Hallo Essen is a design collective founded in 2010 by Jennifer Heimann, Holm Giessler and Kai Eckoldt – a group of friends from the Industrial Design studies at the Folkwang University of the arts – located in Essen, Germany, the "heart" of the Ruhr area. Jennifer Heimann is a self-employed designer whose strength is the crosslinking between the various areas of design, from Product Design, to Fashion and Graphic, as well as Color & Trim. Holm Giessler is currently working in a design studio in Essen. He has a passion for furniture and lighting design, and his strength comes from his technical knowledge and sense for details. Kai Eckoldt is a research assistant at the Folkwang University. He works in the field of Experience Design. He is interested in a possibility-driven design approach to design products that create or mediate positive experiences.
![Poki by Holm Giessler and Jennifer Heimann. Poki by Holm Giessler and Jennifer Heimann.](/content/dam/domusweb/en/news/2012/01/23/hallo-essen-poki/big_372094_5932_web_halloessen_poki_family1.jpg.foto.rmedium.jpg)
![Poki by Holm Giessler and Jennifer Heimann. Poki by Holm Giessler and Jennifer Heimann.](/content/dam/domusweb/en/news/2012/01/23/hallo-essen-poki/big_372094_8881_web_halloessen_poki_sketch.jpg.foto.rmedium.jpg)
![Poki by Holm Giessler and Jennifer Heimann. Detail. Poki by Holm Giessler and Jennifer Heimann. Detail.](/content/dam/domusweb/en/news/2012/01/23/hallo-essen-poki/big_372094_6923_web_poki_wall_detail_01.jpg.foto.rmedium.jpg)
![Poki by Holm Giessler and Jennifer Heimann. Detail. Poki by Holm Giessler and Jennifer Heimann. Detail.](/content/dam/domusweb/en/news/2012/01/23/hallo-essen-poki/big_372094_8405_web_poki_wall_detail_02.jpg.foto.rmedium.jpg)
![Poki by Holm Giessler and Jennifer Heimann. Poki by Holm Giessler and Jennifer Heimann.](/content/dam/domusweb/en/news/2012/01/23/hallo-essen-poki/big_372094_3141_web_halloessen_poki_floor.jpg.foto.rmedium.jpg)