Biography

Leonard von Brenndorff (he/him, b. 1994, Filderstadt, Germany) is a multidisciplinary designer working with objects, prints, spaces, and events. Trained as a professional carpenter in Bavaria, he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Cologne in 2022. His accolades include the Kölner Design Preis, Cartes Blanches of Passagen 24, and a scholarship from Kölner Gymnasial- und Stiftungsfonds. His work has been showcased in venues such as MAKK (Museum of Applied Arts Cologne), Kunsthalle Lindenthal, Galerie Neueröffnung, FUNK Magazine, and Niehler Freiheit. As a co-creator of "Noplace," an art space, collective, and happening series, he collaborates with Cologne collectives exploring cooperative living and working.