Olivia Herms

Olivia Herms is a Franco-German designer who studied at the École Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle in Paris and now lives in Munich.

After graduating her career took her to Stockholm for four years, where she worked for Claesson Koivisto Rune Architects, before in 2009 she joined Konstantin Grcic's studio in Munich and where she was involved in a wide variety of multidisciplinary projects for clients such as Vitra and Flötotto, but has also worked on projects in areas such as scenography and architecture.

In 2018, Olivia Herms finally founded her own label called Bada&bou in Munich, with which she has specialized in a very special genre: she develops stylish, high-quality and sustainably manufactured play furniture on the border between furniture and toy design. A venture with success: Bada&bou having been awarded the title of "most innovative Children's Toys & Furniture Brand - Europe". However, Herms not only works for her own company, but also designs for other clients. In 2021 she designed the Ring Table for the Munich furniture manufacturer Acapulco Design based on the lounge chair Acapulco Chair.