Monobloc. What matters is that you sit
The best-selling piece of furniture of all time: With “Monobloc”, Hauke Wendler has succeeded in making a great documentary that is much more than a film about design. He tracks […]
Going Circular: Why wait?
With the transformation to a circular economy, we are facing a necessary paradigm shift, which will only succeed if everyone participates: politics, business and society. Design plays a decisive role […]
It’s about time. Porsche Design celebrates its 50th birthday
When you hear Porsche, you involuntarily think of the 911. And when you talk about the sports car icon, you think of its designer Ferdinand Alexander Porsche (1935 to 2012) […]
Instead of film. Cellulose protective coating for fruit and vegetables
Plastic packaging in the food trade contributes significantly to the increase in plastic waste. On the one hand, the films and boxes protect fruit and vegetables from rapid spoilage; on […]
The „Film My Design 2022“ festival in Cairo
The first, reportedly very successful, edition of the Film My Design (FMD) festival took place in February 2019 at Cinema Karim’s Zaywa cinema in Cairo. Five local and four international […]
Fashion designer Manfred Thierry Mugler died
The striking look of the “Mugler woman” includes padded shoulders, low-cut necklines and an hourglass waist. It was made famous in the 1970s by top models from Jerry Hall to […]
Steffen Rübke becomes the new CEO of C. Josef Lamy GmbH
The Lamy brand stands worldwide for high-quality writing instruments that combine perfect functionality and timeless aesthetics. The success story initiated by Dr Manfred Lamy according to the Bauhaus principle began […]
Call for entries for the German Ecodesign Award 2022
Environmental and climate protection, innovation and excellent design – that’s what the German Ecodesign Award stands for. Companies of all sectors and sizes, designers and students can apply with their […]
“Functionality is a key incentive”. An interview with the founders of FOND OF
With FOND OF, Sven-Oliver Pink, Florian Michajlezko and Dr. Oliver Steinki have managed to conjure fantastic, successful brands from scratch and consistently develop them. New ideas, openness, persistence, sustainability and […]
Gio Ponti. Cheerful, Mediterranean, modern
Ornament and pleasure: He designed the Pirelli skyscraper in Milan, breathtaking villas in Caracas, a super-light chair and interiors of shimmering elegance. Now publisher Taschen-Verlag celebrates Gio Ponti’s versatile oeuvre […]
WDR Cosmo to become a media brand
Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) is completing its new radio structure. After WDR 3 and WDR 5 had already been merged into a joint programme area in April 2021, the “young radio […]
Electronic music at the Düsseldorf Kunstpalast
The Studio for Electronic Music at the WDR in Cologne, founded in 1951, legendary clubs such as the Ratinger Hof or the Creamcheese, but also places such as the Düsseldorf […]
Knitted shoes. Patent dispute between Nike and Adidas
The question of who invented knitted sports shoes is still being bitterly disputed. As the US federal authority International Trade Commission (ITC) has announced, it is examining at Nike’s request […]
Bitkom calls for more digital competence in schools and universities
At the end of last year, the digital association Bitkom called on the Bundestag and the new federal government to grant everyone in Germany an enforceable “right to digital education” […]
Rossana Hu heads the Department of Architecture at Tongji University in Shanghai
Rossana Hu, architect and founding partner of the design studio Neri&Hu, has been appointed Chair of the Department of Architecture at Tongji University in Shanghai. Hu is the first woman […]
Bosch Tech Compass 2022 examines the relationship with technologies
Many people have an ambivalent relationship to technology. Sometimes they consider technological progress a blessing, sometimes a curse. Often this is because technologies such as computers, the internet and smartphones […]
EE module façade. Innovative and energy-efficient. Fraunhofer IBP develops façade module for existing buildings
Buildings account for a significant share of the total energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions in Germany. In order to become climate neutral, it is necessary to create an energy […]
The number of patent applications in the field of Urban Air Mobility is increasing
According to a recent analysis by the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA) in Munich, innovation activity in the field of urban air mobility has increased rapidly in the […]
Veganuary. More than 200 companies start the new year vegan
The new year begins vegan as never before: For Veganuary 2022, more than 200 companies present new, purely plant-based products and campaigns. Once again, the global campaign aims to motivate […]
“farmHand”. New robot hand, grips firmly and carefully
Being able to grasp a baseball, a bottle of orange juice, plates and an angle grinder, but also grapes or a raw egg, is a challenge for robots. “You see […]