Catharina Lorenz born in Munich, Germany
From 1986-91 she studied industrial design at the Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences,
where she graduated in January 1991 with a diploma in Industrial design.
In the same year she starts to work for Hollington Associates in London. In 1993, back again in Germany she works for Tinz.DCC and Via 4 Design. In 1995 she  starts working with Sottsass Associati in Milan, where she stays until autum 1999.
Begining of the year 2000 she opens her own studio in Milan.
2001 she founds the design studio Lorenz * Kaz together with Steffen Kaz in Milan.
They work for clients like Antonio Lupi, Bedont, DePadova, DuPont, General Motors, Omnidecor, Rossin, Zeitraum, Zoltan.
Apart from working for other clients, they launched their own furniture line, which they
produce and sell under the label Lorenz * Kaz.

www.lorenz-kaz.com

Steffen Kaz born in Stuttgart, Germany
From 1990-1994 he studied industrial design at the Academy of Art in Hamburg, continued at the Royal College of Art in London, where he completed his studies in August 1996 with a master degree in furniture.
Few months later he moves to New York, working for the media company DMA and various other design studios.
Back in Europe in 1998, he starts working for James Irvine in Milan, where he stays until autumn 2001.
Directly after he left the studio James Irvine, he founds the design studio Lorenz * Kaz together with Catharina Lorenz in Milan. They work for clients like Antonio Lupi, Bedont, DePadova, DuPont, General Motors, Omnidecor, Rossin, Zeitraum, Zoltan.
Apart from working for other clients, they launched their own furniture line, which they
produce and sell under the label Lorenz * Kaz.

www.lorenz-kaz.com

Since Spring 2003 he is Professor a.c. at the University of Bolzano, teaching at the
Faculty of Art and Design.