Simone Rossmann is an Austrian designer specialised in product design and concept development. Simone grew up in the town of the Alps - in Innsbruck. The surrounding of beautiful mountains and historical buildings influenced her keen sense of art and design. She has been the senior designer of Swarovski for 8 years.[1] in Wattens (Austria) in charge of Home Decor.[2] With a strong taste for beauty, a focus into the functionality of the objects, and her unique charm have allowed her to collaborate with some of the best designers of Europe. She has also worked in Paris as accessories designer.

Simone Rossmann
Simone Rossmann, 2014
Born (1978-07-25) July 25, 1978 (age 46)
Innsbruck, Austria
NationalityAustrian
Alma materKunstuniversität Linz (Austria) Rietveld Academy Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Occupation(s)Product Designer and Illustrator
Swarovski USB Bracellet designed by Simone Rossmann
Swarovski 2012 Lovlot designed by Simone Rossmann

Rossmann studied product design at the Kunstuniversität of Linz[3] (Austria) and the Rietveld School of Art & Design in Amsterdam (Netherlands). Besides product design she made of the illustration her second vocation working in several international projects as well as participating in several expositions of art and attended courses of Character Design at the renowned California Institute of the Arts.

Swarovski Chrysalis Lamp

Works

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Design

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Every design act in Simone Rossmanns work is based on a deep questioning in finding a perfect match of market, consumer expectation and production feasibility. She creates uniqueness as and in a compressed essence of the products which are additionally infused by an elegant sensitivity that creates highly aesthetic expressions in function, form and material. Every product element is subject of thorough decisions and a skillful solution finding within the complexity of products and markets. Her love for material and form is equally expressed in every creation as is her conviction to always challenge herself for the best outcome.

Illustration and art

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The artwork and illustration created by Simone Rossmann can be described as a highly poetic imagery with a delicately powerful attitude. In tuning down the backgrounds to function as an airy canvas for story-telling elements her aesthetics combine tender lines with expressions of fantasy in an enchanting mix of neutrals and intense coloring. By contrasting fully detailed with almost invisible motifs, she creates an image of fascinating focal points and a multiplicity of pictures within a picture inviting to explorative journeys within the pieces.

Faint and powerful, gentle and expressive are key elements which also define the use of graphics, colors and styles composing each piece of her art to depict scenarios filled with silent poetry and self-confident impact.

Exhibitions

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Year Description City
2013 "Lin(n)zbruck" - Künstlerhaus Büchsenhausen Innsbruck
2010 Designforum - Elias Candela Award for Contemporary Illustration

Museums Quarter Vienna

Vienna
2006 "Invisible Chandeliers" - Art Innsbruck. Tyrolienne Art Fair Innsbruck
2005 Contemporary Ceramics - Rosenthal[4] Porcelain Gallery Selb (Germany)
2005 "Sägewerk presents" - Andechsgalerie Innsbruck
2004 Gallery Siebenstern - Viennese Design Weeks Vienna
2004 Fictional Illustration - Nomination for Bologna children Book Fair Bologna (Italy)
2004 "BEST OFF 04" (Awarded student works) Linz
2004 "Contradiction" - Gallery Der Läufer Linz
2003 "Not Cinnamon" - Stadtturm Galerie Innsbruck Innsbruck
2003 "The cubicle" - Gerrit Rietveld Academy Amsterdam
2003 Design and Contemporary art exhibition - Kunstraum innsbruck Innsbruck
2002 "La Machina" Gallery Kultstein Linz
2002 Fictional Illustration - Nomination for Bologna children Book Fair Bologna (Italy)
2002 "BEST OFF 02" (Awarded student works) Linz
2001 "Secrets and unveilings" - Gallery Station Propeller Linz
1997 "Air Dishes" - APP Gallery Innsbruck

References

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  1. ^ "Crystal Jewelry/Jewellery, Fashion Accessories, Watches, and Figurines". Swarovski.com. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  2. ^ Home Decor
  3. ^ "Kunstuniversität Linz: Startseite". Ufg.ac.at. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  4. ^ Rosenthal
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