Large fabric flowers fall, unfold magnificently and close again; dandelion seeds glow and points of light imitate the flight behaviour of birds. To mark the fifth birthday of Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie […]
What is nature? Are plants only useful biomass? Do fauna and flora have to serve humans alone? Global warming, species protection and ecological footprints make it clear that humans urgently […]
Wood has a green image. It is praised as an unproblematic and sustainable material in numerous areas – from pellet heating to paper production and, more recently, even in the […]
Mercedes-Benz has honoured the recently deceased Virgil Abloh with the presentation of the “Project Maybach” design study. “As a humble contribution to Virgil’s legacy,” reads the press release, “the Mercedes-Maybach […]
New technologies, digital processes and forward-thinking manufacturing methods make entirely new ways in design possible. Architect and designer Patrik Schumacher examines the potential of 3D printing. By Patrik Schumacher. 3D […]
He developed principles for ethical design under GDR conditions: obituary for the industrial designer Karl Clauss Dietel who passed away on 2 January at the age of 87. By Thomas […]