After more than two decades of successful collaboration, it is now official: Frank Dittmann GmbH will become part of iart - studio for media architectures in June 2025.

With this step, we are pooling our strengths in scenography, interior design and immersive experiences. As Lead Creative Direction, Frank Dittmann will take on a central role in the area of visitor experiences and will contribute his expertise directly to the creative team at iart.

The shared history is characterized by trust, creative standards and enthusiasm for innovative spatial concepts. These values also form the basis for the next joint step.

Thanks to the integration, we can now develop and realize holistic spatial experiences from A to Z in-house: creative, technical and production seamlessly from a single source.

We look forward to new projects, fresh perspectives and continuing to create groundbreaking visitor experiences - now together under one roof!

Media release

iart strengthens Visitor Experiences unit through integration of Frank Dittmann GmbH

Basel, June 2, 2025

We at iart are delighted to announce that Frank Dittmann GmbH has been part of iart since June 2025. As a leading company for media architecture, we are thus deepening our expertise in the areas of scenography and narrative spatial design.

iart and Frank Dittmann have enjoyed a close and successful partnership for over 24 years. During this time, numerous pioneering projects have been created that have shaped the interplay between spatial design, technology and storytelling. This collaboration, which has always been based on creativity, mutual trust and shared enthusiasm for innovative solutions, now forms the basis for the friendly takeover.

A step for creative innovation
With the integration, we are bundling our creative and technological expertise in order to consistently continue the development of immersive experience spaces. In future, Frank Dittmann will support the Visitor Experiences area of expertise under the direction of Anna Pfeiffer as Lead Creative Direction. He will contribute his many years of experience in spatial storytelling to the design of innovative visitor experiences.

Frank Dittmann will play a key creative role in future projects, while the implementation skills will be pooled at iart. In this way, we can continue to guarantee our customers the highest creative quality and efficient project management.

Designing together for the lasting future
In the future, Frank Dittmann will play a leading role in shaping the content development of immersive formats and, together with iart, break new ground for visitor experiences. Frank Dittmann will remain true to his unmistakable creative signature, with which he translates complex content into impressive spatial experiences - enhanced by iart's technological and production capabilities.

"With the integration of Frank Dittmann, we are expanding our creative spectrum and our implementation power at the same time. I am looking forward to the new joint paths to visitor experiences of the future," says Anna Pfeiffer.

“Frank not only brings visionary ideas, he can also inspire teams with his broad artistic knowledge and turn ideas into holistic spatial productions,” says Valentin Spiess, founder of iart.

Frank Dittmann adds: "iart has always been my first port of call when it comes to implementing visions innovatively and precisely. I am very much looking forward to deepening this collaboration and to new, challenging projects that we will realize together."

About iart
iart develops innovative spatial experiences. At the interface of technology, design, architecture and art, projects are created that set new standards worldwide. iart accompanies its clients from the initial idea to the complete realization of extraordinary spaces, installations and media facades.

About Frank Dittmann
Frank Dittmann is a qualified architect SIA and an internationally active scenographer whose projects have won numerous awards. Over more than two decades, he has developed numerous narrative spaces, multimedia installations and immersive exhibitions. His works combine architectural thinking with innovative storytelling and offer visitors unforgettable experiences.