smow Blog Interview: Glen Oliver Löw – I have always been of the opinion that design begins with a problem.
Born in Leverkusen Glen Oliver Löw initially studied Industrial Design at the University of Wuppertal before moving to Milan in
(smow) blog Design Calendar: August 6th 1920 – Happy Birthday Anna Castelli Ferrieri!
“Plastic was equivalent with America for us. Only Bakelite came from Europe. Right? But after the war, everything plastic came
(smow) blog compact: Kartell celebrate a decade of Bourgie by Ferruccio Laviani
It’s probably indicative of the transiency of the contemporary furniture business, but during the recent Maison & Objet in Paris,
(smow) blog Design Calendar: 18th January 1949 – Happy Birthday Philippe Starck!
A few years ago the (smow) blog telephone rang….. “Good morning is it possible to speak to Philippe Starck please?”
A&W Designer of the Year 2012: Patricia Urquiola
For a decade and a half the unofficial start to Cologne Furniture Week has been the honouring of the “A&W
(smow)intern: The Designer Furniture Catalogue 2011
Luddites! Not a phrase normally associated with (smow) To the best of our knowledge no (smow)employee has ever smashed an
Stockholm Design Week 2011: Interview with Front
As part of Stockholm Design Week 2011 Kartell presented the magazine rack Front Page by Stockholm design studio Front. Clever
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
Kartell chairs and Prada handbags
The other week we briefly swapped our designer chairs for designer jeans, our crazy student sideboards for crazy student hats
(smow) in Milan 2010: Kartell “Welcome Black 2010”
The undisputed highlight of the Kartell stand at Saloni Milano 2009 was the cat and mouse game with the special
Happy Safer Internet Day 2010 – Think before you Post
9th February 2010, Brussels Under the motto “Think before you Post” the from the EU funded Safer Internet Day 2010
IMM Cologne: Vitra, Kartell, USM
There is little doubt as to who the most popular furniture producers with the exhibitors here in Köln are…. Vitra
“Ghost” by Philippe Starck for Kartell
One of the classic rules of furniture design is the product must look good, must look appealing. What, however, if
smow(abseits): Holland
It’s not all hard work you know. Just read a nice little article on dutch design portal design.nl in which
Ron Arad: No Discipline
Since Saturday the Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) in New York has been showing their new exhibition Ron Arad: No
Light up your life …
It’s Dumfries Show on Saturday. That won’t mean much to the most people, but for us it is a sure
(smow)offline: designer bookkeeping
It must be a summer thing. Not only are our newspapers and magazines full of authors recommending their chums books,
(smow)offline: Real recycling
About a 100 years ago we mentioned Platform 21and their Repair Manifesto. Inspired by yesterdays rant against designers who find
New York Tales: How ya doin’
Not good As everyone know everything in America is bigger. Everything. From bagels the size of Jupiter to the level
New York Ta(b)les. Part 1
There may be no tables in the press room, but there are plenty to be found at ICFF… Eiermann 1
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
New York Tales: How ya doin’
Not good. For some reason which escapes us there are no tables in the press room. That’s NO TABLES IN
smow in Milan: Philippe Starck on Kartell and democtratic design
One of the principle advantages of trade fairs such as Salone or ICFF is the unrivalled access to producers, products
“New York Tales” : smow at the ICFF
Sometimes we get the feeling no one really wants us here in Leipzig. Not that we are complaining – or
Summer dreaming: Designer furniture for outdoors
Two days sun and we at the (smow)blog are already trying to convince the (smow)boss to let us work from