Markus Jehs and Jurgen Laub met each other whilst studying Industrial Design at the Hochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmuend. They became friends whilst interning in New York and went on to set up their design studio Jehs + Laub when graduating in 1992. Since then they have designed furniture and lighting for a wide range of international furniture manufacturers including Cassina, Knoll, Fritz Hansen and Thonet.
Markus Jehs and Jurgen Laub has designed the extensive Crown range of lighting for Nemo Lighting.