Born 1987, in Germany.
Based in Stuttgart (DE).
2025, Research and production toward a new body of work
2020-2022, Guest Professor at Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design
2016, Master of Arts at Design Academy Eindhoven (NL)
Contact
+49 157 70338852mail@thomasnathan.de
Permanent Collections
- 2024, Baden State Museum
Teaching
- 2000–2022, Guest Professor at Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design
- 2022, Lecture and Symposium at the State Exhibition of Arts and Crafts in Baden-Württemberg
- 2022, Mentor at "Future of Life" Summer School, Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design
Publications
- 2021, The Autoethnographic Turn in Design, Chapter „I Am How I Make“, Edited by Louise Schouwenberg and Michael Kaethler, Valiz Verlag, ISBN 978-94-93246-04-1
Exhibitions
- 2022, State Exhibition of Arts and Crafts in Baden-Württemberg, Museum im Prediger, Schwäbisch Hall
- 2018, COLLECT, Saatchi Gallery, London, represented by Mint Gallery
- 2017, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven, Material Shift
- 2017, Droog, Amsterdam
- 2017, FRACAS Gallery, Brussels
- 2017, Mint Gallery, London, exhibition: Metacraft
- 2017, Milan Design Week, Age of Man, Form&Seek collective
- 2017, International Craft Fair Munich, Talents
- 2017, OBJECT, Rotterdam
- 2016, Dutch Design Week, Design Academy Eindhoven, graduation show
Awards
- 2022, Award for young arts and crafts in the state of Baden-Württemberg
- 2017, Nomination, Talents, Munich Chamber of Crafts
Press & articles
- 2021, Questioning Design, published by Design Academy Eindhoven, Article „Beyond Ideological Naitvety And Do-Goodism: Critical Reflections On Social Design“ written by Michael Kaethler, ISBN 978-94-91400-39-1
- 2021, Radically Contemporary, Rosenthal's customer magazine, studio portrait
- 2017, Talents, catalogue of the exhibition held at International Craft Fair Munich, published by Verein zur Förderung des Handwerks e.V.
- 2017, designreport – Magazin für Form und Funktion, Sinn und Wert, issue 3/2017, page 44, "Mailand mal Oberflächlich"
- 2017, ELLE Decoration NL, issue 1/2017, article "Anne's Notebook" by Anne van der Zwaag, page 120
- 2016, ELLE Decoration NL, issue 6/2016, article "Live Studio – Aanstormend ontwerptalent van Dutch Design Week", page 31
- 2016, Interview with Monika Dorniak for Craft Readers
- 2016, In need of, Graduation Catalogue 2016, Design Academy Eindhoven, ISBN 978-94-91400-27-8
Education
- 2014–2016, Design Academy Eindhoven, Social Design, Master of Arts
- 2009–2012, Media University Stuttgart, Audiovisual Media, Bachelor of Engineering