Bernard Stein was born in Berlin in 1949.
Founder and partner in the design office Ott+Stein, Berlin from 1978 – 2004.
Member of AGI since 1997.
Co-publisher of the typography reference work TYPO – when, who, how? 1998
Professor of visual communication at the Kassel Art College since 1998.
Board member and consultant to MetaDesign Berlin since 2002.
Founder of the Berlin Archiv für Historische Abbildungspraxis (archive of historical design practices), 2008.