weissraum — Philippe Wassenberg

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Information

Luminous Tile
Crossing the Alps
Collection of Doors
Elbe-Mulde-Ultra
Plymouth Journal
Sprout
weissraum
Masto
Shirts

Education / CV

Hi! I am Philippe.
An interdisciplinary designer based in Leipzig, working across graphic design, type design, photography, illustration, and material based practice.

I am interested in the way people experience things, both consciously and unconsciously. Therefore, my work is rooted in visual communication and driven by the question of how design can inform, shape perception, and create emotional resonance. Visual impressions, textures, light, sound, and atmosphere all influence how we perceive and use spaces, objects, and images. This is where my work begins. I explore everyday conditions and familiar structures in order to understand their effects and shape them with intention. Rather than limiting myself to a single discipline, I move between different fields and methods depending on what a project requires. What matters is the interaction between different forms of expression and their combined impact. Curiosity is at the core of how I work. I am drawn to experimentation, material exploration, and processes that allow ideas to develop through making. I value clarity, sensitivity, and strong concepts. But I also believe that design should be felt, not only understood.

I studied Integrated Design at Hochschule Anhalt in Dessau and am currently continuing my studies at the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig, where I focus on type design. Beyond my studies, I have worked across academic, practical, and self-initiated contexts, experiences that have influenced both how I think and how I engage with others.

If you want to realise a project or just want to know more, feel free to reach out.
By the way, I am fluent in German, French, and English!

0049 162 9648578
info@philippewassenberg.de
@pifflle

weissraum (2022)

In collaboration with Alexandra Franke, we founded weissraum in the third semester of our integrated design degree programme. The idea arose from the desire to create a space that could serve students as a studio and exhibition space, thus revitalising the vacant space in Dessau's city centre. In this way, weissraum brings the university and the city closer together and promotes exchange with the local population through creative activity. Together with the Anhaltischer Kunstverein, Kunsthalle Dessau and Café Schillig, we occupied unused spaces and revitalised them through exchange and works from the creative scene. The student initiative continues this cultural exchange to this day. Alongside writing concepts and meeting with public sector stakeholders in Dessau, we created a corporate identity that included flyers, posters, business cards, as well as a custom typeface that resonated with the group's visual identity. We also created a miniature version of an exhibition space, which ended up being used in some social media advertisements. The events turned out to be well received and well attended, and the initiative is now being carried on by other students in Dessau.