KIM+HEEP
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About
| First name | KIM+HEEP |
| Username | KIM-HEEP |
| Designers | Mia Kim, Nikolas Heep |
| City | Wien |
| Country | Austria |
| Biography | Hi, we are Mia and Niko, founders of <strong>KIM+HEEP</strong>, We specialize in great custom-tailored environments and products of high emotional value, no matter the scale. Projects range from commissioned product and interior design to conceptual installations, research, publications and teaching. Coming from an international background we understand that people -and companies- are diverse. This variety demands individual solutions. We examine the positive potentials of cultural globalization by mutual, fearless inspiration and recombination. Being a product designer and an architect, we have been realising projects in both fields since 2005. What we find most interesting is exactly the potential between the disciplines! We describe our working method as PingPong. An exchange of ideas, thought experiments, pipe dreams, sketches, and prototypes. <strong>We are the translators of hopes, needs, and wishes.</strong> |
Education
| School / Course | Mia: University of Applied Arts, Vienna (Universität für Angewandte Kunst, Wien) / Industrial Design |
| Graduated | 2001 |
| School / Course | Niko: Architectural Association (AA), London / Architecture Diploma |
| Graduated | 2001 |
Solo Shows
| Show Name | Heimweh Fernweh – Der Höhepunkt: Schattenspiel. Stilwerk Wien. (Homesick / Wanderlust – The Climax: Shadow Play. Stilwerk Vienna) |
| Date | 2015 |
| Show Name | Heimweh Fernweh – Der Beginn. Stilwerk Wien (Homesick / Wanderlust – The Beginning. Stilwerk Vienna) |
| Date | 2015 |
Group Shows
| Show Name | Postapokalyptic Kaffeehaus – Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven (curated by Gabriel Roland) |
| Date | 2021 |
| Show Name | Prototypes 02 – master class Paolo Piva, Heiligenkreuzer Hof, Vienna |
| Date | 1997 |
| Date | 1970 |
Awards & Nominations
| Award name | ComeBack Stool won the audience award at the Habari Stool Competition |
| Year | 2010 |
Jobs & Positions
| Company / Organisation | Guest professors at New Design University (NDU), St. Pölten |
| From year | 2018 |
| To year | 2018 |
| Company / Organisation | Niko is assistant professor at the University of Applied Arts, Vienna since 2005. Taught alongside professors Ross Lovegrove, Paolo Piva, Hartmut Esslinger (frog design), Fiona Raby (Dunne & Raby) and currently Anab Jain (Superflux). |
| From year | 2005 |
| Company / Organisation | Mia worked as a designer for Eichinger oder Knechtl, Vienna |
| From year | 2003 |
| To year | 2005 |
| Company / Organisation | Niko worked as an architect for Eichiger oder Knechtl, Vienna |
| From year | 2002 |
| To year | 2005 |