Aaron Betsky appointed Director of the Virginia Tech School of Architecture and Design The name Aaron Betsky will be familiar to readers of international specialist publications. Since completing his studies […]
Pritzker Prize goes to Grafton Architects The announcement of the Pritzker Prize is an eagerly awaited annual event which never fails to deliver a surprise. The lucky winner from the […]
Raf Simons joins Prada The Prada brand and the fashion it produces are inextricably related to, and associated with, Miuccia Prada. But Prada also represents amazing, original, and brand-new projects, […]
David Adjaye and Cai Guo-Qiang win an award Isamu Noguchi (1904 to 1988) was born in the USA and he spent his life there, but his Japanese roots strongly influenced […]
Margriet Vollenberg is to curate Helsinki Design Week The renowned Helsinki Design Week is considered the largest design event in the Nordic region. Every year since its creation in 2005 […]
GEM Award for Martin and Maximilian Viessmann The end of 2017 marked the end of an era for the Viessmann business in Allendorf, Germany. From 1992 to 2017, Prof. Dr. […]
Anna Dziwetzki, New Director of Porzellanikon Wilhelm Siemen, the founding director and manager of Porzellanikon, has gone into retirement after almost 35 years at his post. Founded as the State […]
Obituary: Adolfo Natalini, co-founder of the design collective Superstudio, has passed away. Architect Adolfo Natalini died in Florence at the age of 78. The word most often used to describe […]
Hugh Weber, new Managing Director at Design Observer In 2003, the Design Observer launched a website in the USA aimed solely at becoming an internationally significant platform for exchanging key […]
Hanna Harris is to become Helsinki’s new Chief Design Officer The city of Helsinki has made a bold that step other cities would be wise to follow. It has appointed […]
Ulrich Klenke, Chief Brand Officer at Deutsche Telekom For several years now, Deutsche Telekom has consistently been among the top companies in Germany in terms of brand values and brand […]
Gottfried Böhm on his 100th birthday. An exhibition in Frankfurt am Main Gottfried Böhm celebrates his 100th birthday on 23 January 2020. From 18 January to 26 April 2020, the […]
Together, Anton Rahlwes and Nina Sieverding have taken over the role of editor-in-chief at form Anton Rahlwes and Nina Sieverding replaced Stephan Ott as joint editors-in-chief of the design magazine […]
by Thomas Wagner. Florian Hufnagl was more than just a museum man, he was an institution unto himself. He played a decisive role in creating Die Neue Sammlung in Munich […]
People in design: David Chipperfield is 2020 guest editor of Domus The internationally renowned architecture magazine Domus began breathing additional life into its content with guest editors two years ago. […]