About
Jacobo Cuesta Wolf is a german based designer with spanish and german roots.
He graduated with distiction from the university of applied sciences Wismar in product design and holds a master degree in industrial design from BURG Giebichenstein Halle, where he continues teaching in the furniture and interior design department.
During his studies he worked at studio Aisslinger in Berlin and as freelance designer for several clients. He is focused on products of everyday use and driven by the various possibilities of circular economy and sustainable product development. It is always his aim to design and develop a concept with a character in order to achieve a strong product that will speak for itself. His work is ranging from furniture, lighting to experimental studies in fields of material based experiments including smart materials.
He works both independently and in collaboration with others. While he develops projects on his own, he also believes strongly in the value of cooperation and regularly collaborates with designers, interior architects, and other creatives. He is one half of the design duo Hahn&CuestaWolf, alongside Robert Hahn, focusing on furniture, product, and lighting design as well as custom solutions. Additionally, he is a partner at Studio jajaja with Janna Radlow and Jannis Block, where the trio explores innovative approaches to interior design.
He was honoured with many awards such as the IF Design Award. In 2023 and 2024 he was chosen as German Design Award Newcomer Nominee and was nominated for the German Eco Design Award. He was shortlisted at ein&zwanzig Award from the german design council (2022) and won the German Packaging Award in two categories (2021).
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Jacobo Cuesta Wolf is a german based designer with spanish and german roots.
He graduated with distiction from the university of applied sciences Wismar in product design and holds a master degree in industrial design from BURG Giebichenstein Halle, where he continues teaching in the furniture and interior design department.
During his studies he worked at studio Aisslinger in Berlin and as freelance designer for several clients. He is focused on products of everyday use and driven by the various possibilities of circular economy and sustainable product development. It is always his aim to design and develop a concept with a character in order to achieve a strong product that will speak for itself. His work is ranging from furniture, lighting to experimental studies in fields of material based experiments including smart materials.
He works both independently and in collaboration with others. While he develops projects on his own, he also believes strongly in the value of cooperation and regularly collaborates with designers, interior architects, and other creatives. He is one half of the design duo Hahn&CuestaWolf, alongside Robert Hahn, focusing on furniture, product, and lighting design as well as custom solutions. Additionally, he is a partner at Studio jajaja with Janna Radlow and Jannis Block, where the trio explores innovative approaches to interior design.
He was honoured with many awards such as the IF Design Award. In 2023 and 2024 he was chosen as German Design Award Newcomer Nominee and was nominated for the German Eco Design Award. He was shortlisted at ein&zwanzig Award from the german design council (2022) and won the German Packaging Award in two categories (2021).
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Awards and Honours (selected)
2024 – Bolia Design Award / Finalist
2024 – German Design Award / Newcomer Nominee 2025
2024 – Łódź Design Festival - Make me! / Winner
2024 – Talents - Master of the Future / Nominee
2023 – German Eco Design Award / Nominee
2023 – German Design Award / Newcomer Nominee 2024
2023 – IF Talent Award / Winner
2023 – Designwanted Award / Shortlist
2023 – C-Idea Design Award / Silver Award
2022 – Vario Design Competition / Special Mention
2022 – C-Idea Design Award / Bronze Award
2022 – one&twenty world´s finest design talents /Shortlist
2021 – German Packaging Award / GOLD winner
2021 – German Packaging Award / young talent winner
2018 – DIA Award / Audience Award winner
2017 – DIA Award / Section Product design winner
Exhibitions and Fairs (selected)
2025 – (upcoming) 3 days of design / Copenhagen
2025 – (upcoming) Salone del Mobile / Milano
2024 – Łódź Design Festival / Łódź
2024 – Salone del Mobile / Milano
2024 – Exhibition / Talents - Master of the Future / Munich
2023 – IF Forum / Hannover
2022 – Exhibition / Adelaide / Australia
2022 – Exhibition / Museum of applied art / Berlin
2022 – Part of Installation “Living like Dieckmann” /
Saxony-Anhalt Arts Foundation / Halle
2022 – Exhibition “Zwischen den Stühlen” / Volkspark Halle
2020 – Self initiated Group Exhibition / KONFEKT / Wismar
2020 – imm Cologne / Köln
2019 – RWN ART / Neubrandenburg
2019 – Exhibition / DIA / Wismar
2018 – Exhibition / DIA / Wismar
2018 – Buchmesse / Leipzig
2018 – Blickfang / Hamburg
2018 – imm Cologne / Köln
2017 – "Mask Project" Thormannspeicher / Wismar
2017 – Exhibition / DIA / Wismar
2024 – Bolia Design Award / Finalist
2024 – German Design Award / Newcomer Nominee 2025
2024 – Łódź Design Festival - Make me! / Winner
2024 – Talents - Master of the Future / Nominee
2023 – German Eco Design Award / Nominee
2023 – German Design Award / Newcomer Nominee 2024
2023 – IF Talent Award / Winner
2023 – Designwanted Award / Shortlist
2023 – C-Idea Design Award / Silver Award
2022 – Vario Design Competition / Special Mention
2022 – C-Idea Design Award / Bronze Award
2022 – one&twenty world´s finest design talents /Shortlist
2021 – German Packaging Award / GOLD winner
2021 – German Packaging Award / young talent winner
2018 – DIA Award / Audience Award winner
2017 – DIA Award / Section Product design winner
Exhibitions and Fairs (selected)
2025 – (upcoming) 3 days of design / Copenhagen
2025 – (upcoming) Salone del Mobile / Milano
2024 – Łódź Design Festival / Łódź
2024 – Salone del Mobile / Milano
2024 – Exhibition / Talents - Master of the Future / Munich
2023 – IF Forum / Hannover
2022 – Exhibition / Adelaide / Australia
2022 – Exhibition / Museum of applied art / Berlin
2022 – Part of Installation “Living like Dieckmann” /
Saxony-Anhalt Arts Foundation / Halle
2022 – Exhibition “Zwischen den Stühlen” / Volkspark Halle
2020 – Self initiated Group Exhibition / KONFEKT / Wismar
2020 – imm Cologne / Köln
2019 – RWN ART / Neubrandenburg
2019 – Exhibition / DIA / Wismar
2018 – Exhibition / DIA / Wismar
2018 – Buchmesse / Leipzig
2018 – Blickfang / Hamburg
2018 – imm Cologne / Köln
2017 – "Mask Project" Thormannspeicher / Wismar
2017 – Exhibition / DIA / Wismar