Contact:
mail@jessicanebel.com

Jessica Nebel
Muttenpottsweg 99B
26125 Oldenburg
Germany

Jessica Nebel is a German designer dedicated to creating aesthetically balanced objects that bring meaning to our daily lives. Currently holding a substitute professorship at the Münster School of Design, she teaches students how to responsibly shape products by considering human behavior, sustainability, and economic futures.

Jessica holds an MA in Design Products from the Royal College of Art, where she studied as a DAAD scholar under Ron Arad, following her degree in Industrial Design in Braunschweig, Germany. She has developed products and experiences for renowned companies such as Bulthaup, Stokke, and BMW. Before opening her own studio, she gained extensive experience at international design agencies in London, Stuttgart, and Munich. During her time at Steelcase Inc., she contributed to successful projects in the field of high-performance workplace solutions.

Her work has received international acclaim, including awards such as Red Dot, GOOD Design, iF, and the German Design Award. It has been showcased around the globe and featured in leading publications, including the Financial Times and Vogue.

honors + awards

2024
Appinted as judge at Creativepool Awards - Product/Industrial Category

2021
European Product Design Award

2017
MetropolisLikes Award 2017 (at Neocon Chicago) 

2016
Elle Decoration British Design Award 2016 as part of the H Furniture design team
Appointed as Judge at Cannes Lions Awards – Product Design Category  – Cannes, FR
Grand Prix du Plus Bel Interieur Award (by Festival Automobile International)

2015
Good Design Award (Chicago)
German Design Award
IF Product Design Award
Automotive Brand Contest Winner (by German Design Council)

2014
Good Design Award (Chicago)
IF Product Design Award
Red Dot Award, Honourable Mention

2011
Index Award Nominee

2009
IF Design Award "Concepts"

2007
"Bright LED Competition", Designboom, finalist
Design for our Future Selves Award, finalist, Helen Hamlyn Research Centre

2006
DAAD Scholarship

2005
Red Dot Award
IF Design Award "Concepts"

2004
Mia Seeger Prize, 3rd prize
IF Design Award, "Lebensräume" 2nd prize

exhibitions + events

2024
Kitchen Concepts for Bulthaup – „There is no Kitchen“ – Milan Design Week, and during pop up shows in Singapur and Hong Kong

2017
Belt Ladder – 100% Design – London, UK
Umami by Steelcase – Neocon – Chicago, US
Interactive Poster Exhibition – Gdynia Design Days, Poland

2016
Pixel It and Belt Hanging Rack – featured by Gensler at "Sleep" – London, UK
Belt Series – Designweek Mexico – Mexico City, Mexico
Talk – "Power of Place" by Steelcase – UX Impact Night – Bosch Headquarters – Stuttgart, Germany
Umami (Modular Lounge System) and Ology Table Interface by Steelcase – Neocon – Chicago, US
Belt Series in Black – Clerkenwell Design Week – London, UK
Talk – "IoF – The Internet of Furniture" (representing Steelcase) – Opendot and IXDS - Milan, Italy
Belt Series in Black – Fuorisalone, Milan design Week 2016 – Milan, Italy
H-Furniture – Launch of the 2016 furniture collection – London, UK

2015
London Design Festival 2015 – London, UK
Clerkenwell Design Week 2015 – London, UK
Designjunction – NYC, USA
Designjunction, Fuorisalone, Milan Design Week 2015 – Milan, Italy
CEBIT – Hannover, Germany

2014
Geneva Motor Show – Geneva, Swiss

2013
Material Demonstrator for Bayer Material Science, K-Fair – Duesseldorf, Germany
Los Angeles International Auto Show – L.A., USA
Wool Modern, Ara Art Centre – Seoul, South Korea

2012
Wool Modern, Bund 18 – Shanghai, China
Wool Modern, Pier 2/3, Walsh Bay – Sydney, Australia

2011
Wool Modern, La Galleria – London, UK
Wool Modern, Galeria Kaufhof Alexanderplatz – Berlin, Germany

2007
Slow water, 100% InnovationRCA – London, UK
Designers Block 07, The Nicholls and Clarke Buildings – London, UK
RCA at CONRAN, The Conran Foundation – London, UK
The Great Exhibition, Royal College of Art – London, UK

2006
Sleepless, Great Eastern Hotel – London, UK
Interim Show, Royal College of Art – London, UK
Made by Machine, Directed by Ron Arad – Milano, Italy

2005
Interim Show, Royal College of Art – London, UK

2004
"WC Water Concept", Salone dell‘ Arredo Bagno – Milan, Italy