KISKA
Private | |
Industry | Design firm |
Founded | 1990 |
Founder | Gerald Kiska |
Headquarters | Anif, Salzburg, Austria |
Area served | Worldwide |
Number of employees | 200 (2016) |
Website |
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KISKA GmbH is an award-winning design agency located in Anif-Salzburg, Austria.[1] KISKA Industrial Design was founded in 1990 as a one-man business by industrial designer Gerald Kiska.[2] In 1997, KISKA Creative Industries was formed and moved to its first office in Salzburg, Austria. In 2001, KISKA Design became a Private Limited Company.[3] There are four partners in the business: Sébastien Stassin (Chief Creative Officer), Paul Friedl (Partner and Head of Communications), Klaus Tritschler (Partner and Head of Product Design), and Julian Herget (Partner and Head of Brand and Research).
Expansion
Established in 1990 as a one-man business by industrial designer Gerald Kiska, the agency has expanded to 200 people from more than 30 different countries (as of 2016). KISKA operates from a 5.900 square metre building that includes a 1.000 square metre transportation design studio.[4] It moved into this building in 2009.[5] KISKA GmbH has subsidiary, KISKA Inc. that is located in Temecula, California and led by Steve Masterson.[6] KISKA also has a satellite office in Bamberg, Germany. In 2016, KISKA GmbH expanded to China as KISKA Brand Design Shanghai.
Ostensibly a design agency, KISKA GmbH also offers services in brand consulting and communications.[7] The agency expanded its services over time with the aim to create a consistent brand for its clients. This approach to design is referred to by KISKA as Integrated Design Development (I.D.D.).[8]
Work for KTM-Sportmotorcycle
KISKA GmbH is best known for its 23 years of work with Austrian motorcycle manufacturer KTM-Sportmotorcycle AG.[9] KTM-Sportmotorcycle AG has a 26% stake in KISKA.[10] In this partnership, KISKA has designed all motorcycles for KTM-Sportmotorcycle since 1992[11] and four versions of the KTM X-BOW. KISKA is also responsible for the overall branding of KTM-Sportmotorcycle AG, including the design of printed material, websites, exhibits and stores.
Clients
KISKA also works for other national and international brands including Adidas, AKG, Audi, Atomic, Bajaj, CFMOTO, Hilti, Honda, Husqvarna Motorcycles, Kettler, OSRAM SIteco, Ottobock and Zeiss Sports Optics.[12]
Awards
- Autovision Ottocar 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013[13]
- IF Product Design Award 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016[14]
- ISPO Brandnew Award 2006[15]
- German Design Award 2014, 2015, 2016[16]
- Red dot design award 1999, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015[17]
- IDEA Award 2007, 2015[18]
- Trio des Jahres 2013[19]
- Automotive Brand Contest 2014, 2015, 2016[20]
- EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2014[21]
- Clio Award 2016[22]
Bibliography
- Kiska, Gerald (2015). 25 Years Designing Desire. Anif/Salzburg: Self-Published. ISBN 9783200039315.
- Kiska, Gerald (2015). 25 Years Designing Desire – Work In Progress. Anif/Salzburg: Self-Published. ISBN 9783200044050.
- Rossier, Alexandre (2016). KTM X- BOW GT4: DESIGNED TO RACE. Anif/Salzburg: Self-Published. ISBN 9783200045514.
References
- ↑ Wired: "Wood is good, from hi-fis to high seas"
- ↑ Motorcycle.com: "The other K in KTM"
- ↑ [(http://www.ktmgroup.com/en/company/ KTM Group: "Company Section"]
- ↑ http://www.kiska.com/en/we-are/about-kiska/
- ↑ Deresticted: "New office for KISKA"
- ↑ Motorcycle USA: "KISKA opens first international studio in North America"
- ↑ Motorcycle: "The other K in KTM"
- ↑ Develop3D: "The fast and the furious"
- ↑ PistonHeads: "KTM's Gerald Kiska"
- ↑ Car and Bike: "KTM to Buy Back Public Shares Off the Stock Market"
- ↑ Lanesplitter: "How One Design Studio Took KTM From Bankrupt Dirtbike Company To Giant-Slayer"
- ↑ http://www.kiska.com/en/our-clients/
- ↑ Autovision Winners
- ↑ IF Product Design Award Winners
- ↑ ISPO Brandnew Award
- ↑ German Design Award
- ↑
- ↑ IDEA Award
- ↑ Trio des Jahres
- ↑ Automotive Brand Contest
- ↑ EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award
- ↑