Christoph Seyferth is a studio tutor in the BA department of Interior Architecture & Furniture Design and occasionally teaches in the MA Industrial Design at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (KABK).
Christoph Seyferth (Cologne, DE) grew up surrounded by culture and creativity. Both of his parents are craftsmen and designers, with a studio at home. They left Germany in 1968, when the Netherlands was vibrant and Germany felt dull. Christoph began studying at an art academy but dropped out after one year. Since then, he has worked in many different design contexts. His initial apprenticeship was as an assistant to the remarkable Czech architect and designer Bořek Šípek. They worked day and night, cooked and ate together, and Christoph was often sent abroad to complete tasks at well-known companies like Vitra or with manufacturers in Asia. It was an exciting and formative period.
At 25, he founded his own studio and soon developed a wide range of projects, driven by a willingness to experiment and a habit of saying yes to every opportunity. His work has spanned interiors, exhibition design, applied arts, industrial design, committee membership, and teaching.
In his early forties, Christoph began to focus on developing his own design projects. For him, the most important goal is to find the right balance between head, hands, and heart: starting with a strong idea and refining it through all necessary iterations until the final product is fully matured.
His current projects include contributions to the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, product design for Functionals, a self-produced bag, and ongoing development of a new Quooker tap—now transitioning from internal prototyping to production. Christoph is also deeply involved in the collaborative takeover of Bonnenboerderij, which has undergone several stages of development in recent years. Additionally, he is working on tinyTINY– mobile homes designed for artists-in-residence on the move.