Stephen Müller was born in East Berlin, studied Photography and Communications at Santa Monica College (USA), followed by Visual Communication at Fachhochschule Potsdam, Germany and Communication Design at Parsons School of Design, New York.From 2007 to 2008 he was the head of the Design Department for the Admiralspalast theatre in Berlin. Stephen has a background in Photography and Video/Filmmaking and is an experienced Editorial Designer, a craft he honed by art directing a variety of fashion and cultural magazines. In recent years, he has been working as a freelance Art Director for clients such as Puma AG, Admiralspalast Berlin, Arena Berlin, Applauso East Inc. Tokyo, Berlin Partner GmbH, WM-Studio Mitte, DAAD - German Academic Exchange Service, Streetfootballworld, Süddeutsche Zeitung, St. Pauli Theater Hamburg, Mast-Jägermeister AG, GAIN - German Academic Network, Deutsch Magazine, Piranha Events GmbH, Messe Frankfurt, and Westdeutscher Rundfunk. Stephen also works as a photographer and had been invited to exhibit his work in Berlin, New York and Amsterdam. From 2014-2017 art direction of the official magazine for the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin.The Sultan Berlin collective frequently spends time overseas, building up a strong network with creatives from Europe and Asia.