Hartmut Esslinger AWARDED THE 2017 WDO WORLD DESIGN MEDAL IN TORINO, ITALY

Nov 2

From his influential work with Steve Jobs to his continuing influence on the global design community, Hartmut Esslinger has made a lasting impact. Here’s a look at why there are so many reasons to celebrate our founder right now.

Matthias Brendler www.matthiasbrendler.com

Hartmut Esslinger AWARDED THE 2017 WDO WORLD DESIGN MEDAL IN TORINO, ITALY

2024

The River, a lobby experience for the newest building for world’s largest bank located in Glasgow Scotland

Challenge
How to celebrate this, the first technology hub bringing together technology teams from across the UK under one roof?

Solution
Created an art installation, a virtual water feature comprising mosaic of 112 various sized e-cycled LCD’s arranged in the form of the river Clyde playing procedural water animations driven by realtime weather data from 10 tech hubs around the world

2023

Comprehensive workplace experience design for Pfizer’s new global HQ in Hudson Yards

Challenges
• Coordinate, manage, brand promote a workplace iPhone app
that integrates over a dozen discrete technologies in a single pane of glass enabling colleague collaboration, communication and content at the new workplace of the world’s largest pharmaceutical company

Create new content experiences across 800,000 sqft, 11 floors, 12 unique spaces, and 9 discrete digital canvases that integrate with the existing CMS

Creative insight + inspiration
Distill 3 objectives: bring people together in productive + delightful ways, filter mass information to maximize usability, and promote well-being

Hartmut Esslinger AWARDED THE 2017 WDO WORLD DESIGN MEDAL IN TORINO, ITALY

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2024

The River, a lobby experience for the newest building for world’s largest bank located in Glasgow Scotland

ChallengeHow to celebrate this, the first technology hub bringing together technology teams from across the UK under one roof?

SolutionCreated an art installation, a virtual water feature comprising mosaic of 112 various sized e-cycled LCD’s arranged in the form of the river Clyde playing procedural water animations driven by realtime weather data from 10 tech hubs around the world

2023

Comprehensive workplace experience design for Pfizer’s new global HQ in Hudson Yards

Challenges• Coordinate, manage, brand promote a workplace iPhone app that integrates over a dozen discrete technologies in a single pane of glass enabling colleague collaboration, communication and content at the new workplace of the world’s largest pharmaceutical company

Create new content experiences across 800,000 sqft, 11 floors, 12 unique spaces, and 9 discrete digital canvases that integrate with the existing CMS

Creative insight + inspirationDistill 3 objectives: bring people together in productive + delightful ways, filter mass information to maximize usability, and promote well-being

Challenge
How to celebrate this, the first technology hub bringing together technology teams from across the UK under one roof?

Solution
Created an art installation, a virtual water feature comprising mosaic of 112 various sized e-cycled LCD’s arranged in the form of the river Clyde playing procedural water animations driven by realtime weather data from 10 tech hubs around the world

Challenges
• Coordinate, manage, brand promote a workplace iPhone app
that integrates over a dozen discrete technologies in a single pane of glass enabling colleague collaboration, communication and content at the new workplace of the world’s largest pharmaceutical company

Creative insight + inspiration
Distill 3 objectives: bring people together in productive + delightful ways, filter mass information to maximize usability, and promote well-being