Studio Frank Rettenbacher
Balistraat 20
1094 JM Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Contact
mail@frankrettenbacher.com
@frankrettenbacher
Biography
Frank Rettenbacher is an Austrian Designer living and working in Amsterdam. Here he is Creative Director at A.D.O. Amsterdam Design Office with focus on Philips TV and Audio products. Latest partnerships include Bowers&Wilkins and Kvadrat textiles.
Independently, Frank collaborates and designs furniture under his own studio moniker. His designs have been produced in collaboration with the renowned Italian manufacturer Zanotta and the iconic German furniture company Thonet.
Outside the design studio, Frank teamed up with Dutch producer and DJ Bardo Camp. They've created their debut album 💿 Morba, a fusion of classical and electronic music, available on all major streaming platforms.
As an Industrial Design graduate from Graz’s University of Applied Science, his early career spanned automotive design for Audi along with lighting, consumer electronics and strategic design for Philips Design.
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
Balistraat 20
1094 JM Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Contact
mail@frankrettenbacher.com
@frankrettenbacher
Biography
Frank Rettenbacher is an Austrian Designer living and working in Amsterdam. Here he is Creative Director at A.D.O. Amsterdam Design Office with focus on Philips TV and Audio products. Latest partnerships include Bowers&Wilkins and Kvadrat textiles.
Independently, Frank collaborates and designs furniture under his own studio moniker. His designs have been produced in collaboration with the renowned Italian manufacturer Zanotta and the iconic German furniture company Thonet.
Outside the design studio, Frank teamed up with Dutch producer and DJ Bardo Camp. They've created their debut album 💿 Morba, a fusion of classical and electronic music, available on all major streaming platforms.
As an Industrial Design graduate from Graz’s University of Applied Science, his early career spanned automotive design for Audi along with lighting, consumer electronics and strategic design for Philips Design.
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
IF Design Awards
Philips × Bowers&Wilkins OLED 959 TV, 2024
Philips × Bowers&Wilkins OLED 909 TV, 2024
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 959 TV, 2024
Philips × Bowers&Wilkins OLED 909 TV, 2024
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
Recognitions
AUT NOW
100 × Austrian Design for the 21st Century
Philips Designline TV
MAK, Vienna, 2024
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 TV, 2014
Philips × Bowers&Wilkins OLED 959 TV, 2024
Philips × Bowers&Wilkins OLED 909 TV, 2024
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 959 TV, 2024
Philips × Bowers&Wilkins OLED 909 TV, 2024
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
Recognitions
AUT NOW
100 × Austrian Design for the 21st Century
Philips Designline TV
MAK, Vienna, 2024
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 TV, 2014
