Martin Ballendat
Martin Ballendat is an internationally successful designer for more than 40 years.
Born in Bochum in 1958 he studied Design at the Folkwangschule in Essen. He completed 7 professional internships during his studies until 1983.
After 3 years as an employee for the company Sedus at the border to Switzerland he took over the design- and development department of the Austrian company Wiesner Hager 1986 and shaped their design for more than 10 years. In 1995 he founded his own studio in Upper Austria and later a second one in Germany. Design Ballendat is a company working for more than 40 very well-known brands in more than 17 countries - Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Netherlands, Japan, China, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, USA, Egypt, Poland, Czechia, Turkey, France and the UK. Martin Ballendat has one of the top studios in furniture design and has achieved this through his practical view: design=construction/construction=design. His studio therefore is realizing CAD-development and has workshops for metal, wood/plastic, lacquering and upholstery.
After 3 years as an employee for the company Sedus at the border to Switzerland he took over the design- and development department of the Austrian company Wiesner Hager 1986 and shaped their design for more than 10 years. In 1995 he founded his own studio in Upper Austria and later a second one in Germany. Design Ballendat is a company working for more than 40 very well-known brands in more than 17 countries - Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Netherlands, Japan, China, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, USA, Egypt, Poland, Czechia, Turkey, France and the UK. Martin Ballendat has one of the top studios in furniture design and has achieved this through his practical view: design=construction/construction=design. His studio therefore is realizing CAD-development and has workshops for metal, wood/plastic, lacquering and upholstery.
