German Designers

Eyal Burstein © Gestalten 2011

Beta Tank – When objects travel

Design or art? Objects by Beta Tank are difficult to categorise. But sometimes they have to be classified as art or design to determine the tax due when the objects travel and pass through customs. A situation that is analysed and criticised by Beta Tank in the project Taxing Art, and the topic of a book recently published by Gestalten.More ...
Axel Watzke, Christian Lagé und Steffen Schuhmann, the founding members of anschlaege.de | Copyright: anschlaege.de

Creating a Better World – the Berlin Design Studio anschlaege.de

“Good design doesn’t just make for easy clean-up; it makes books readable and complicated ideas understandable. It reveals new perspectives – it’s the answer to a question. Design is part of the solution.”More ...
Nitzan Cohen © Gerhardt Kellermann

Nitzan Cohen – the researcher among the designers

At the Design Academy Eindhoven the Israeli designer learned to delve into the very essence of things, in the studio of Konstantin Grcic he learned how to give a form to his loop of thought. Meanwhile Cohen, now resident in Munich, is in the top league of designers working in Germany.More ...
Shelf “BILLY Wilder”; Copyright: ding3000

Of Nutcrackers, Permanent Markers and Other Things – ding3000 permanent design

The design trio has rapidly made a name for itself as one of Germany’s most productive young design agencies.More ...
„Knots“ collektion, Copyright: Saskia Diez

Simply Perfectly Formed – Jewellery by Saskia Diez

From Munich into the world: designer Saskia Diez has been designing jewellery and accessories since 2006 and has achieved something of which many creative people dream – successfully establishing her own label at an international level within a short time.More ...
From the project 'Kidai Shoran', Cop: Ralph Ammer

Ralph Ammer – Interactive Design and New Forms of Communication

Interaction Design is a future-orientated sector. Ralph Ammer’s works are exemplary of this “young scene”.More ...
Mini-International, © Mirko Borsche

“And What Is More, It Must Work” – Editorial Designer Mirko Borsche

Editorial design is experiencing a veritable boom in Germany. In recent times, communication designer Mirko Borsche in particular has stood out from the crowd of young designers.More ...
Basic crockery set made of porcelain using an innovative combination of materials, Copyright: Mark Braun Design

A Moderniser of Tradition – The Designer Mark Braun

For his series of lights Lingor the Berlin designer was honoured at the international furniture tradefair imm cologne 2008.More ...
Postcards with images of Berlin, © Berliner Töchter

Designer Heinke Breuer’s Nostalgic Images of Berlin

Heinke Breuer’s camera captures the ephemeral charm of former East Berlin. She is now achieving commercial success by selling her images as pictures and breakfast boards.More ...
'Bent', Moroso, Copyright: Fa. Moroso

Coherent Diversity: the Designer Stefan Diez

It is truly no exaggeration to describe him as the whiz-kid of the German design scene.More ...
OH! LOGO! - Wall Art Objects, in cooperation with OH! LOGO!, Exhibition, Copyright: Designerdeutsch

Designerdeutsch – Network for Communication Design

With its refreshing language, Designerdeutsch has a command of the entire gamut of communication designMore ...
Designklinikum, Copyright: Designklinikum

Design Clinic – When Advertising Leaves You Feeling Queasy

A network of visual communication specialists and humanities scholars fight design disease.More ...
Zanders: 'M-Real Zanders GmbH' Annual Calendar Space of Time, 2004Cop: Designbüro 3deluxe

The Design Bureau 3deluxe from Wiesbaden – Communicating on Equal Terms

3deluxe‘s successful interdisciplinary projects include the design of star DJ Sven Väth's Cocoon Club in Frankfurt am Main.More ...

Design from Germany

Goethe-Institut Residencies

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“Space for new perspectives” – Information about residencies around the globe

Meet the Germans

Travelwriter Rory MacLean talks to Berlin’s “design ambassador” Alexandra Martini.

Monuments of German design

Insights into the world of product design and German everyday culture

Dossier: Communication Design in Germany

Rich Traditions, creativity and high turnover

Fashion Scene in Germany

Articles on recent German fashion trends and topics, designer portraits, projects, links