Hartmut Esslinger is one of Germany’s most highly regarded product designers. With his works he has influenced the visual identity and product ranges of world-leading brands such as Apple, Sony […]
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 […]
By Prof. Dr. Uwe Demele. Increasing demands are being placed on living and working spaces. Aspects of both technical functionality and well-being now need to be compatible with networked, personalised […]
The German Design Museum Foundation inspires enthusiasm for Bauhaus and modern design Wunderbar together ı Germany and the U.S.! The German Design Museum Foundation is touring schools and museums in […]
Once they have graduated, the next generation of designers is faced with the question of how and where to enter the market – but where do you start? How can […]
Will the knife of the future be able to adapt itself to different tasks? How programmable materials may one day become an everyday reality – and how far we still […]
The Perlenflasche by Günter Kupetz is Germany’s most recognisable beverage bottle. And this design classic is now celebrating its 50th anniversary. By Thomas Wagner. Products which can look back on over […]
The People’s Republic of China is one of the world’s largest economies. In recent years, China has developed at a breathtaking pace, becoming a production location for highly innovative technological […]
The German artist and graphic designer Anton Stankowski (1906-1998) produced a great number of brand images during his time. Many of the iconic text-and-image logos he created are still in […]
As CEO of ERCO, Klaus Jürgen Maack wasn’t just a passionate champion of design and technology – he was also committed to developing the best possible solutions for building lighting. […]
The problems caused by conventional petroleum-based plastics and the high levels of energy and resources required to make them are becoming increasingly apparent. For years now, commerce and industry have […]
by Jasmin Jouhar. It’s impossible to pin them down: Hamburg design duo Besau Marguerre works in all sorts of creative disciplines at once, including product and graphic design, interior styling […]
By Martin Krautter. The city bikes from Dutch brand VanMoof are easy to recognise by the thick top tube that transitions into the front and back lights. But there’s a […]
Oslo is considered to be a modern, multi-faceted and liveable metropolis. This year, in order to reflect this lifestyle attitude in its visual identity, Oslo has launched a changeover to […]
It is a topic that is indispensable in our society. The Fridays for Future movement is growing and the World Design Organization celebrated the World Industrial Design Day in June […]