Dunja Weber
Luxembourg, Luxemburg

Born in Lausanne (Switzerland) in 1973, but as a citizen of Luxembourg, where she grows up. In 1992, at the age of 19 she moves to Zürich where she starts her design education at the Schule für Gestaltung. In 1998 she graduates from the faculty of Industrial Design at the Glasgow School of Art and moves to Milan gathering experience at Cassina first and then in the studios of Marco Ferreri, Stefano Giovannoni and James Irvine as his right arm for eight years.

In the office of James Irvine she has contributed to the development of many products in the fields of household goods and table ware (Alfi, Arabia, Covo, Danese, WMF), writing instruments (Spalding & Bros.), furniture (Artemide, B&B Italia, Coro, Ikea, Magis, MDF, Swedese) and electric appliances (Canon, Whirlpool, Olivetti). She has also followed the realization of many exhibitions such as “A view from Domus”, “Design Anatomy”, “Shiro Kuramatas Tokyo” and the fair stands for Thonet and Olivetti.

With her work she has won several design competitions and has participated in exhibitions in Glasgow, London, New York, Cologne, Stockholm and Milan. In April 2007 the Italian furniture company Maxdesign launches her lounge chair “June”. In September 2007 she sets up her own studio in Milan

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