German-born designer Burkhard Dämmer has a background in cabinetmaking and an education in industrial design. To Burkhard, the concept of design means finding good answers to new and old problems. He considers working with veneer and light a special challenge, and has created a number of handsome lights for LZF. As well as designs for LZF, Burkhard has worked with a range of companies in the fields of lighting, accessories, kitchenware, bathrooms and furniture. A widely published and award-winning designer, his numerous prizes include the German Design Award 2017 and Chicago Good Design Award 2015, for the Dandelion for LZF and European Product Design Award 2018, for the Cervantes. Mariví Calvo is the main partner and creative director of LZF, a company she co-founded together with Sandro Tothill in 1994. Designing and making handmade wood veneer lighting fixtures, LZF would grow to become an internationally acclaimed concern. An experienced avant-garde artist, Mariví has developed and directed all aspects of LZF’s creative art department. She has designed a number of lamps that are emblematic of LZF’s imaginative approach to lighting, including the Guijarros, Gea and Cosmos collections, and the majestic Candelabroas well as collaborating in the creation of the Totem and Armadillo and Koi lamps. In addition, Mariví is responsible for the design of every LZF exhibit and creates the company’s prizewinning campaigns.