Celebrated designer, Mark Braun worked as an apprentice carpenter before heading to Berlin and Eindhoven to study Industrial Design. On his return to the German capital in 2006, he established his own studio. Since then he has gone on to work with several internationally acclaimed companies and been honoured with numerous design industry awards. With an emphasis on functionality and quality, Mark produces long-lasting products with purpose and personality, which makes him the perfect partner for Northern. As well as leading his design office, Mark is also a professor of Industrial Design at the HBKsaar, an art and design university in the German State of Saarland, where he mentors the aspiring creatives of the future.