Lilienthal Berlin

Lilienthal Berlin is a German watch manufacturer based in Berlin. Founded in 2015 by Jacques Colman and Michael Gilli, the brand takes its name from Otto Lilienthal, the German aviation pioneer, and uses Berlin’s modernist design culture as part of its identity. Its watches are described as being inspired by Bauhaus design, emphasizing restrained forms and a functional, contemporary aesthetic rather than elaborate ornamentation. The company belongs to the modern direct-to-consumer and design-led watch segment, positioning itself around accessible German design and a strong connection to Berlin. Its publicly documented product category is wristwatches; the available reference material does not identify specific collections, movements, retail channels, production locations, ownership structure, or sales figures. As a result, the brand’s commercial scope beyond watches cannot be established from the supplied sources. Lilienthal Berlin has received several design and sustainability-related distinctions. It was awarded the Green Product Award in 2017, followed by a German Design Award in 2018. The brand also received German Design Awards in 2019 and 2020, and a Red Dot Design Award in 2019. In 2021, it received an iF Design Award. These recognitions indicate that product design and sustainability have been central elements of its public brand profile. The name and visual positioning connect the company to German engineering, aviation history, Berlin, and the Bauhaus tradition. However, the available source material does not provide enough information to assess its current leadership, international distribution, financial performance, detailed product portfolio, or present corporate structure.

Lilienthal Berlin was established in 2015 by Jacques Colman and Michael Gilli in Berlin, Germany. The brand’s name references Otto Lilienthal, the German aviation pioneer, whose experiments with gliders made him an important figure in the history of flight. By using Lilienthal’s name, the company links its identity to German invention and technical experimentation while retaining a distinctly Berlin-oriented character. From its formation, Lilienthal Berlin focused on watches and developed a design language influenced by the Bauhaus tradition. Bauhaus is associated with functionalism, geometric clarity, and the integration of practical use with visual design. In the context of Lilienthal Berlin’s watches, this influence is expressed through a restrained, contemporary approach. The supplied reference material does not identify particular watch collections, mechanisms, materials, manufacturing partners, or retail formats, so the brand’s detailed product evolution cannot be reconstructed reliably. The company’s early public recognition included the Green Product Award in 2017. This distinction associated Lilienthal Berlin with sustainability-oriented product design, although the available material does not specify the particular product, environmental criteria, or measurable sustainability practices that supported the award. In 2018, the brand received the German Design Award, reinforcing its emphasis on product aesthetics and design-led positioning. Recognition continued in 2019, when Lilienthal Berlin received both a German Design Award and a Red Dot Design Award. The brand received another German Design Award in 2020. These awards placed the company within a broader field of contemporary product and industrial design brands recognized for visual execution, usability, or concept quality. The sequence also helped establish design awards as a recurring part of Lilienthal Berlin’s public profile rather than a single early achievement. In 2021, Lilienthal Berlin received an iF Design Award. Taken together, the Green Product Award, German Design Awards, Red Dot recognition, and iF Design Award document a sustained pattern of recognition between 2017 and 2021. The record suggests that the brand’s principal differentiation has been its combination of Berlin identity, Bauhaus-inspired watch design, and an accessible contemporary product proposition. The supplied sources do not provide verified information about later milestones, current executives, ownership, financial results, geographic market coverage, production arrangements, or corporate changes. Accordingly, Lilienthal Berlin can be documented with confidence as a Berlin-based watch manufacturer founded in 2015 and recognized repeatedly for design, but its present operational scale and business structure remain unspecified.

• 2021

  iF Design Award

  [1]Lilienthal Berlinen.wikipedia.org

  Lilienthal Berlin received an iF Design Award.

• 2020

  Additional German Design Award

  [1]Lilienthal Berlinen.wikipedia.org

  The brand received another German Design Award.

• 2019

  German Design Award and Red Dot Design Award

  [1]Lilienthal Berlinen.wikipedia.org

  Lilienthal Berlin received both a German Design Award and a Red Dot Design Award.

• 2018

  German Design Award

  [1]Lilienthal Berlinen.wikipedia.org

  The brand received a German Design Award.

• 2017

  Green Product Award

  [1]Lilienthal Berlinen.wikipedia.org

  Lilienthal Berlin received the Green Product Award for sustainability-related product design.

• 2015

  Lilienthal Berlin is founded

  [1]Lilienthal Berlinen.wikipedia.org

  Jacques Colman and Michael Gilli founded the Berlin-based watch brand.

A Berlin-based, design-led watch brand combining accessible contemporary wristwatch design with Bauhaus-inspired aesthetics and German urban identity.

• Wristwatches · 2015

  Lilienthal Berlin watches

  Lilienthal Berlin’s documented product focus is wristwatches designed in a contemporary style influenced by Bauhaus. The brand’s design language is associated with functional forms, visual restraint, and a Berlin-centered identity. The supplied sources do not identify individual collections, watch complications, movements, materials, or current availability.

1. 1Lilienthal Berlinen.wikipedia.org