Exhibition “Dress Code”. Are You Playing Fashion?
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 […]
Tour of the ABK Stuttgart 23 to 25 July 2021
From 23 to 25 July, the approximately 900 students of the Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design will once again be showing their latest student work and projects at […]
frog embarks on a new era as part of Capgemini Invent
For many, frog is a design legend. The company, originally called Esslinger Design, was founded in 1969 by Hartmut Esslinger in Altensteig in Germany’s Black Forest. It was renamed FROG […]
Digital design, an elite discipline: for good or bad?
Humans are not rational beings. Let us be clear: most of the decisions we make every day are for irrational reasons. This is a behavioural pattern as old as time […]
Media, Spaces, Installations: An obituary for Joachim Sauter
He combined technology, art and design and distinguished himself in Germany as a pioneer of digital design: Obituary of Joachim Sauter, co-founder of ART + COM and professor at the Berlin […]
The body and the space. 114 contributions exploring sensual cognisance
Space is a synaesthetic phenomenon and we experience it with all our senses – from our eyes, ears and nose to our largest organ, the skin. Proportion, materiality and light […]
Art and design universities. Digital tours and annual exhibitions in 2021
The summer semester was shaped by the restrictions relating to the coronavirus pandemic again this year. Teaching and project work was often limited to a digital or hybrid format at […]
Young designers develop modular emergency accommodation
Whether the matter is aid for refugees, a humanitarian crisis or victims of a natural catastrophe, emergency shelter is constantly needed across the world. For this reason, graduates of the […]
“I sometimes get the feeling that products are overdesigned”
Dina Gallo is one of the managers who have a leading role in the design of capital goods. We spoke with the Trumpf design manager about design trends, brand management […]
AI. Robotics. Design. Die Neue Sammlung – The Design Museum in Munich turns its attention to digital transformation
When the topics of digitisation and digital transformation come up, the focus quickly falls on artificial intelligence and robotics. Both present major challenges for society, the working world and everyday […]
aed neuland 2021. Winners of the young talent competition announced
This year marks the eighth year of the international aed neuland young talent competition for designers supported by the Karl Schlecht Foundation. No less than 508 entries were received from […]
From 2022. First paper-based laundry detergent bottle
Consumers are becoming increasingly aware of the impact of some products on the planet and are making purchasing choices based on sustainability factors. Producing packaging for liquid laundry detergent, shampoo […]
New Design department at Wilhelm Büchner Hochschule Mobile University of Technology
Designers are just as much at home with technology as they are with aesthetics, culture, materials science and much more. Design has therefore become integral in the age of digitisation […]
29 June. World Industrial Design Day
The World Design Organization (WDO) has a task of supporting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals using the opportunities provided by design. An international non-governmental organisation based in Montreal, the […]
Frankfurt Fashion Week 2021
How do we coexist? How do we do business? What do we respect and protect? One thing is clear: the world and the way it works will be different in […]