Stop improvising – a plea for brands!
By Lutz Dietzold. It’s time to act: the world is just a jungle of coronavirus signs. Barrier tape confines our movements in shops, restaurants and public spaces. In places where […]
Starting over: living through disruption
By Lutz Dietzold. This is a surreal moment – life feels like we are in a science fiction novel where the last chapter has not yet been written. Everything is […]
A new conception of design
By Lutz Dietzold. It’s the year 2020, the writing is on the wall: the continuing rise in CO2 emissions worldwide is leading to global warming, which threatens our climate and […]
We’ve had the centenary – what’s next for Bauhaus?
By Andrej Kupetz. The German nation, its federal states and their respective institutions have all dedicated the past year to celebrating the 100th anniversary of this unique school which, like […]
Soft Power Design
By Andrej Kupetz. In December 1944, when victory over Nazi Germany seemed to be just a matter of time, Winston Churchill’s wartime government established the world’s first Design Council: a […]
A move in the wrong direction for the new mobility
by Andrej Kupetz. In Germany, it took relatively long for e-scooters to be approved for use on public streets. While the scooters had already been a common sight in Paris, […]
Maxing out
Is the convertible an anachronism – or is driving around in an open-topped car about to experience a renaissance? By Andrej Kupetz. When I first met my wife, she drove […]
Darwinism in the Digital Age
By Andrej Kupetz Watchful cameras in the fridge and VR headsets that come with sick bags: we will only succeed at life in the digital world if we learn to […]