What e27 does

e27 Gackstatter, Quintus GbR (trading as e27) is a Berlin-based boutique design agency founded in 1993, operating as a partnership between two managing directors, Hendrik Gackstatter and Fax Quintus. The agency's core offering is end-to-end design services across corporate identity, web design and TYPO3-based web development, print production (catalogues, brochures, posters, magazines), event and exhibition design, and physical product design (lighting fixtures, furniture, lifestyle products). e27 designs both the visual identity and the manufactured products for its clients, with notable collaborations including Marc O'Polo's monogram logo, the Deutscher Filmpreis broadcast identity for Deutsche Filmakademie e.V. (ongoing since 2004), Ziegler Film's 20+ year brand evolution, and Carmeq (a Volkswagen Group subsidiary). The product design side has produced multiple German Design Award nominees — Light Drop (2014 for Pulpo) and SCALA shelving (2019 for Müller Möbel) — alongside commercially shipped luminaires such as Overlay, KUP, GINKGO for Spanish manufacturer B.LUX and Fluid for Selux AG.

The firm's underlying technology stack centers on TYPO3 CMS implementation with responsive web design and in-house web hosting, supplemented by traditional print production pipelines. It has no proprietary platform or SaaS product; revenue is generated through project-based professional services engagements, with quote-based pricing that varies by scope and complexity. Disclosed go-to-market is direct, enterprise field sales driven by the principals' relationships and portfolio referrals, supported by a portfolio website, earned media in design trade press (e.g., on-light magazine), and a newsletter. e27 actively recruits designers and programmers via a jobs@ inbox, and the most recent disclosed collaboration is a 2017 co-development partnership with Kaiserwetter on the Berliner Stiftungswoche TYPO3 platform.

e27 serves a horizontal base of roughly 25+ named enterprise and mid-market clients across fashion, film/entertainment, automotive, lighting, furniture, healthcare, hospitality, government, and nonprofit/cultural segments. Its most strategically significant relationships are long-tenured (Deutsche Filmakademie since 2004, Ziegler Film 20+ years, DFA Produktion since 2006), while more recent work has extended into IoT and EV-charging hardware design for early-stage startups such as ebee Smart Technologies and Smart Wins. The firm has no disclosed funding, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no public listing — it is founder-controlled and profitable on a project-by-project basis.

Name

e27

Legal name

e27 Gackstatter, Quintus GbR

Website

https://e27.berlin

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

e27 is a Berlin-based boutique design agency, founded in 1993, offering corporate identity, web design (TYPO3), print, and physical product design to enterprise clients across fashion, film, automotive, lighting, healthcare, and nonprofit sectors on a project-based professional services model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Brand and Corporate Design Services

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (541430), Industrial Design Services (54142)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

B2B/ABM Creative Agencies (MPAAAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Brand Experience (BX) & Service Design (BPAFAEAI), Digital Creative & Experience Design Agencies (Web/App/UX) (MPAAAAAD)

Keywords

• Corporate design services
• Brand identity design
• Web design development
• Product design studio
• Communication design

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Design Services: Project-based professional services for corporate identity, brand design, web development, and product design. Clients include Deutsche Filmakademie, Marc O'Polo, and Ziegler Film. Revenue generated through custom project engagements rather than recurring subscriptions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

e27 is a Berlin-based design agency delivering end-to-end visual communication and product design for B2B clients. Its core offerings span corporate identity (logos, brand guidelines, business stationery), web design and TYPO3-based programming with hosting, print design (posters, brochures, catalogues, employee magazines), event and exhibition design, and physical product design for manufacturers of lighting, furniture, and lifestyle goods. The agency sells its services as integrated project engagements rather than discrete software products.

Product overview

e27 is a Berlin-based design agency offering comprehensive design services as a single unified offering rather than a platform architecture. Their core services include corporate design (logo, brand identity, business stationery), web design and programming with hosting, print design (posters, flyers, brochures, catalogs), and event/exhibition design. The agency also designs physical products for clients across lighting (Fluid for Selux, Overlay/GINKGO/KUP for B.LUX, Light Drop/Steel Drop/CLOQ for DOMUS and Pulpo), furniture (SCALA for Müller Möbel, Loll for re-produkte), lifestyle products (String Art and ABC Button for Donkey Products), smart home technology (Smart Wins water sensor), and EV charging infrastructure (ebee charging station). Notable collaborations include work with Marc O'Polo, Deutsche Filmakademie, and Magna Naturstein.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate Design Services

Quantifiable outcome

• German Design Award 2019 nomination for SCALA shelving system
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers26 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• KaiserwettercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017e27 collaborated with Kaiserwetter as lead agency on the Berliner Stiftungswoche website project. Kaiserwetter handled visual design and concept based on Berliner Stiftungswoche's corporate design; e27 handled complete technical implementation including TYPO3 development, responsive web design, complex event registration system, and map-based event calendar.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fuenfwerken Design AG: German agency focused on corporate design, brand identity, and wayfinding/signage systems. Closely comparable in mid-size boutique positioning and corporate-design specialization.
• KMS Team: German brand and corporate design consultancy working on corporate identity, employer branding, and digital experiences for enterprise clients. Highly comparable in service mix and enterprise-buyer focus.
• MetaDesign: Berlin-based brand and corporate design agency offering identity, communication, and digital design services. Closely comparable to e27 in geography, service scope (brand systems, web, print), and enterprise client orientation.
• Bureau Oberhauser: Stuttgart-based independent brand and design agency offering corporate identity, communication design, and packaging. Comparable boutique positioning with similar German mid-market and enterprise client profile.
• Strichpunkt Design: Stuttgart/Berlin design agency specializing in brand identity, corporate design, and digital experiences. Comparable boutique-style agency with similar cross-media service portfolio.
• Kolle Rebbe: Hamburg-based creative agency offering brand strategy, corporate design, and integrated campaigns. Comparable in full-service creative model and German enterprise client roster.

Broad incumbents

• Landor & Fitch: Global brand and design consultancy with strong European presence. Comparable at the corporate-identity and brand-strategy layer, but with substantially broader scale and geographic reach than e27.
• Scholz & Friends: One of Germany's largest independent creative agencies with offices across DACH. Broader portfolio than e27 but operates in overlapping brand and corporate design territory.
• Designworks (BMW Group): Global design consultancy owned by BMW working on brand, product, and experience design. Represents the broader-incumbent model with which e27 competes for premium industrial and mobility design clients.
• Serviceplan Group: Europe's largest independent owner-managed agency group with full-service creative, digital, and media capabilities. A broader incumbent against which e27 competes for enterprise brand work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/e27_berlin
• Facebookfacebook.com/e27berlin
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/e27

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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