Studio Matthias Ries has been established in 2006 and since then has worked in various design disciplines, has received multiple design awards and has been published in numerous magazines. A strong network of freelance partners enables Matthias to find the best fitting solution for the individual needs of his clients.
In the past few years he has been more and more incorporating the theoretical implications of design and cultural sciences and has been working as a lecturer and professor at different design schools. He is a doctoral research Fulbright alumni and currently is a full professor of product design at the HAWK – University of Applied Sciences and Art Hildesheim/Holzminden/Göttingen (hawk.de/g)
Due to this broad experience across disciplines Matthias also works as an external consultant or moderator of internal processes and strategies.
Adding research based and methodological work to the process strengthens his clients to be more sustainable, weather proof and lasting on the long run and not focusing on short term solutions and unsteady trends.
| since 2019 | Professor of product design at the HAWK - University of Applied Sciences and Art Hildesheim/Holzminden/Göttingen |
| 2019 | Launch of Albin Ludwig Richard | albinludwigrichard.com |
| 2019 | Visiting scholar at the Parsons School of Design in New York City (April–September) |
| 2019 | Fulbright scholarship – doctoral program |
| 2017/2018 | Lecturer at the Mainz Academy of Arts in the design theory department |
| 2017 | Visiting Professor of industrial design at the Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle |
| 2016 | Beginning to work on PhD thesis: "Archives in Excess | From cabinets of curiosities to self-storage buildings – about the quantity issue of cultural memory” (working title) at the University of Arts Berlin |
| 2015 | 6 months research and documentary film trip throughout the USA | The Archive Issue |
| 2012-2014 | Visiting Professor of product design at the Detmold School of Architecture and Interior Design |
| 2013 | Renaming to Studio Matthias Ries |
| 2013 | Lecturer of theory & design at the School of Form | Poznań, Poland |
| 2012 | Launch of moreConsumption | moreconsumption.com |
| 2010 | Renaming to MRID (Matthias Ries Industrial Design) |
| 2008 | Relocating to Berlin |
| 2008 | Diploma in product design at the University of Art and Design Karlsruhe, Germany |
| 2007 | Launch of MRDO products |
| 2006/2007 | Studies at the Università Iuav di Venezia, Italy (http://www.iuav.it) Prof. Paolo Lomazzi Prof. Maja Bajevic |
| 2006 | Starting the Matthias Ries Design Office (MRDO) |
| 2005 | Internship with TODA, New York (http://www.toda.com) |
| 2004 | Internship with Stephen Burks, New York (http://www.readymadeprojects.com) |
| 2003 | Internship with Luigi Colani (http://www.colani.de) |
| 2001-2008 | Studies of product design at the University of Art and Design Karlsruhe, Germany (http://www.hfg-karlsruhe.de) Prof. Stefan Diez (http://www.stefan-diez.com) Prof. Hansjerg Maier-Aichen Prof. Werner Aisslinger (http://www.aisslinger.com) Prof. Volker Albus Prof. Peter Sloterdijk Prof. Boris Groys Prof. Ulay (Uwe Laysiepen) Prof. Wolfgang Ullrich |
| 2000/2001 | Studies of business-engineering at TH Karlsruhe (http://www.kit.edu) |
| 1979 | Born in Würzburg, Germany |
| Workshops attended: | Front Design, 2008 (http://www.frontdesign.se) |
| Emmanuele Villani, 2006 (http://www.amdl.it) | |
| Constantin Boym, 2005 (http://www.boym.com) | |
| Marti Guixé, 2004 (http://www.guixe.com) | |
| Adam+Harborth, 2003 (http://www.adamundharborth.de) | |
| Ed Anink, 2003 (http://www.edannink.com) | |
| Matali Crasset, 2002 (http://www.matalicrasset.com) |