By Martina Metzner. Design is essential for establishing artificial intelligence says Professor Philipp Thesen in his Design Talk with Martina Bergmann at the Frankfurt Trade Fair. The German Design Council’s […]
New materials and production processes. Trade fair in Frankfurt am Main It’s not enough just to have innovative ideas and to design innovative products – it has to be possible […]
On the hunt for innovation. Lectures in Berlin When it comes to innovation, we usually imagine it refers to something new, surprising and previously unheard of, or even something that […]
by Andrej Kupetz. In Germany, it took relatively long for e-scooters to be approved for use on public streets. While the scooters had already been a common sight in Paris, […]
By Martin Krautter The light-emitting diode has gained universal acceptance as a light source. Yet it’s only 10 years since LEDs were first used to illuminate entire buildings. Nimbus, a […]
Will the knife of the future be able to adapt itself to different tasks? How programmable materials may one day become an everyday reality – and how far we still […]
By Lutz Dietzold. Innovation – a paradoxical phenomenon: in common parlance, particularly of advertising and marketing, its presence already is inflationary – at the same time, it is in truth […]
By Martin Krautter. The city bikes from Dutch brand VanMoof are easy to recognise by the thick top tube that transitions into the front and back lights. But there’s a […]
Increasing traffic congestion in cities is driving developers to explore new solutions. One of these involves using airspace for urban mobility. At the GreenTech Festival held in Berlin from 23–25 […]
By Prof. Dr. Alexander Wurzer. In its long history since its founding in 1953, the German Design Council has supported brands within German industry in expressing their identity through design, […]