“We keep breaking New Ground”
Patric Draenert has been the second generation to run the family business of the same name on Lake Constance for almost 20 years. We talked to him about the tradition […]
“I have to Cool Down sometimes so I don’t go over the Top!”
How do we actually come up with brilliant ideas? A conversation with the artist Bernhard Zünkeler, who has just published the “Atlas of Creativity”. Interview by Oliver Herwig Do ideas […]
50 Years of Sesame Street: “My Favourite is the Cookie Monster!”
Sesame Street, produced by NDR, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, a major exhibition at the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg is highlighting the wild […]
“Solar energy will become part of automotive and furniture design”
The Dutch designer Marjan van Aubel is advancing the transition towards a world where everything will be powered by solar energy. While the computer and coffee machine in her studio […]
“Our products are a hymn to craftsmanship”.
His last name is the brand: Henning Strauss, CEO of Engelbert Strauss GmbH & Co. KG talks about how to become and remain a cult as a family business for […]
“What Does the Disappearance of Many Material Things Mean?”
“Design”, says Lutz Dietzold, “is now, in many cases, embedded in companies as a matter of course.” In the second part of our interview, the CEO of the German Design […]
“Our Customer’s Money Fights for a Fairer World”
Jakob Berndt, co-founder of Tomorrow GmbH, tells us how to make money with purpose, what zebras have to do with cooperation and how to build a participative company. Interview by […]
“The Connection Between Design and Innovation will Continue to Grow in Importance”
On 22 June, the German Design Council will celebrate its 70th anniversary in Frankfurt’s Paulskirche with the event “Creating Community”. What is the meaning of good design during times of […]
Living together – #OrteFürAlle
It is not people who have a disability, but places. With creativity and empathy, Aktion Mensch’s campaign #OrteFürAlle (Places for All) provides new perspectives on the topic of accessibility and […]
Reduce – Reuse – Recycle – Refill
Every person in Switzerland produces over 700 kg of waste per year. This adds up to a total of over 6 billion kilograms. A fact that moved Greenpeace Switzerland to […]
Mission Statement first: How the Start-Up ooia leads its Brand to Success
Founders Dr Kati Ernst and Kristine Zeller have translated their idea of developing sustainable period and lactation underwear for women into a convincing brand world with ooia. Female empowerment is […]
Boris Dolkhani – #LikeABosch
The German Brand Award, initiated by the German Design Council, honours successful brand management in Germany. It discovers, presents and awards unique brands and brand makers. This year, the jury awarded […]
“We are technicians by nature, composers at heart” Interview with Matthias Oetting from OASE
Clean, clear water cannot be taken for granted. The company OASE offers water technology from aquariums to pond pumps to the creative design of water features in city centres and […]
“Having a good kitchen has become sexy”. Volker Irle from the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Die Moderne Küche (AMK)
During the pandemic, people cooked at home and ate with their families. The open kitchen became the centre of life. We talked to Volker Irle, Managing Director of the “Arbeitsgemeinschaft […]
“Our name sounds like a law firm”. An Interview with Daniel Brandt of Brandt Brauer Frick
The ensemble Brandt Brauer Frick combines techno beats with the sounds of classical instruments. Visually, the artists present themselves as versatile – but emphatically serious. We spoke with Daniel Brandt […]
Wicked Problems: Design Ambiguity and Providing Systems
What role do “Wicked Problems” play in the context of global transformation tasks? And how does design position itself in this context? A conversation between Prof. Markus Frenzl (Faculty of […]
“Minimalist design is becoming more and more popular in China” – Thomas Stopper und Ren Quansheng about AXOR
Hansgrohe is one of the German companies with an outstanding relevance in China. We spoke with Thomas Stopper, Vice President Sales Asia, and Ren Quansheng, President of Hansgrohe China, about […]
Kim Fischer and Lena Schrum from Aware: “It’s Fun to be Able to Live Sustainably”
To make the world not only more sustainable, but also more beautiful, the platform “Aware” is breaking new ground. The two founders Kim Fischer and Lena Schrum explain why bans […]
“Functionality is a key incentive”. An interview with the founders of FOND OF
With FOND OF, Sven-Oliver Pink, Florian Michajlezko and Dr. Oliver Steinki have managed to conjure fantastic, successful brands from scratch and consistently develop them. New ideas, openness, persistence, sustainability and […]
“Africa has always viewed resources as finite and tried to maximize utility”. Interview with Prof. Mugendi M’Rithaa
Mugendi M’Rithaa is an industrial designer, professor and educator from Kenya. He has travelled, worked, and taught across the globe, and was the first African President of the World Design […]