IRIS INTERTHAL was born in 1969 in Germany. After more than 12 years of marketing experience in the dental industry, she studied visual communications in Stuttgart, where she established her own design studio in 2002. Iris Interthal has received several national awards in graphic and product design.

ACME Studios is an international product design company founded in Los Angeles 1985. The success factor is the intensive cooperation with globally recognized architects, designers, artists, foundations, estates and institutions. In 1997, ACME released their first collection of fine writing tools.