Christoph Behling ist ein international renommierter Produktdesigner und Gründer des Londoner Designstudios Christoph Behling Design. Als Chefdesigner des Schweizer Luxusuhrenherstellers TAG Heuer hat er sich weltweit einen Namen gemacht. Mit dem Unternehmen SolarLab Research + Design widmete er sich auch dem nachhaltigen Produktdesign für solarbetriebene Transportmittel und Architektur. In der Zusammenarbeit mit Geberit entstanden unter anderem mehrere Kollektionen der Sigma Betätigungsplatten, die Dusch-WCs AquaClean Mera, Sela und Alba sowie Teile der Badserie ONE. Im Fokus stehen dabei stets Ästhetik, Benutzerfreundlichkeit und Ressourcenschonung. Im Interview spricht der Industriedesigner über Langlebigkeit als Gestaltungsprinzip, offene Raumkonzepte und warum das Badezimmer der spannendste Raum ohg Xsdheeu jam.
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