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Roericht was born in [[Gądkowice|Schönkirch]] on 15 November 1932.<ref name=”Trauer” /> He studied at the [[Ulm School of Design]] from 1955 to 1959.<ref name=”hfgul” /> He designed a set of stacking tableware for his 1959 dissertation there. Produced from 1961,<ref name=”German Design Council” /> it was later exhibited at the [[Museum of Modern Art]] in New York City.<ref name=”Designforschung” /><ref name=”German Design Council” /><ref name=”MOMA” /> |
Roericht was born in [[Gądkowice|Schönkirch]] on 15 November 1932.<ref name=”Trauer” /> He studied at the [[Ulm School of Design]] from 1955 to 1959.<ref name=”hfgul” /> He designed a set of stacking tableware for his 1959 dissertation there. Produced from 1961,<ref name=”German Design Council” /> it was later exhibited at the [[Museum of Modern Art]] in New York City.<ref name=”Designforschung” /><ref name=”German Design Council” /><ref name=”MOMA” /> |
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Roericht worked at the Ulm School of Design collaborating first with Georg Leowald in 1960, then with [[Otl Aicher]]. There, he designed [[Lufthansa]]’s in-flight tableware with Otl.<ref name=”German Design Council” /><ref name=”Rinker” /><ref name=”Crone” />{{rp|28}} From 1961, he joined Otl in Munich in the team to design visual identity for the [[1972 Summer Olympics]] in Munich.<ref name=”Designforschung” /> With the team, he designed key elements such as the plastic shell seats in the [[Olympiastadion (Munich)|Olympic Stadium]] that became part of the Games identity.<ref name=”German Design Council” /> He founded his own office in 1967, named Produktentwicklung Roericht, working on designs for [[Bosch (company)|Bosch]], [[Loewe (electronics)|Loewe]], [[Rodenstock GmbH|Rodenstock]], [[Siemens]] and [[Wilkhahn]]. He offered interdisciplinary investigations of possible spaces, visualising the cultural environment prior to solutions. He designed for Wilkhahn the standing seat “Stitz” and the first recyclable office chair.<ref name=”German Design Council” /> |
Roericht worked at the Ulm School of Design collaborating first with Georg Leowald in 1960, then with [[Otl Aicher]]. There, he designed [[Lufthansa]]’s in-flight tableware with Otl.<ref name=”German Design Council” /><ref name=”Rinker” /><ref name=”Crone” />{{rp|28}} From 1961, he joined Otl in Munich in the team to design visual identity for the [[1972 Summer Olympics]] in Munich.<ref name=”Designforschung” /> With the team, he designed key elements such as the plastic shell seats in the [[Olympiastadion (Munich)|Olympic Stadium]] that became part of the Games identity.<ref name=”German Design Council” /> He founded his own office in 1967, named Produktentwicklung Roericht, working on designs for [[Bosch (company)|Bosch]], [[Loewe (electronics)|Loewe]], [[Rodenstock GmbH|Rodenstock]], [[Siemens]] and [[Wilkhahn]]. He offered interdisciplinary investigations of possible spaces, visualising the cultural environment prior to solutions. He designed for Wilkhahn the standing seat “Stitz” and the first recyclable office chair.<ref name=”German Design Council” /> |
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From 1966 to 1967, Roericht taught as a professor at the [[Ohio State University]].<ref name=”Roehricht” /> Roericht taught as a professor at the [[Hochschule der Künste Berlin]] from 1973<ref name=”German Design Council” /><ref name=”Roehricht” /> to his retirement in 2002, integrating theory, aesthetics, craftsmanship and, reflecting social responsibility, the “human context”.<ref name=”Designforschung” /> Twenty of his students became professors of design.<ref name=”German Design Council” /> |
From 1966 to 1967, Roericht taught as a professor at the [[Ohio State University]].<ref name=”Roehricht” /> Roericht taught as a professor at the [[Hochschule der Künste Berlin]] from 1973<ref name=”German Design Council” /><ref name=”Roehricht” /> to his retirement in 2002, integrating theory, aesthetics, craftsmanship and, reflecting social responsibility, the “human context”.<ref name=”Designforschung” /> Twenty of his students became professors of design.<ref name=”German Design Council” /> |
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German designer (1932–2025)
Hans Albrecht “Nick” Roericht (15 November 1932 – 8 December 2025) was a German designer. He designed the TC100 stacking tableware for his thesis at the Ulm School of Design in 1959, which became iconic. He was an influential teacher as professor at the Hochschule der Künste Berlin from 1973 to 2002, heading a faculty for industrial design.
Life and career
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Roericht was born in Schönkirch on 15 November 1932.[1] He studied at the Ulm School of Design from 1955 to 1959.[2] He designed a set of stacking tableware for his 1959 dissertation there. Produced from 1961,[3] it was later exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.[4][3][5]
Roericht worked at the Ulm School of Design collaborating first with Georg Leowald in 1960, then with Otl Aicher. There, he designed Lufthansa‘s in-flight tableware with Otl.[3][6][7]: 28 From 1961, he joined Otl in Munich in the team to design visual identity for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.[4] With the team, he designed key elements such as the plastic shell seats in the Olympic Stadium that became part of the Games identity.[3] He founded his own office in 1967, named Produktentwicklung Roericht, working on designs for Bosch, Loewe, Rodenstock, Siemens and Wilkhahn. He offered interdisciplinary investigations of possible spaces, visualising the cultural environment prior to solutions. He designed for Wilkhahn the standing seat “Stitz” and “Picto”, the first recyclable office chair.[3]
From 1966 to 1967, Roericht taught as a professor at the Ohio State University.[8] Roericht taught as a professor at the Hochschule der Künste Berlin from 1973[3][8] to his retirement in 2002, integrating theory, aesthetics, craftsmanship and, reflecting social responsibility, the “human context”.[4] Twenty of his students became professors of design.[3]
Roericht died in Ulm[1] on 8 December 2025, at the age of 93.[1][3][4] He is remembered for his view on design as a “holistic problem-solving instrument”, not decoration alone but serving people in everyday life and ecological realities.[4] An archive of his library and works is held by the Ulm School of Design.[9]
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