Ingrid Rügemer is an independent designer, curator, editor and artist. Her work focuses on investigating the intricate interdependence of human-object relationships and the material agency of art, craft and design, particularly in the context of transformative change. Her creative endeavours centre on exploring the emotional dimensions of sensory experiences and their impact on our cognition – the interconnectedness of matter and mind.
Ingrid Rügemer is a member of the editorial team at the bilingual arts and crafts magazine Art Aurea, where she is responsible for the magazine’s section and global project Curators’ Choice. In this role, she contributes her international expertise in the fields of art, craft and design, moderating the selection of curators, galleries and museums worldwide, editing texts and designing articles.
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Ingrid Rügemer co-founded Symbio(s)cene – a non-profit organisation with the vision to contribute to shaping a new mindset that promotes transformative change. Symbio(s)cene interconnects sciences and arts – giving space to both cognitive and emotional dimensions of knowledge – to open up new perspectives for a liveable future for all living things.
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Ingrid Rügemer also co-founded Culturesphere, a design consultancy and former gallery in Munich. The venture was born from a vision to infuse the arts and artistic methodologies as a catalyst for change into diverse realms — organizational, societal, and ecological — in order to spark future-oriented ways of seeing and thinking and acting.
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Sculptural objects by Ingrid Rügemer.
Matter Moves Mind at Culturesphere Gallery. Exhibition concept, design and curation by Ingrid Rügemer.
Awaré – Objects of Human-Nature-Dialogue at Culturesphere Gallery. Exhibition concept, design and curation by Ingrid Rügemer.
Phytophilia at Culturesphere Gallery. Exhibition design and curation by Ingrid Rügemer.
Crafting New Perspectives shown at Gmund, handmade-paper mill. Exhibition concept, design and curation by Ingrid Rügemer.
Biography: Born and raised in Augsburg Germany, Ingrid Rügemer started her design education at the University of Applied Arts, Augsburg, Germany and at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK. In addition to her Diploma in communication design she holds a Master’s degree in Ceramic Design from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London.
Establishing herself as a recognised designer and artist, Ingrid has cultivated a rich international background, having lived and worked in diverse locations around the globe, including Cape Town, the Cayman Islands, Barcelona, and over a decade in London, where she and her husband, Oliver Szasz, ran their own design studio. In 2011, Ingrid returned to Germany, setting up a ceramic studio in Munich. In 2018, she became a co-founder of Culturesphere, a design consultancy and gallery based in Munich.
Additionally, she co-founded the non-profit organization Symbio(s)cene in 2019. For both organisations, she has been responsible for developing concepts, selecting artists, hosting panel talks and curating numerous exhibitions, including: Awaré – Objects of Human-Nature-Dialogue; Towards an Ecological Turn in Design; Phytophilia; Matter Moves Mind; People – Nature – Future; Crafting New Perspectives.
In March 2024 Ingrid became a member of the editorial team of the bilingual arts and crafts magazine Art Aurea, where she is responsible for the magazine’s section and global project Curators’ Choice.