Digitalisation is changing much about the world we live in, not least in our immediate surroundings. With the widespread use of digital devices in particular, the demand for access to uninterrupted, high-speed internet services is on […]
To play is something we can do alone or with others. It promotes motor skills and social skills, and we can learn from it. As Friedrich Schiller put it: “Man only plays when in the full […]
Together with his friends George Nelson and Charles and Ray Eames, Alexander Girard, American architect, interior designer, corporate designer and designer of furniture, textiles, wallpaper and exhibitions (1907–1993), is considered one of the most influential design […]
Will the knife of the future be able to adapt itself to different tasks? How programmable materials may one day become an everyday reality – and how far we still have to go. By Mehmet Toprak. […]
The Perlenflasche by Günter Kupetz is Germany’s most recognisable beverage bottle. And this design classic is now celebrating its 50th anniversary. By Thomas Wagner. Products which can look back on over a half century of active use […]
By Thomas Wagner. In the search for new talent, how can businesses find and retain the best employees? Anne Grobe of comdirect bank and Arndt Papenfuß of Kaldewei explained how at the German Brand Convention 2019 […]
The People’s Republic of China is one of the world’s largest economies. In recent years, China has developed at a breathtaking pace, becoming a production location for highly innovative technological products. Should medium-sized German companies be […]
Bauhaus | documenta: A virtual exhibition The project “bauhaus | documenta. Vision and Brand”, developed by documenta archiv and the University of Kassel in cooperation with Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel, has been under way in Kassel since […]
Programmable materials: Solutions for the future Innovative materials, especially those that promise improved product sustainability and user handling, are playing an increasingly important role in the development of new products. A current focus of research in […]
