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 citizens, designers, entrepreneurs, cultural and art […]
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 different variants. It is no coincidence […]
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, thick or foil-thin, transparent or opaque, […]
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, Australia, in February 2021, its rescue […]
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 less well known is that a […]
In the wake of digital transformation, design studies must evolve to meet changing demands. There are more and more courses of study with a focus on UX design or other digital areas. A new understanding of […]
Alison Mears’ and Jonsara Ruth’s passion are healthy materials. The architect and designer co-founded the Healthy Materials Lab (HML) at Parsons School of Design, a design research lab “dedicated to a world in which people’s health […]
In the daily rush, we hardly notice them, even though they are all around us. Maybe it’s because of their omnipresence and the fact that we simply can’t do without them. These inconspicuous everyday heroes literally […]
