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When in London...: In conversation with Giulio Cappellini
This year's London Design Festival, now in its eighth year, was not only bigger than ever, it was also more international in complexion, with a significant number of non-British brands exhibiting in their permanent showrooms, in pop-up spaces and at the somewhat-past-its-sell-by-date 100% Design fair. Part of this foreign presence, but by no means a new one in relation to the UK, came in the form of Cappellini's exhibition at the V&A Museum, which reflected on the manufacturer's collaborations with British designers for over two decades. Architonic was there to talk to the company's art director and creative-talent scout, the ever dapper Giulio Cappellini.
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Pedestal Placement: Design PR
An architect has just completed a building that, after three years’ labor, she still finds fascinating; a product designer wants to discuss the materials research that went into a long-span table, and not just have it featured in a shopping round-up.
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Bildflächen werden zu Räumen
Die Malerin Gisela Krohn lebt und arbeitet in Berlin-Kreuzberg - doch die Bilder ihrer neuesten Werkgruppe zeigen keine städtischen Szenerien, sondern Bäume, Bäume und nochmals Bäume.
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Blow up sheet metal
An interview with Oskar Zieta, architect at the CAAD-professorship at ETH Zurich
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"The style has always been the problem"
For 30 years now Michele De Lucchi has vitalised and influenced the international design world with his convention-challenging ideas and working methods. We met him in Milan...
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"...with the level of quality our grandparents demanded"
"Cecilie is just like her furniture," a friend of mine who works as a designer told me when I mentioned I was going to be interviewing the Copenhagen-based designer Cecilie Manz. And, indeed, Manz exudes a calmness and composure much like her pared-down, uncomplicated work.
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"We prefer it the other way round!"
Fabrice Aeberhard and Christian Kaegi are two young industrial designers who have incorporated Swiss values in their work, producing design which is solid, unadorned and attractive.
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Garth Roberts: On His Own Terms
There is a roughly 50-50 chance of meeting up with Garth Roberts in Milan. Like so many product designers nowadays Roberts darts from client meeting to seminar to fellowship with seeming disregard for international borders.
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"I have created a sculpture"
Jørn Utzon, one of the greatest architects of the past century, died last Saturday, 29.11.2008.
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Success by design
'HansandFranz' is a name which couldn't be more German (apart from the 'and' instead of 'und'), and perhaps it's an omen of the fact that they would head in the direction of America – known of course as the land of unlimited possibilities.
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