BETWEEN FASHION
AND SYSTEMS.
BORIS KATER IS A BERLIN-BASED DESIGNER AND ART DIRECTOR WORKING IN DESIGN SINCE 2008. HIS BACKGROUND IS ROOTED IN FASHION — PARTICULARLY ALLOVER AND PLACED PRINTS — AND EXTENDS INTO EDITORIAL DESIGN, MOTION AND ART DIRECTION.
KATER LAB IS THE PART OF THE PRACTICE WHERE PATTERN MOVES BEYOND THE PAGE. IT GREW OUT OF YEARS OF WORKING WITH REPEAT, SCALE, COLOUR AND IMAGE FOR FASHION AND NOW APPLIES THAT THINKING TO MODULAR SURFACES, MATERIAL AND SPACE.
SELECTED COLLABORATIONS.
Education
Diploma in Visual Communication, University of Applied Sciences Bielefeld, 2005.
Focus on graphic design, textile prints and pattern, concepts and theoretical analysis in design, philosophy and sociology.
Working approach
Work moves between all-over and placed prints, editorial systems, print finishing, motion and material studies — with one visual idea tested across different scales and media.
The working process is deliberately cross-disciplinary: graphic structure first, then adaptation through material, image, typography and movement.