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 production stage. The result are innovative […]
To this day, the name Peter Ghyczy is inseparably linked with his “Egg Chair” from 1968. The furniture of the pop era hides more than just the spirit of a time when total plastic living seemed […]
Wind turbines that are being renewed or have reached the end of their useful life are difficult to recycle or reuse. The Re-Wind Network is working on the reuse of discarded blades – for example in […]
According to the United Nations, plastics production has grown from two million tonnes in 1950 to 348 million tonnes in 2017. In the process, it has become a global industry worth $522.6 billion. It is estimated […]
Workshop & Talk at Design Post Cologne and online on Zoom “Materials and Future Technologies”: 24 and 25 March 2022, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Future Materials Talk”: 24 March 2022, 6 p.m. to 9 […]
Focus 2022: “Materials and Future Technologies The fifth edition of materials.cologne, the well-known platform for knowledge exchange, dialogue and networking on the topic of material innovation, will focus this year on future technologies that will greatly […]
The best-selling piece of furniture of all time: With “Monobloc”, Hauke Wendler has succeeded in making a great documentary that is much more than a film about design. He tracks down the controversial plastic chair all […]
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 gumption speak for this former startup […]
Not only can you eat popcorn, puffed corn can also be used in a completely different way. Pressed into special sheets, the maize product can be used in furniture construction, for example, or as a substitute […]
