For young designers taking the first steps into their career, finding visibility and developing contacts have top priority. In this context, how important are design awards? Every year, the German […]
By Thomas Wagner. A world away from alpine wood carvings: „Design from the Alps“ is a book founded on extensive research which offers an enthralling overview of 100 years of […]
By Nicolas Uphaus. Automotive design will reach exciting new heights in 2020. It has been a long time since this sector has seen so much activity, resulting from climate change, […]
Since digitalisation is an integral part of many areas of our daily lives, it is also present in all sectors of industry. This creates new challenges, in particular for designers […]
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 […]
Smart products and services are changing our living habits. They solve problems, and they simplify routines. And now additional waves of transformation – which draw smart products and application software […]
By Thomas Wagner. For centuries, the people of Japan have lived in constant awareness that the harmonious order of their everyday lives could be disrupted at any moment. The „Disaster […]
We all want sustainability. Nevertheless, in everyday life, basic practical steps can sometimes present challenges when it comes to recycling. Studies by researchers from Pennsylvania State University and Boston College […]
By Jan Rasmus Ludwig. When did the protection of designs originate? And what factors are considered in a design patent? The publication “Designpatente der Moderne 1840-1970” (“Design Patents of the […]
The British product designer Jasper Morrison has become an authority above all through his work in furniture design. His reduced, elegantly designed objects don’t appear loud, are unpretentious and at […]
By Thomas Wagner. Sigfried Giedion and Carola Giedion-Welcker write about architecture and design, art and literature. The base from which they conduct their rather unorthodox style of research is their […]
Designer Jamy Yang about Western and Eastern design traditions Chinese designer Jamy Yang has made a name for himself as a kind of evangelist for fusion between craftsmanship and innovation, […]
Leo Lübke has been serving as managing director of seating manufacturer COR since 1995. From 2006 to 2014 he also headed up management of system furniture supplier Interlübke following the […]
by Thomas Wagner. Florian Hufnagl was more than just a museum man, he was an institution unto himself. He played a decisive role in creating Die Neue Sammlung in Munich […]
by Martina Metzner. David Gilbert and Kim Lauenroth are all in favour of concretising the role of the digital designer – their chosen topic for discussion with Felix Damerius and […]