Jannis Ellenberger was born in 1974 in Kassel, Germany. First he served an apprenticeship as a cabinetmaker to finally continue his studies at the Academy of Design in Münster. In 2006 he established a studio for product- and interiordesign in Bremen, which is mainly working on designs of furniture, lighting and accessories and has been collaborating with several national and international companies since such as CB2 (USA), Prandina (I), Lumess (CH), Woud (DK) or Friesland Porzellanfabrik (D). Besides he realized an own furniture collection running under the label of his own studio.