About Johannes Seibel and Mono
Johannes Seibel is part of the 6th generation of the family business, which was originally founded in 1895 in Mettmann, where the company is now headquartered. Since 2017, he has been working as a creative strategist together with his father Wilhelm, brother Matthias and almost 30 colleagues on new products, campaigns and the future of the design manufactory.
The brand Mono was born in 1959 with the development of the Mono A cutlery by designer Peter Raacke. Since then, Mono has strived to develop products in collaboration with designers that do not follow fashion, but outlast fashions, to create objects that do not decorate, but function and are manufactured with the highest standards of workmanship, material and its origin.
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As an ambassador of the German Design Graduates, Mono initiates the Mono Residency, which is aimed directly at young designers. The family-owned company has been manufacturing design products for the table at its production site in Mettmann for over 125 years. In 2023, Mono will invite a 10-person selection of the last four graduates (2018-2022) to participate in the Mono Residency Programme. In summer 2023, the graduates’ design objects will be presented to the press and the public at an exclusive exhibition event in Berlin.