
Interior Trend 2021 “New Simplicity”: Design for being
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the focus has shifted to our homes. Prolonged periods spent at home are awakening new expectations. It is clear that quality and durability […]
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the focus has shifted to our homes. Prolonged periods spent at home are awakening new expectations. It is clear that quality and durability […]
By Thomas Wagner. Right way up or wrong way round? Mirror or selfie? What is the idea behind mirror images of brand names and logos? There is an unrelenting war […]
By Thomas Wagner. “In a world where no less than 400,000 litres of water are used to manufacture a car, it is ridiculous to urge people to use the water […]
Nils Holger Moormann is a brand in his own right among furniture makers. As an industry outsider who came to design in a roundabout way, he successfully worked together with […]
By Thomas Wagner. It’s official: the current IKEA catalogue for the year 2021 will be the last of its kind. Having just celebrated its 70th birthday last summer, the catalogue […]
By Hans Meier-Kortwig. Christmas is an emotional time by its very nature. This year, in the midst of the pandemic, everything is a bit different. More intense. We are more […]
By Hans Meier-Kortwig. Strong brands offer a point of orientation in times of uncertainty, for both customers as well as the brand’s employees, and the crisis has demonstrated this too. […]
By Helmut Maternus Bien. With the Expothek at Baden State Museum, Eckart Köhne has created a digitised exhibition that makes roughly 650,000 years of human history an experience to enjoy […]
Architecture is not only a formal and aesthetic practice, but also a social one. While modern urban planning neglected this aspect of space for a long time, the call for […]
By Thomas Wagner. Many consider Frank Lloyd Wright to be the greatest architect of the 20th century. Sigrid Faltin’s documentary “The Phoenix from the Ashes” examines his visionary architecture as […]
By Lutz Dietzold. Crises make people question what they are familiar with and put it under scrutiny. What is truly tenable? What can disappear? The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in […]
The second Design Talk in 2020: on mobility design When it comes to research projects and the study of other complex questions, the quality of the results always improves when […]
The furniture designs of Enzo Mari are characterised by a consistent, direct style. His book “Autoprogettazione?” is an epochal work for furniture styled by the consumer with simple tools, and […]
By Thomas Wagner. Paul Smith is considered a charismatic designer who produces more than fashion. A new monograph published just in time for his brand’s 50th anniversary captures the spirit […]
Brands must keep developing, since target markets, industries, consumption patterns and values do change. Such development can be done in one large step with a brand relaunch. These three examples […]