A new logo for the Netherlands
A new logo for the Netherlands The term used to describe a nation or state presenting itself through a unified visual language is Nation Branding. The Netherlands, a nation with […]
Drawing in the digital world. A film
Drawing in the digital world. A film Illustrations, especially done the old-fashioned way with lead and coloured pencils or with brush and ink, are making a comeback, with a surprising […]
Agriculture with drones
Agriculture with drones The use of drones is currently being trialled in many areas, including agriculture. The US company John Deere, together with the Bruchsal-based company Volocopter, presented VoloDrone, a […]
Innovations by emerging designers: the James Dyson Award 2019
Innovations by emerging designers: the James Dyson Award 2019 For 15 years, the James Dyson Award has been searching the globe for technological and design solutions to current problems. One […]
Sneakers. An exhibition in Lausanne
Sneakers. An exhibition in Lausanne Originally a sports shoe, since the 1980s they have sneaked into our everyday lives as a fashion accessory for almost every occasion. Sneakers. Once worn […]
People in design: Sascha Peters named Honorary Professor at Hildesheim
People in design: Sascha Peters named Honorary Professor at Hildesheim Through his publications, lectures, exhibitions and projects, Sascha Peters has long been known in the design industry as an expert […]
Moby Dick and Creativity
By Thomas Wagner. When compiling “100 Books All Designers Should Know” (Original title: “100 Bücher, die alle Designer kennen sollten”), René Spitz and Marcel Trauzenberg had no intention of simply […]
Upcoming! 3 questions for designer Kai Rump
Kai Rump graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the School of Art and Design at the University of Wuppertal. He has been working as an industrial designer since 2019. […]
Fifty shades of pink?
By Thomas Wagner. No matter what shade of pink you are talking about, whether pale primrose, shocking pink or magenta, it never fails to surprise, provoke and steal the limelight. […]
Magnum opus – The Atlas of Furniture Design
By Gerrit Terstiege. In November 2019, the Vitra Design Museum launched a fundamental work of encyclopaedic proportions on the history of modern furniture design. With more than 1,000 pages, the […]
AI Artificial Intelligence: Exhibition and film series
AI Artificial Intelligence: Exhibition and film series Right now the subject of Artificial Intelligence, or AI for short, is omnipresent. And the discussion isn’t limited to the effects that increased […]
Cars. Exhibition in London
Cars. Exhibition in London Since its invention and at the latest with its mass production and distribution, the car has gone on to accelerate the lifestyles of people in industrialised […]
Anton Stankowski. House numbers for individualists
Anton Stankowski. House numbers for individualists As well as being a famous son of the city of Gelsenkirchen, the photographer, painter, and graphic artist Anton Stankowski (1906 until 1998) is […]
People in design: Rocco Iannone joins Ferrari
People in design: Rocco Iannone joins Ferrari Rocco Iannone was appointed creative director for brand diversification at Ferrari in early November. The 35-year-old fashion designer, trained in Italy, has already […]
People in design: Typographer Xu Xuecheng has passed away
People in design: Typographer Xu Xuecheng has passed away The very nature of Chinese characters makes them a challenge for Westerners. The sheer number of different characters is so large […]
Herbert Bayer: Graphic designer. Exhibition in New York
Herbert Bayer: Graphic designer. Exhibition in New York Herbert Bayer (1900 – 1985) is regarded as one of the most significant graphic designers, typographers and exhibition architects of the 20th […]
People in design: Hussein Chalayan becomes Professor at the HTW Berlin
People in design: Hussein Chalayan becomes Professor at the HTW Berlin Time and again, his fashion, his idea of clothing, his shows, his exhibitions and his communication of his own […]
Speechless communication. An exhibition in Dallas
Speechless communication. An exhibition in Dallas Communication is certainly one of the most commonly used terms of our time. Coping with the challenges of everyday life without constant communication seems […]
Reading as a form of cultural technology: A conference in Münster
Reading as a form of cultural technology: A conference in Münster Proclaiming the death of the printed word has long since become commonplace. While much of the world’s knowledge is […]
People in design: Wolfgang Rieder appointed Loeb Fellow at Harvard
People in design: Wolfgang Rieder appointed Loeb Fellow at Harvard The Austrian Rieder Group has cooperated with architects, designers and artists for many years in the application and further development […]