Interviews

In the interview, the Spanish designer Max Enrich talks about his solo exhibition in Barcelona, his approach to materials and the enthusiasm for light.

David Thulstrup has collaborated with e15 to create "TORE", a family of side tables that takes a monolithic approach to design, emphasising the role of materiality and form.

Industrial designer Maria Jeglinska-Adamczewska has been running her own studio in Warsaw for almost ten years now. Alongside designing products and furniture, she works as a curator and participates in research-based design projects. She gave us an insight into her current projects in an interview.

The Neue Nationalgalerie will reopen in late August 2021 following an extensive renovation by David Chipperfield Architects. We spoke to David Chipperfield about his concept for the building and the connected search for authenticity.

Prof. Michael Braungart and American researcher William McDonough are the brains behind the “cradle-to-cradle” design principle for the circular economy. He is a member of the jury for the German Sustainability Award for Design. We talk to him about the challenges, goals and perspectives of sustainable design.

“Designing Design Education. White Book on the Future of Design Education” is the name of the latest publication from the iF Design Foundation – a reference work that raises questions on the form design education should take in future. In an interview, its author Prof. René Spitz gives us his summary.

Zurich-based gallery BALTSprojects is currently showing “Elemér Zalotay: Manic Modern”, the first exhibition on the work of Hungarian-Swiss architect Elemér Zalotay in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Curator Tibor Joanelly explained the concept to us.

Michael Anastassiades on the design of the "AA/27" fitting for Aboutwater, his form language and current projects such as for the Fondazione ICA Milano.

“Dieter Rams. Looking back and ahead” is the name of the exhibition at the museum angewandte kunst in Frankfurt, which has recently opened. Anna Moldenhauer spoke to the curator Prof. Klaus Klemp in advance of the show – the discussion focused on the concept, Dieter Rams’ approach to design, and the importance of teamwork.

Floor van Ast is the new managing partner of the Design Post Köln in Cologne, which has offered an international platform for design-related industries since 2006. She tells us in an interview which concept she would now like to use to lead it into the future.

Torsten Becker is an urban planner and chairs the Municipal Urban Planning Advisory Council. He wants to achieve a new definition of public space for Frankfurt/Main. In the interview he explains to us why he is committed to a traffic-reduced inner city and to what extent the population could profit from the concept.

The idea of car-free centers in towns and cities is being discussed throughout Europe – with opinions divided for and against the idea. What do we need for a lasting change of heart? We put the question to Dr. Philine Gaffron, who researchers and teaches at Hamburg University of Technology’s Institute of Transport Planning and Logistics.

Antonio Linares, Senior Managing Director Laufen and CNEE Division in an interview about the fascination of the bathroom, attractive markets and the importance of "Swissness".

Sustainable design – what matters now? Is the call for sustainability in design a trend or is a change in values taking place? Is the designation "sustainable" being given too lightly? We discussed these and other questions on March 18, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. on Clubhouse.

Amandus Samsøe Sattler on the urgency of sustainable architecture and current initiatives for buildings of the future.

Where are the limits to plagiarism in design? How can you recognize a design imitation? And how can designers protect their own creative work? We discussed these and other questions in a relaxed round of experts on Clubhouse.

Marialaura Rossiello Irvine leads the interdisciplinary design studio Irvine in Milan. In this interview, she tells us what she is currently working on, what her creative approach is and what Italian design needs today.

Originally, the X-D-E-P-O-T at the Die Neue Sammlung in Munich was supposed to open its doors in November 2020. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the opening was put back until this spring. We talked to its director Angelika Nollert in advance about the curatorial concept behind it.

How does Philippe Paré, Managing Director Gensler Paris, see the changes in the world of work? What challenges are waiting around the corner? And what does the office of the future really need?

The competition for the Exilmuseum in Berlin has been decided. We spoke to founding director Christoph Stölzl and curator Cornelia Vossen about the thematic concept and the background to the project.

The exhibition “Greening the City” in Deutsches Architekturmuseum in Frankfurt addresses the greening of buildings. We talked to curator Hilde Strobl about the interplay of nature and architecture.

The Vitra Design Museum Gallery will shortly present the exhibition “Memphis. 40 Years of Kitsch and Elegance”. Mateo Kries, Director of the Vitra Design Museum, tells us whether design can still provoke today and what message the extraordinary objects have for us.

The time is ripe for change: Stefan Diez has formulated ten requirements that he believes products should meet. He explains the concept to us in an interview.

Color, space and the combined effect of the two on people form the basis of the way that architecture and design are configured – and of the work of color researcher Katrin Trautwein. In this interview, she tells us why she has no time for short-lived trends and what she would like to see from architects.

In the performative "Minute Manufacturing", Diego Faivre creates interior objects from recycled materials and covers them with coloured plasticine. Each minute of production time is the equivalent of one euro. He explains his concept to us in an interview.

Richard Lampert is not really interested in trends. Nonetheless in recent decades he has shown a good nose with his furniture. We spoke to him about the rediscovery of old designs, collaboration with young designers and how the two can be combined.

Stylepark moderates the new podcast "NEW WORK! 9 TO LIFE?" by Gärtner Internationale Möbel.

Matylda Krzykowski and Damian Fopp not only curated the exhibition “Total Space” but also designed its scenography. The presentation is currently showing in Zurich’s Museum für Gestaltung. She explains the concept to us in an interview.

Stylepark moderates the new podcast "NEW WORK! 9 TO LIFE?" by Gärtner Internationale Möbel.

Stylepark moderates the new podcast "NEW WORK! 9 TO LIFE?" by Gärtner Internationale Möbel.

What does it take to give architects much scope in planning bathrooms? We spoke to Stefan Hoske, Senior Consultant for Architecture and Design at AXOR, about collaborations with designers, the “Made in Germany” seal of quality, and possibilities for an individual touch.

Jeannette Altherr tells us about “MYA” for burgbad, the advantage of capsule collections, and the need for harmony in design.

Stylepark moderates the new podcast "NEW WORK! 9 TO LIFE?" by Gärtner Internationale Möbel.

Stylepark presents the new podcast "NEW WORK! 9 TO LIFE?" by Gärtner Internationale Möbel.

Patricia Urquiola has designed three new textiles for Kvadrat: The faux-uni upholstery fabrics "Relate" and "Reflect" and the curtain fabric "Lumo" in woven twill, which offers a particularly dense quality. In this interview she explains her concept to us.