Martin Ballendat has been a successful designer for over 20 years. After having held leading positions in the furniture sector for 10 years, he set up his own company. Now he has 12 staff members and two offices, one in Austria and one in Germany. In addition to projects in 12 different countries, i.e. Germany, Austria, Italy, England, Netherlands, Switzerland, United States, Ballendat is a visiting professor at the University of Design in Graz and Salzburg. He has received more than 70 awards, such as Best of NeoCon ; reddot ; IF Award ; Best of Best Cologne; and Focus Green, to name a few.