Environmental and climate protection, innovation and excellent design – that’s what the German Ecodesign Award stands for. Companies of all sectors and sizes, designers and students can apply with their […]
Seventy per cent of the earth’s surface is covered by oceans; more than 80% of it is largely unexplored and barely mapped. Among the reasons for this are the heavy […]
Stand-up paddleboarding, or SUP for short, is booming and has now taken over rivers, lakes and seas. SUP has grown into a sporting trend among the young and old and […]
Do charging points for electric vehicles really need to look like boxy petrol station pumps? Or are there less voluminous and more practicable solutions for cities that are notoriously short […]
The traffic density in city centres has increased significantly in recent years. Bicycles represent the most promising way out of this situation. They can be used flexibly, produce zero emissions […]
The modern era has fostered the idea that people can control the environment and make nature serve them without limits. These days we know where that leads. The crises we […]
Maglev trains don’t just achieve high speeds – aspects such as safety and reliability, high transport capacity, comfort, environmental friendliness and low maintenance costs also play an important role. China […]
Do the analogue and the digital oppose one another? What design potential is there in cultural differences? How do expectations and reality interact? When does the natural start to become […]
The Stuttgart-based automotive manufacturing group Daimler has stepped up its fight against counterfeit products and for better brand protection. The focus last year was primarily on safety-related products such as […]
Combining technical innovation and design is a challenge when creating large machines and complex systems, otherwise known as capital goods. The technology group Voith has produced a visionary design study […]
Olivetti is a company that was driven by design and social ideas from an early stage, even if that now seems to be somewhat forgotten. It is thanks to Adriano […]
The Easter bunny, wrapped in gold foil and with a bell on a red ribbon, is widely known. With a market share of 40% (2017), the Lindt “Gold Bunny” is […]
Design involves an interaction and connection between art and economics. The eCulture Convention is a forum for experts around the world to discuss developments in art, culture and business, and, […]
Alumni of the Royal College of Art in London don’t just include James Dyson and Jasper Morrison, but also Konstantin Grcic, Peter Schreyer and Stefan Sielaff. The UK has previously […]
The small box measures just 10 by 10 by 10 centimetres. WISA Woodsat is a CubeSat, a type of nanosatellite, which is built from standardised elements but with surface panels […]
Millions of new buildings all over the world are still being constructed with reinforced concrete, even though this type of construction causes very high CO2 emissions. Given the problems posed […]
Architecture in the East and architecture in the West – how close were they to one another and how far apart did they diverge? Thirty years after the reunification of […]
Maria Porro has become the new president of the Salone del Mobile, taking over from Claudio Luti, who unexpectedly resigned from the post in April. The board of directors of […]
The German association for the hearing impaired Deutscher Schwerhörigen Bund e.V. estimates that approximately 15 million Germans are hard of hearing. In conventional hearing aids, the microphone is positioned behind […]
The term “dress code” refers to rules and guidelines related to how individuals are expected to dress – whether in private or as members of specific social, occupational or ethnic […]