smow Blog Design Calendar: October 24th 1969 – Opening Qu’est-ce que le design? @ Musée des Arts Décoratifs Paris
Qu’est-ce que le design?
What is design?
A question as old as the word itself, arguably older. But one with an answer?
In an attempt to approach one the Musée des Arts Décoratifs Paris asked Charles Eames, Verner Panton, Roger Tallon, Joe Colombo and Fritz Eichler, Qu’est-ce que le design?……
Hofmobiliendepot Vienna: Sixties Design
On Wednesday February 29th the Hofmobiliendepot Vienna open their 2012 spring exhibition. We had hoped to make it to the
Anna Castelli Ferrieri
August 6th marks the 90th anniversary of the birth of the Italian architect, designer and Kartell co-founder Anna Castelli Ferrieri. Despite
(smow) congratulates: 20 Years Vitra Design Museum
On 03.11.1989 the Vitra Design Museum opened. On 09.11.1989 the Berlin Wall “fell”. Coincidence? Almost certainly. But while the Vitra
Joe Colombo: Understanding The Future
The influence that our industrial society is exerting at a high technological level could lead to a global transformation of
Joe Colombo: Predicting The Future
In agreement with the predictions of futurologists, we see the house as an instrument of life that can satisfy a
Joe Colombo: Inventing the Future
The possibilities presented by the extraordinary development of audiovisual processes are enormous…… Distances will no longer have much importance; no
New York Tales: Greene Street Tales
In local parlance Greene Street, NYC is known as “West smow”, on account of the prevalence of high-quality designer furniture
“Joe Colombo – Design and the invention of the future” Vitra Design Museum exhibition in Leipzig
A cult figure among designers, relatively unknown amongst the general public Joe Colombo is without doubt one of the most
Designer furniture comes of age: TEFAF, Holland
The (smow) blog has more than once suggested that designer furniture is more than just a comfortable place to sit