Architect, designer, curator and historian Gira Sarabhai has helped found some of the most important design institutions in post-colonial India and has influenced generations of designers, artists and craftspeople. She […]
Katrin Menne, Head of Branding at the Darmstadt-based technology and science group Merck since May 2019, will move to Commerzbank in Frankfurt am Main by 1 January next year at […]
Born in Syracuse, New York, in 1930, Robert Ian Blaich completed a bachelor’s degree in industrial design at Syracuse University. He went on to work in design and marketing before […]
He worked in conjunction with Dieter Rams at Braun, designed for brands such as Lamy and Wega; and developed the logo for Friends of the Earth Germany. Nevertheless, people still […]
Selected materials, a fine feeling for colours and clear strong contours make up Pauline Deltour’s signature. “A perfect balance between art and mathematics” is how the exceptional French designer described […]
On 1 September 2021, Sonja Schiefer took on the leadership of the design team and responsibility for the future design language at Siemens Hausgeräte, one of the world’s leading home appliance manufacturers. […]
Designit was founded in Aarhus, Denmark, in 1991 as an agency for industrial design. Today it is a company with studios across the world, working internationally for design-led innovation. We […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]