Aust + Amelung

Miriam Aust and Sebastian Amelung are united by more than their design studies with the focus on furniture design and exhibition architecture at the College of Fine Arts in Kassel. They live and work together, and since 2011 they have jointly run the studio Aust & Amelung in Kassel. With the "Vase and Lamp" created as part of her thesis, Miriam Aust won the Grand Prix in the Young Designers section at the Biennale Interieur, Kortrijk in 2010. Both designers were awarded the German Design Prize in Gold in the Newcomer category in 2013. In 2015, they received the "special mention" award for their lamp design "like paper" at the German Design Award. Both are also active as lecturers in the field of higher education and conduct workshops as part of the education campaign "Discover Design" by the Deutsches Design Museum Foundation. Clients: COR, Covo srl, domus, documenta und Museum Fridericianum Veranstaltungs-GmbH, dua collection, Science Park Kassel, Stadtmuseum Kassel.