Digital design, an elite discipline: for good or bad?
Humans are not rational beings. Let us be clear: most of the decisions we make every day are for irrational reasons. This is a behavioural pattern as old as time […]
Media, Spaces, Installations: An obituary for Joachim Sauter
He combined technology, art and design and distinguished himself in Germany as a pioneer of digital design: Obituary of Joachim Sauter, co-founder of ART + COM and professor at the Berlin […]
“I sometimes get the feeling that products are overdesigned”
Dina Gallo is one of the managers who have a leading role in the design of capital goods. We spoke with the Trumpf design manager about design trends, brand management […]
Spoon Archaeology: a method that references the perspectives and attitudes in design
Single-use plastic cutlery will be banned in the EU as of 3 July. Can ecological transformation be forced by banning things, or can we hope for more success by informing […]
Insights Into Innovation: Future of Mobility, Future of Living and Working & Lighting
How will we travel, live and work in future? The digital transformation of our living and working worlds is creating significant changes, and the pandemic is accelerating them even further. […]
Insights Into Innovation: “Smart 5.0: Connectivity, Robotics & AI” and “Medical & Health”
Innovative machines and smart technology hold huge potential to further develop the way we live and work. Smart solutions and robotics projects open up entirely new possibilities for industry, business […]
Blade Runner: The trick to doing the future
Gigantic screens on skyscraper facades, flying cars, no sunshine, constant rain – and AI humanoids used for slave labour: a grim vision of the future once presented on the silver screen […]
Design Intelligence: What contribution can design make in the development of AI and the digital future?
Jennifer Moosbrugger is an industrial designer and Head of UX-driven AI at Siemens Digital Industry. She is doing her doctorate on the topic of design and AI and deals with […]
Design Networking Hub: Sharing potential
The German Design Museum Foundation has just initiated the “Design Networking Hub”. It is a new type of collaboration with young designers and architects from Germany and Kenya, and it […]
Beauty accelerated – artificial intelligence in design
Can artificial intelligence generate function and aesthetic, or even combine the two together? And if so, what does this mean for design quality and the work of the designer? A […]
Prof. Dr Michael Erlhoff. A virtuoso of hospitality and conversation
Design as an undisciplined discipline and a new notion of collaborative competence: a homage to the life of Michael Erlhoff, design theorist and CEO of the German Design Council from […]
Digital Design: From User Experience to Visual Strategy
The digital world has made its way into all aspects of life, and consequently has also had a substantial impact on design and the day-to-day work of designers. Not only […]
Rolf Fehlbaum: Mister Vitra
He has worked with the most important designers and architects, created a unique campus and made furnishing less hierarchical: we celebrate Rolf Fehlbaum on his eightieth birthday. By Thomas Wagner. […]
Young brands hovering between closeness and distance
A brand-new book about successful brand development in a difficult era: “Brand New Brand”, published by gestalten, exhibits exciting examples of projects by international branding agencies. What can we learn […]
The 2021 RAL trend report: the renaissance of thoughtfulness, sensuality and creation
Putting the question: an interview with Professor Timo Rieke. Colour Feeling 2021+ by RAL is a tool for designers. Professor Timo Rieke explains why there is a whole range of […]