MAGAZINE A treasure trove of ideas5/10/2011A folding chair, objects for everyday office use and eminently viable experiments with LEDs: At this year's Salone, Alberto Alessi offered glimpses into a treasure trove bursting with ideas and innovations.
MAGAZINE Sawdust, noodle bars and flip flops5/4/2011Be it limited editions or series products, jackets or protective goggles – during Milan's Design Week the Ventura Lambrate design district featured well-curated, surprising design displayed between fair-face concrete and car repair shops.
MAGAZINE Design in the heart of Serbia7/15/2010The ambitious project "Belgrade Design Week" is a passionate attempt to establish the Serbian capital as a new design hub. However, the festival succeeds in creating something far more valuable, and that is bringing together like-minded people in an invigorating city.
MAGAZINE The journey to objects7/12/2010The 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.
MAGAZINE Experimental designs6/20/2010This year's DMY Design Festival in Berlin showed experimental prototypes by young designers and injected life into the disused Tempelhof airport.
MAGAZINE Juuri or the genie of the bottle4/28/2010One basic design, six variations, three colors, countless combinations: the vessel "Juuri" of young designer Sarah Böttger delights with its special design and material language.
MAGAZINE Success depends on courage4/24/2010Young, courageous, and experimental, the Salone Satellite in Milan. So one might think. But the mostly young exhibitors were all somewhat staid and highly professional. Bar a few exceptions, of course.
MAGAZINE Before the storm is after the storm6/16/2008Storms are events involving strong winds, with speeds of at least 21 meters per second. When we sneeze, the air travels twice as fast as in a hurricane. Despite this, the following project involves neither speed nor the destructive power of storms. On the contrary, wind energy is used to create something new.
MAGAZINE Form follows performance – The DMY Festival in Berlin5/28/2008DMY – that means: Design forever! A passionate demonstration of love – of design as creative capital. For the refreshing thing about the DMY International Design Festival is the many young designers who are presenting their works for the first time and (before) they have become big business.
MAGAZINE Berlin in May – The new DMY International Design Festival5/15/2008What initially still looks like Design Mai Youngsters, has changed its name. From this year it will be called Daily, Monthly, Yearly (DMY). This year, the established format for young design is opening up its frontiers with the “Allstars.” From May 21 until 25, the main players in the international design scene will meet at the DMY.