Norman Kietzmann, born in Berlin in 1979, studied industrial design at Kunsthochschule Berlin Weissensee (KHB) and at Ecole National Supérieure de Création Industrielle Paris. Since 2003 he has been working as a freelance journalist covering architecture, design and fashion for publications such as Baunetz, Designlines, DAMn°, Domus, Quality, Rondo and Handelsblatt among others. In 2011, Norman Kietzmann was awarded the prestigious "COR-Preis Wohnen und Design" for young journalists. He lives and works in Milan.

Big in Berlin - DAMN° Magazine

Big in Berlin

New headquarters BOCCI in Kantstrasse 79

What makes TOPOTEK 1 tick? - DAMN° Magazine

What makes TOPOTEK 1 tick?

Configuring the Landscape

Making Architecture Tangible - DAMN° Magazine

Making Architecture Tangible

Archi Depot Foundation models the future

All Twist and No Shout - DAMN° Magazine

All Twist and No Shout

Franco Clivio’s LAMY fountain pen

An Eclectic Modernist – The essential Gio Ponti - DAMN° Magazine

An Eclectic Modernist – The essential Gio Ponti

Exhibition 80!Molteni, Galleria di Arte Moderna, Milan, Italy, until 30 June. The marked revival of Gio Ponti’s furniture pieces has been impactful. This could suggest that he was ahead of his […]

The dynamics of deceleration - DAMN° Magazine

The dynamics of deceleration

MINI & Jaime Hayon at Salone del Mobile, Milan, Italy, 14-19 April. Size is not everything, as MINI and Jaime Hayon aim to demonstrate at this year's Salone del Mobile […]

On Aalto’s Shoulders - DAMN° Magazine

On Aalto’s Shoulders

The Bouroullec’s step up Two heads are better than one: This year, Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec have not just started a collaboration with the longstanding furniture house Artek, the brothers have conquered a second [& ...

Seamlessly Transitioning - DAMN° Magazine

Seamlessly Transitioning

Lucky Paolo Dell’Elce A young Milan-based designer called Paolo Dell’Elce has entered the arena with a swish. Landing one opportunity after another since his student days, he has managed to […]

Forms that Speak - DAMN° Magazine

Forms that Speak

Marcello Morandini does geometry Marcello Morandini is his own man. Not fussed by labels and boundaries, he and his geometric tendencies breeze into many creative fields. Of the old school, […]

The Benefit of Impatience - DAMN° Magazine

The Benefit of Impatience

Martin Mostböck revs things up With projects that include chairs, plant pots, and houses, Martin Mostböck’s career has been fanciful – just the way he likes it. The fact that […]

Practically Playful - DAMN° Magazine

Practically Playful

Mathias Hahn has it both ways By way of his background in Industrial Design, working according to production and manufacturing processes, Mathias Hahn has a natural desire for designing products […]