Philipp Nicolai

After studying stage design at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Hamburg, Philipp Nicolai worked as an assistant stage designer at Schauspielhaus Hannover from 2004 to 2006. From 2007 to 2009 he was employed there as a permanent set designer, during which time he worked with Ruedi Häusermann, Marco Štorman, Marc Prätsch, Peter Kastenmüller and others.

Since 2009 he has worked as a freelance stage and costume designer in Dresden, Hanover, Hamburg, Stuttgart and elsewhere, including with directors Dominik von Gunten, Schirin Khodadadian and Brigitte Dethier.