Participation, self-determination, equal opportunities and social cohesion through design: at this year’s edition of “Shaping Society”, which will take place on December 12 in Frankfurt am Main, speakers from a […]
Her designs and flair for grand visual gestures have long made London-based stage designer Es Devlin a legend. She has designed stage spectacles for bands and artists such as the […]
Karl Ernst Osthaus was not only one of the most important German art collectors and patrons of the arts at the beginning of the 20th century, he was also a […]
When it comes to construction projects, architects come to mind as a matter of course. They are responsible for the design and are specifically trained for this. But what is […]
Students and graduates from international universities are invited to submit their work to the “one&twenty – world’s best design talents” competition for young designers. The German Design Council Foundation has […]
Even in smoke-free times, almost everyone knows the BIC one-hand lighter (1971). And at least older people will remember the Kienzle parking meter (1956) parading in long rows on city […]
Iris van Herpen is considered a pioneer of fashion design. With her extravagant designs, she goes far beyond conventional clothing norms, relying on both traditional couture craftsmanship and innovative techniques. […]
The jury of the German Design Awards 2024 has selected the five finalists for the “Newcomer” award of the German Design Awards 2024: Leonie Burkhardt, Justus Hilfenhaus, Nicolas König, studio […]
Those who focus solely on perfection and believe that only the successful count are mistaken. Because whatever you tackle or design: Mistakes are made, misunderstandings creep in, mishaps happen and […]
The Association of the German Furniture Industry (VDM) has a new president. The members’ meeting in Frankfurt am Main unanimously elected the 59-year-old entrepreneur as the successor to Elmar Duffner. […]
The “Dieter and Ingeborg Rams Foundation” was established back in 1992. Initially, its main purpose was to transfer the estate of Dieter and Ingeborg Rams into a scientific archive. Since […]
The successful conference on social sustainability, which received a great response in 2022, is entering the next round. The follow-up project explores the topic in greater depth and places a […]
As part of the Rotunda Project 2023/24, the architects from Matri-Archi(tecture) are bringing their own and others’ experiences of life in the diaspora to Munich’s Pinakothek der Moderne. According to […]
Birte Kreft will succeed Katharina Hesse as CEO of the Stiftung Buchkunst in Frankfurt am Main on 1 December. Her predecessor left the foundation at the end of the Leipzig […]
Achieving sustainable and at the same time rapidly effective changes is proving to be particularly difficult in the construction and energy sectors. Bringing new technologies and products to the market […]
Plastics are versatile, but ecologically problematic. As a large amount of primary resources must be used for their production and use, plastic recycling is a focus of political and regulatory […]
Whether individualism or consumerism, climate change, species extinction or digitalisation – various upheavals are taking place in today’s societies. Our reality is characterised by the fact that living spaces, relationships […]
Nanna Ditzel (1923 to 2005) is one of the most influential personalities of 20th century Danish design. She is best known for her furniture designs, but she also designed textiles […]
Mit Beginn des Wintersemesters 2023/24 hat die Gestalterin Anna Lena von Helldorff die Professur für Typografie im Studiengang Buchkunst/Grafikdesign an der Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst (HGB) in Leipzig übernommen, […]
Steve Jobs described the catalogue as one of the bibles of his generation and the analogue forerunner of search engines such as Google. He quoted from it the exhortation: “Stay […]