My birth name is Sebastian Schimpf and I recently felt the call to change this name to something I feel more resonance with. If you’d like to know more about the name Mannanan, you can read here.

I create at the intersection of consciousness, art, design, and technology. This is where spirituality meets practicality, and where creative genius serves conscious co-creation and awakening.

My deeper journey began in my teens with paint brushes and canvases in Germany, evolving through decades of artistic exploration across mediums: from teenage psychedelic murals to digital mandalas, from handcrafted Balinese jewelry to brand identities that are truly alive with intent.

My work bridges worlds. After 16 years living and working in Bali, followed by an extended chapter of travel through Asia, the US, and Latin America, I’m now back in Germany – my country of birth. Throughout that journey, I’ve gone deep into consciousness work, contemplative practice, and the inner dimensions of creativity. I believe we need a solid personal practice to cultivate both well-being and well-doing.

I believe in the conscious evolution of humanity and I do feel a responsibility to devote myself to this creative process, so I can grow and become more integrated and also support others on their path. We all have our part in shaping this creation. By getting to know ourselves and developing our true will, we can participate in a much more empowered way than our human programming (the little me) would otherwise allow us to do. Through ancient wisdom traditions – particularly Toltec knowledge – combined with practical methodologies, connection with nature, and the right use of technology, I work to bridge the spiritual with the functional. This is how I bring divine inspiration into tangible creation for myself and others. I do this through my gift of Making Things Visible and by supporting the deepening realization of who we are and what we are here to do.

My aim is to always merge the vertical connection – consciousness – with the horizontal – worldly reality. This happens by bridging the left with the right hemisphere of the brain and by turning the unknown into the known. There are many beautiful ways to do this.

Brands need structure, methodology, and clear processes – but informed by spirit, they become portals for transformation. This is Depth Branding: where true creative genius meets practical expression, where higher perspective informs every design choice.

I work with those ready to make the world better by being their best selves – people who understand that the quality of our choices and our impact really matters. Together, we deepen self-awareness and realize our creative and infinite potential when we’re willing to do the inner work that can then inform the work we do in the world.

This precious creation we’re all part of is both an immense challenge and an incredible opportunity. I see myself as a facilitator of greater balance, expanded perception, and a deepening of true feeling and knowing. In this way, our divinity and infinite present awareness is allowed to directly shape our worldly experience and existence.