Christoph was born 1976 in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. After moving to Switzerland with 14 years of age he finished school in Switzerland and studied Industrial Design at FHNW. 5 years of working experience at Hannes Wettstein design studio followed, and in 2012 he opened his own Studio in Bern. He is a lecturer at HSLU in Lucerne. Christoph describes his work as a synthesis of his Brazilian heritage and Swiss education, combined with the acribic an formally calm experience he made while working for Hannes Wettstein.