NINA MAIR SPECIALIZES IN INTERNATIONAL INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE, FURNITURE AND LIGHTING DESIGN. BASED IN AUSTRIA, THE AWARD-WINNING STUDIO WORKS HOLISTICALLY TO CREATE TIMELESS AND FUNCTIONAL PROJECTS AT ALL SCALES WITH A MISSION TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH DESIGN.

BIOGRAPHY

Nina Mair Architecture + Design collaborates with global clients who seek the highest quality and a focus on simplicity, natural materials and sustainability. Nina Mair applies 15 years’ expertise in architectural and industrial design, materials and construction to large and small projects within the hospitality, retail and commercial sectors. The studio also partners with expert craftsmen and manufacturers to realize innovative products. Nina Mair’s contemporary designs are expressed through long-lasting raw materials and are brought to life using local resources, thoughtful construction and production practices. The studio’s process is highly collaborative, analytical and site-specific, resulting in unique outcomes that are inspired by each client’s identity, rooted in the project’s history and context and mindful of the end-user’s practical and emotional needs. Drawing on multidisciplinary expertise, Nina Mair views each project holistically to create spaces and products with a strong design language, authentic sense of place and continuity. Nina Mair Architecture + Design was founded by Nina Mair in 2012. Mair holds a Masters in Architecture degree from Accademia delle Belle Arti in Florence and the University of Innsbruck. From 2006-2012 Mair was the co-founder of Pudelskern design studio. Today, Mair leads an interdisciplinary team from her studio’s Innsbruck headquarters. Nina Mair’s work is recognized through multiple awards and press and her studio has been fortunate to collaborate with esteemed clients including Swissôtel, Innsbruck Airport, ClassiCon, LaCividina and Casamania. Mair is a Member of the Austrian Association of Architects and in 2010 and 2011, Mair was guest lecturer for the Department of Architecture at the University of Innsbruck. Selected clients: ClassiCon, LaCividina, Casamania, Ydol Acoustics, Swissôtel, Planlicht, States Museum Austria, Economic Chamber of Trade, Bartenbach Lighting, Tischlerei Forcher, Dade Design

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AWARDS

Nina Mair's products recieved some of the most important international design awards such as:

Interior Innovation Award Selection 2013
German Design Award Special Mention 2015
Interior Innovation Award Winner 2015
Iconic Awards Interior Innovation Winner 2016
European Product Design Award Winner 2017
German Design Award Winner 2017
European Product Design Award Winner 2018
A' Design Award Winner 2018
German Design Award Winner 2019
IF Design Award Winner 2020
European Property Award Winner 2021
LIT Lighting Design Award Winner 2021

Exhibitions

Treasure & Pleasure Milan April 2019
A Pattern Dialog Milan April 2018
Colours of Arabia Innsbruck June 2016
Back Ahead Milan April 2016
LondonDesign Festival London September 2015
Austrian Design Pioneers Milan April 2015
imm cologne Cologne Jan 2015
designfunktion Special Exhibition Vienna Sept 2014
Hofmobiliendepot Vienna 2014 (permanent collection)
Architekturtage Innsbruck May 2014
Silent Space Milan April 2014
100% Design London Sept 2012
Raw and Delicate Milan April 2012
Maison+Objet Paris Sept 2011
Design Vision Austria Milan April 2011
Mint Gallery London 2010
Designer‘s Saturday Langenthal CH May 2010
Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg 2010 (permanent collection)
Design Scapes Milan April 2009
Pudelskern at NHOW Milan Sept 2009
Salone Satellite Milan April 2008
Pecha Kutcha Vienna Nov 2007
AUT Innsbruck July 2005
Live Work Space Birmingham UK Oct 2004

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Ana Ţurcan

Design & Architecture

Katharina Schmiderer

Design & Architecture

Hanna Lorenz

Design & Architecture

TEAM

We are a design team that believes two minds work better than one! Our open floor plan studio space keeps the work environment highly collaborative and transparent. Aside from the daily work hours, we enjoy bringing our team together as often as we can through collective daily lunches and break times. This informal interaction and flat hierarchy are a significant element in Nina Mair’s company structure.

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STUDIO

Mair also invites experts such as psychologists, sociologists and urban planners to provide their perspectives on client projects, enriching them with academic intelligence beyond the field of design. Passionate about innovation, Nina Mair is known for an extensive and hands-on approach. The studio develops customized solutions through experimentation, research and development, pushing the boundaries of materiality, technology, architectural construction and product manufacturing. Nina Mair’s obsession for detail and quality carries through every stage—from the first technical sketches, 1:1 prototypes, material sourcing and on-site construction management, to the floral arrangements on opening day.

Our studio is located in a former soap factory within the heart of Innsbruck, a city of the Alps. The beautiful alpine surroundings are a calming backdrop and source of inspiration reflected in each of our products.

VIP Airport Lounge

Client: Tiroler Flughafenbetriebsges.m.b.H.
Innsbruck 2017

project team: Nina Mair, Stefanie Budweiser, Ana Țurcan

The VIP Lounge of the Innsbruck Airport welcomes travelers from every culture with an exclusive ambient and a most serene atmosphere. It is designed as a haven for guests who travel mainly by means of private airplanes. The subtly conceived space offers various areas, for instance, where one can relax, devote time to concentrated, undisturbed work or for social interactions and communication. The use of exclusive materials such as stone, solid oak wood, brass and velvet bestow an exceptional character upon the space. A centrally positioned and customized piece of furniture works as a partitioning element. On one side of this object one will find a lounge area accompanied by a spacious dining area, which swiftly merges into a softly padded interior landscape. Here one can savour “a la carte” dishes, while an entertainment-center assures the supply of information and amusement. A contemporary interpretation of a boudoir, as an elegantly designed space, meant for intimacy and beauty, is placed on the other side of the partitioning furniture. It can be used as an extension of the living area, as well as a beauty area, lending the act of awaiting a flight a fashionable, chic note. The self-service area, equipped with cooled beverages and a coffee machine, is provided with a bar table made of stone and exquisite barstools made of brass and leather. This area enables its guests to come together, converse and interact.

Photographer: Peter Philipp

PROCESS

We have our own special way of working with materials. This means that we employ materials lightly and efficiently, in accordance with their characteristics. We always take special pleasure in exploring all realms of possibility. Our high aesthetic standards find expression in the sparing and subtle use of materials that attain their form in simple structures.

The things we make are characterised by a unique, clean and timeless formal language. Design is our passion and we want to move people with our products.

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DESIGN METHOD

Nina Mair‘s designs tell stories. Initialising every one of our design entails a thorough analytical process which is conducted through a direct collaboration with each client. We thus analyse the specific task situation through various perspectives and conduct research in order to comprehend the deeply rooted parameters that define a project. We also readily consult with experts from other fields such as psychology, sociology, branding and actual manufacturing. The outcome of the analysis is the guideline that will accompany us and help us navigate throughout the entire design process that will follow.

In these early stages of the design, our tool kit consists of pens and pencils, a sketchbook and model-making materials. Before we can bring a project to a computerised 3-dimensional maturity, it has to first pass through our hands. It is our conviction that a lot of aspects that yield quality to a project can already be developed in this early phase. An essential component of our work consists of experimenting with materials and 1:1 scale prototypes.
We use the latest CAD-programmes for generating layouts, blueprints and visualisations. Ideas can thus be spatially revised and worked on by using 3D modelling. This way we also generate the necessary data for milling and 3D plotting. In most cases we develop a series of models until the desired formal outcome is achieved.

Apart from the formal aspects, the spaces and objects are defined through the quality of the used materials. In the course of our long-standing activity in the field of design we managed to compile an extensive collection of material samples which is constantly updated and supplemented. Henceforth each and every project receives an individual range of samples and patterns.

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PHILOSOPHY

Viewing all formal aspects as a whole, is based on Nina Mair‘s passion for architecture. To us architecture is more than just a vessel, filled with objects. It is a space that has the potential to develop along with the people who use it. Architecture is about human interaction. We consider our work to be successful when it stirs people emotionally.” This attitude remains unaltered, no matter whether in reference to designing solely an object or an entire building.
Nina Mair gains inspiration from her daily surroundings in her homeland as well as her travels, particularly to the vibrant metropolises around the globe. Led by her unerring instincts for current tendencies, she discovers remote quarters, workshops and all sorts of hotbeds that nurture creativity. Thus the unknown and unexpected represent essential sources of inspiration for her new ideas.

Our work draws from our passion and enthusiasm for colours, materials, handicraft and various industrial production techniques. Our design ideas are analysed in cooperation with manufacturers, material properties being examined and exhausted, and production procedures refined. It is our aim not only to achieve innovation and functional adequacy but also to transform hand crafted products into objects that can be produced serially in order to make them accessible to as many people as possible.

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VALUES

It is our belief that meaningful spaces and objects contribute to people’s health and wellbeing. We put all of our knowledge, experience and expertise in every project, regardless of whether it is a small product or an entire building. Our mission is to create timeless, subtle long-lasting spaces and products.

The furniture industry is filled with changing trends and low cost production sites. That is why we constantly try to create something ethical, timeless and lasting. All of our designs proudly bare the label 'Made in Austria' because they are produced right here. ‘Made in Austria’ stands for the highest quality of manufacturing, reliability and Austrian charm. From the heart of the Alps, we deliver our products to the world‘s major cities.

Our goal is to create fine and durable objects and spaces so that they will be cared for by our clients and perhaps handed down from one generation to the next like a family heirloom.

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ISBN: 978-3-211-99213-5 edition 2009
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NINA MAIR SPECIALIZES IN INTERNATIONAL INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE, FURNITURE AND LIGHTING DESIGN. BASED IN AUSTRIA, THE AWARD-WINNING STUDIO WORKS HOLISTICALLY TO CREATE TIMELESS AND FUNCTIONAL PROJECTS AT ALL SCALES WITH A MISSION TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH DESIGN.