About Martin Beeh
Born 1964 in Aachen. Lives and works in Cologne. Studies of Industrial Design at University of Applied
Sciences Darmstadt and ENSCI-Les Ateliers, Paris. Supplementary studies in Economics.
Design Manager at Décathlon International (Lille/France). Senior Industrial Designer at Electrolux
Industrial Design Centre Nuremberg and Stockholm. Design Manager at Electrolux Industrial Design
Centre Pordenone (Italy). Winner of numerous red dot- and if-design awards.
2006 to 2008 General Manager of Material ConneXion Cologne. 2009 founder of beeh_innovation, a
consulting firm with a focus on Design Management, Innovation Management, Materials Expertise and
Materials Marketing. 2012 to 2015 Professor for Design Management at University of Applied Sciences
Ostwestfalen in Lemgo. 2018 initiated materials.cologne-Die Konferenz und Plattform für Design und
Innovation. 2021 founded CIDI-Cologne Institute for Design and Innovation. Red Dot product design
award juror. Author and tutor on Circularity.
Sciences Darmstadt and ENSCI-Les Ateliers, Paris. Supplementary studies in Economics.
Design Manager at Décathlon International (Lille/France). Senior Industrial Designer at Electrolux
Industrial Design Centre Nuremberg and Stockholm. Design Manager at Electrolux Industrial Design
Centre Pordenone (Italy). Winner of numerous red dot- and if-design awards.
2006 to 2008 General Manager of Material ConneXion Cologne. 2009 founder of beeh_innovation, a
consulting firm with a focus on Design Management, Innovation Management, Materials Expertise and
Materials Marketing. 2012 to 2015 Professor for Design Management at University of Applied Sciences
Ostwestfalen in Lemgo. 2018 initiated materials.cologne-Die Konferenz und Plattform für Design und
Innovation. 2021 founded CIDI-Cologne Institute for Design and Innovation. Red Dot product design
award juror. Author and tutor on Circularity.
