15 years of PROJEKTER
A decade and a half of exciting projects
An occasion to proudly look back on what has been achieved and to celebrate yourself!
15 years of authentic industrial design, design development and experience are now behind us.
Is there a better reason to look back and reminisce when the motto is always: further, faster and forward?
How nice it was to be able to welcome not only our families and friends, but also our customers, mentors and companions as part of our 15th anniversary celebration and to let time stand still for the evening. We were happy to meet good friends from the University of Duisburg-Essen, as well as old Folkwang fellow students and professors, and to see many generations gathered.
The anniversary, a great reason for an exchange, a current update
We were able to book our favorite place for lunch, the Café Armada, for the evening of the celebration as a private party. After a star-worthy reception of our guests over the red carpet, a flurry of flashbulbs in front of the photo wall and a champagne reception, it was time for the exclusive live music by Señor Guitarra Patrick Steinhaus (http://www.senor-guitarra.com/) to enjoy.
After the official welcome of the guests and a short speech on the 15-year history of Projekter Industrial Design, the anniversary cake was finally cut and the buffet was opened by the two managing directors Sébastien Lienhard Philippe Lingott. It was delicious as always! The great commitment of the employees to organize the celebration was worth it. With good food, music and festive decorations, there was plenty of time for everyone to enjoy the atmosphere and chat away from everyday life and make new contacts.
Since our anniversary celebration took place on the date of World Climate Day, we took this as an opportunity for a spontaneous fundraising campaign.
As part of this fundraiser, Projekter Industrial Design was able to plant 127 trees with the help of the anniversary guests! (https://www.primaklima.org)
WOW! Thanks to all supporters!
We also gave gifts to our guests.
They had the pleasure of being able to take home a bird feeder station designed by us as a kit.
Always being able to follow the historical review in pictures on the big screen stimulated many conversations and gave our guests some intimate insights behind the scenes.
It was nice to go back and see how we've evolved.
It was also nice to remember how small and basic everything started, how we found great design results early on with simple means and good employees.
It makes us proud to see how far we have come and how we have “grown” as an industrial design service provider.
In the year 2004 the founding of Projekter Industrial Design in Essen: two people sitting at the kitchen table, initially just Sébastien and Philippe with pen and paper in hand.
In the year 2005 new premises were added at Dellplatz in Duisburg with four workstations and the first CNC milling machine.
Then, in the year 2008, a move to the spring wall at the inner harbor was unavoidable due to lack of space.
A happy coincidence, a friend moving out, made this possible for us.
More space, new employees, more capacity, new customers, the first 3D printer was purchased.
A great success story took its course and we worked diligently to expand it.
So came a year 2016 new premises and an entire floor.
We expanded our workshops and our scope for action with new devices. A new 3D printer improved our modeling performance and became a well-used tool for quick form testing and functional prototyping. Our now expanded meeting area is not only for appointments with our customers and partners.
The spacious rooms offer plenty of space for meetings in large groups and since 2018 for our expert workshops, which are very popular with our customers.
The spacious rooms in the basement enabled us to also accommodate large product samples. With the latest possibilities and the expertise gathered over the years, new customers, partners and diverse projects were constantly being added.
We are happy that it keeps going. Our anniversary celebration was good confirmation that we are progressively networking and expanding the active exchange between us and our partners from industry and research. We attach great importance to cultivating and maintaining this with workshops and factory visits.
This is how we maintain our high level of innovation potential and enthusiasm for development.
Many thanks to our numerous customers, partners and companions. We are looking forward to the next few years and look to the future together with positive expectations.
