Orientation, information and communication within spaces: these are the key areas in which we work. Peter Eckart and Bernd Hilpert established unit-design in 2000. Today, we are a team of ten, developing design solutions to high creative and strategic standards – and successfully putting them into practice. Working with international customers and partners, we implement projects with lasting design quality.

services

signage and information system

Giving people guidance and conveying information and values in architecture, urban environments and regions, from the design stage to implementation in products, media and interior design.

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exhibitions

Thematic worlds built around sustainable communication rather than creating a short-term effect, in museums, visitor centers and public buildings.

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brands

Corporate design and branding – with a long-term approach and implemented in the context of space-focused design and the relationship with architecture.

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public spaces

Public design that integrates information and product design. From spatial concepts to signposts and street furniture.

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products

Products and product systems, particularly – but not only – in the context of signage: orientation, information and communication in three dimensions.

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spatial graphics

Graphics send a signal and give spaces a specific atmosphere, synchronized with brands, themes and architectural designs.

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mobility

Designing future-oriented concepts, products and systems for networked, multimodal mobility.

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team

Our team comprises fifteen designers with extensive experience in graphics and in media and product design. We also use freelancers depending on the situation and the project.

Partner
Peter Eckart
Managing Director Studio Frankfurt
christian breig
Partner
bernd hilpert
Partner + Managing Director Studio Bern
matthias decker
Senior Designer + Project Manager
heidrun althen

references

We work for major brands as well as for small and medium-sized enterprises and for clients in the public and cultural sectors worldwide.

 

 

cooperations

In our projects, we operate as an independent, agile unit of design specialists, working closely with architects, urban planners, graphic designers and curators. As a result of this, we have built up an international network of professional partners.

jobs

If you are a designer interested in signage and information systems and you have, or would like to gain, experience in the field, we should get to know each other. We offer challenging assignments in an inspiring working environment.

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