“What Does the Disappearance of Many Material Things Mean?”
“Design”, says Lutz Dietzold, “is now, in many cases, embedded in companies as a matter of course.” In the second part of our interview, the CEO of the German Design […]
“Our Customer’s Money Fights for a Fairer World”
Jakob Berndt, co-founder of Tomorrow GmbH, tells us how to make money with purpose, what zebras have to do with cooperation and how to build a participative company. Interview by […]
Design with AI and Design for AI
The right book at the right time? Without a doubt, artificial intelligence is one of today’s dominant topics, especially in recent weeks. And in this respect, the question of the […]
Building Communication. Gabriele Siedle Passes on to Three-Strong Management Team
Horst Siedle had taken over the Furtwangen-based family business in 1970 and turned a solid company into one with a global reputation. When he died in 2019 at the age […]
Publisher form Stops form Magazine
Last Thursday, the publishing house form announced that the last issue of the magazine “form” would go on sale (at a reduced price and free shipping until 14 July). The […]
Islands as Nodes. Results of the Design Researchers in Residence Programme
The Design Researchers in Residence programme supports early-career design researchers for a year with a research project on a specific topic. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), […]
Young V&A. The Victoria & Albert Museum in London Renovates its Programme for Children and Young People
Children are curious by nature – and, if you let them, creative without pause (if you even want to use the somewhat outdated term here). One thing is certain: The […]
The Most Valuable Brands in the World. The BrandZ – Most Valuable Global Brands Report
The American tech company Apple has consolidated its position as the world’s most valuable brand. With a brand value of US$ 880 billion, it landed at the top of the […]
BEDA has a new President and a new Vice-President
At the beginning of June, the “Bureau of European Design Associations” (BEDA) held its 54th General Assembly at the Danish Design Center in Copenhagen. Now the organisation has announced who […]
“The Connection Between Design and Innovation will Continue to Grow in Importance”
On 22 June, the German Design Council will celebrate its 70th anniversary in Frankfurt’s Paulskirche with the event “Creating Community”. What is the meaning of good design during times of […]
In the Front Seat. Right Next to the Steering Wheel
BMW integrates the originally analogue time-art object QLOCKTWO as a digital widget in the displays of its electric cars. Will it work? Take a closer look. By Oliver Herwig To […]
Generation Shift Initiated at Walter Knoll. Mara Benz Becomes CIO
The Walter Knoll company has a long history that goes back to 1865 and Wilhelm Knoll’s “leather shop” in Stuttgart. Under his active son Walter, the furniture manufacturer was later […]
Paula Scher – Type is Image. Exhibition at the Neue Sammlung
The spectrum of her work is broad. It ranges from her early and award-winning album covers of the 1970s (for records by John Coltrane, Sonny & Cher and Bob Dylan), […]
100 Years Wallpaper Museum Kassel
When it comes to cultural attractions and the diversity of a museum landscape, Kassel does not have to hide from Berlin, Dresden or Munich. Not only the World Heritage ensemble […]
Interdisciplinary Thinking and Research. “Norman Foster Institute” Founded
The British architect Norman Foster has long pleaded for a broader understanding of the concept of the environment, which in his view includes nature and the entire biosphere. Foster wants […]
Join the discussion at: “Creating Community. Third German Design Debate” in the Paulskirche in Frankfurt
The German Design Council Foundation celebrates its 70th anniversary with “Creating Community. Third German Design Debate” on 22 June 2023 from 5 pm in the Paulskirche in Frankfurt. All interested […]
Plastic Material – Magic Material. Exhibition in the HfG Archive in Ulm
New types of materials have always inspired design and led to new products. Even more when they were proven to be as flexible and universally applicable as plastics in their […]
Plastic World. Material and Aesthetics in the Visual Arts
Plastic is everywhere, in the rubbish of the present as well as in the archives of art museums. Plastic is cheap and readily available. Plastic can be hard or flexible, […]
Exhibition by Formafantasma. Oltre Terra – Why Wool Matters
Sheep are not just animals; they are also wool producers. When a runaway merino sheep was found with 35 kilograms of wool on its back in the outskirts of Victoria, […]
Vision in Concrete. Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky’s Scullery from 1923
When the name Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky is mentioned, anyone halfway familiar with the history of architecture and design in the 20th century immediately thinks of her famous “Frankfurt Kitchen”. What is […]