Quirin Krumbholz was born in Munich, Germany and is currently living and working in Vienna, Austria.

His work covers interdisciplinary research on art, design, architecture and technology. While crossing borders between the different fields, he is creating unexpected and meaningful relations between objects, subjects, theories and artisanry.

He studied at the Bauhaus University Weimar and ‘dieAngewandte’, University for Applied Arts, Studio Wolf D. Prix, in Vienna. He participated in multiple shows in the architectural context over the last 10 years, noticebly the artistic research project ‘fluid bodies’, funded by the FWF PEEK program between 2018 and 2020.

His first solo exhibition ‘north of nothing’ was shown in Vienna in 2022. Selected works were featured in the same year at the VRHAM in Hamburg, the Progress in Architecture conference at Belvedere 21 in Vienna and the IMM Cologne.

He gained professional & international experience, working for Coop-Himmelblau as a Design Architect for 10 years, co-founded Team Wien, a non-profit organisation for collaborative urban planning, co-founded the artistic collective MADAME as well as MADAME Architects ZT-GmbH together with Rupert Zallmann and created the exclusive design brand BUSTER BANG. He was teaching at 'dieAngewandte', University for Applied Arts Vienna, at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and at the UCLA Future Lab in Munich. He is a licensed Architect at the Bavarian chamber of Architects in Germany since 2014.

For a comprehensive project documentation, please refer to the Archives

Insights in my working philosophy

'Ethics and aesthetics are one and the same' (Wittgenstein, Tractatus: 6.421)

'Act always so as to increase the number of choices' (Heinz von Förster)

New technologies and manufacturing processes are the main resource for the progress of innovation. Those innovations can only be achieved via artistic and scientific research or experiments.

Collaboration with experts from different fields is essential for progress. Sharing knowledge among other professionals is fundamental for a common evolution.

If applied properly, all materials have the same architectural & artistic value, regardless of their commercial price. Preference is given to materials and manufacturing processes that are advantageous towards their CO2 footprint and health values, especially favoured by locally available products and craftsmanship.

Architecture, design & art are languages that can evoke emotional perceptions like harmony, creativity, happiness, beauty, poetry, complexity, humour, provocation, culture, magic, madness and many more.