concepts for clients including Berliner Festspiele, BMW, Deutsche Bank, and Volkswagen.
Creative Direction & Graphic Design
Strong competence in creative direction, logo design, corporate design, and graphic design. Applied across numerous international clients and award-winning campaigns, including work for Metzler International, ICI Berlin, and Umbrasol.
Product Design
Broad product design experience spanning porcelain objects, acrylic objects, lamps, and industrial design, recognized with multiple Form Awards and Red Dot Awards.
Teaching & Coaching
Experience as a teacher and coach, including work for DYSON, lecturing at the University of the Arts Berlin, the Wentworth Institute of Technology, and as an art teacher for Tandem BQG.
Visual Art, Painting & Sculpture
Active as an artist, painter, and sculptor since 1986. Founder of the art project SHUGONEKO and creator of visually striking artworks alongside architectural and design projects.
Publishing & Editorial
Co-founder and editor of MATE Magazine, a lifestyle magazine based in Berlin, demonstrating skills in storytelling, editorial direction, and illustration.
Research & Development
Involvement in research and development projects for clients such as ACUITIS, EXPLORIS, Frederic Beausoleil, Hapter Eyewear, and Hochschule Zwickau.
Textile & Material Consulting
Consulting and design work involving textiles, product development, and material research for clients including MOVE, Rummel Matratzen, and Frottana.
Decades of expertise in eyewear design, including founding and co-founding multiple eyewear brands such as WHITEOUT & GLARE, COBLENS, and NEON BERLIN. Extensive experience in product development, corporate design, graphics, and retail space concepts for eyewear.
Architecture & Spatial Installation
Profound background in architecture with an academic degree from KIT Karlsruhe. Realization of spatial installations and exhibition concepts for clients including Berliner Festspiele, BMW, Deutsche Bank, and Volkswagen.
Creative Direction & Graphic Design
Strong competence in creative direction, logo design, corporate design, and graphic design. Applied across numerous international clients and award-winning campaigns, including work for Metzler International, ICI Berlin, and Umbrasol.
Product Design
Broad product design experience spanning porcelain objects, acrylic objects, lamps, and industrial design, recognized with multiple Form Awards and Red Dot Awards.
Teaching & Coaching
Experience as a teacher and coach, including work for DYSON, lecturing at the University of the Arts Berlin, the Wentworth Institute of Technology, and as an art teacher for Tandem BQG.
Visual Art, Painting & Sculpture
Active as an artist, painter, and sculptor since 1986. Founder of the art project SHUGONEKO and creator of visually striking artworks alongside architectural and design projects.
Publishing & Editorial
Co-founder and editor of MATE Magazine, a lifestyle magazine based in Berlin, demonstrating skills in storytelling, editorial direction, and illustration.
Research & Development
Involvement in research and development projects for clients such as ACUITIS, EXPLORIS, Frederic Beausoleil, Hapter Eyewear, and Hochschule Zwickau.
Textile & Material Consulting
Consulting and design work involving textiles, product development, and material research for clients including MOVE, Rummel Matratzen, and Frottana.
Experience
Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since1993
Languages
GermanNative speakerEnglishFluentSpanishBasic knowledge
Project history
Founded and leads the art project SHUGONEKO.
BONENGÉL – Founder & Creative Director
Since moving to Spain, I have been developing BONENGÉL as my own creative platform alongside my work for international clients. It brings together more than three decades of experience in design, architecture, product development and brand creation.
My work focuses on three main areas:
Architecture & Interior Design
Concept development, interior architecture, exhibition design, retail environments, custom furniture and spatial experiences. I enjoy creating functional, elegant and technically feasible solutions that combine aesthetics with practical requirements.
Eyewear Design & Product Development
Design and engineering of premium eyewear collections, from the initial concept to technical development and manufacturing. I have been working in the eyewear industry since 1989 and specialize in innovative construction methods, titanium frames and acetate systems.
Branding & Graphic Design
Corporate identity, logo design, naming, visual communication and creative direction. I develop coherent design concepts that connect products, spaces and brands into one consistent identity.
As founder and owner of BONENGÉL, I combine strategic thinking, technical knowledge and creative design to develop products and concepts from the first idea to production.
Works as an independent design consultant across various disciplines.