Design

Tradition seeks to re-invent itself, and not only in Bavaria. The dirndl is celebrating its triumph not only in regional Bavarian-Austrian versions, but in cross-over with modern high fashion and African wax print fabrics. Oktoberfest goes global.More ...

A conversation with Dr. Sascha Peters, who, together with his Berlin agency Haute Innovation, is researching at the interface of materials, technology and applications.More ...

In times in which aesthetic standards for Google’s high-tech head-worn display “Glass” are being sought, designers are demonstrating that linkages between art, technology and fashion often show the most promise where technological aspects serve to realise a conceptual idea.More ...

Practically every architect has designed an object at some stage in order to express his or her understanding of form on a smaller scale.More ...

Product designer Milena Krais creates bulgy chairs and cushions with bumpy knit surfaces and is now taking on the western standards of beauty.More ...

What do Thonet chairs, Braun appliances or new designer fashions from Berlin reveal about Germans’ view of the world? Is there a specifically German type of design, and if so, what distinguishes it? Joana Breidenbach, an ethnologist and cultural studies expert, in an interview with Goethe.de.More ...

Even at a young age, Georg Panther redesigned simple banana and wine crates or shelves and declared them items of furniture by using higher-quality materials and more precise workmanship.More ...

Not everyone in Germany has these items in their home, yet virtually everyone is familiar with them – these milestones of German design.More ...

Green, i.e. sustainable, energy-efficient and non-polluting design stands an increasing chance of reaching large proportions of the population. Even if today, it is mostly high-earners that follow the LOHAS (“lifestyle of health and sustainability”), perception and appreciation of ecological design will improve in years to come.  More ...

Jan and Tim Edler turn information into facade art works, and thereby night into day.More ...

Where does the human body stop and where does urban space begin? This young architect’s textile objects are articles of clothing and living spaces at the same time.More ...

“Recycling Design” and “Sustainable Design” are the Buzz in the Design Industry these Days.More ...