A move in the wrong direction for the new mobility
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, […]
A visit to Dietrich F. Brennenstuhl
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 […]
Sharp for Meat, Soft for Butter
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 […]
Shy, creative, destructive: Innovation – the paradoxical being
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 […]
A frame of mind – VanMoof rethinks bicycle design
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 […]
Beam me up! The first Volo-Port for air taxis will soon be with us
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 […]
The brand in times of digitalisation
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, […]