Uli Budde

Uli Budde is a Professor at the Peter Behrens School of Arts, part of the University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf, where he focuses on design education and practice. His career spans academic and professional design work, including teaching roles at prestigious institutions and internationally recognized design achievements.

• Studied Product and Environmental Design at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
• Completed Industrial Design at Design Academy Eindhoven, Faculty of Man and Living

His research interests center on the intersection of traditional craftsmanship and contemporary design, particularly in everyday objects, furniture, and lighting. His work has been celebrated with major design awards, including the iF Design Award and Red Dot Design Award, and widely exhibited and published.

• iF Design Award
• Red Dot Design Award

Since 2010, he has held teaching assignments at the Saar Academy of Fine Arts, Kassel University of the Arts, and guest professorships at Bauhaus University Weimar and Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle. He operates his design studio in Berlin, serving international clients.