Maria Porro is the new president of the Salone del Mobile
Maria Porro has become the new president of the Salone del Mobile, taking over from Claudio Luti, who unexpectedly resigned from the post in April. The board of directors of […]
Architect and Pritzker Prize winner Gottfried Böhm has died aged 101
With the passing of Gottfried Böhm on 9 June, Germany has lost one of its most eminent 20th-century architects and a defining figure of post-war architecture. He died in Cologne […]
First things first. Graphic Designer Ken Garland has died
Ken Garland was born in Southampton in 1929. After studying design at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London in the early 1950s, he worked for six years […]
Mads Ryder is now CEO of Rosenthal GmbH
The Rosenthal company, based in Selb in Bavaria’s Upper Franconia region, was established in 1879. Its two plants in Selb and Speichersdorf manufacture premium china, exclusive designer objects and stylish […]
World-famous architect of the Frankfurt Trade Fair Tower Helmut Jahn has died
Helmut Jahn, born on 4 January 1940 in Zirndorf near Nuremberg, became famous above all for his designs for high-rise buildings and office towers – including the Xerox Center in […]
Salone del Mobile. Claudio Luti steps down as president
Claudio Luti has resigned from the Salone del Mobile presidency in a surprising move. He announced his decision ahead of a board meeting of FederlegnoArredo, the Italian timber trade body […]
Lilli Hollein becomes director of Vienna’s Muesuem Angewandte Kunst
Andrea Mayer, junior minister for art and culture in Austria, has announced that Lilli Hollein, director and co-founder of Vienna Design Week, will become the director of Vienna’s Museum Angewandte […]
Obituary Professor Birgit Weller
Professor Birgit Weller died suddenly on 18 April 2021. Weller became a professor of industrial design in Hanover in 1994 and was the first professor appointed for the industrial-design programme […]
People in design. Zeev Aram has died
Zeev Aram, founder and chairman of Aram Designs, passed away in London on 18 March, at the age of 89. Aram lived an eventful life. Born in Cluj, Romania, to the […]
Designer and Plagiarius initiator Rido Busse has died
“Design successful products”: his credo sounded as simple as it was persuasive, though it needed to be put into practice first. That is because Rido Busse was only happy with […]
Production designer Ken Adam would be 100 this year
Ken Adam, or more accurately Sir Kenneth Adam, was born as Klaus Hugo Adam in Berlin on 5 February 1921, the son of an upper-class Jewish family. He died in […]
Daniela Römgens takes charge of Brand Management and Corporate Communications at Blanco
Blanco has reorganised its communications management. Daniela Römgens became Managing Director / Head of Global Brand & Market Communications and Global Group Communications in early December, taking charge of the […]
Stefan Sielaff is leaving the VW Group and moving to Geely
As reported by Business Insider, Stefan Sielaff is vacating his position as chief designer at prestigious brand Bentley and moving to Geely in China, where he plans to head design […]
People in design – obituary: Ernesto Gismondi
Having studied aerospace engineering, Ernesto Gismondi began developing and producing lighting in the 1960s and founded Studio Artemide with designer Sergio Mazza. He thereby laid the foundations for the Artemide […]
Piero Lissoni joins B&B Italia as Artistic Director from January 2021
Two big names in the furniture sector are joining forces: B&B Italia and Piero Lissoni. From 1 January 2021, Lissoni will take on the role of artistic director at B&B […]