About

With her artistic style, designer Maike Kristina Harich blends design with nature. Whether in gardens, architecture, or her handcrafted objects, she creates atmospheric spaces and brings more nature into the home and into our lives.

The studio

Atelier Harich is a highly personal and individual design studio founded by garden and interior designer Maike Kristina Harich. It is based in the northern German Hanseatic city of Bremen and operates nationally and internationally. Our goal is to bring more nature into urban spaces.

In her design consultations and design concepts, Maike Kristina Harich demonstrates the potential of gardens, outdoor spaces and buildings to create green oases and integrate more nature.

The goal is always to create an atmosphere that allows people who come to this place to breathe deeply and bring a smile to their faces. Without neglecting the practical benefits – for people and for nature.

Our designs can be implemented either independently or with the assistance of professional tradespeople or garden and landscaping companies. We are happy to advise you on all design questions during the implementation process.

You can find more information about our design consulting under Design Consulting .

CV

Nature, space and people – these three elements accompany Maike Kristina Harich throughout her life and are now combined in her designs.

She started with people. As a trained communications consultant, she founded her own agency in 1998 and, together with her team, advised national and international clients on interpersonal communication.

In 2007, she decided to sell her agency and establish her own studio to gain more space for creativity and freedom. Throughout her life, she has maintained a close connection to nature, roaming through meadows and fields as a child, and even later, in her hectic job as agency head, she sought balance in tranquil walks along the dike and through the northern German countryside.

With the founding of her studio, nature intuitively returned to her life. She created nature illustrations, linocuts with botanical motifs, and abstract landscape paintings in acrylic and watercolor. Her handcrafted works were featured in magazines such as Homes & Gardens, Landlust, and Wohnen & Garten. And so she found and continues to find a loyal clientele in a wide variety of countries.

At the same time, Maike Kristina Harich, in response to demand, began to create three-dimensional designs with her atmospheric style and designed the first rooms. Always with a focus on nature, whether through natural materials in the interior or the integration of the garden into an overall aesthetic design.

In the following years, she completed, among other things, a certificate course in interior design and various international courses in garden and landscape design, as she is particularly inspired by English and Dutch garden designers.

Artwork & Shop

Minimalist, Nordic, tranquil—these best describe the style of Maike Kristina Harich's illustrations and paintings. Her motifs are always inspired by nature. These are the handcrafted creations she creates, for example, paintings, textiles, and—her particular preference—exclusive greeting cards. She combines art with craftsmanship to create unique pieces.

We also occasionally include special pieces from other artisans and small manufacturers in our online shop – sometimes from their collections and sometimes designed by Maike and produced in external factories.

Everything is made from natural materials such as handmade paper, linen, clay, or wood. Sometimes for hanging, sometimes for use, but always with the desire to create a sense of well-being and joy.

You can find the currently available objects in the online shop.

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journal

In addition to our online journal here on the website, a special subscriber-only issue is published 3-4 times a year. Here, Maike offers insights into her work and studio, shares inspiration for places and ideas, and how we can recognize, nurture, and enjoy the beauty of the natural world around us.

The journal is available for free subscription and will be sent as a PDF. If you're interested, please send us a message to let us know you'd like to be added to the mailing list.

We only work with people who share our values. Above all, decency, respect, tolerance, friendly and peaceful interaction in word and deed, and always a sense of humor.