Retail in flux – the art of smart networking
Bricks-and-mortar retail is dead – long live bricks-and-mortar retail! News of the sector’s death may well be premature, and I am sick of hearing that the high street is doomed […]
Film-maker Gary Hustwit documents the digital redesign of the New York subway map
This year, film-maker Gary Hustwit – known for films such as “Helvetica”, “Objectified” and “Rams” – had the pleasure of following the agency Work & Co. as they redesigned New […]
Fraunhofer researchers develop new coronavirus test procedure and introduce mobile testing lab
The coronavirus pandemic has had palpable impacts on our work and private lives, with drastic consequences for the global economy. Breaking the chains of infection is key to containing the […]
The myth of fashion. Documentary film about the designer Martin Margiela
One of the most enigmatic figures of the fashion scene in recent decades has now reached cinema screens with Reiner Holzemer’s unique portrait of the anonymous master of the fashion […]
The 2020 MediaTech Hub Conference
The 2020 MediaTech Hub Conference bills itself as the only B2B event on media technologies in Germany – dedicating itself to audio, visual and video-related technologies and business models that […]
Design at Volkswagen, SEAT and CUPRA under new management
There are gradual changes happening in the design departments of the Volkswagen Group. Back in April, Klaus Zyciora was named Head of Volkswagen Group Design and took on responsibility for […]
Medical Design: Designers in the operating theatre
The first Design Talk in 2020 on medical design There are various aspects to design research. Universities play an important role, but research is by no means restricted to academic […]
Partial trademark for Oktoberfest
The “Oktoberfest” name is known worldwide and, in the opinion of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office, it is a purely descriptive epithet in the public domain under section […]
New guidlines. Awarding public-sector design contracts more successfully
Awarding contracts in the public sector is a complex procedure, especially since there must be safeguards to avoid wasting taxpayers’ money, use funds correctly and efficiently, and systematically stamp out […]
A flying eye to watch over the home
Holidaymakers or office workers who wish to check from afar whether their hob is switched off, keys are still on the kitchen table or cat is sleeping on the sofa […]
Virtual exhibition about the cultural history of Social Distancing
Keeping physically at a distance or, in contemporary English, social distancing, is not just a phenomenon of the present day. What it means to respect the correct distance, customs and […]
Enzo Mari passes away at age 88 in Milan
With the loss of Enzo Mari in Milan last Monday, the design world has lost one of its original rebels, a radical proponent of a conceptual design that commits to […]
The new new. An opportunity or wishful thinking?
The new new. An opportunity or wishful thinking? Stephan Ott, Director of the Institute for Design Research and Appliance, spoke about this topic at the Kunstverein Familie Montez gallery in […]
Have you heard of Dieter Rams?
There is obviously no shortage of extensive, voluminous and richly illustrated books about Dieter Rams and his work. Frankfurt-based design historian Klaus Klemp has now published an annotated catalogue raisonné […]
Reebok running shoe made entirely from plant-based materials
The sporting goods manufacturer Reebok is putting a running shoe on the market which, according to the company, is made entirely from plant-based materials. The running shoe should set new […]