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Tim Labenda/ Fashion designer

Tim Labenda trained as a men's tailor at Hugo Boss and then studied fashion design at the Faculty of Design at Pforzheim University. He then worked for Kenneth Cole in New York and Ute Ploier in Vienna before setting up his own business in Würzburg. He now lives in Berlin and Würzburg. He has been creating menswear since 2012 and was convinced by Vogue editor-in-chief Christiane Arp on the ProSieben show "Fashion Hero" to also design womenswear for the Vogue Salon. His collections are casual, comfortable yet sophisticated, functional and fairly produced. In 2013, he won 2nd place at the European Fashion Award "Fash" and was honoured with the "Wilhelm Lorch Foundation" sponsorship award.

Philipp Eberle/ Jewellery designer

Philipp Eberle studied at the Faculty of Design at Pforzheim University and worked as a jewellery designer in Pforzheim for two years. He has lived and worked in Paris since 2009. He has created his own brand "The letterring", a timeless letter ring reminiscent of signet rings. He also designs several jewellery collections a year for well-known labels, including Hugo Boss, Kenzo and Swarovski.

Christiane Nicolaus/ Director of the Design Centre Baden-Württemberg

Christiane Nicolaus studied product design at the University of Kassel, specialising in industrial design. She worked at HEWI Heinrich Wilke GmbH in Bad Arolsen, initially as a member of the creative team and later as head of the innovation department. This was followed by management of the industrial design team at the sieger design agency in Sassenberg and work as a freelance designer. Christiane Nicolaus has been Head of the Design Centre Baden-Württemberg since July 2011.

Alexander Schlag/ Managing Director of yellow design gmbh in Pforzheim/ Tokyo

Alexander Schlag studied industrial design at the University of Applied Sciences in Darmstadt. After design studies for Sony and design developments for Pfaff, he joined yellow design in Pforzheim in 1999 as a product designer, where he advanced to office manager and became a member of the management board in 2002 after merging with the Cologne agency. In 2009, together with Günter Horntrich, he founded yellow design GmbH Pforzheim/Tokyo, of which he is Managing Director and Creative Director.