Origins on Torstraße
Brighofizi was established by product designer Klaus Brenner and architect Anika Vogel in a former print workshop on Torstraße. The name fuses 'bright' and the Bauhaus notion of spatial clarity (Raumfizi — our invented compound suggesting spatial precision).
The studio occupies 180 m² across two floors: a ground-floor showroom with full-scale module mock-ups and a first-floor drafting office where five designers produce construction drawings and CNC files.
Berlin's housing market — characterised by rental mobility and Altbau apartments with irregular dimensions — demanded a design response more flexible than traditional bespoke joinery. Modular systems were the answer.
Bauhaus Heritage
We study primary Bauhaus texts and visit Dessau annually. Our work translates Marianne Brandt's metalwork clarity and Marcel Breuer's tubular steel logic into plywood, powder-coated steel, and linoleum suited to modern budgets.
Colour use is disciplined: primary yellow for accent and wayfinding, black for structure, white or birch for surfaces. We never apply yellow to large wall areas — it remains a signal, not a backdrop.
Typography in client presentations uses Courier and Universal — fonts with direct Bauhaus lineage — reinforcing visual consistency from first proposal through installation manual.
Team & Process
Klaus leads product development and supplier negotiations. Anika oversees architectural coordination and building permit applications for installations affecting Mietvertrag (rental contract) compliance.
Junior designers complete a six-month module drafting apprenticeship before client-facing work. CNC files are produced in-house; fabrication is outsourced to three vetted Berlin workshops within cycling distance of the studio.
Projects progress through five gates: brief, measure, propose, fabricate, install. Clients sign off at each gate — no surprises at handover.
Sustainability
Birch plywood carries FSC certification. Steel contains 30% recycled content. Linoleum flooring is naturally antimicrobial and biodegradable at end of life.
Modular design inherently reduces waste: when you move, modules travel with you rather than entering landfill. We offer take-back of Brighofizi-branded modules for refurbishment and resale.
Recognition
Brighofizi won the 2022 Berlin Design Prize for Small Living Solutions and exhibited at ORGATEC Cologne. Press coverage includes Arch+, Tagesspiegel, and Dezeen.
We teach a semester module at TU Berlin on modular systems in existing building stock — knowledge we bring directly to client projects.