The sea, the Arctic, the forest, the lithium plant. In the face of elemental upheavals within our human-altered landscapes, designers are leaving the ordered environment of the design studio and […]
When supply chains are interrupted and energy reserves are scarce – real scenarios here and now – then it is no longer enough to substitute individual materials or increase the […]
Two years ago, BurgLabs was established as a platform for cross-disciplinary research on materials and technologies at Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle, funded by the state of Saxony-Anhalt and the European […]
“You have to get out of your comfort zone” – a standard saying from advice literature and management seminars, which may have a certain validity for individual personality development. Design […]
The tasks of design are becoming increasingly complex. This also opens up new spheres for design research. In the following, we present three current projects by design students that show […]
How do we want to live together? A question that concerns young designers at German universities. They try to find answers by working out different projects in the field of […]
Circular products conserve resources and reduce emissions. Young designers in particular are facing up to the challenges of our time with designs that leave linear economic activity behind and focus […]
More than 40 graduates from over 20 German design and art colleges will present their final projects at the Design Campus of the Dresden State Art Collections in the Water […]
Drought and heat as consequences of climate change are also increasing in temperate latitudes. As a result, forests are burning more and more frequently, also in Germany. In many cases, […]
What will the living spaces of the future look like? Have previous living concepts had their day? The last few years alone have shown how much the areas of living […]
Diving into the world of science at an early age is an opportunity given to the best students of a year at the Young Academy of the Technical University of […]
It’s that time again: At the end of the summer semester, many art and design universities are once again inviting visitors to tours and annual exhibitions. In Stuttgart, people are […]
Design solutions that do not exclude anyone and also enable people with a handicap to lead a self-determined life are becoming increasingly important in an open society. Until now, the […]
In the current summer semester of 2022, an AI laboratory (link in German) has started operation at the Offenbach University of Art and Design (HfG) under the direction of Prof. […]
How will we use resources responsibly in the future? What contribution can visionary design make to this? More and more start-ups, up-and-coming designers and product developers around the world are […]
21 international design talents, selected by an internationally renowned jury – that is ein&zwanzig, the international competition for young designers organised by the German Design Council. During Milan Design Week, […]
Cooling consumes up a lot of electricity and generates high CO2 emissions. Young designers have tackled the question of how energy consumption in design can be reduced right from the […]
In 2022, the Design Campus will award three workshop scholarships for the second time as part of the German Design Graduates Initiative for the annual summer school that takes place […]
Jakob Kukula developed a buoy at the Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin that uses various tools and media to make the actual state of a river visible. We asked him four questions […]
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 […]