The Stuttgart design label formtrefflich was founded in 2012 and resulted from the collaboration between two graduate designers: Nicole Walger, who mainly works conceptually in jewelry – and Stefanie Prießnitz, who develops product designs and product lines.

DON developed out of an idea for a new kind of jewelry packaging. And from DON developed the convenient design objects DON kid and DON big. For the future, more innovative products for living space are in the works. Roomily beautiful – and simply formtastic...

Nicole Walger studied "Design for Jewelry and Appliances" at Pforzheim University of Design. In 2000, she was granted a scholarship (German Academic Exchange Service) for the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence (USA). In 2001, she graduated with a final project entitled "Deformation". She then worked as a freelance designer in her own workshop in Stuttgart in the following years. Nicole Walger has won the award for young designers of the 24th German Packaging Competition (2001), the Materialica Design Award (2003), the Design Award of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Koblenz (2003), the Inhorgenta Innovation Award (2003) as well as the Inhorgenta Award in the category "Selection" (2011). www.nicole-walger.de

Stefanie Prießnitz studied "Design for Jewelry and Appliances" at Pforzheim University of Design. In 1999, she was granted a scholarship (German Academic Exchange Service) for the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence (USA). In 2000, she graduated with a final project entitled "Mouth Open, Eyes Closed". She then worked as a product designer in Ludwigsburg in the following years. As a freelance designer, she developed design-focused jewelry in small ranges. Stefanie Prießnitz has won the Bavarian State Award at the "Munich Talents" (2000), and in cooperation with the company Raumgestalt the award Form 2001 at the "Tendence Frankfurt" (2001). www.stefaniepriessnitz.de