Nicola Stattmann is considered an expert on new materials and technologies. In a joint venture with her brother she is now presenting “Stattmann Neue Möbel” and in doing so takes her family’s joinery into its fourth generation. The first designs illustrate that there are still a great deal of opportunities for development innate in reputedly traditional wooden furniture.
Going by the name of "Neue Tische", Berlin-based Mathis Burandt and Frank Skupin design furniture that is at once simple and sophisticated. The two architects do not consider items of furniture objects that stand in the space, but as physical extensions of the space itself.
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The social significance of design critique is huge
The "German Design Award" is being hotly debated. A new and independent concept, or just an old thing in new wrapping? Jörg Zimmermann asked Andrej Kupetz, CEO of the German Design Council, what he thought.
Applying the "606" by Dieter Rams to any situation. Monika Hary and Michael Haberbosch have decades' worth of experience with the universal shelving system – right now in a show apartment in Munich.
"Copy/Culture" formed one of the focal points at this year's DMY Berlin. Luckily, there was more to see than just replica, namely a great deal of products, prototypes and designs too.
With “Chassis” by Stefan Diez, office furniture specialist Wilkhahn is presenting a chair at the Salone del Mobile in Milan that is more than just a chair and can do more than simply shine in an office or conference room. For “Chassis” is now also available with various fabric covers and interchangeable seat shells, Thomas Wagner spoke to Jochen Hahne, Burkhard Remmers and Stefan Diez about the “Chassis” system.
For his "Hotel Dresden: A gesamtkunstwerk" project, Berlin-based designer Hermann August Weizenegger has donned the role of a 19th-century artist-cum-architect. A daring experiment.
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Everyday objects with that human touch
by Alexandra Goebel
The topic of this year's Halle Design Prize was "Travelling" and the exhibition of the best designs was held in an old tram depot. Jury member Thomas Edelmann spoke to the curator Vincenz Warnke.
What attitude do the Germans have toward their homes? This is an interesting question, which sociologist Alphons Silbermann pursued in his 1989 study “Neues vom Wohnen der Deutschen”. It is now to be updated with “Deutschland privat”, which has shown many German homes to be in almost perfect condition. Leo Lübke, the commissioner of the study, is delighted at the Germans’ affirmation of furniture as a cultural asset.
There was a time when it counted as a symbol of fertility and since the 16th century it has served as Yuletide decoration. The Christmas tree can hardly be topped in terms of symbolism – essentially it's become the Christmas logo per se. The "Oh Tannenbaum!" exhibition offers a range of radical versions.
For people already familiar with Apple, there are not likely to be many surprises in the exhibition “Stylectrical – von Elektrodesign, das Geschichte schreibt” (Stylectrical – on history-making, electrical design) at the Museum für Angewandte Kunst in Hamburg. It is a bit like going to the movies with mountains of popcorn. It does leaves nobody any the wiser but some people come away with a pleasant feeling.
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Only the copy makes the original
by Thomas Edelmann
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Exploding our idea of the customary
by Thomas Edelmann
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New angled vision thanks to remmidemmi
by Thomas Wagner
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How people experience food processors
For over ten years now, Eva Paster and Michael Geldmacher have been creating classic industrial design, whereby since 2005 the focus has been on furniture. What makes the designs by the Munich duo who go by the name of Neuland stand out: the profound and logical approach, yet with an easy feel to it, characterized by a strong sense of rhythm and clear structures.
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Experimental designs
by Katharina Horstmann
