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  1. 2nd. YDMI Days in Berlin 2nd. YDMI Days in Berlin
    The three-day event kicked off with an extensive aperitif on the gallery of the 'Villa Elisabeth' in Berlin, which then provided a wonderful background for an excellent dinner, stimulating conversations and interesting presentations. Read
  2. Attractive LED lamps? Attractive LED lamps?
    The light-emitting diode (LED), which we are all familiar with as an electronic signal or in the form of advertising and background lighting, has for some years now been conquering new areas of application. Its tremendous potential for energy savings and innovation is increasingly stimulating the lighting industry and many designers... Read
  3. Eidgenössische Förderpreise für Design 2008 Eidgenössische Förderpreise für Design 2008
    The Federal Swiss Ministry of Culture and the Bellerive museum present 19 award-winning works by 22 prize winners in the 2008 Swiss design competition. Read
  4. Chassis Chassis
    Stefan Diez couldn't have conceived a more appropriate name for the multi-purpose chair which he has, over a development period of three years, designed for Wilkhahn, the German producer of office furniture. Read
  5. Small but Powerful Small but Powerful
    It could easily have been a real flop - a period when Wall Street was in turmoil and in the UK the property market found itself in a state of meltdown was not the ideal time for 100%Design to take place in London. Read
  1. Blickfang 08 Zurich Blickfang 08 Zurich
    From 21 to 23 November 2008 Zurich's Kongresshaus opened its doors for the twelfth time to Blickfang, Switzerland's major design exhibition. With «Espace Romandie» it provided a clear focus this autumn and for the first time devoted a special exhibition to design from western Switzerland. Read
  2. Lichterloh Lichterloh
    Lichterloh deals in classic original art and furniture from the 20th century. Since 1990, Lichterloh has presented international and Austrian designs on its expansive premises near Vienna’s Museum Quarter. Read
  3. 'Wire chair' and 'The third room' 'Wire chair' and 'The third room'
    The students studying interior design at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts have now been tested in two ways simultaneously. Read
  4. Egg Design Egg Design
    Egg Designs do not adhere to any given formula of design, but rather approaches all projects with a common contemporary design solution. Read
  5. Under the Same Roof Under the Same Roof
    It's not always easy to finish your design studies and then start to concentrate fully on your own production, transferring the enthusiasm and energy of your college days to the world of work. The London designer collective, however, has shown us how it's done. Read
  1. Cabinetmakers' Autumn Cabinetmakers' Autumn
    On 21 November the curtain went up for this year's exhibition, which is entitled "Fifty Fifty", a title which is intended to highlight the shared interdependence and responsibility of designers and manufacturers... Read
  2. Professional family excursion Professional family excursion
    The twelfth Designers' Saturday took place in Langenthal during the weekend from 8 - 9 November. In contrast to the major furniture fairs, Designers' Saturday focuses more on the setting for the products – within the production facilities of the six organisers. Read
  3. YDMI Days 2008 YDMI Days 2008
    The three-day event – initiated by the Design Council (Rat für Formgebung) - kicked off with an extensive aperitif among prototypes and designs on the gallery of the 'Villa Elisabeth' in Berlin, which then provided a wonderful background for an excellent dinner, stimulating conversations and interesting presentations by the 'Young Professionals'. Read
  4. Singapore Supergarden Singapore Supergarden
    Singapore Supergarden brings together young designers from various design disciplines in a unique design dialogue. Read
  5. "You sit more comfortably on colours you like"
    He made design history with his visionary creations. Verner Panton revolutionised the way the Sixties looked at design, especially with his interiors... Read
  1. High-Tech meets eco High-Tech meets eco
    Stronger ecological awareness and rising oil prices are creating a favourable climate for the increased use of biodegradable plastics Read
  2. Wearable Architecture Wearable Architecture
    Architecture succeeds again and again in taking our breath away with its spectacular forms, making us wish that we could take these works of art with us in our everyday lives instead of just admiring them where they stand. This wish will be fulfilled this season by several collections. Read
  3. Money Origami Money Origami
    Origami is an ancient Japanese art of paper folding. The goal of this art is to create a representation of an object. Read
  4. Net’n'Nest Net’n'Nest
    In 2006 Net’n'Nest was presented by Vitra at the Orgatec exhibition in Cologne as a pioneering solution to the open plan office, which had until then had the highly negative image, at least in Europe. Net’n'Nest enables the requirements of collective work in teams (Net) and of individual requirements for concentration, privacy, separation and differentiation (Nest) to be balanced. Read
  5. Between Improvisation and Perfection Between Improvisation and Perfection
    Even if the influence of traditional Scandinavian furniture design on her work is unmistakable, Ditte Hammerstrøm's design is far removed from dry Nordic functionalism. Read
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