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Sam Tho Duong/ Jewellery designer

Sam Tho Duong After completing his goldsmith apprenticeship at the vocational college for design, jewellery and utensils in Pforzheim and at Dr. Wellendorff GmbH, he attended the University of Design in Pforzheim, from which he graduated with a diploma in 2002. Since then he has worked as a freelance designer and is known for his detailed and multi-layered body and neck jewellery, in particular his "Frozen" collection of freshwater rice grain pearls. His works are part of private and museum collections, including the Pforzheim Jewellery Museum, the Museum of Art and Design in New York and the CODA Museum Apeldoorn. He has also received numerous prizes, including the Baden-Württemberg State Prize, the Friedrich Becker Prize and the Herbert Hofmann Prize.

Bettina Weiss/ Senior Designer at adidas

Bettina Weiss studied fashion design at Pforzheim University after training as a seamstress and working in the theatre. During her studies, she worked as a Technical & Colour Designer for adidas Stella Mc Cartney and subsequently for adidas Sport Performance Design. Bettina Weiss is currently Senior Designer at adidas Heartbeat Sports/Specialist Sports. She has also been a lecturer for sports and leisurewear at Pforzheim University since 2016.

Stefan Lippert/ Managing Director UP Designstudio

Stefan Lippert is one of the managing partners of UP Designstudio, one of the largest product design consultancies in Germany.
The office works for its predominantly market-leading clients in the areas of user-orientation - innovation - design. To date, UP Designstudio's work has been honoured with more than forty prestigious international design awards. In addition to his work as managing director and consultant at UP Designstudio, Stefan Lippert is also active as a start-up entrepreneur. The ELMOTO electric motorbike and the GIBBON slacklines were both created under his leadership in the early stages.