03/04 November 2021 | Wiesbaden

Be there when top speakers at the second "Surface in Motion - Technology and Design Conference" present the latest topics on decorative surfaces of wood-based materials. In addition to the very latest technical possibilities, the focus will be on the latest future trends, innovative material compositions and the effect that surfaces have in a room. After all, decors have a lasting influence on the aesthetics of interior design. Whether matt or glossy, rough or soft, plain or multicoloured - it is fascinating to see the different feelings that surfaces and decors can trigger. Bring yourself up to date - from color management to trending surfaces - and choose from two parallel lecture programs, according to your preference "Technology" or "Design". With this new event format, the trade magazines "möbelfertigung" and "arcade" are addressing the wood-based materials industry, its suppliers, furniture manufacturers, and interior designers.
Speakers

Daniele Merla
Mauro Saviola
Dr. Martin Staiger, SURTECO

Martin Staiger studied Chemistry at the University of Ulm (D) and held then a postdoctoral position at the Laboratory of Powder Technology at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale in Lausanne (CH).In 2000 he joined ILFORD Imaging in Fribourg (CH) as a senior scientist for nanoporous inkjet media. From 2005 he was with VOITH Paper in Heidenheim (D) working on process development and predictive process control of paper machines. In 2013 he joined today’s SURTECO GmbH heading the R&D division. Since July 2020 he is responsible for the Innovation & Sustainability activities within the SURTECO Group.
Jasmine Geerinckx, Unilin

Daniele Merla, Mauro Saviola

Daniele Merla is Head of Export Sales & Decor Management at the Italian wood-based panel manufacturer Mauro Saviola. In addition, Merla is the managing director of Mauro Saviola's daughter company Trendcor based in Germany. The native Italian was previously responsible for the design of large decor printers. Daniele Merla was Head of Decor Management at Impress and worked in decor development at Schattdecor for over 10 years.
Jörg Dietz, SURTECO

Winfried Titze, Unternehmensberatung Titze GmbH

Winfried Titze founded his own consulting company in 1990 and specialized early on in the areas of building, living and furnishing. Since 1992 Winfried Titze has been a managing partner of the management consultancy Titze GmbH based in Neuss. His international consulting activities include all product ranges, but above all kitchen, bathroom and sanitary ware. In the area of consulting, the management consultancy Titze GmbH has been working for well-known manufacturers, dealers and trade associations in the above areas at home and abroad for many years. The focus of the consulting services are the topics of market research, marketing consulting, sales consulting, strategy consulting, trend research, sustainability, smart home and more. In the area of research, the management consultancy Titze GmbH prepares its own market and trend studies. More than 100 internationally recognized multi-client studies have been published since 1991.
Katrin de Louw, Trendfilter

Katrin de Louw studied interior design at the FH Lippe Detmold. Since 1997 she has been working independently as an interior designer and design manager, as well as in the development of materials and surfaces. Since 2005, de Louw has been dealing with the research of trends in furniture, materials and surfaces. In 2007 she founded the servicepoint A30 as a trend and event forum for the furniture industry in East Westphalia. De Louw has already designed the table system for the G7 summit in Heiligendamm, has been responsible for the PIAZZA Materials and Nature at Interzum several times and was a member of the jury for the red dot award for product design materials & surfaces in 2018/2019. In 2019 de Louw founded the COLOURNETWORK®. Last year she won the Red Dot Design Award for the Pythagoras wooden floor.
Timo Rieke, visual haptics lab

Clarissa Blüm, Renolit

Clarissa Blüm completed an apprenticeship as an industrial clerk at RENOLIT after graduating from high school. Initially she worked at RENOLIT as an assistant in the corporate design management department. She has been a manager there since August 2020 and was also certified as a Color Road Ambassador in June 2020.
Peter Ippolito, Ippolito Fleitz

Martin Marxen, Lamigraf

- at Lamigraf since 2020
- employed at Hueck from 2002 - 2020
- until 2008 Employees in production
- 2009 to 2016 Product management
- since 2016 Head of Design and Product Management
Uwe Linke, Raumpsychologie Uwe Linke

Son of an architect, born 1965, 1987 training as a designer own furniture store 1988-2010, 2000 further training as a process consultant, 1,book "Die Psychologie des Wohens 2010", numerous interviews in SZ, Die Welt, FAZ and living magazines and TV
Uwe Linke is an expert in residential psychology, author and couples therapist. He analyzes emotional needs and designs for private, retail, gastronomy and hotel business. "Decorate must be different - I develop personality concepts and brand concepts translate them creatively to the living space with space, light and colour. He benefits from 30 years of experience.
Steffen Völker, Saueressig

Patrik Lutz, Palis

Patrik’s passion for InkJet finished his career as police officer in 2000. He was being one of the first InkJet specialist in the décor industry. From 2000 on he and his team developed solutions that made printer usable for the décor industry, defined needs for décor applications like the requirements for inks, refill system, etc. 2005 first self-developed Single-Pass InkJet printers for the decor industry. 2009 PadaLuma Ink-Jet-Solutions GmbH & Co. KG (Palis) was founded as a joined venture with Felix Schoeller and Patrik as Palis CEO. In the following years Palis created the first full scale, full width industrial printing Single-Pass solutions. 2017 the joined project between Palis and Rotodecor – “palis 2250” started production at Schattdecor in Thansau and furthermore “palis 1300” opened the flexible packaging market which was built for a worldwide operating manufacturer. In 2019 Palis and Rotodecor GmbH merged under the common roof of Hummingbird Converting Solutions GmbH (HCS) to create unique solutions for industrial decor and packaging applications print 4.0 ready. Patrik is since then also CTO of HCS.
Ali Özyilmaz, MB Digitalprint

Wood mechanic, technical specialist, business economist.
Since 2002 business manager and authorized signatory at Reinhold Keller Innenausbau GmbH,
Parallel Managing Director at MB Digitalprint since 2010
Dr René Pankoke, Hymmen Maschinen- und Anlagenbau

born in Bielefeld
- 1990-96 studies of physics (diploma) and macroeconomics in Bayreuth and Paris
- 1996-2002 McKinsey & Co, Munich
- 1997 Consulting project in Singapore
- 1999 Idea & foundation of www.e-fellows.net (shareholder: McKinsey, Telekom, publishing group Holtzbrinck)
- 2000 Macroeconomics degree
- from 2002 CEO Hymmen GmbH
Dr Thomas Riedel, IOT- Innovative Oberflächentechnologien

Dr Matthias Schöps, Oskar Nolte

1996 - 2000 Doctorate at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz, with research stays in France and USA
2000-2007 Head of Development and Technical Service Film Coatings at BASF Coatings AG
2007-2017 Business Manager Film Coatings at BASF Coatings GmbH
2017-2019 Sales Manager Film Coatings at Akzo Nobel Hilden GmbH
Since 11/2019 Head of the Film Coating Division at Oskar Nolte GmbH
Jan Seguda, Colorgate Digital Output Solutions

After studying and training in media design and practical computer science, Jan Seguda worked as a communications designer before switching to industrial digital printing at a tile manufacturer. Working in a chemical company gave him exciting insights into ink development and the chemistry behind industrial production. He has been Product Manager Industrial Printing at ColorGATE since November 2017.
Prof Brigitte Steffen, University of Applied Sciences Reutlingen

Prof Brigitte Steffen studied textile design at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart. After professional activities in the design of textiles, materials and surfaces, she was appointed to the Reutlingen University of Applied Sciences in 1989. There she is head of the course of studies Textile Design / Material & Surface Design and designed the course of studies Transportation - Interior Design.
During her work at the university, she has produced numerous publications, lectures and design projects in the fields of material design for fashion, architecture, transportation, interior and sport, which are always thought and inspired by the material. In her research Prof. Brigitte Steffen deals with the phenomenon of perception in design and product.
Felix Diener, Marburger Tapetenfabrik

Fascinated by fabrics and surfaces, Felix Diener completed an apprenticeship as an interior decorator in southern Germany after his high school graduation, before moving to the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences to study textile design and textile engineering. After graduating, he went to Australia, where he worked in the field of technical textiles. Back in Europe, the now 43-year-old took over the management of the Ulf Moritz Design Studio in Amsterdam. There he worked in all product areas of interior design such as fabrics, carpets and wallpaper, and he also designed exhibition stands. It was during this time that the first contact with the Marburger Tapetenfabrik was established. In 2010 he moved to Düsseldorf, where he founded the interdisciplinary studio Felix Diener. He worked with various companies all over the world and in different product areas. During this time Diener expanded his expertise from design to strategic support of the textile industry in product development, marketing and sales. Felix Diener was part of the Heimtextil Trend Table for several years and is a guest lecturer at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences. He is married and has three children.
Dr. Thomas Riedel, Innovative Oberflächen

Education:
1996-2003 Study of physics at the University of Leipzig
2003-2008 Doctorate: Dr. rer. nat Uni-Halle
Professional stations:
- 2003-2007 University of Halle
- 2008-2013 University of Leipzig
- 2013-2019 IOT GmbH R&D
- 2019 IOT GmbH Managing Director
Field of activity/focal points:
Customer consulting, Process development, Management

Katrin de Louw
Trendfilter
Dr. Martin Staiger, SURTECO

Martin Staiger studied Chemistry at the University of Ulm (D) and held then a postdoctoral position at the Laboratory of Powder Technology at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale in Lausanne (CH).In 2000 he joined ILFORD Imaging in Fribourg (CH) as a senior scientist for nanoporous inkjet media. From 2005 he was with VOITH Paper in Heidenheim (D) working on process development and predictive process control of paper machines. In 2013 he joined today’s SURTECO GmbH heading the R&D division. Since July 2020 he is responsible for the Innovation & Sustainability activities within the SURTECO Group.
Jasmine Geerinckx, Unilin

Daniele Merla, Mauro Saviola

Daniele Merla is Head of Export Sales & Decor Management at the Italian wood-based panel manufacturer Mauro Saviola. In addition, Merla is the managing director of Mauro Saviola's daughter company Trendcor based in Germany. The native Italian was previously responsible for the design of large decor printers. Daniele Merla was Head of Decor Management at Impress and worked in decor development at Schattdecor for over 10 years.
Jörg Dietz, SURTECO

Winfried Titze, Unternehmensberatung Titze GmbH

Winfried Titze founded his own consulting company in 1990 and specialized early on in the areas of building, living and furnishing. Since 1992 Winfried Titze has been a managing partner of the management consultancy Titze GmbH based in Neuss. His international consulting activities include all product ranges, but above all kitchen, bathroom and sanitary ware. In the area of consulting, the management consultancy Titze GmbH has been working for well-known manufacturers, dealers and trade associations in the above areas at home and abroad for many years. The focus of the consulting services are the topics of market research, marketing consulting, sales consulting, strategy consulting, trend research, sustainability, smart home and more. In the area of research, the management consultancy Titze GmbH prepares its own market and trend studies. More than 100 internationally recognized multi-client studies have been published since 1991.
Katrin de Louw, Trendfilter

Katrin de Louw studied interior design at the FH Lippe Detmold. Since 1997 she has been working independently as an interior designer and design manager, as well as in the development of materials and surfaces. Since 2005, de Louw has been dealing with the research of trends in furniture, materials and surfaces. In 2007 she founded the servicepoint A30 as a trend and event forum for the furniture industry in East Westphalia. De Louw has already designed the table system for the G7 summit in Heiligendamm, has been responsible for the PIAZZA Materials and Nature at Interzum several times and was a member of the jury for the red dot award for product design materials & surfaces in 2018/2019. In 2019 de Louw founded the COLOURNETWORK®. Last year she won the Red Dot Design Award for the Pythagoras wooden floor.
Timo Rieke, visual haptics lab

Clarissa Blüm, Renolit

Clarissa Blüm completed an apprenticeship as an industrial clerk at RENOLIT after graduating from high school. Initially she worked at RENOLIT as an assistant in the corporate design management department. She has been a manager there since August 2020 and was also certified as a Color Road Ambassador in June 2020.
Peter Ippolito, Ippolito Fleitz

Martin Marxen, Lamigraf

- at Lamigraf since 2020
- employed at Hueck from 2002 - 2020
- until 2008 Employees in production
- 2009 to 2016 Product management
- since 2016 Head of Design and Product Management
Uwe Linke, Raumpsychologie Uwe Linke

Son of an architect, born 1965, 1987 training as a designer own furniture store 1988-2010, 2000 further training as a process consultant, 1,book "Die Psychologie des Wohens 2010", numerous interviews in SZ, Die Welt, FAZ and living magazines and TV
Uwe Linke is an expert in residential psychology, author and couples therapist. He analyzes emotional needs and designs for private, retail, gastronomy and hotel business. "Decorate must be different - I develop personality concepts and brand concepts translate them creatively to the living space with space, light and colour. He benefits from 30 years of experience.
Steffen Völker, Saueressig

Patrik Lutz, Palis

Patrik’s passion for InkJet finished his career as police officer in 2000. He was being one of the first InkJet specialist in the décor industry. From 2000 on he and his team developed solutions that made printer usable for the décor industry, defined needs for décor applications like the requirements for inks, refill system, etc. 2005 first self-developed Single-Pass InkJet printers for the decor industry. 2009 PadaLuma Ink-Jet-Solutions GmbH & Co. KG (Palis) was founded as a joined venture with Felix Schoeller and Patrik as Palis CEO. In the following years Palis created the first full scale, full width industrial printing Single-Pass solutions. 2017 the joined project between Palis and Rotodecor – “palis 2250” started production at Schattdecor in Thansau and furthermore “palis 1300” opened the flexible packaging market which was built for a worldwide operating manufacturer. In 2019 Palis and Rotodecor GmbH merged under the common roof of Hummingbird Converting Solutions GmbH (HCS) to create unique solutions for industrial decor and packaging applications print 4.0 ready. Patrik is since then also CTO of HCS.
Ali Özyilmaz, MB Digitalprint

Wood mechanic, technical specialist, business economist.
Since 2002 business manager and authorized signatory at Reinhold Keller Innenausbau GmbH,
Parallel Managing Director at MB Digitalprint since 2010
Dr René Pankoke, Hymmen Maschinen- und Anlagenbau

born in Bielefeld
- 1990-96 studies of physics (diploma) and macroeconomics in Bayreuth and Paris
- 1996-2002 McKinsey & Co, Munich
- 1997 Consulting project in Singapore
- 1999 Idea & foundation of www.e-fellows.net (shareholder: McKinsey, Telekom, publishing group Holtzbrinck)
- 2000 Macroeconomics degree
- from 2002 CEO Hymmen GmbH
Dr Thomas Riedel, IOT- Innovative Oberflächentechnologien

Dr Matthias Schöps, Oskar Nolte

1996 - 2000 Doctorate at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz, with research stays in France and USA
2000-2007 Head of Development and Technical Service Film Coatings at BASF Coatings AG
2007-2017 Business Manager Film Coatings at BASF Coatings GmbH
2017-2019 Sales Manager Film Coatings at Akzo Nobel Hilden GmbH
Since 11/2019 Head of the Film Coating Division at Oskar Nolte GmbH
Jan Seguda, Colorgate Digital Output Solutions

After studying and training in media design and practical computer science, Jan Seguda worked as a communications designer before switching to industrial digital printing at a tile manufacturer. Working in a chemical company gave him exciting insights into ink development and the chemistry behind industrial production. He has been Product Manager Industrial Printing at ColorGATE since November 2017.
Prof Brigitte Steffen, University of Applied Sciences Reutlingen

Prof Brigitte Steffen studied textile design at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart. After professional activities in the design of textiles, materials and surfaces, she was appointed to the Reutlingen University of Applied Sciences in 1989. There she is head of the course of studies Textile Design / Material & Surface Design and designed the course of studies Transportation - Interior Design.
During her work at the university, she has produced numerous publications, lectures and design projects in the fields of material design for fashion, architecture, transportation, interior and sport, which are always thought and inspired by the material. In her research Prof. Brigitte Steffen deals with the phenomenon of perception in design and product.
Felix Diener, Marburger Tapetenfabrik

Fascinated by fabrics and surfaces, Felix Diener completed an apprenticeship as an interior decorator in southern Germany after his high school graduation, before moving to the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences to study textile design and textile engineering. After graduating, he went to Australia, where he worked in the field of technical textiles. Back in Europe, the now 43-year-old took over the management of the Ulf Moritz Design Studio in Amsterdam. There he worked in all product areas of interior design such as fabrics, carpets and wallpaper, and he also designed exhibition stands. It was during this time that the first contact with the Marburger Tapetenfabrik was established. In 2010 he moved to Düsseldorf, where he founded the interdisciplinary studio Felix Diener. He worked with various companies all over the world and in different product areas. During this time Diener expanded his expertise from design to strategic support of the textile industry in product development, marketing and sales. Felix Diener was part of the Heimtextil Trend Table for several years and is a guest lecturer at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences. He is married and has three children.
Dr. Thomas Riedel, Innovative Oberflächen

Education:
1996-2003 Study of physics at the University of Leipzig
2003-2008 Doctorate: Dr. rer. nat Uni-Halle
Professional stations:
- 2003-2007 University of Halle
- 2008-2013 University of Leipzig
- 2013-2019 IOT GmbH R&D
- 2019 IOT GmbH Managing Director
Field of activity/focal points:
Customer consulting, Process development, Management

Robert Bierfreund
Interprint

Jasmine Geerinckx
Unilin

Dr. Martin Staiger
SURTECO
Dr. Martin Staiger, SURTECO

Martin Staiger studied Chemistry at the University of Ulm (D) and held then a postdoctoral position at the Laboratory of Powder Technology at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale in Lausanne (CH).In 2000 he joined ILFORD Imaging in Fribourg (CH) as a senior scientist for nanoporous inkjet media. From 2005 he was with VOITH Paper in Heidenheim (D) working on process development and predictive process control of paper machines. In 2013 he joined today’s SURTECO GmbH heading the R&D division. Since July 2020 he is responsible for the Innovation & Sustainability activities within the SURTECO Group.
Jasmine Geerinckx, Unilin

Daniele Merla, Mauro Saviola

Daniele Merla is Head of Export Sales & Decor Management at the Italian wood-based panel manufacturer Mauro Saviola. In addition, Merla is the managing director of Mauro Saviola's daughter company Trendcor based in Germany. The native Italian was previously responsible for the design of large decor printers. Daniele Merla was Head of Decor Management at Impress and worked in decor development at Schattdecor for over 10 years.
Jörg Dietz, SURTECO

Winfried Titze, Unternehmensberatung Titze GmbH

Winfried Titze founded his own consulting company in 1990 and specialized early on in the areas of building, living and furnishing. Since 1992 Winfried Titze has been a managing partner of the management consultancy Titze GmbH based in Neuss. His international consulting activities include all product ranges, but above all kitchen, bathroom and sanitary ware. In the area of consulting, the management consultancy Titze GmbH has been working for well-known manufacturers, dealers and trade associations in the above areas at home and abroad for many years. The focus of the consulting services are the topics of market research, marketing consulting, sales consulting, strategy consulting, trend research, sustainability, smart home and more. In the area of research, the management consultancy Titze GmbH prepares its own market and trend studies. More than 100 internationally recognized multi-client studies have been published since 1991.
Katrin de Louw, Trendfilter

Katrin de Louw studied interior design at the FH Lippe Detmold. Since 1997 she has been working independently as an interior designer and design manager, as well as in the development of materials and surfaces. Since 2005, de Louw has been dealing with the research of trends in furniture, materials and surfaces. In 2007 she founded the servicepoint A30 as a trend and event forum for the furniture industry in East Westphalia. De Louw has already designed the table system for the G7 summit in Heiligendamm, has been responsible for the PIAZZA Materials and Nature at Interzum several times and was a member of the jury for the red dot award for product design materials & surfaces in 2018/2019. In 2019 de Louw founded the COLOURNETWORK®. Last year she won the Red Dot Design Award for the Pythagoras wooden floor.
Timo Rieke, visual haptics lab

Clarissa Blüm, Renolit

Clarissa Blüm completed an apprenticeship as an industrial clerk at RENOLIT after graduating from high school. Initially she worked at RENOLIT as an assistant in the corporate design management department. She has been a manager there since August 2020 and was also certified as a Color Road Ambassador in June 2020.
Peter Ippolito, Ippolito Fleitz

Martin Marxen, Lamigraf

- at Lamigraf since 2020
- employed at Hueck from 2002 - 2020
- until 2008 Employees in production
- 2009 to 2016 Product management
- since 2016 Head of Design and Product Management
Uwe Linke, Raumpsychologie Uwe Linke

Son of an architect, born 1965, 1987 training as a designer own furniture store 1988-2010, 2000 further training as a process consultant, 1,book "Die Psychologie des Wohens 2010", numerous interviews in SZ, Die Welt, FAZ and living magazines and TV
Uwe Linke is an expert in residential psychology, author and couples therapist. He analyzes emotional needs and designs for private, retail, gastronomy and hotel business. "Decorate must be different - I develop personality concepts and brand concepts translate them creatively to the living space with space, light and colour. He benefits from 30 years of experience.
Steffen Völker, Saueressig

Patrik Lutz, Palis

Patrik’s passion for InkJet finished his career as police officer in 2000. He was being one of the first InkJet specialist in the décor industry. From 2000 on he and his team developed solutions that made printer usable for the décor industry, defined needs for décor applications like the requirements for inks, refill system, etc. 2005 first self-developed Single-Pass InkJet printers for the decor industry. 2009 PadaLuma Ink-Jet-Solutions GmbH & Co. KG (Palis) was founded as a joined venture with Felix Schoeller and Patrik as Palis CEO. In the following years Palis created the first full scale, full width industrial printing Single-Pass solutions. 2017 the joined project between Palis and Rotodecor – “palis 2250” started production at Schattdecor in Thansau and furthermore “palis 1300” opened the flexible packaging market which was built for a worldwide operating manufacturer. In 2019 Palis and Rotodecor GmbH merged under the common roof of Hummingbird Converting Solutions GmbH (HCS) to create unique solutions for industrial decor and packaging applications print 4.0 ready. Patrik is since then also CTO of HCS.
Ali Özyilmaz, MB Digitalprint

Wood mechanic, technical specialist, business economist.
Since 2002 business manager and authorized signatory at Reinhold Keller Innenausbau GmbH,
Parallel Managing Director at MB Digitalprint since 2010
Dr René Pankoke, Hymmen Maschinen- und Anlagenbau

born in Bielefeld
- 1990-96 studies of physics (diploma) and macroeconomics in Bayreuth and Paris
- 1996-2002 McKinsey & Co, Munich
- 1997 Consulting project in Singapore
- 1999 Idea & foundation of www.e-fellows.net (shareholder: McKinsey, Telekom, publishing group Holtzbrinck)
- 2000 Macroeconomics degree
- from 2002 CEO Hymmen GmbH
Dr Thomas Riedel, IOT- Innovative Oberflächentechnologien

Dr Matthias Schöps, Oskar Nolte

1996 - 2000 Doctorate at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz, with research stays in France and USA
2000-2007 Head of Development and Technical Service Film Coatings at BASF Coatings AG
2007-2017 Business Manager Film Coatings at BASF Coatings GmbH
2017-2019 Sales Manager Film Coatings at Akzo Nobel Hilden GmbH
Since 11/2019 Head of the Film Coating Division at Oskar Nolte GmbH
Jan Seguda, Colorgate Digital Output Solutions

After studying and training in media design and practical computer science, Jan Seguda worked as a communications designer before switching to industrial digital printing at a tile manufacturer. Working in a chemical company gave him exciting insights into ink development and the chemistry behind industrial production. He has been Product Manager Industrial Printing at ColorGATE since November 2017.
Prof Brigitte Steffen, University of Applied Sciences Reutlingen

Prof Brigitte Steffen studied textile design at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart. After professional activities in the design of textiles, materials and surfaces, she was appointed to the Reutlingen University of Applied Sciences in 1989. There she is head of the course of studies Textile Design / Material & Surface Design and designed the course of studies Transportation - Interior Design.
During her work at the university, she has produced numerous publications, lectures and design projects in the fields of material design for fashion, architecture, transportation, interior and sport, which are always thought and inspired by the material. In her research Prof. Brigitte Steffen deals with the phenomenon of perception in design and product.
Felix Diener, Marburger Tapetenfabrik

Fascinated by fabrics and surfaces, Felix Diener completed an apprenticeship as an interior decorator in southern Germany after his high school graduation, before moving to the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences to study textile design and textile engineering. After graduating, he went to Australia, where he worked in the field of technical textiles. Back in Europe, the now 43-year-old took over the management of the Ulf Moritz Design Studio in Amsterdam. There he worked in all product areas of interior design such as fabrics, carpets and wallpaper, and he also designed exhibition stands. It was during this time that the first contact with the Marburger Tapetenfabrik was established. In 2010 he moved to Düsseldorf, where he founded the interdisciplinary studio Felix Diener. He worked with various companies all over the world and in different product areas. During this time Diener expanded his expertise from design to strategic support of the textile industry in product development, marketing and sales. Felix Diener was part of the Heimtextil Trend Table for several years and is a guest lecturer at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences. He is married and has three children.
Dr. Thomas Riedel, Innovative Oberflächen

Education:
1996-2003 Study of physics at the University of Leipzig
2003-2008 Doctorate: Dr. rer. nat Uni-Halle
Professional stations:
- 2003-2007 University of Halle
- 2008-2013 University of Leipzig
- 2013-2019 IOT GmbH R&D
- 2019 IOT GmbH Managing Director
Field of activity/focal points:
Customer consulting, Process development, Management

Steffen Völker
Saueressig

Clarissa Blüm
Renolit
Dr. Martin Staiger, SURTECO

Martin Staiger studied Chemistry at the University of Ulm (D) and held then a postdoctoral position at the Laboratory of Powder Technology at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale in Lausanne (CH).In 2000 he joined ILFORD Imaging in Fribourg (CH) as a senior scientist for nanoporous inkjet media. From 2005 he was with VOITH Paper in Heidenheim (D) working on process development and predictive process control of paper machines. In 2013 he joined today’s SURTECO GmbH heading the R&D division. Since July 2020 he is responsible for the Innovation & Sustainability activities within the SURTECO Group.
Jasmine Geerinckx, Unilin

Daniele Merla, Mauro Saviola

Daniele Merla is Head of Export Sales & Decor Management at the Italian wood-based panel manufacturer Mauro Saviola. In addition, Merla is the managing director of Mauro Saviola's daughter company Trendcor based in Germany. The native Italian was previously responsible for the design of large decor printers. Daniele Merla was Head of Decor Management at Impress and worked in decor development at Schattdecor for over 10 years.
Jörg Dietz, SURTECO

Winfried Titze, Unternehmensberatung Titze GmbH

Winfried Titze founded his own consulting company in 1990 and specialized early on in the areas of building, living and furnishing. Since 1992 Winfried Titze has been a managing partner of the management consultancy Titze GmbH based in Neuss. His international consulting activities include all product ranges, but above all kitchen, bathroom and sanitary ware. In the area of consulting, the management consultancy Titze GmbH has been working for well-known manufacturers, dealers and trade associations in the above areas at home and abroad for many years. The focus of the consulting services are the topics of market research, marketing consulting, sales consulting, strategy consulting, trend research, sustainability, smart home and more. In the area of research, the management consultancy Titze GmbH prepares its own market and trend studies. More than 100 internationally recognized multi-client studies have been published since 1991.
Katrin de Louw, Trendfilter

Katrin de Louw studied interior design at the FH Lippe Detmold. Since 1997 she has been working independently as an interior designer and design manager, as well as in the development of materials and surfaces. Since 2005, de Louw has been dealing with the research of trends in furniture, materials and surfaces. In 2007 she founded the servicepoint A30 as a trend and event forum for the furniture industry in East Westphalia. De Louw has already designed the table system for the G7 summit in Heiligendamm, has been responsible for the PIAZZA Materials and Nature at Interzum several times and was a member of the jury for the red dot award for product design materials & surfaces in 2018/2019. In 2019 de Louw founded the COLOURNETWORK®. Last year she won the Red Dot Design Award for the Pythagoras wooden floor.
Timo Rieke, visual haptics lab

Clarissa Blüm, Renolit

Clarissa Blüm completed an apprenticeship as an industrial clerk at RENOLIT after graduating from high school. Initially she worked at RENOLIT as an assistant in the corporate design management department. She has been a manager there since August 2020 and was also certified as a Color Road Ambassador in June 2020.
Peter Ippolito, Ippolito Fleitz

Martin Marxen, Lamigraf

- at Lamigraf since 2020
- employed at Hueck from 2002 - 2020
- until 2008 Employees in production
- 2009 to 2016 Product management
- since 2016 Head of Design and Product Management
Uwe Linke, Raumpsychologie Uwe Linke

Son of an architect, born 1965, 1987 training as a designer own furniture store 1988-2010, 2000 further training as a process consultant, 1,book "Die Psychologie des Wohens 2010", numerous interviews in SZ, Die Welt, FAZ and living magazines and TV
Uwe Linke is an expert in residential psychology, author and couples therapist. He analyzes emotional needs and designs for private, retail, gastronomy and hotel business. "Decorate must be different - I develop personality concepts and brand concepts translate them creatively to the living space with space, light and colour. He benefits from 30 years of experience.
Steffen Völker, Saueressig

Patrik Lutz, Palis

Patrik’s passion for InkJet finished his career as police officer in 2000. He was being one of the first InkJet specialist in the décor industry. From 2000 on he and his team developed solutions that made printer usable for the décor industry, defined needs for décor applications like the requirements for inks, refill system, etc. 2005 first self-developed Single-Pass InkJet printers for the decor industry. 2009 PadaLuma Ink-Jet-Solutions GmbH & Co. KG (Palis) was founded as a joined venture with Felix Schoeller and Patrik as Palis CEO. In the following years Palis created the first full scale, full width industrial printing Single-Pass solutions. 2017 the joined project between Palis and Rotodecor – “palis 2250” started production at Schattdecor in Thansau and furthermore “palis 1300” opened the flexible packaging market which was built for a worldwide operating manufacturer. In 2019 Palis and Rotodecor GmbH merged under the common roof of Hummingbird Converting Solutions GmbH (HCS) to create unique solutions for industrial decor and packaging applications print 4.0 ready. Patrik is since then also CTO of HCS.
Ali Özyilmaz, MB Digitalprint

Wood mechanic, technical specialist, business economist.
Since 2002 business manager and authorized signatory at Reinhold Keller Innenausbau GmbH,
Parallel Managing Director at MB Digitalprint since 2010
Dr René Pankoke, Hymmen Maschinen- und Anlagenbau

born in Bielefeld
- 1990-96 studies of physics (diploma) and macroeconomics in Bayreuth and Paris
- 1996-2002 McKinsey & Co, Munich
- 1997 Consulting project in Singapore
- 1999 Idea & foundation of www.e-fellows.net (shareholder: McKinsey, Telekom, publishing group Holtzbrinck)
- 2000 Macroeconomics degree
- from 2002 CEO Hymmen GmbH
Dr Thomas Riedel, IOT- Innovative Oberflächentechnologien

Dr Matthias Schöps, Oskar Nolte

1996 - 2000 Doctorate at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz, with research stays in France and USA
2000-2007 Head of Development and Technical Service Film Coatings at BASF Coatings AG
2007-2017 Business Manager Film Coatings at BASF Coatings GmbH
2017-2019 Sales Manager Film Coatings at Akzo Nobel Hilden GmbH
Since 11/2019 Head of the Film Coating Division at Oskar Nolte GmbH
Jan Seguda, Colorgate Digital Output Solutions

After studying and training in media design and practical computer science, Jan Seguda worked as a communications designer before switching to industrial digital printing at a tile manufacturer. Working in a chemical company gave him exciting insights into ink development and the chemistry behind industrial production. He has been Product Manager Industrial Printing at ColorGATE since November 2017.
Prof Brigitte Steffen, University of Applied Sciences Reutlingen

Prof Brigitte Steffen studied textile design at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart. After professional activities in the design of textiles, materials and surfaces, she was appointed to the Reutlingen University of Applied Sciences in 1989. There she is head of the course of studies Textile Design / Material & Surface Design and designed the course of studies Transportation - Interior Design.
During her work at the university, she has produced numerous publications, lectures and design projects in the fields of material design for fashion, architecture, transportation, interior and sport, which are always thought and inspired by the material. In her research Prof. Brigitte Steffen deals with the phenomenon of perception in design and product.
Felix Diener, Marburger Tapetenfabrik

Fascinated by fabrics and surfaces, Felix Diener completed an apprenticeship as an interior decorator in southern Germany after his high school graduation, before moving to the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences to study textile design and textile engineering. After graduating, he went to Australia, where he worked in the field of technical textiles. Back in Europe, the now 43-year-old took over the management of the Ulf Moritz Design Studio in Amsterdam. There he worked in all product areas of interior design such as fabrics, carpets and wallpaper, and he also designed exhibition stands. It was during this time that the first contact with the Marburger Tapetenfabrik was established. In 2010 he moved to Düsseldorf, where he founded the interdisciplinary studio Felix Diener. He worked with various companies all over the world and in different product areas. During this time Diener expanded his expertise from design to strategic support of the textile industry in product development, marketing and sales. Felix Diener was part of the Heimtextil Trend Table for several years and is a guest lecturer at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences. He is married and has three children.
Dr. Thomas Riedel, Innovative Oberflächen

Education:
1996-2003 Study of physics at the University of Leipzig
2003-2008 Doctorate: Dr. rer. nat Uni-Halle
Professional stations:
- 2003-2007 University of Halle
- 2008-2013 University of Leipzig
- 2013-2019 IOT GmbH R&D
- 2019 IOT GmbH Managing Director
Field of activity/focal points:
Customer consulting, Process development, Management

Peter Ippolito
Ippolito Fleitz

Eva Marguerre & Marcel Besau
Besau Marguerre/

Dr. René Pankoke
Hymmen Maschinen- und Anlagenbau
Dr. Martin Staiger, SURTECO

Martin Staiger studied Chemistry at the University of Ulm (D) and held then a postdoctoral position at the Laboratory of Powder Technology at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale in Lausanne (CH).In 2000 he joined ILFORD Imaging in Fribourg (CH) as a senior scientist for nanoporous inkjet media. From 2005 he was with VOITH Paper in Heidenheim (D) working on process development and predictive process control of paper machines. In 2013 he joined today’s SURTECO GmbH heading the R&D division. Since July 2020 he is responsible for the Innovation & Sustainability activities within the SURTECO Group.
Jasmine Geerinckx, Unilin

Daniele Merla, Mauro Saviola

Daniele Merla is Head of Export Sales & Decor Management at the Italian wood-based panel manufacturer Mauro Saviola. In addition, Merla is the managing director of Mauro Saviola's daughter company Trendcor based in Germany. The native Italian was previously responsible for the design of large decor printers. Daniele Merla was Head of Decor Management at Impress and worked in decor development at Schattdecor for over 10 years.
Jörg Dietz, SURTECO

Winfried Titze, Unternehmensberatung Titze GmbH

Winfried Titze founded his own consulting company in 1990 and specialized early on in the areas of building, living and furnishing. Since 1992 Winfried Titze has been a managing partner of the management consultancy Titze GmbH based in Neuss. His international consulting activities include all product ranges, but above all kitchen, bathroom and sanitary ware. In the area of consulting, the management consultancy Titze GmbH has been working for well-known manufacturers, dealers and trade associations in the above areas at home and abroad for many years. The focus of the consulting services are the topics of market research, marketing consulting, sales consulting, strategy consulting, trend research, sustainability, smart home and more. In the area of research, the management consultancy Titze GmbH prepares its own market and trend studies. More than 100 internationally recognized multi-client studies have been published since 1991.
Katrin de Louw, Trendfilter

Katrin de Louw studied interior design at the FH Lippe Detmold. Since 1997 she has been working independently as an interior designer and design manager, as well as in the development of materials and surfaces. Since 2005, de Louw has been dealing with the research of trends in furniture, materials and surfaces. In 2007 she founded the servicepoint A30 as a trend and event forum for the furniture industry in East Westphalia. De Louw has already designed the table system for the G7 summit in Heiligendamm, has been responsible for the PIAZZA Materials and Nature at Interzum several times and was a member of the jury for the red dot award for product design materials & surfaces in 2018/2019. In 2019 de Louw founded the COLOURNETWORK®. Last year she won the Red Dot Design Award for the Pythagoras wooden floor.
Timo Rieke, visual haptics lab

Clarissa Blüm, Renolit

Clarissa Blüm completed an apprenticeship as an industrial clerk at RENOLIT after graduating from high school. Initially she worked at RENOLIT as an assistant in the corporate design management department. She has been a manager there since August 2020 and was also certified as a Color Road Ambassador in June 2020.
Peter Ippolito, Ippolito Fleitz

Martin Marxen, Lamigraf

- at Lamigraf since 2020
- employed at Hueck from 2002 - 2020
- until 2008 Employees in production
- 2009 to 2016 Product management
- since 2016 Head of Design and Product Management
Uwe Linke, Raumpsychologie Uwe Linke

Son of an architect, born 1965, 1987 training as a designer own furniture store 1988-2010, 2000 further training as a process consultant, 1,book "Die Psychologie des Wohens 2010", numerous interviews in SZ, Die Welt, FAZ and living magazines and TV
Uwe Linke is an expert in residential psychology, author and couples therapist. He analyzes emotional needs and designs for private, retail, gastronomy and hotel business. "Decorate must be different - I develop personality concepts and brand concepts translate them creatively to the living space with space, light and colour. He benefits from 30 years of experience.
Steffen Völker, Saueressig

Patrik Lutz, Palis

Patrik’s passion for InkJet finished his career as police officer in 2000. He was being one of the first InkJet specialist in the décor industry. From 2000 on he and his team developed solutions that made printer usable for the décor industry, defined needs for décor applications like the requirements for inks, refill system, etc. 2005 first self-developed Single-Pass InkJet printers for the decor industry. 2009 PadaLuma Ink-Jet-Solutions GmbH & Co. KG (Palis) was founded as a joined venture with Felix Schoeller and Patrik as Palis CEO. In the following years Palis created the first full scale, full width industrial printing Single-Pass solutions. 2017 the joined project between Palis and Rotodecor – “palis 2250” started production at Schattdecor in Thansau and furthermore “palis 1300” opened the flexible packaging market which was built for a worldwide operating manufacturer. In 2019 Palis and Rotodecor GmbH merged under the common roof of Hummingbird Converting Solutions GmbH (HCS) to create unique solutions for industrial decor and packaging applications print 4.0 ready. Patrik is since then also CTO of HCS.
Ali Özyilmaz, MB Digitalprint

Wood mechanic, technical specialist, business economist.
Since 2002 business manager and authorized signatory at Reinhold Keller Innenausbau GmbH,
Parallel Managing Director at MB Digitalprint since 2010
Dr René Pankoke, Hymmen Maschinen- und Anlagenbau

born in Bielefeld
- 1990-96 studies of physics (diploma) and macroeconomics in Bayreuth and Paris
- 1996-2002 McKinsey & Co, Munich
- 1997 Consulting project in Singapore
- 1999 Idea & foundation of www.e-fellows.net (shareholder: McKinsey, Telekom, publishing group Holtzbrinck)
- 2000 Macroeconomics degree
- from 2002 CEO Hymmen GmbH
Dr Thomas Riedel, IOT- Innovative Oberflächentechnologien

Dr Matthias Schöps, Oskar Nolte

1996 - 2000 Doctorate at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz, with research stays in France and USA
2000-2007 Head of Development and Technical Service Film Coatings at BASF Coatings AG
2007-2017 Business Manager Film Coatings at BASF Coatings GmbH
2017-2019 Sales Manager Film Coatings at Akzo Nobel Hilden GmbH
Since 11/2019 Head of the Film Coating Division at Oskar Nolte GmbH
Jan Seguda, Colorgate Digital Output Solutions

After studying and training in media design and practical computer science, Jan Seguda worked as a communications designer before switching to industrial digital printing at a tile manufacturer. Working in a chemical company gave him exciting insights into ink development and the chemistry behind industrial production. He has been Product Manager Industrial Printing at ColorGATE since November 2017.
Prof Brigitte Steffen, University of Applied Sciences Reutlingen

Prof Brigitte Steffen studied textile design at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart. After professional activities in the design of textiles, materials and surfaces, she was appointed to the Reutlingen University of Applied Sciences in 1989. There she is head of the course of studies Textile Design / Material & Surface Design and designed the course of studies Transportation - Interior Design.
During her work at the university, she has produced numerous publications, lectures and design projects in the fields of material design for fashion, architecture, transportation, interior and sport, which are always thought and inspired by the material. In her research Prof. Brigitte Steffen deals with the phenomenon of perception in design and product.
Felix Diener, Marburger Tapetenfabrik

Fascinated by fabrics and surfaces, Felix Diener completed an apprenticeship as an interior decorator in southern Germany after his high school graduation, before moving to the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences to study textile design and textile engineering. After graduating, he went to Australia, where he worked in the field of technical textiles. Back in Europe, the now 43-year-old took over the management of the Ulf Moritz Design Studio in Amsterdam. There he worked in all product areas of interior design such as fabrics, carpets and wallpaper, and he also designed exhibition stands. It was during this time that the first contact with the Marburger Tapetenfabrik was established. In 2010 he moved to Düsseldorf, where he founded the interdisciplinary studio Felix Diener. He worked with various companies all over the world and in different product areas. During this time Diener expanded his expertise from design to strategic support of the textile industry in product development, marketing and sales. Felix Diener was part of the Heimtextil Trend Table for several years and is a guest lecturer at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences. He is married and has three children.
Dr. Thomas Riedel, Innovative Oberflächen

Education:
1996-2003 Study of physics at the University of Leipzig
2003-2008 Doctorate: Dr. rer. nat Uni-Halle
Professional stations:
- 2003-2007 University of Halle
- 2008-2013 University of Leipzig
- 2013-2019 IOT GmbH R&D
- 2019 IOT GmbH Managing Director
Field of activity/focal points:
Customer consulting, Process development, Management

Winfried Titze
Unternehmensberatung Titze
Dr. Martin Staiger, SURTECO

Martin Staiger studied Chemistry at the University of Ulm (D) and held then a postdoctoral position at the Laboratory of Powder Technology at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale in Lausanne (CH).In 2000 he joined ILFORD Imaging in Fribourg (CH) as a senior scientist for nanoporous inkjet media. From 2005 he was with VOITH Paper in Heidenheim (D) working on process development and predictive process control of paper machines. In 2013 he joined today’s SURTECO GmbH heading the R&D division. Since July 2020 he is responsible for the Innovation & Sustainability activities within the SURTECO Group.
Jasmine Geerinckx, Unilin

Daniele Merla, Mauro Saviola

Daniele Merla is Head of Export Sales & Decor Management at the Italian wood-based panel manufacturer Mauro Saviola. In addition, Merla is the managing director of Mauro Saviola's daughter company Trendcor based in Germany. The native Italian was previously responsible for the design of large decor printers. Daniele Merla was Head of Decor Management at Impress and worked in decor development at Schattdecor for over 10 years.
Jörg Dietz, SURTECO

Winfried Titze, Unternehmensberatung Titze GmbH

Winfried Titze founded his own consulting company in 1990 and specialized early on in the areas of building, living and furnishing. Since 1992 Winfried Titze has been a managing partner of the management consultancy Titze GmbH based in Neuss. His international consulting activities include all product ranges, but above all kitchen, bathroom and sanitary ware. In the area of consulting, the management consultancy Titze GmbH has been working for well-known manufacturers, dealers and trade associations in the above areas at home and abroad for many years. The focus of the consulting services are the topics of market research, marketing consulting, sales consulting, strategy consulting, trend research, sustainability, smart home and more. In the area of research, the management consultancy Titze GmbH prepares its own market and trend studies. More than 100 internationally recognized multi-client studies have been published since 1991.
Katrin de Louw, Trendfilter

Katrin de Louw studied interior design at the FH Lippe Detmold. Since 1997 she has been working independently as an interior designer and design manager, as well as in the development of materials and surfaces. Since 2005, de Louw has been dealing with the research of trends in furniture, materials and surfaces. In 2007 she founded the servicepoint A30 as a trend and event forum for the furniture industry in East Westphalia. De Louw has already designed the table system for the G7 summit in Heiligendamm, has been responsible for the PIAZZA Materials and Nature at Interzum several times and was a member of the jury for the red dot award for product design materials & surfaces in 2018/2019. In 2019 de Louw founded the COLOURNETWORK®. Last year she won the Red Dot Design Award for the Pythagoras wooden floor.
Timo Rieke, visual haptics lab

Clarissa Blüm, Renolit

Clarissa Blüm completed an apprenticeship as an industrial clerk at RENOLIT after graduating from high school. Initially she worked at RENOLIT as an assistant in the corporate design management department. She has been a manager there since August 2020 and was also certified as a Color Road Ambassador in June 2020.
Peter Ippolito, Ippolito Fleitz

Martin Marxen, Lamigraf

- at Lamigraf since 2020
- employed at Hueck from 2002 - 2020
- until 2008 Employees in production
- 2009 to 2016 Product management
- since 2016 Head of Design and Product Management
Uwe Linke, Raumpsychologie Uwe Linke

Son of an architect, born 1965, 1987 training as a designer own furniture store 1988-2010, 2000 further training as a process consultant, 1,book "Die Psychologie des Wohens 2010", numerous interviews in SZ, Die Welt, FAZ and living magazines and TV
Uwe Linke is an expert in residential psychology, author and couples therapist. He analyzes emotional needs and designs for private, retail, gastronomy and hotel business. "Decorate must be different - I develop personality concepts and brand concepts translate them creatively to the living space with space, light and colour. He benefits from 30 years of experience.
Steffen Völker, Saueressig

Patrik Lutz, Palis

Patrik’s passion for InkJet finished his career as police officer in 2000. He was being one of the first InkJet specialist in the décor industry. From 2000 on he and his team developed solutions that made printer usable for the décor industry, defined needs for décor applications like the requirements for inks, refill system, etc. 2005 first self-developed Single-Pass InkJet printers for the decor industry. 2009 PadaLuma Ink-Jet-Solutions GmbH & Co. KG (Palis) was founded as a joined venture with Felix Schoeller and Patrik as Palis CEO. In the following years Palis created the first full scale, full width industrial printing Single-Pass solutions. 2017 the joined project between Palis and Rotodecor – “palis 2250” started production at Schattdecor in Thansau and furthermore “palis 1300” opened the flexible packaging market which was built for a worldwide operating manufacturer. In 2019 Palis and Rotodecor GmbH merged under the common roof of Hummingbird Converting Solutions GmbH (HCS) to create unique solutions for industrial decor and packaging applications print 4.0 ready. Patrik is since then also CTO of HCS.
Ali Özyilmaz, MB Digitalprint

Wood mechanic, technical specialist, business economist.
Since 2002 business manager and authorized signatory at Reinhold Keller Innenausbau GmbH,
Parallel Managing Director at MB Digitalprint since 2010
Dr René Pankoke, Hymmen Maschinen- und Anlagenbau

born in Bielefeld
- 1990-96 studies of physics (diploma) and macroeconomics in Bayreuth and Paris
- 1996-2002 McKinsey & Co, Munich
- 1997 Consulting project in Singapore
- 1999 Idea & foundation of www.e-fellows.net (shareholder: McKinsey, Telekom, publishing group Holtzbrinck)
- 2000 Macroeconomics degree
- from 2002 CEO Hymmen GmbH
Dr Thomas Riedel, IOT- Innovative Oberflächentechnologien

Dr Matthias Schöps, Oskar Nolte

1996 - 2000 Doctorate at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz, with research stays in France and USA
2000-2007 Head of Development and Technical Service Film Coatings at BASF Coatings AG
2007-2017 Business Manager Film Coatings at BASF Coatings GmbH
2017-2019 Sales Manager Film Coatings at Akzo Nobel Hilden GmbH
Since 11/2019 Head of the Film Coating Division at Oskar Nolte GmbH
Jan Seguda, Colorgate Digital Output Solutions

After studying and training in media design and practical computer science, Jan Seguda worked as a communications designer before switching to industrial digital printing at a tile manufacturer. Working in a chemical company gave him exciting insights into ink development and the chemistry behind industrial production. He has been Product Manager Industrial Printing at ColorGATE since November 2017.
Prof Brigitte Steffen, University of Applied Sciences Reutlingen

Prof Brigitte Steffen studied textile design at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart. After professional activities in the design of textiles, materials and surfaces, she was appointed to the Reutlingen University of Applied Sciences in 1989. There she is head of the course of studies Textile Design / Material & Surface Design and designed the course of studies Transportation - Interior Design.
During her work at the university, she has produced numerous publications, lectures and design projects in the fields of material design for fashion, architecture, transportation, interior and sport, which are always thought and inspired by the material. In her research Prof. Brigitte Steffen deals with the phenomenon of perception in design and product.
Felix Diener, Marburger Tapetenfabrik

Fascinated by fabrics and surfaces, Felix Diener completed an apprenticeship as an interior decorator in southern Germany after his high school graduation, before moving to the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences to study textile design and textile engineering. After graduating, he went to Australia, where he worked in the field of technical textiles. Back in Europe, the now 43-year-old took over the management of the Ulf Moritz Design Studio in Amsterdam. There he worked in all product areas of interior design such as fabrics, carpets and wallpaper, and he also designed exhibition stands. It was during this time that the first contact with the Marburger Tapetenfabrik was established. In 2010 he moved to Düsseldorf, where he founded the interdisciplinary studio Felix Diener. He worked with various companies all over the world and in different product areas. During this time Diener expanded his expertise from design to strategic support of the textile industry in product development, marketing and sales. Felix Diener was part of the Heimtextil Trend Table for several years and is a guest lecturer at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences. He is married and has three children.
Dr. Thomas Riedel, Innovative Oberflächen

Education:
1996-2003 Study of physics at the University of Leipzig
2003-2008 Doctorate: Dr. rer. nat Uni-Halle
Professional stations:
- 2003-2007 University of Halle
- 2008-2013 University of Leipzig
- 2013-2019 IOT GmbH R&D
- 2019 IOT GmbH Managing Director
Field of activity/focal points:
Customer consulting, Process development, Management

Jörg Dietz
SURTECO

Jürgen von Kannen
Metis

Martin Marxen
Lamigraf
Dr. Martin Staiger, SURTECO

Martin Staiger studied Chemistry at the University of Ulm (D) and held then a postdoctoral position at the Laboratory of Powder Technology at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale in Lausanne (CH).In 2000 he joined ILFORD Imaging in Fribourg (CH) as a senior scientist for nanoporous inkjet media. From 2005 he was with VOITH Paper in Heidenheim (D) working on process development and predictive process control of paper machines. In 2013 he joined today’s SURTECO GmbH heading the R&D division. Since July 2020 he is responsible for the Innovation & Sustainability activities within the SURTECO Group.
Jasmine Geerinckx, Unilin

Daniele Merla, Mauro Saviola

Daniele Merla is Head of Export Sales & Decor Management at the Italian wood-based panel manufacturer Mauro Saviola. In addition, Merla is the managing director of Mauro Saviola's daughter company Trendcor based in Germany. The native Italian was previously responsible for the design of large decor printers. Daniele Merla was Head of Decor Management at Impress and worked in decor development at Schattdecor for over 10 years.
Jörg Dietz, SURTECO

Winfried Titze, Unternehmensberatung Titze GmbH

Winfried Titze founded his own consulting company in 1990 and specialized early on in the areas of building, living and furnishing. Since 1992 Winfried Titze has been a managing partner of the management consultancy Titze GmbH based in Neuss. His international consulting activities include all product ranges, but above all kitchen, bathroom and sanitary ware. In the area of consulting, the management consultancy Titze GmbH has been working for well-known manufacturers, dealers and trade associations in the above areas at home and abroad for many years. The focus of the consulting services are the topics of market research, marketing consulting, sales consulting, strategy consulting, trend research, sustainability, smart home and more. In the area of research, the management consultancy Titze GmbH prepares its own market and trend studies. More than 100 internationally recognized multi-client studies have been published since 1991.
Katrin de Louw, Trendfilter

Katrin de Louw studied interior design at the FH Lippe Detmold. Since 1997 she has been working independently as an interior designer and design manager, as well as in the development of materials and surfaces. Since 2005, de Louw has been dealing with the research of trends in furniture, materials and surfaces. In 2007 she founded the servicepoint A30 as a trend and event forum for the furniture industry in East Westphalia. De Louw has already designed the table system for the G7 summit in Heiligendamm, has been responsible for the PIAZZA Materials and Nature at Interzum several times and was a member of the jury for the red dot award for product design materials & surfaces in 2018/2019. In 2019 de Louw founded the COLOURNETWORK®. Last year she won the Red Dot Design Award for the Pythagoras wooden floor.
Timo Rieke, visual haptics lab

Clarissa Blüm, Renolit

Clarissa Blüm completed an apprenticeship as an industrial clerk at RENOLIT after graduating from high school. Initially she worked at RENOLIT as an assistant in the corporate design management department. She has been a manager there since August 2020 and was also certified as a Color Road Ambassador in June 2020.
Peter Ippolito, Ippolito Fleitz

Martin Marxen, Lamigraf

- at Lamigraf since 2020
- employed at Hueck from 2002 - 2020
- until 2008 Employees in production
- 2009 to 2016 Product management
- since 2016 Head of Design and Product Management
Uwe Linke, Raumpsychologie Uwe Linke

Son of an architect, born 1965, 1987 training as a designer own furniture store 1988-2010, 2000 further training as a process consultant, 1,book "Die Psychologie des Wohens 2010", numerous interviews in SZ, Die Welt, FAZ and living magazines and TV
Uwe Linke is an expert in residential psychology, author and couples therapist. He analyzes emotional needs and designs for private, retail, gastronomy and hotel business. "Decorate must be different - I develop personality concepts and brand concepts translate them creatively to the living space with space, light and colour. He benefits from 30 years of experience.
Steffen Völker, Saueressig

Patrik Lutz, Palis

Patrik’s passion for InkJet finished his career as police officer in 2000. He was being one of the first InkJet specialist in the décor industry. From 2000 on he and his team developed solutions that made printer usable for the décor industry, defined needs for décor applications like the requirements for inks, refill system, etc. 2005 first self-developed Single-Pass InkJet printers for the decor industry. 2009 PadaLuma Ink-Jet-Solutions GmbH & Co. KG (Palis) was founded as a joined venture with Felix Schoeller and Patrik as Palis CEO. In the following years Palis created the first full scale, full width industrial printing Single-Pass solutions. 2017 the joined project between Palis and Rotodecor – “palis 2250” started production at Schattdecor in Thansau and furthermore “palis 1300” opened the flexible packaging market which was built for a worldwide operating manufacturer. In 2019 Palis and Rotodecor GmbH merged under the common roof of Hummingbird Converting Solutions GmbH (HCS) to create unique solutions for industrial decor and packaging applications print 4.0 ready. Patrik is since then also CTO of HCS.
Ali Özyilmaz, MB Digitalprint

Wood mechanic, technical specialist, business economist.
Since 2002 business manager and authorized signatory at Reinhold Keller Innenausbau GmbH,
Parallel Managing Director at MB Digitalprint since 2010
Dr René Pankoke, Hymmen Maschinen- und Anlagenbau

born in Bielefeld
- 1990-96 studies of physics (diploma) and macroeconomics in Bayreuth and Paris
- 1996-2002 McKinsey & Co, Munich
- 1997 Consulting project in Singapore
- 1999 Idea & foundation of www.e-fellows.net (shareholder: McKinsey, Telekom, publishing group Holtzbrinck)
- 2000 Macroeconomics degree
- from 2002 CEO Hymmen GmbH
Dr Thomas Riedel, IOT- Innovative Oberflächentechnologien

Dr Matthias Schöps, Oskar Nolte

1996 - 2000 Doctorate at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz, with research stays in France and USA
2000-2007 Head of Development and Technical Service Film Coatings at BASF Coatings AG
2007-2017 Business Manager Film Coatings at BASF Coatings GmbH
2017-2019 Sales Manager Film Coatings at Akzo Nobel Hilden GmbH
Since 11/2019 Head of the Film Coating Division at Oskar Nolte GmbH
Jan Seguda, Colorgate Digital Output Solutions

After studying and training in media design and practical computer science, Jan Seguda worked as a communications designer before switching to industrial digital printing at a tile manufacturer. Working in a chemical company gave him exciting insights into ink development and the chemistry behind industrial production. He has been Product Manager Industrial Printing at ColorGATE since November 2017.
Prof Brigitte Steffen, University of Applied Sciences Reutlingen

Prof Brigitte Steffen studied textile design at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart. After professional activities in the design of textiles, materials and surfaces, she was appointed to the Reutlingen University of Applied Sciences in 1989. There she is head of the course of studies Textile Design / Material & Surface Design and designed the course of studies Transportation - Interior Design.
During her work at the university, she has produced numerous publications, lectures and design projects in the fields of material design for fashion, architecture, transportation, interior and sport, which are always thought and inspired by the material. In her research Prof. Brigitte Steffen deals with the phenomenon of perception in design and product.
Felix Diener, Marburger Tapetenfabrik

Fascinated by fabrics and surfaces, Felix Diener completed an apprenticeship as an interior decorator in southern Germany after his high school graduation, before moving to the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences to study textile design and textile engineering. After graduating, he went to Australia, where he worked in the field of technical textiles. Back in Europe, the now 43-year-old took over the management of the Ulf Moritz Design Studio in Amsterdam. There he worked in all product areas of interior design such as fabrics, carpets and wallpaper, and he also designed exhibition stands. It was during this time that the first contact with the Marburger Tapetenfabrik was established. In 2010 he moved to Düsseldorf, where he founded the interdisciplinary studio Felix Diener. He worked with various companies all over the world and in different product areas. During this time Diener expanded his expertise from design to strategic support of the textile industry in product development, marketing and sales. Felix Diener was part of the Heimtextil Trend Table for several years and is a guest lecturer at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences. He is married and has three children.
Dr. Thomas Riedel, Innovative Oberflächen

Education:
1996-2003 Study of physics at the University of Leipzig
2003-2008 Doctorate: Dr. rer. nat Uni-Halle
Professional stations:
- 2003-2007 University of Halle
- 2008-2013 University of Leipzig
- 2013-2019 IOT GmbH R&D
- 2019 IOT GmbH Managing Director
Field of activity/focal points:
Customer consulting, Process development, Management

Timo Rieke
visual haptics lab

Patrik Lutz
Palis
Dr. Martin Staiger, SURTECO

Martin Staiger studied Chemistry at the University of Ulm (D) and held then a postdoctoral position at the Laboratory of Powder Technology at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale in Lausanne (CH).In 2000 he joined ILFORD Imaging in Fribourg (CH) as a senior scientist for nanoporous inkjet media. From 2005 he was with VOITH Paper in Heidenheim (D) working on process development and predictive process control of paper machines. In 2013 he joined today’s SURTECO GmbH heading the R&D division. Since July 2020 he is responsible for the Innovation & Sustainability activities within the SURTECO Group.
Jasmine Geerinckx, Unilin

Daniele Merla, Mauro Saviola

Daniele Merla is Head of Export Sales & Decor Management at the Italian wood-based panel manufacturer Mauro Saviola. In addition, Merla is the managing director of Mauro Saviola's daughter company Trendcor based in Germany. The native Italian was previously responsible for the design of large decor printers. Daniele Merla was Head of Decor Management at Impress and worked in decor development at Schattdecor for over 10 years.
Jörg Dietz, SURTECO

Winfried Titze, Unternehmensberatung Titze GmbH

Winfried Titze founded his own consulting company in 1990 and specialized early on in the areas of building, living and furnishing. Since 1992 Winfried Titze has been a managing partner of the management consultancy Titze GmbH based in Neuss. His international consulting activities include all product ranges, but above all kitchen, bathroom and sanitary ware. In the area of consulting, the management consultancy Titze GmbH has been working for well-known manufacturers, dealers and trade associations in the above areas at home and abroad for many years. The focus of the consulting services are the topics of market research, marketing consulting, sales consulting, strategy consulting, trend research, sustainability, smart home and more. In the area of research, the management consultancy Titze GmbH prepares its own market and trend studies. More than 100 internationally recognized multi-client studies have been published since 1991.
Katrin de Louw, Trendfilter

Katrin de Louw studied interior design at the FH Lippe Detmold. Since 1997 she has been working independently as an interior designer and design manager, as well as in the development of materials and surfaces. Since 2005, de Louw has been dealing with the research of trends in furniture, materials and surfaces. In 2007 she founded the servicepoint A30 as a trend and event forum for the furniture industry in East Westphalia. De Louw has already designed the table system for the G7 summit in Heiligendamm, has been responsible for the PIAZZA Materials and Nature at Interzum several times and was a member of the jury for the red dot award for product design materials & surfaces in 2018/2019. In 2019 de Louw founded the COLOURNETWORK®. Last year she won the Red Dot Design Award for the Pythagoras wooden floor.
Timo Rieke, visual haptics lab

Clarissa Blüm, Renolit

Clarissa Blüm completed an apprenticeship as an industrial clerk at RENOLIT after graduating from high school. Initially she worked at RENOLIT as an assistant in the corporate design management department. She has been a manager there since August 2020 and was also certified as a Color Road Ambassador in June 2020.
Peter Ippolito, Ippolito Fleitz

Martin Marxen, Lamigraf

- at Lamigraf since 2020
- employed at Hueck from 2002 - 2020
- until 2008 Employees in production
- 2009 to 2016 Product management
- since 2016 Head of Design and Product Management
Uwe Linke, Raumpsychologie Uwe Linke

Son of an architect, born 1965, 1987 training as a designer own furniture store 1988-2010, 2000 further training as a process consultant, 1,book "Die Psychologie des Wohens 2010", numerous interviews in SZ, Die Welt, FAZ and living magazines and TV
Uwe Linke is an expert in residential psychology, author and couples therapist. He analyzes emotional needs and designs for private, retail, gastronomy and hotel business. "Decorate must be different - I develop personality concepts and brand concepts translate them creatively to the living space with space, light and colour. He benefits from 30 years of experience.
Steffen Völker, Saueressig

Patrik Lutz, Palis

Patrik’s passion for InkJet finished his career as police officer in 2000. He was being one of the first InkJet specialist in the décor industry. From 2000 on he and his team developed solutions that made printer usable for the décor industry, defined needs for décor applications like the requirements for inks, refill system, etc. 2005 first self-developed Single-Pass InkJet printers for the decor industry. 2009 PadaLuma Ink-Jet-Solutions GmbH & Co. KG (Palis) was founded as a joined venture with Felix Schoeller and Patrik as Palis CEO. In the following years Palis created the first full scale, full width industrial printing Single-Pass solutions. 2017 the joined project between Palis and Rotodecor – “palis 2250” started production at Schattdecor in Thansau and furthermore “palis 1300” opened the flexible packaging market which was built for a worldwide operating manufacturer. In 2019 Palis and Rotodecor GmbH merged under the common roof of Hummingbird Converting Solutions GmbH (HCS) to create unique solutions for industrial decor and packaging applications print 4.0 ready. Patrik is since then also CTO of HCS.
Ali Özyilmaz, MB Digitalprint

Wood mechanic, technical specialist, business economist.
Since 2002 business manager and authorized signatory at Reinhold Keller Innenausbau GmbH,
Parallel Managing Director at MB Digitalprint since 2010
Dr René Pankoke, Hymmen Maschinen- und Anlagenbau

born in Bielefeld
- 1990-96 studies of physics (diploma) and macroeconomics in Bayreuth and Paris
- 1996-2002 McKinsey & Co, Munich
- 1997 Consulting project in Singapore
- 1999 Idea & foundation of www.e-fellows.net (shareholder: McKinsey, Telekom, publishing group Holtzbrinck)
- 2000 Macroeconomics degree
- from 2002 CEO Hymmen GmbH
Dr Thomas Riedel, IOT- Innovative Oberflächentechnologien

Dr Matthias Schöps, Oskar Nolte

1996 - 2000 Doctorate at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz, with research stays in France and USA
2000-2007 Head of Development and Technical Service Film Coatings at BASF Coatings AG
2007-2017 Business Manager Film Coatings at BASF Coatings GmbH
2017-2019 Sales Manager Film Coatings at Akzo Nobel Hilden GmbH
Since 11/2019 Head of the Film Coating Division at Oskar Nolte GmbH
Jan Seguda, Colorgate Digital Output Solutions

After studying and training in media design and practical computer science, Jan Seguda worked as a communications designer before switching to industrial digital printing at a tile manufacturer. Working in a chemical company gave him exciting insights into ink development and the chemistry behind industrial production. He has been Product Manager Industrial Printing at ColorGATE since November 2017.
Prof Brigitte Steffen, University of Applied Sciences Reutlingen

Prof Brigitte Steffen studied textile design at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart. After professional activities in the design of textiles, materials and surfaces, she was appointed to the Reutlingen University of Applied Sciences in 1989. There she is head of the course of studies Textile Design / Material & Surface Design and designed the course of studies Transportation - Interior Design.
During her work at the university, she has produced numerous publications, lectures and design projects in the fields of material design for fashion, architecture, transportation, interior and sport, which are always thought and inspired by the material. In her research Prof. Brigitte Steffen deals with the phenomenon of perception in design and product.
Felix Diener, Marburger Tapetenfabrik

Fascinated by fabrics and surfaces, Felix Diener completed an apprenticeship as an interior decorator in southern Germany after his high school graduation, before moving to the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences to study textile design and textile engineering. After graduating, he went to Australia, where he worked in the field of technical textiles. Back in Europe, the now 43-year-old took over the management of the Ulf Moritz Design Studio in Amsterdam. There he worked in all product areas of interior design such as fabrics, carpets and wallpaper, and he also designed exhibition stands. It was during this time that the first contact with the Marburger Tapetenfabrik was established. In 2010 he moved to Düsseldorf, where he founded the interdisciplinary studio Felix Diener. He worked with various companies all over the world and in different product areas. During this time Diener expanded his expertise from design to strategic support of the textile industry in product development, marketing and sales. Felix Diener was part of the Heimtextil Trend Table for several years and is a guest lecturer at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences. He is married and has three children.
Dr. Thomas Riedel, Innovative Oberflächen

Education:
1996-2003 Study of physics at the University of Leipzig
2003-2008 Doctorate: Dr. rer. nat Uni-Halle
Professional stations:
- 2003-2007 University of Halle
- 2008-2013 University of Leipzig
- 2013-2019 IOT GmbH R&D
- 2019 IOT GmbH Managing Director
Field of activity/focal points:
Customer consulting, Process development, Management
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Accommodation
Stadtmarketing Wiesbaden supports all participants in their search for suitable accommodation during Surface in Motion. Different hotels in different price categories are available in the immediate vicinity of the event location. You will receive further information with the confirmation of participation.
Networking Dinner
On the evening of 03 November, we cordially invite all participants and speakers to a relaxed networking dinner in the restaurant "Lumen"in the heart of Wiesbaden. The gastronomical institution lures with culinary delicacies.
Lumen
Marktplatz
65183 Wiesbaden
Location
The Kurhaus in Wiesbaden was inaugurated 1907 under the precence of Emperor Wilhelm II. The Kurhause shows magnificent, historical rooms and will be perfect also under Covid-conditions.
Kurhaus Wiesbaden
Kurhausplatz 1
65189 Wiesbaden
Germany