Design Networking Hub – Kick-off trip to Nairobi
After a summer full of virtual events, the Design Networking Hub becomes a physical experience for all participants for the first time. An initial workshop at the Get Together in […]
Terravision: The whole earth in view
What began as an art project ended with Google Earth: In 1994, the digital and interactive globe “Terravision” was developed at Art+Com in Berlin. In the fictional series “The Billion […]
Design Research Nomination 2021 for Gender Equitable Design: “Divided by Design” by Daphne Braun
What can give design students orientation in gender-neutral design? With her website “Divided by Design”, Daphne Braun has developed a low-threshold introduction to the topic of gender and design. We […]
Anna Alex: “The best time to become climate neutral is always now”
Anna Alex is co-founder of Planetly, a company that supports the business community in becoming climate neutral. There she concentrates the know-how of experts in business, environment and technology. We […]
“It’s a design flaw if devices are not repairable”: Shiftphone designers Carsten and Samuel Waldeck
The brothers Carsten and Samuel Waldeck founded SHIFT GmbH together in 2014. With the sustainable m-series of the SHIFTPHONE, the startup introduced the world’s most modular smartphone in 2016. SHIFT’s […]
Design Research Award 2021 for Freshness made visible: “Vorkoster” by Kimia Amir-Moazami
Kimia Amir-Moazami researched sustainable storage methods for food at the UdK Berlin. She has developed a project that indicates the deterioration of food: the “Vorkoster” (food tester). We asked her […]
Robert Haussmann: The playful modernist. An obituary
Robert Haussmann passed away on 21 September. An obituary of the Swiss architect and designer and his playful approach to modernity. By Thomas Wagner. Robert Haussmann was born in 1931 […]
Swissair – Design for comfort, style and luxury
Quick as an arrow and Swiss by nature: Swissair skilfully combined comfort, style and luxury and made flying an experience: a contribution to the design that made Swissair take off. […]
Gerd A. Müller: design that is subordinate and blends in
He worked in conjunction with Dieter Rams at Braun, designed for brands such as Lamy and Wega; and developed the logo for Friends of the Earth Germany. Nevertheless, people still […]
An individualised living environment – for being even more at home in the home
Good interior design allows the greatest possible freedom in creating one’s own four walls. We spoke to two companies that have designed products for a very individual living environment. Sponsored […]
Circular Design: Second Love
To close the circle, products and systems must not only be designed differently, but infrastructures and services must also be offered. We present best practice examples for circular design from […]
Sustainable product design: Three highlights
Consumers increasingly see environmental sustainability as a key quality feature when choosing the products they buy. We spoke with companies that successfully implement sustainable product design. Sponsored Content Ecological responsibility […]
Philipp Thesen and Marko Thorhauer on Experience Design at IBM ix
Marko Thorhauer from IBM ix talks to Philipp Thesen about the impact of experience design in the development of digital products and solutions and about the challenge of finding the […]
“Our furniture is a statement”
Philipp Mainzer could have celebrated the 25-year anniversary of his company e15 last year. However, the pandemic prevented any sort of large celebration. We spoke with Mainzer about how the […]
3D Pioneers Challenge 2021: pushing boundaries
At the 3D Pioneers Challenge 2021, professionals, young professionals, start-ups and students from 32 countries and five continents inspired with innovations in additive manufacturing and advanced technologies. The 3D Pioneers […]