About

HEIKE BUCHFELDER

Heike Buchfelder is a Berlin-based designer with a background in architecture from the Berlin University of the Arts and further studies at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design. Her approach is grounded in spatial thinking and combines this with an intuitive sensitivity to the physical presence of materials.

In 2005, she established pluma cubic, a studio creating light objects from meticulously arranged natural goose and rooster feathers, capturing the sculptural qualities of this material. Her practice has since expanded into broader material investigations. In recent years, she has shifted her focus to glass and paper, creating one-off pieces and small series that explore transparency, opacity, and the interplay of colour and structure.

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In 2025, she transitioned from the label pluma cubic to working under her own name, marking a more open and fluid approach to her practice. 

Guided by a fascination for materials’ versatility, she looks beyond the constraints of their traditionally intended functions and reinterprets their potential through a dialogue between material, form and atmosphere. She creates objects that move between craftsmanship, contemporary design and sculpture.

Her collections comprise limited editions and unique pieces. Her work has been exhibited internationally at institutions including Marta Herford Museum, Germany, Gewerbemuseum Winterthur, Switzerland, and MOSS, New York.

She is also co-founder of MATTER of COURSE, a collective of Berlin-based designers.