Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dipl.-Des. Andreas Kalweit

Vita

2023
Advisory Board Federal Ecodesign Award 2023

2022
Jury member QLOCKTWO Award, Schwäbisch Gmünd

**2020 to 2023
Vice Dean of the Faculty of Design and Art

2021
Advisory Board Federal Ecodesign Award 2021

**2018 to 2020
Dean of the Faculty of Design and Art

2017
Consultant and co-owner of loipe 8 GmbH: product and innovation development

2014
Co-founder of the "Visionlabs" initiative at the Bergische
University

**2013 to 2018
Head of the Industrial Design department
Bachelor's and Master's degree program

2013
Jury member CORE77 Design Awards, NY

2012
Jury member iF Design Award, Hanover
Jury member at the BRAUN Design Award, Kronberg
Jury member Your Tube Award, Cologne

since September 2012
Professor of Manufacturing & Material Science - focus on construction technology and systems in design

2011 until today
Consultant and owner of the traditional family manufactory Niederrheinische Formenfabrik Janssen GmbH, product development in the field of hygienic design for food processing production machines

**from April 2010
Substitute professorship for Prof. Oliver Grabes

from September 2010
Consulting activities in the field of engineering, design and manufacturing for a specialized machine manufacturer in the bakery and confectionery industry

2006-2010
Lecturer at the University of Wuppertal for undergraduate and postgraduate studies in the subjects "Design theory", "Design technology" and "Design systematics"

1998-2010
Co-owner of design agency www.uniteddesignworkers.com

1996-2002
Studied Industrial Design at the University GH Essen, graduated with a very good degree as
Dipl.-Designer

1991-1995
Studied mechanical engineering and construction technology at the University of Applied Sciences Niederrhein, graduated with a Dipl.-Ing. (FH) degree

1987-1990
Apprenticeship as a fitter, graduated with distinction as a skilled worker

Research and third-party funded projects

2023 | Kettler | innovative furniture solutions for Kettler
2023 | SONOS | innovative sound solutions for Generation Z
2022 | Green City | sustainable concepts for city centers
2021 | SW-Stahl, Remscheid | Air purification devices
2020 | Linak, Nidda | Linak moves
2019 | Modular Robotics, Jüchen | sustainable agriculture
2019 | Cooperation between Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences and BUW | Social Design
2018 | VBW/Stahlwille | Product and innovation development
2018 | Weber Ultrasonics | Product and innovation development
2017 | visionlabs | e-mobility
2017 | Junior Uni | Innovation development
2017 | u-ski | innovation development snow gear
2015 | Bohle AG/Product and innovation development
2015 | Wilkinson/Edgewell | Acoustic study
2014 | THW | Drinking water production in crisis areas
2014 | Aesculab | medical devices 2020
2014 | Linak, Nidda | Electronic furniture components
2013 | Kettler | e-mobility

Awards

2021
Various awards in own company:
German Innovation Award 2021
German Design Award 2021

2020
Awards in own company
iF Gold Award 2020
Plus X Award "Best Product of the Year 2020"
Plus X Award "Best Brand of the Year 2020"
reddot Design Award - Industrial Design 2020

2019
Südback Trophy 2019

1998 until 2010
Design awards in own agency uniteddesignworkers

1997
Senate Prize for the best diploma thesis of the year in the Department of Mechanical Engineering

1990
Graduated with honors as a fitter

Publications

2014
Co-author of "DETAIL Praxis - Color: Visual spatial effect and communication",
with the article "Materiality & Technology"
published in Detail, Institut für internationale Architektur-
Documentation GmbH & Co. KG

2012
Co-editor of "Handbuch für Technisches Produktdesign",
published by Springer-Verlag, 2nd edition

1996
Co-editor of "Handbuch für Technisches Produktdesign",
published by Springer-Verlag, 1st edition

Lectures

Regular lectures on design & technology in the industry