Aesthetics as Bait
Designing for a future we want to live in. This is how Johanna Seelmann sees her job as a designer. She sees the object as the medium and research as the basis. We visited the 33-year-old […]
In Tune With the Dynamics of Everyday Life
Quality lighting has become much more visible, thanks in no small part to easier access through intelligent lighting systems. This applies to both indoor and outdoor spaces. Innovations in the industry, such as those recognised in […]
Rodgau was not exotic enough
serien.lighting is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. A large exhibition recently took place at the Museum Angewandte Kunst in Frankfurt am Main, showcasing the fascinating designs that the lighting manufacturer has developed over the decades. […]
The new normal
Dismountable, repairable, recyclable: These innovations from Copenhagen’s 3 Days of Design show how responsible design can be applied in the furniture industry. By Jasmin Jouhar Copenhagen feels like a better future. Cyclists often have the right […]
2024 TOURS, ANNUAL EXHIBITIONS AND GRADUATE SHOWS AT THE UNIVERSITIES OF ART AND DESIGN
What drives the students of creative degree courses? What semester and final projects have they completed? This year, many art and design colleges are once again inviting the public into their studios, classrooms and workshops. by […]
About a Design Pioneer
On the occasion of Hartmut Esslinger’s 80th birthday, four companions provide insights into their collaboration with the designer. They describe Esslinger’s influence on design, recall formative experiences and shed light on the qualities that made him […]
The Frog, Snow White and The Apple
To some, he was a bad boy, but to Steve Jobs Hartmut Esslinger was exactly the kind of designer Apple needed. Esslinger and his team at frog design not only shaped Apple’s design language in the […]
The Cosmopolitan From the Black Forest
From the provinces out into the world – Hartmut Esslinger founded frog design in Altensteig, made a career at Sony in Japan and developed Apple’s product language in Silicon Valley. Today, the enterprising designer teaches strategic […]
Regenerative Design: Sustainable is not Enough
Regenerative design not only restores what humans have destroyed. It can also make a positive contribution to the environment and society. In order to achieve this, we need to establish cross-species cooperation. by Martina Metzner At […]
