Studio Frank Rettenbacher
Balistraat 20
1094 JM Amsterdam
The Netherlands

Contact
mail@frankrettenbacher.com



Biography

Frank Rettenbacher, based in Amsterdam, serves as Creative Director at A.D.O. Amsterdam Design Office, crafting for brands like Philips TV + Audio and forging partnerships with industry leaders such as Bowers & Wilkins and Kvadrat textiles.

In his independent design pursuits, Frank collaborates with renowned brands like Zanotta, curating a growing collection of charismatic furniture pieces.

Outside the design studio, Frank channels his passion for music through the cello. Teaming up with Dutch producer and DJ Bardo Camp, they've created their debut album 💿 Morba, a fusion of classical and electronic sounds, now available on all major streaming platforms.

Frank's design achievements, including the award-winning 'DesignLine' glass TV, have garnered international acclaim, earning him a place in the permanent collection of the Amsterdam Museum of Modern Art (The Stedelijk Museum).




Zanotta stories

'Let us focus on Frank Rettenbacher. With very few projects under his belt, but showing a remarkable level of typological innovation [...] the young Austrian designer based in Amsterdam was recruited early on by the Nova Milanese-based company to experiment with new visions for products. In the wake of the Eames' work of the 1950s, with legendary metal supporting structures for their chairs, Rettenbacher designs very thin polygonal surface tops, sustained by a similarly slender tie-rod supporting system. Emil is a small table in polished lacquered steel showing great equilibrium of form. It was created with the aim of reducing the physical impact of the object to a minimum, and it fundamentally reflects a light, changeable vision of day-to-day life.'

From the book
Design: 101 Zanotta stories
written by Beppe Finessi



Recognitions

Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Philips DesignLine TV, 2014
Permanent collection

NYC × Design Award
Zanotta Judy poltroncina, 2018
Honoree

Hublot Design Prize Finalist
Selected by Marva Griffin 


Awards

Dutch Design Award
Philips DesignLine TV, 2013
Winner best consumer product

D&Ad Award
Philips DesignLine, 2014

IF Design Awards
Philips × Bowers&Wilkins OLED 908 TV, 2023
Philips × Bowers&Wilkins OLED 907 TV, 2022
Philips × Bowers&Wilkins OLED 937 TV, 2022
Philips Fidelio Home Cinema Series, 2022
Philips × Bowers&Wilkins OLED 986 TV, 2021
Philips × Bowers&Wilkins OLED 936 TV, 2021
Philips OLED 806 TV, 2021
Philips × Georg Jensen 9104 TV, 2019
Philips × Bowers&Wilkins OLED 934 TV, 2019
Philips OLED 854 TV, 2019
Philips × Bowers&Wilkins OLED 903 TV, 2018
Philips 8800 TV, 2016
Philips DesignLine TV, IF GOLD, 2014
Philips DesignLine Tilt TV, 2012
Design Probes – Metamorphosis, 2011
Philips Cineos Flat TV Aurea, 2007
Philips Next Simplicity 2005

Red Dot Awards
Philips × Bowers&Wilkins OLED 908 TV, 2023
Philips × Bowers&Wilkins OLED 907 TV, 2022
Philips × Bowers&Wilkins OLED 937 TV, 2022
Philips Fidelio Home Cinema Series, 2022
Philips OLED 806 TV, 2021
Philips × Bowers&Wilkins OLED 934 TV, 2019
Philips OLED 854 TV, 2019
Philips C8 Monitor, 2018
Philips OLED 9002 TV, 2017
Philips 8600 TV, 2015
Philips 8900 TV, 2015
Philips DesignLine TV, Best of the Best, 2014








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