Studio
A S K realizes work with a future-driven approach to design, rooted in a precise understanding of form, material, and context. Self-evident, people-oriented, and universal, each project balances function and expression while responding to today’s challenges.
The studio operates at the intersection of design and space, questioning the status quo without compromising on quality or attitude. Every project is approached as a careful negotiation between idea and realization, shaped by analytical clarity and a consistent commitment to reduction.
Collaboration with clients, craftsmen, and partners informs each project from concept to completion. The result is work that does not seek immediacy, but sustains attention: design defined by clarity, discipline, and lasting relevance.
Team
Steffen Kehrle, Alicia Rühr, Mel Spechtler
Selected Clients
BASF, Bayerische Staatsoper, beyerdynamic, Brunner, BSH, bulthaup, Castell Home, Cosentino, Devorm, E.ON, Fiat, Filmfest, Hyatt, Inhorgenta, LHS München, Master & Dynamic, Maximiliansforum, Muji, Neue Sammlung, Richard Lampert, Sitzfeldt, Süddeutsche Magazin, Thonet, Tola Dolza
Education
The ASK is also engaged in design education. From 2009 through 2014, Steffen Kehrle had a lectureship at Kunsthochschule Kassel, specifically teaching furniture design and exhibition architecture. From 2020 to 2022, he taught design fundamentals and project courses at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano as a guest professor. Since 2023, Steffen Kehrle holds a professorship for Object and Furniture Design at the Rosenheim University of Applied Sciences.