GECKELER MICHELS

GECKELER MICHELS is a Berlin-based design studio founded in 2013 by David Geckeler and Frank Michels. Their work moves between furniture, lighting, spatial design, and product systems, often merging industrial rigour with a quiet playfulness. At the heart of their practice is a functionalist ethos, a belief in form following need, balanced with subtle narrative cues that give their objects longevity and emotional relevance.

Drawing on historical design references, contemporary technologies, and digital modelling processes, GECKELER MICHELS approach each project with a research-driven mindset. Their output ranges from independent studio editions to creative direction and commercial collaborations with international brands. Whether designing a modular lighting system or a domestic object, their work is shaped by the evolving habits of real people, how we move, interact, and express ourselves within our environments.

Their lighting designs, including the Lodes Map system, reflect a distinctive sensibility: understated but inventive, logical but warm. Across all their projects, GECKELER MICHELS aim to create lasting value through considered detail, material honesty, and an ever-curious engagement with the world around them.