Michael Rudolph studied at the Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee. In 2000 he founded the graphic studio Milchhof in Berlin with a focus on design for culture and art. Clients include various theaters such as the Saarländisches Staatstheater (Saarbrücken), the Gorkitheater, the Hebbeltheater, the Gorki Theater and the Sophiensaele (all in Berlin). He also works for independent directors in individual productions. Other focal points are graphic works for festivals and art exhibitions. For the Freiraum Q21 in the Museumsquartier in Vienna, he was responsible for the graphic design of various exhibitions.
The catalog for the exhibition “Frida Parmeggiani” in the Baroque Museum, which was created as a student annual project at the Mozarteum University, was one of the most beautiful Austrian books of 2016. The studio itself won various prizes such as the most beautiful German books (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012 ), 100 Best Posters Germany – Austria – Switzerland (2000, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2015), German Photo Book Award Gold (2009) and was nominated for the German Design Award in 2008, 2010, 2013. As a lecturer in graphic design, he worked in Germany in Kassel, Wuppertal and Cottbus. Since 2016 he has been working at the Mozarteum University in the Department of Scenography.
The catalog for the exhibition “Frida Parmeggiani” in the Baroque Museum, which was created as a student annual project at the Mozarteum University, was one of the most beautiful Austrian books of 2016. The studio itself won various prizes such as the most beautiful German books (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012 ), 100 Best Posters Germany – Austria – Switzerland (2000, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2015), German Photo Book Award Gold (2009) and was nominated for the German Design Award in 2008, 2010, 2013. As a lecturer in graphic design, he worked in Germany in Kassel, Wuppertal and Cottbus. Since 2016 he has been working at the Mozarteum University in the Department of Scenography.