German Designers

The Deutsche Bahn company font | Copyright: Erik Spiekermann

The Communication Power Station: Erik Spiekermann

On font designer, typographer, communication designer and entrepreneur Erik Spiekermann.More ...
Moritz Waldemeyer; Copyright: Moritz Waldemeyer

Moritz Waldemeyer – Where Design Intersects with Fashion, Art and Technology

First chandeliers, then furniture, and now light sculptures and stage outfits: thanks to his inventive talent, Moritz Waldemeyer is a key player in the design world.More ...
Public Receptors – 11.15p.m. – Time Square, Copyright: Gabi Schillig

“Urban Skins” – Gabi Schillig Delves Into The Boundary Between Body And City

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 ...
DO THE STARS NEED A REASON TO SHINE, Typographic images, Krome Gallery, Berlin, Copyright: MARKUS WEISBECK/SURFACE GESELLSCHAFT FÜR GESTALTUNG MBH

Surface Gesellschaft für Gestaltung – Visual Cultural Communication

In 1997, Markus Weisbeck set up a visual design studio in Frankfurt, specialising in culture. Before long, he had opened a branch in Berlin.More ...
Kessel Bollitore, Two Note Whistling Tea Kettle for Alessi, 1984, © Richard Sapper

“You Have to Rely on Your Instinct!” – an Interview with Richard Sapper

He is regarded as a living legend: for some 50 years Richard Sapper has exerted a decisive influence on the world of design – his work is functional, yet often with a special twist.More ...
Tearsoff wallpaper, Cop: StudioHausen

A Special Affinity for Lamps: Studio Hausen

It is the obvious, but still unknown, that seems to awaken the interest of the designer duo in particular.More ...
Fluffizoo, © Studio Vertijet

Studio Vertijet – young Designers from the East of Germany

With their designs for seating elements, chairs, bags, and household objects the designer duo of Steffen Kroll and Kirsten Hoppert has now joined the ranks of the new German avant-garde.More ...
Cop: Sawadee Design

Sawadee - A Piece of Berlin in Every Item

Christian Friedrich and Jörn Neubauer's workshop may have a Thai name, but their furniture is uniquely German – for it's made out of something very special: Berlin city trees.More ...
Flacons, glass, ground glass decorative relief, Foto: Bernd Perlbach

Soft light, clear forms – the glass art of Freia Schulze

Freia Schulze is one of the few glass artists in Germany who has learnt the rare art of glass cutting and engraving.More ...
Weltempfang: World receiver
Ornament with facade and satellite dishes; Wrapping paper 50 x 70 cm, 80 g/qm; Copyright: s.wert design

Facades on Cushions - Sandra Siewert and the S-Wert-Design Label

Urban ornament versus standardised urban planning: Sandra Siewert enables the Berlin scene to cuddle up with the lost modernist styles of East Berlin.More ...
Clemens Weisshaar & Reed Kram, MY PRIVATE SKY, 2007, Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg, Photo:Frank Stolle, © Kram/Weisshar

Individual and Exclusive – the Work of Designer Clemens Weisshaar

In an age where large-volume production is becoming an increasingly simple process, the new generation of designers seem to prefer their products to have the „personal touch“.More ...
TOSH Collection, Copyright: TOSH accessoires

Tosh: Jewellery from quiet East Berlin goes to glitzy downtown Tokyo

Designer Thomas Schwender's jewellery is big in Japan.More ...

Design from Germany

Goethe-Institut Residencies

Foto: iStockphoto Richard Prudhomme
“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