Jonas Vollmer

JOnAS Vollmer

Jonas Vollmer (born 1979 in Erlangen, Germany) is a German industrial designer and is one of the key principles of TEAMS Design Shanghai Co., Ltd. in Shanghai, China. He is best known for his award winning work for Siemens, Spirella, and Bosch. Vollmer is co-founder of the Shanghai office with An Luo and has been instrumental in keeping many Long term relationships alive with companies such as Bosch and Siemens.

History

Vollmer studied industrial design at the HfG Schwaebisch Gmuend in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He designed for TEAMS Design GmbH in Esslingen for 3 years. He opened the Shanghai office together with An Luo in 2006. Today he continues to be actively contributing to the design culture at TEAMS. Vollmer is also regularly asked to contribute articles and lecture at neighboring universities in addition to writing articles.

Personal life

Vollmer currently lives in Shanghai with his partner, Vanessa. He actively participates with IDSA and with the local design community.

Design Awards

Vollmer has collected over 10 awards during his career with TEAMS. Here are some of the more recent awards:

2006 Red Dot

  • Siemens Synco Living
  • Silit ‘Tasty’

2007 Red Dot

  • Bosch GSH 16
  • Kaercher Vacuum cleaner

2008 iF China Award

  • Intel Classmate PC

2009 Appliance Design Excellence in Design Award

  • Intel Classmate PC

Patents