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Enlightening info design in the spirit of Isotype: With “Joy and Fear”, Theo Deutinger presents a picture-statistical illustrated report on the present with which he wants to continue Otto Neurath’s […]
Enlightening info design in the spirit of Isotype: With “Joy and Fear”, Theo Deutinger presents a picture-statistical illustrated report on the present with which he wants to continue Otto Neurath’s […]
There are already numerous books on the British architect Norman Foster. But now, in a two-volume publication, the great designer provides personal insights into his creative process for the first […]
In art and design, production is increasingly taking place in the context of all-encompassing mechanisation. Anyone who works creatively finds themselves referred to apparatuses, interfaces and programmes. Technical, especially digital […]
The right book at the right time? Without a doubt, artificial intelligence is one of today’s dominant topics, especially in recent weeks. And in this respect, the question of the […]
In the daily rush, we hardly notice them, even though they are all around us. Maybe it’s because of their omnipresence and the fact that we simply can’t do without […]
Print products from Moormann have always been a little “different”. The latest publication is the volume “Exhibition”, which on more than 200 pages shows over 40 years of Moormann design, […]
There is an urgent need for action in the direction of a circular economy: Werner Sobek is one of the world’s most renowned engineering scientists and construction researchers. With the […]
All just scenery, theatre, stagecraft? Far from it. James Bond movies like “Dr. No” and “Goldfinger” and the “War Room” for Kubrick’s “Dr. Strangelove” made him famous. The opulent volume […]
Please, no Bauhaus puritanism: whatever he does, it is bursting with fantasy, colour, patterns and ornaments. Jaime Hayon, one of the most distinguished Spanish designers, pays homage to a Mediterranean […]
He has been an architect of world class. The Viennese Karl Schwanzer was a visionary, an artist, a university lecturer, even a poet. His BMW high-rise in Munich is still […]
Never before has wood been so highly in demand as a building material. The Zurich exhibition “Touch Wood” explores the future of building with wood. The book that accompanies it […]
Fritz Eichler (1911 – 1991) was perhaps the most important design manager of the young Bundesrepublik. Long before this job title became customary, he played a decisive role in shaping […]
50 years ago, the study “The Limits to Growth”, commissioned by the “Club of Rome”, was published. It became the founding document of the environmental movement and called for a […]
With the seven-volume “Architectural Guide Sub-Sahara Africa”, Philipp Meuser and Adil Dalbai have succeeded in creating a compendium that not only presents a panorama of Africa’s diverse architectures, but also […]
Of cabinets of curiosities, showcases and displays: Erika Thümmel has written a richly illustrated introduction to the history of staged spaces and presentation strategies with “The Language of Spaces”. An […]
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 […]
Ornament and pleasure: He designed the Pirelli skyscraper in Milan, breathtaking villas in Caracas, a super-light chair and interiors of shimmering elegance. Now publisher Taschen-Verlag celebrates Gio Ponti’s versatile oeuvre […]
Children are always designing something. Design is basically a matter of course for them. So they are happy when they can play with letters, words and pictures and learn something […]
The French designer and architect Charlotte Perriand argued passionately for modernism and put the art of living in bare, plain spaces to the test. A documentary on Arte hears from […]
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 […]