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Onwards and upwards
ARCHITECTURE

Onwards and upwards

by Uta Abendroth |

No “London Design Festival” without a highlight: And this year, an “Endless Stair” was erected outside the Tate Modern, a walk-on, walk-off stair sculpture à la M.C. Escher.
Colorful islands in the office
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Colorful islands in the office

With its spacious atrium, espresso bar and lounge furniture by Arper, Eneco’s headquarters looks like a high-class hotel lobby. It is, however, a workplace.

28.280 coloured glassbowls
FAIRS & EVENTS

28.280 coloured glassbowls

by Antje Southern |

Our recce of the London Design Festival scouts six of the core venues to discover the current design tendencies. On this 16 mile whistle-stop tour from the west to the east of London, we start at the Victoria & Albert Museum, the self-proclaimed design hub of the LDF.
The flexible office
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The flexible office

BP have relocated their headquarters. Now the staff are enjoying a flexible office space tailor-made precisely to the company’s requirements, with König and Neurath going so far as to develop customized office furniture for their client.

The main criteria is good work
INTERVIEWS

The main criteria is good work

by Uta Abendroth |

At the London Design Festival Sebastian Wrong presented his new collection “Wrong For Hay” in a stylish Georgian house at St James’s Park. Uta Abendroth spoke to him about the direction the portfolio takes, London as a location and working with the Danes.
People should design computers that cool down, instead of heating up
INTERVIEWS

People should design computers that cool down, instead of heating up

How are changed work processes influencing the architecture of office buildings? Adeline Seidel spoke to Tom Geister, Associate at Sauerbruch Hutton Architects, about developers’ desire for flexibility and spaces that knowledge workers see as tailored to their needs.
Close, Closer - to what?
ARCHITECTURE

Close, Closer - to what?

by Mi You |

An architecture triennale in a time of crisis shows how architecture itself is in a time of crisis. In the face of surging financial and social problems in Portugal, the third Lisbon Architecture Triennale under the theme “Close, Closer” aptly proposes to rethink the role of architecture and architects.
Curator with heart
INTERVIEWS

Curator with heart

Luminaires, chairs, cutting boards. Sebastian Bergne’s portfolio is diverse and his designs are often persuasively clever. Daniel von Bernstorff spoke with the multi-talented designer about his new role as design curator and about his love of traditional crafts workshops.
And the winner is…
DESIGN

And the winner is…

Following plenty of sketch-making and puzzle-solving activity, we are now happy to announce the winner of our “Drawing by Numbers” competition marking the 300th edition of our newsletter. Click here to find out…
New archetypes
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New archetypes

Stefan Wewerka 1928 – 2013
DESIGN

Stefan Wewerka 1928 – 2013

Always provocative, Stefan Wewerka initially became famous for his distorted reproductions of architectural monuments, before setting his mind to asymmetrical furniture. On September 14, 2013, the architect, sculptor and product designer died in Berlin at the age of 85. An obituary by Jörg Stürzebecher.
Right in the heart of strings
ART

Right in the heart of strings

by Martina Metzner |

Not only a treat for lovers of music, the newly opened “Museo del Violino” in Stradivari’s birth town Cremona is also an architectural delight: a valuable collection of historic instruments housed in a beautifully converted 1940s palazzo.
Inside the cube can be fun
ARCHITECTURE

Inside the cube can be fun

At long last there’s a bit of life in the “Sanaa Cube” in Essen. In the fall, the newly established course offered by Folkwang University will start - there. Entitled “Heterotopia – Summer Workshop 2013”, the designers and students have developed prototypes for the interior – and the results are astonishing.
A civic center bathed in light
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A civic center bathed in light

Hope alone does not suffice
FAIRS & EVENTS

Hope alone does not suffice

by Thomas Edelmann |

In the middle of the election campaigns and nonetheless in political nirvana, the “Designpreis der Bundesrepublik Deutschland” has been awarded in Berlin. An accolade with far greater potential than it is showing.
Pegasus with branded grille
FAIRS & EVENTS

Pegasus with branded grille

Automobile designers work in close connection with technology, marketing and sales. Even when they design a “show car”, they are not really free. So what do the studies at the IAA tell us about the design of tomorrow?
Butterfly collectors drive longer
FAIRS & EVENTS

Butterfly collectors drive longer

by Thomas Edelmann |

E-mobility is giving birth to a new kind of motion: networked gliding. Any amount of assistance is required for this to work. How designers and engineers are getting us used to driving electric cars.
The clean turbos of tomorrow
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The clean turbos of tomorrow

by Martina Metzner |

It’s clear from the show cars at the Frankfurt Motor Show: Automobiles in the future will be smarter and cleaner. Yet design and dynamism won’t be left behind. A tour in photos.
Studying – between bound treasures
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Studying – between bound treasures

Sharing big time
FAIRS & EVENTS

Sharing big time

The growing number of sharing platforms make us more flexible: Instead of owning something, we use what we need. Which saves money, spares resources, and fits a lifestyle that has to be updated about as often as a smartphone. We have prepared a list of a few of the important sharing pages for a life with assistants at your side.