Christoph Böninger (*1957)

Christoph Böninger studied industrial design in Munich and Los Angeles. As his dissertation project, he designed the world’s fi rst laptop computer, on display today at the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich. Following his
studies, he set up a design department for Siemens in the USA and worked as a design manager and managing director of Siemens until 2006. In 2010 he founded Auerberg, an author label for designers and architects. Christoph Böninger has designed numerous pieces of furniture, some of which are today in the permanent collections of design museums, for example the height-adjustable “SAX” table for ClassiCon.

Christoph Boeninger designs furniture, which have been selected into the permanent collections of various international Design Museums, such as the „Soester Stool“, made entirely of Aluminium or the SAX table for ClassiCon. He lectures at various universities and serves as advisor to the newly founded Zollverein School of Management and Design in Essen, Germany.