ante up

ante up is a studio in Vienna that designs products around the end of their life. Founded in 2020 by Benedikt Stonawski and Hauke Unterburg, trained at the Design Academy Eindhoven and the Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design, it treats a closed material cycle as the brief rather than an add-on.

The practice covers product and furniture development, circular design consultancy, design-thinking workshops, CAD construction, 3D rendering and prototyping in its own model workshop. Clients include Adidas, Österreichische Post, Rado, YOUS, Fantoplast and Packwall, and the studio’s own furniture system, up the system, is sold under its name. Recognition includes the Austrian Interior Design Award 2025 and the Future Forward Award 2026; both founders teach on materials and sustainability at NDU St. Pölten.