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 […]
Ventilators and more. Viessmann is converting production during the crisis. Times of crisis call for especially creative solutions and innovative approaches. This is currently being demonstrated by Viessmann, a company […]
Virtual encounters in hybrid spaces. The Venn Room. Video conferences are increasingly seen as a given, both in private as well as professional communication. This dialogue in picture and sound […]
Philip Rosenthal’s residence. Bavaria’s heritage trust takes over Erkersreuth palace. Sleeping in a marquee, receiving guests in a baroque hall; Erkersreuth palace in Selb is an exceptional location. For decades, […]
Ilkka Suppanen receives the Kaj Franck Prize 2020 The Kaj Franck Prize has been awarded in Finland since 1992 to personalities whose oeuvre reflects the values of the award’s namesake, […]
Things reassessed. Parsons launches an archive of collective isolation. After Gary Hustwit’s film Objectified, in which designers and design experts from across the world inform viewers about things and their […]
Touching no longer allowed: the doorknob is now an object of suspicion. When a pandemic meets everyday life and design and there is a hand involved in there somewhere, the […]
Turning 40 – tanti auguri, Fiat Panda! The Fiat Panda is and will remain a beloved hatchback of automotive enthusiasts. That is why this small, highly simple and yet robust […]
People in design: Rosemarie Baltensweiler (1927–2020) The Swiss Federal Office of Culture awarded her with the Grand Prix Design for her oeuvre early in the summer of 2019. Now Rosemarie […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. This month Hans […]
ASMR, autonomous sensory meridian response. Exhibition in Stockholm The author Clemens Setz described it thus: “A pleasant tension broke out on my scalp, travelling slowly down through my neck, combined […]
NASA logo: the worm is back When the Apollo 11 lunar module successfully achieved the first manned landing on the earth’s moon in 1969, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, […]
Philosophy of Fashion. Georg Simmel, a sign of his times He was considered eccentric and extraordinary in the lecture theatre and dealt with topical issues. Word also got around that […]
Mia Seeger Prize 2020. Submission deadline postponed The Mia Seeger Foundation, based in Stuttgart, recently announced that the Mia Seeger Prize 2020 will be going ahead. Adjustments have of course […]
Matthew Weaver becomes Vice President of Nissan Design Europe Japanese car manufacturer Nissan maintains design centres across the world to cater to cultural differences and expectations of local consumers. Matthew […]
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” […]
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 […]