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Our world is changing faster than ever.
We help companies move forward.
Our expertise is innovation, user focus + sustainability.
We can do and love variety
From surgical instruments to bathtubs, smartphones, printing machines, and robots. From startups to Fortune 500 companies.
We are independent, owner-managed, and one of the most successful design agencies in Germany. We believe in a holistic user experience in which interface, product and brand interlock seamlessly.
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Research
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Product
Design
UX / UI
Design
500+
products in
series production
100+
strategic
innovation-projects
10+
years customer
relationship
160+
international
design-awards
Our clients
Our process is very simple
In order to understand people, we talk to them. To identify opportunities, we analyze markets, companies, and technologies from all angles. To drive ideas forward quickly, we work with tangible prototypes.
Our tools are empathy, analysis and creativity, and a passion for the smallest details. This is how we create successful products with innovation, identity, and a perfect user experience.
The team

Wolfgang Wagner
Managing Partner
Wolfgang is a managing partner at Design3 and has been running the company since 1997. His work has been recognized with numerous international design awards. Wolfgang is often in demand as a design award juror. His recent commitments include the 2014 Cannes Lions Product Design Jury and the 2015 – 2017 IF Product Design Juries.
Early in his career he worked at IDEO San Francisco, designing products primarily for Silicon Valley companies. Wolfgang was born and raised in Germany and is a graduate of the University of Applied Sciences in Kiel.
Wolfgang’s sources of fun and inspiration are his family and a 1971 Plymouth Valiant.


Bjoern Vibrans
Managing Partner
Bjoern is a managing partner at Design3, leading projects for German brands such as Miele and Keuco as well as international brands including Panasonic, LG and Fujitsu.
Prior to joining Design3, Bjoern worked in various design agencies including a subsidiary of Siemens Mobile focusing on the overall user experience of future mobile devices and services. His work has been regularly published and honored with international design awards.
Bjoern was born and raised in Northern Germany. He is a graduate of the University of Applied Sciences in Kiel. He is also an avid session musician and enjoys his free time with his wife and two dynamic young boys.


Jasmin Kastner
Head of UX/UI
Jasmin is an entrepreneur and experienced specialist in UX/UI Design. She works on big projects for leading German companies. Jasmin emphasizes precision and a profound understanding and appreciation of her client’s tasks. Her enthusiasm is boundless, and she sparkles with creativity.
She was born and raised in Franconia (she rolls her “r”s) and graduated in Integrated Product Design from the University of Applied Sciences in Coburg. In her spare-time she is kept busy renovating a listed school building in Brandenburg.


Marc Joschko
Head of UX/UI
Before starting his own studio with Jasmin Kastner in 2012, Marc established the User Interface Design department at Loewe where he worked for 5 years. He is a highly experienced designer with a comprehensive knowledge of industrial processes. He supports leading international brand clients such as Miele, LGE and Koenig & Bauer and has won multiple Design Awards.
Marc was born in Brandenburg and raised in Berlin. He graduated in Product Design from the University of Applied Sciences in Potsdam, one of the first universities in Germany with a focus on interface design. His spare time belongs to his personal maker-projects and his daughters.


Fabian Kinski
Designer
Fabian was born in Cologne and studied product design at the University of Applied Sciences in Aachen.
He is constantly oscillating between his passion for the latest technological innovations and the calming influence of outdoor activities. This balance enables Fabian to create new exciting ideas and to tackle complex tasks for clients including Huawei, Draeger and Haier.


Jan von Lewinski
Senior Project Director
Jan is senior project director at Design3. Through his 20-plus years of experience he has accumulated expertise in various fields. He recently led major projects for Miele, Draeger, Hochbahn and Huawei.
A wholehearted designer and winner of numerous design awards, Jan has a strong interest in hands-on creative research and inventive problem-solving that gives invaluable guidance to project engineers.
Jan was born in Freiburg and graduated in Product Design from the University of Arts in Braunschweig. He is a dedicated skier and licensed trainer. In his spare-time he loves to head off to the Alps with his wife and son.


Michael Scherger
Designer + Team Lead
Michael was born and raised in Osnabrück in Northern Germany. he joined us in 2011 after graduating from the renowned Folkwang University in Essen. Michael is a wholehearted and extremely versatile designer who works hard to combine smart solutions with refined aesthetics and to constantly inspire our clients.
As a project leader Michael supports international clients like Midea as well as young start-ups.
In his free time Michael is equally dedicated towards raising his photography skills to the next level.


Johanna Voigt
Administration
Johanna grew up in Hameln. After completing her training as an office management clerk, she moved to beautiful Hamburg, where she finally ended up at Design3. She supports the team in all administrative questions and adds color to the team. Johanna enjoys to spend time with her friends and her father´s bulldog Rudi.


Philipp Christ
Designer + Team Lead
Philipp was born in Bonn and studied product design at the University of Applied Sciences in Darmstadt and ECAL in Lausanne. He joined our team in 2010 and has been living out his passion for tricky tasks and transformation processes ever since. As a designer and project leader Philipp supports international clients such as Koenig & Bauer, Draeger and Huawei.
When he is not enjoying his hobby of cross golfing in the Sahara (no kidding), he has two young troublemakers to keep him reasonably grounded.


Burkhardt Schempp
Designer + Team Lead
Originally from Siegen Burkhardt studied product design in Offenbach am Main. After working in another leading agency in southern Germany for 4 years, he rejoined our team in 2019 as designer and team-lead. He has a knack for building intricate machines, enjoys traveling, gardening and spending time with his wife and kids.


Benjamin Haller
UX/UI Designer


Andrea Ruff
Trainee


Sebastian Thoenes
Intern

Join our team
You have outstanding skills, we have great projects. Our multinational team is fun-loving and based in Hamburg—Germany's most exciting city (sorry Cologne and Munich).
We look forward to receiving your application.
- are a ground-breaking thinker, are as creative as possible and can empathize with both the wishes of the customer and the needs of the user.
- can navigate safely through all phases of product design—from research and ideas to concept, design visualization, and presentation.
- are a doer.
- also manage to inspire us.
- you will work on varied and exciting projects for customers ranging from startups to leading international companies in sectors such as consumer goods, industrial goods, and medical technology.
- you can realize your ideas in any format (sketching, 3-D modeling, rendering, model building, 3-D printing).
- you have the freedom to unfold and to grow beyond yourself.
- you will exchange ideas with a great international team of experienced product and UX/UI designers.
- you have an inspiring working environment in a great city (Hamburg! Harbor! Gateway to the world!).
- Product Designer (m/f/d) - Hamburg
- have completed your studies and are ready for working life!
- want to try your hand at product design and prove your creativity (from idea to concept and presentation).
- are a ground-breaking thinker, are as creative as possible, and can empathize with both the wishes of the customer and the needs of the user.
- you will learn to ask the right questions, get to the bottom of things, develop targeted design strategies, and inspiring products.
- you will work on varied and exciting projects for customers ranging from startups to leading international companies in sectors such as consumer goods, industrial goods, and medical technology.
- you can realize your ideas in any form (sketching, 3-D modeling, rendering, model building, 3-D printing).
- you have the space to grow and gain practical experience.
- you will learn from a great international team of experienced product and UX/UI designers.
- you have an inspiring working environment in a great city (Hamburg! Harbor! The gateway to the world!).
- Trainee Product Design (m/f/d) - Hamburg
- are studying and would like to get to know everyday agency life for three to six months.
- are looking for insights into the entire product design process—from research and ideas to concept, design visualization, and presentation.
- are interested in people and are able to put yourself in their shoes.
- are very creative and can visualize your ideas.
- always think one step further and want to find new directions.
- you will learn a lot—but certainly not how to make coffee and memorize the city map of Hamburg!
- you will work on varied and exciting projects for customers ranging from startups to leading international companies in sectors such as consumer goods, industrial goods, and medical technology.
- you can realize your ideas in any format (sketching, 3-D modeling, rendering, model building, 3-D printing).
- you have the space to grow and gain practical experience.
- you will learn from a great international team of experienced product and UX/UI designers.
- you have an inspiring working environment in a great city (Hamburg! Harbor! Gateway to the world!).
- Internship Product Design (m/f/d) - Hamburg
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Schaarsteinwegsbruecke 2
20459 Hamburg
Germany
T +49 40 378 793 00
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August Sonntag Strasse 6
14770 Brandenburg a.d. Havel
Germany
T +49 3381 890 2024
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