Luisa Kahlfeldt is a product designer and creative consultant based in Berlin, Germany. She is the founder of Sumo Baby and Rayas Collective.

Luisa graduated with a First Class (Hons) Bachelor's in Industrial Design from Central Saint Martins in London and completed her Master’s degree at the écal in Lausanne, Switzerland. She previously worked for Barber Osgerby in London and Konstantin Grcic Design in Berlin. 

She is the recipient of the 2018 Fondation USM Design Grant and the 2019 Swiss James Dyson Award. In 2021 her work was awarded the German Sustainability Award and the Red Dot Design Award. 


For further information, please get in touch via Email or say hello on Instagram.  

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Branding, Art Direction + Packaging for Rayas Collective, 2023 

Branding, Art Direction + Packaging for Sumo Baby, 2023

Sumo Baby, 2023, Sumotex materials

180° C Vases, Extraperlo 2022, Color-Deko 180°C stickers, glass

Spring Spotlight, 2017, aluminum, LED, rubber cable

Lattice Mirror, 2018, plastic paint grid, mirror glass

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Selected Awards

Secrid Talent Podium, 2023
TechTextil Innovation Award, 2022
Red Dot Design Award, 2021
German Sustainability Award, 2020

Selected Press

SZ Magazin, Feature
Otto Keller Magazin, Interview
Lexware Tell Your Story, Interview
Berliner Zeitung, Feature
Secrid Talent Podium, Interview

Exhibitions

Dutch Design Week, 2023
London Design Festival, 2023
MAAT Lisbon, 2023
Salone del Mobile Milan, 2023
Madrid Design Festival,2022
Dubai Design Week, 2021

Lectures + Workshops

Masterclass, MAAT Lisbon, 2023
Design for Sustainability, ECAL x EPFL, since 2022
International Cellulose Conference, 2023
Circular Studios, British Design Council, 2023
ADD International Textile Conference, 2022
Table Talks, HBK Saar, 2022
Junior Research Conference, HEAD Genève,  2019