Focus on innovation: for a data-driven ecological turnaround
Innovations provide the foundation for a better future. It is not uncommon for a new development to penetrate into other areas of life and change the overall structural conditions in […]
Spotlight: Christian Dior – designer of dreams
By Thomas Wagner. Rediscovering the magic The “Christian Dior. Couturier du Rêve” exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris inspired the fashion world and the public in equal […]
Focus on your craft
Product designer Sebastian Herkner on the development of a personal design language. Sebastian Herkner felt driven by creativity from when he was just a child and enjoyed all sorts of […]
Meet me in the private dining room
By Thomas Wagner. The message all over the world is currently “keep your distance”. For social distancing to work in everyday life, we need convincing design ideas – be they […]
Inspired: newcomers make an impression with new types of furniture and material experiments
How can the growing number of technical devices be integrated harmoniously into our living environments in future? Can innovative materials and their sustainable use inspire product developments? Three newcomers have […]
Starting over: living through disruption
By Lutz Dietzold. This is a surreal moment – life feels like we are in a science fiction novel where the last chapter has not yet been written. Everything is […]
Apple design in the era of Jobs and Ive: a thousand no’s for every yes
By Thomas Wagner. In his book Apple Design: Eine Analyse (Apple Design: an Analysis), Felix Torkar looks at the company’s creative development since 1998 and outlines how the design has […]
We ask; experts answer: what counts in 21st-century design?
Society is changing and we are developing new expectations for everyday objects, our living environment, services and experiences. How do these demands, new technologies and environmental conditions shape the design […]
Textiles that can do more: up-and-coming designer Juliette Berthonneau receives award
Textiles with an intricate design that are cushioning, absorbent, light and simultaneously self-supporting. As contradictory as that may sound, Juliette Berthonneau, from France, proves that that does not have to […]
Focusing on the person: an interview with 2020 newcomer Janina Hünerberg
Industrial designer Janina Hünerberg has previously received many renowned awards for her work that focuses on medical design. Recently she was presented with the German Design Award Newcomer 2020 from […]
Eager-to-experiment newcomers to design are reinventing the kitchen
Living environments, society, consumption patterns and ways of life are changing rapidly. Rooms at home and in the office are increasingly being replaced by zones. The kitchen and the utensils […]
You have to come up with an idea – Hans Gugelot turns 100
By Thomas Wagner. Finding responses to situations: he arrived at the Ulm School of Design in 1954 and his name is closely affiliated with the creation of legendary Braun design. […]
Good design, good business: the 100 best designs
By Thomas Wagner. In a repeat of a 1959 study, the Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology, together with Fortune magazine, asked what the “100 best-designed products” […]
Upheaval for trade fairs: analogue events in digital times
Cancelled trade fairs were the first sign of the significance of the new coronavirus, which has now affected all areas of the economy. Almost all market players are now facing […]
Think about a millimetre as a distance instead of a unit of measurement.
Judith Borowski, managing director of NOMOS, on watch functions and the relevance of a design that time cannot age. The NOMOS brand stands for quality and precision. Its Bauhaus-design watches […]