Beate Seckauer

Beate Seckauer is a Lecturer in Ceramics at the Department of Fine Arts & Design, Mozarteum University (since 2021). She is a Senior Artist specializing in ceramics and DTT Education. Her work focuses on collaborations with designers/architects for porcelain/ceramic product development, public art installations, and architectural ceramics. She manages a porcelain studio and has founded multiple ceramics enterprises, including Neuzeughammer Keramik GmbH and NEU/ZEUG Design OG.

• Affiliations: Mozarteum University (current), NEU/ZEUG Design OG (co-founder), Lucy.D design collective
• Key Projects: Vienna Collection porcelain designs, facade ceramics for Moden Landa (Linz), public space designs (e.g., Sierninghofen plaza)

Her research integrates ceramic art with functional design, emphasizing historical reconstruction (e.g., Fledermaus Cabaret tiles) and innovative product lines like Xiles tiles and porcelain lamps.

Previously managed the Vienna Collection porcelain production (1990–2002), co-founded I.DE.A Designcenter GmbH, and pioneered youth ceramics workshops. Maintains active exhibition and fair participation since 2000, with a 2017 solo exhibition at Kulturquartier Linz.