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Laura Kampf

Laura Kampf (born Anna Laura Kampf[2] 15 August 1983) is a German YouTuber, designer, and craftswoman. She refers to herself as a "maker". Her content primarily focuses on DIY build projects.

Laura Kampf
Personal information
Born
Anna Laura Kampf

(1983-08-15) 15 August 1983 (age 40)
Wiehl, Germany
SpouseCorinne Brinkerhoff
Websitewww.laurakampf.com
YouTube information
Channel
GenreDIY
Subscribers816,000[1]
Total views90 million[1]
Associated actsSimone Giertz
100,000 subscribers
Last updated: September 2022

Early life edit

Kampf was born in Wiehl, Germany[3] on 15 August 1983.[4][5] Her father was an advertiser and her mother was a housewife.[6] After high school, Kampf studied design in college, after initially training as a media designer.[7]

Career edit

Based in Cologne, Kampf began making YouTube videos on her eponymous channel in 2015.[8] On her channel, Kampf has built many projects, including butcher block side tables,[9] a side-car for her bicycle made from a beer keg,[10] a bike trailer made from second-hand wheelbarrows,[11] a yakitori grill made from a repurposed I-beam,[12] and a grill made from a toolbox.[13]

Kampf has frequently collaborated with YouTuber Simone Giertz. She helped Giertz build Truckla, a Tesla Model 3 adapted to be a truck, in 2019.[14][15] Both women worked with Adam Savage in 2021 to build Mad-Max-style battle cars.[16] In 2022, Giertz's company, Yetch, released their set of Build Dice, co-designed by Giertz and Kampf, to help people come up with new project ideas.[17]

Kampf had worked on the German show Die Sendung mit der Maus (The Show with the Mouse) as a "Maus"-expert and "Do-it-your-self-Frau" (Do-it-yourself woman).[18][19] She also worked on the show Schrott or Not.[8] In 2020, Kampf was awarded a Goldene Kamera Digital Award in the category, Best of Education & Coaching.[8]

Personal life edit

Kampf is married to Corinne Brinkerhoff.[20]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "About Laura Kampf". YouTube.
  2. ^ Laura Kampf (14 May 2023). LIVE with Simone Giertz (YouTube video). Event occurs at 37:05-37:13. Retrieved 14 May 2023. Laura: My middle name is Laura. Simone: Oh right and your first name is...? Laura: Anna.
  3. ^ Raabe & Kampf (7 May 2019). "#1 Pilot – Raabe & Kampf – Podcast". Podtail. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  4. ^ McLeod, Christian (11 August 2017). "Interview With Craftswoman Laura Kampf". Leatherman. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  5. ^ Kampf, Laura (17 July 2022). "My house had a secret nobody knew 😱...(House Renovation with a BIG twist)". YouTube. Retrieved 19 September 2022. [timestamp 7:38] 20. August 1982 […] that's 360 days before I was born
  6. ^ Ross, Annika (13 January 2020). "Laura Kampf: Macht's einfach!". Emma (in German). Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  7. ^ Windrath, Martina (3 March 2020). ""Einfach mein Ding machen!": Laura Kampf ist Designerin, Erfinderin und Youtuberin". Kölnische Rundschau (in German). Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  8. ^ a b c Beeskow, Tanja (8 September 2020). "Preisträgerin "Best of Education & Coaching": Laura Kampf". Goldene Kamera (in German). Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  9. ^ Dahl, Timothy (20 June 2016). "Learn How To Make These Stunning Side Tables". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  10. ^ Cockfield, Bryan (26 January 2019). "This Beer Keg Is A Side Car". Hackaday. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  11. ^ List, Jenny (10 October 2021). "A Bike Trailer For Any Expedition". Hackaday. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  12. ^ Branwyn, Gareth (7 February 2022). "Laura Kampf turns an I-beam into a yakitori grill". Boing Boing. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  13. ^ Gregori, Sven (8 June 2022). "Unorthodox Toolbox Switcheroo: Barbecue!". Hackaday. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  14. ^ Hampel, Carrie (20 June 2019). "The 'Queen of Shitty Robots' births 'Truckla'". Electrive. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  15. ^ Huddleston Jr, Tom (19 June 2019). "See how this YouTube star cut her Tesla Model 3 into a pickup truck". CNBC. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  16. ^ Kelsall, Henry (16 April 2021). "MythBusters' Adam Savage Staged A Battle Royale Between Mad Max-Inspired Cars". HotCars. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  17. ^ Branwyn, Gareth (19 September 2022). "Simone Giertz and Laura Kampf created a set of project dice". Boing Boing. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  18. ^ ""Die Sendung mit der Maus": Klimawandel ist Thema am Sonntag, 24. Juli". www.rnd.de (in German). 10 July 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  19. ^ "Laura Kampf: "Mir ist wichtig, Kinder zu inspirieren"". Westdeutsche Zeitung (in German). 13 April 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  20. ^ Kampf, Laura. "Instagram Post: "Kampf is married to Corinne Brinkerhoff"". Instagram. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
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