Werner Sobek: Badly Built World
There is an urgent need for action in the direction of a circular economy: Werner Sobek is one of the world’s most renowned engineering scientists and construction researchers. With the […]
Rethinking the Furniture Industry: An End to the Throwaway Society!
Between sustainability promises and CO2 certificates on websites and in advertising campaigns for the furniture industry, you could get the impression that it has become an exemplary branch of industry […]
All Design. Designweeks and Festivals in London, Rotterdam and Graz.
A number of important design weeks and design festivals are taking place in the upcoming weeks. From 23 to 25 May, Clerkenwell Design Week, which claims to be the UK’s […]
German Design Day Presents its Proposal for a “Design Policy for Germany
As part of the MCBW, the German Design Day presented the proposal for a “Design Policy for Germany”. According to the umbrella organisation, this will create “an initial basis for […]
Render and Dream. “/imagine. A Journey into the New Virtuality” at the MAK in Vienna
Even if sketching first drafts on napkins and tablecloths remains possible: Designing is becoming increasingly digital. This is especially true if the designs are to be presented vividly. Computer-based tools […]
Designer of the Utensilo. Dorothee Becker-Maurer Died
There was a time when the world was full of little things, practical and not so practical. Some were simply loved, others constantly needed; still others were superfluous but there […]
Green electronics. Printed Circuit Boards from Cellulose Fibres
In order to achieve a circular economy, renewable raw materials are in high demand in many areas. Thomas Geiger from the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (Empa) […]
The 3D Printed Breast Implant MATTISSE Wins the 3D Pioneers Challenge 2023
The exhibition and award ceremony of the eighth edition of the 3D Pioneers Challenge, the international competition for additive and future-oriented technologies, was a highlight of Rapid.Tech 3D in Erfurt. […]