Based in Dresden, Germany, Ben Amann merges traditional craftsmanship with a contemporary design sensibility. After attending a creativity-focused Waldorf school, he trained as a cabinetmaker specialising in fine furniture and later worked in restoration at Holzmanufaktur Rottweil. He went on to study Product Design at the University of Applied Arts Schneeberg (Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau). This diverse foundation shapes a practice rooted in natural materials, careful process, and an interest in the lifecycle of objects. Working with wood, ceramics, glass, and iron—valued for their tactile honesty—he integrates digital tools and robotics as complementary methods. Themes of nature, materiality, and the interplay between handcraft and technology run throughout his work. In 2024, he co-founded Studio AUS, a Dresden-based collective exploring links between craft, technology, and natural environments. His work has been shown in exhibitions including SMAC Buju Buju (08.11.2023–14.01.2024, Chemnitz) and Holz und Handwerk (19.–22.03.2024, Nuremberg), reflecting a practice that bridges tradition and innovation.

Benjamin Amann works with materials in their most honest form—wood, clay, glass, and iron—drawn to the dialogue that unfolds between hand, tool, and matter. His focus extends beyond the final object to the full arc of making: the search for form, the rhythm of repetition, and the balance between control and release. Nature is a constant reference, guiding his aim to bring its quiet strength into everyday spaces—not as decoration, but as presence. Chairs, vessels, and surfaces carry the warmth of wood or the stillness of stone, offering grounding in a fast-paced world. At the same time, he embraces machines and robotics as extensions of handcraft, expanding possibilities of precision, scale, and form. His practice lives in the tension between hand and code, natural grain and digital cut—always seeking clarity, resonance, and objects that feel rooted, open, and alive.