Ingo Niermann is a writer and the editor of the speculative book series Solution. His debut novel Der Effekt was published in 2001. Recent books include: Solution 257: Complete Love (2016); Solution 264–274: Drill Nation (2015); Concentration (ed., 2015); David Lieske: I Tried to Make This Work (2015); Solution 247–261: Love (ed., 2013); Choose Drill (2011); The Future of Art: A Manual (with Erik Niedling, 2011); Solution 186–195: Dubai Democracy (2010); Solution 1–10: Umbauland (2009); Solution 9: The Great Pyramid (with Jens Thiel, 2008); and The Curious World of Drugs and Their Friends (with Adriano Sack, 2008). Niermann cofounded the revolutionary collective Redesigndeutschland, invented a tomb for all people, the Great Pyramid (thegreatpyramid.de), and together with Rem Koolhaas he has been building a tool for public ballots — Vote — in Gwangju. In cooperation with Haus der Kulturen der Welt (Berlin) Niermann started the international digital publishing project Fiktion (fiktion.cc). Niermann is currently living in Basel.