background

Professor Ursula Tischner studied architecture and industrial design in Aachen and Wuppertal. From 1992 to 1996 she worked at the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy in the field of ecology and design. Later she founded Econcept, a design and consulting agency in Cologne, specializing in ecodesign.

Since 1998, she has been responsible for the annual course in Ecological Design at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Zurich (Department of Industrial Design). In September 2002, she was appointed Lecturer in Sustainable Design at the Design Academy, Eindhoven. Ursula is the author of several books on ecodesign and sustainability.