With ongoing digital transformation and the spread of technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and automated decision-making systems, the subject of alleged objectivity in these systems continually rears its head. Ultimately, these systems are often nowhere […]
The voice sounds very American to European ears; not a single Swedish accent or wandering elk can be heard. After our report on 14 December 2020 that Ikea was cancelling the print edition of its catalogue, […]
Emblazoned with the motto “Don’t Waste the Crisis”, the Association of German Architects (BDA) is using its “BDA-Denklabor” (“thinking lab”) to explore current design issues through podcasts. Be it climate change, urbanisation, the housing crisis, digital […]
From the fuel cell and automated driving to energy management and the internet of things as well as rapid Covid tests, a globally active company such as Bosch hosts research on a large scale in a […]
The furniture designs of Enzo Mari are characterised by a consistent, direct style. His book “Autoprogettazione?” is an epochal work for furniture styled by the consumer with simple tools, and it shaped the do-it-yourself movement. The […]
An exhibition about Enzo Mari at the Milan Triennial, curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist and Francesca Giacomelli, is taking place until 18 April 2021 to showcase the oeuvre of the legendary designer and design theorist who […]
Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt has been releasing art to listen to once a month since 2015 – the first German podcast by an art institution ever. Everyone thinks that artists, designers and so-called creatives are creative, though […]
Burg Giebichenstein starts a podcast on design education of the future Entitled “Hurra Hurra”, Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle is launching a podcast featuring conversations that deal with current positions and questions in […]
Life & Learning X.0. A podcast on digitalisation The exhibition entitled #neuland. I, We, and Digitalisation was supposed to have opened at the Museum for Communication in Frankfurt am Main on 23 March. This did not […]
