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
Wiehl, Germany
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

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

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

Kampf is a Lesbian.[6]

References
  1. "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. 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.
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