Katja Neumann
Katja Neumann has been working as a freelance journalist since 2002 and specialised early on in design, light, young design and web conception. In 2005, she founded the online magazine *Spoonfork*, which combined design and music and received several awards, including the Lead Award and the Young Creative Ruhr Prize. *Spoonfork* has also been nominated for important design prizes such as the Grimme Online Award and the Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany. In 2008, Katja founded the agency *Spoonfork* in Duisburg together with web designer Bashar Farhat, which specialises in the conception and development of innovative web magazines.
As co-founder of Designjournalists, Katja played a key role in shaping the network, even penning the name of the project. Katja Neumann passed away in September 2024 after a serious illness. We miss her very much and will always remember her and her inspiring work and humorous but dry manner.
As co-founder of Designjournalists, Katja played a key role in shaping the network, even penning the name of the project. Katja Neumann passed away in September 2024 after a serious illness. We miss her very much and will always remember her and her inspiring work and humorous but dry manner.
Portfolio
Spoonfork Online Magazine
This Online Magazine focusing on design, music and satire, which has been awarded repeatedly, is published bimonthly on spoonfork.de .
Using Light in Buildings – form Special Issue
Things are livening up in the light and luminaire sector: The light-emitting diode (LED) is opening up totally new areas of business. About the new opportunities illumination offers for brand architecture. By Hannah Bauhoff and Katja Neumann.
H.O.M.E. City Guide Cologne
In the City Guide of H.O.M.E. magazine 22 Creatives introduce themselves and their city. The City Guide Cologne was published in January 2011.
Young Design - plugged
„Introducing – Young Design” is a series published bimonthly in Plugged Magazine. On 12 pages per issue it presents students works of the fields
product-, industrial- and graphic design.
Design from Brazil - plugged
History and newcomer of Brazilian design. The article is part of the series „Design from...“, which focuses on design and its sociocultural relevance in different countries.
Designocracy in a whale’s stomach – BauNetz Designlines Light
Not suitable for minimalists: The „Switch“ Restaurant in Dubai by Karim Rashid.
