Category: DMY Berlin
(smow) blog compact Berlin Design Week Special: wild, connected, printed & additional THINGS at designtransfer
Parallel to Berlin Design Week 2014 the Universität der Künste, UdK, platform designtransfer is presenting an exhibition highlighting a selection
(smow) blog compact Berlin Design Week Special: Pepe Heykoop & Tiny Miracles Foundation at DAD Galerie Berlin
Very much in keeping with the DMY Berlin 2014 focus on “Social Design” the DAD Galerie Berlin is currently presenting
(smow) blog compact Berlin Design Week Special: Who is Mari? Enzo Mari und die Meisterwerkstatt der KPM
Established in 1751 by Wilhelm Caspar Wegely and taken under royal control by Prussia’s King Frederick II in 1763, the
(smow) blog compact Berlin Design Week Special: Berlin Glas
At the risk of being accused of wilful and negligent generalisation, contemporary industrial design arose from traditional crafts, driven by
(smow) blog compact Berlin Design Week Special: STANDBY – Vom Leben mit Geräten at the Werkbundarchiv – Museum der Dinge Berlin
As the new exhibition Die Form ist nur Teil des Ganzen at the Wilhelm Wagenfeld Haus Bremen makes very clear,
(smow) blog compact Berlin Design Week Special: 4+1 by Mark Braun at SOX
SOX is, in all probability, Berlin’s smallest gallery. SOX is a circa 2m by 3m window. An oversized display cabinet
(smow) blog compact Berlin Design Week Special: Studio Rygalik Show Room at the Polnisches Institut Berlin
If we’re honest we’re not entirely sure where or when we first saw the work of Gosia & Tomek Rygalik
Pascal Howe – VDI 2860 at the DMY Design Gallery Berlin
Standing in the shadow of his gargantuan lamp, “The Worker”, Pascal Howe is well aware of how easily his work
(smow) blog compact Milan 2014 Special: Berlin Design Selection
In design the term “readymade” is used to refer to products created by giving existing objects a new function; generally
Birgit Severin – Lifetimes at the DMY Design Gallery Berlin
Until April 16th the DMY Design Gallery Berlin is presenting the exhibition “Lifetimes” by Berlin based designer Birgit Severin. The
(smow) blog 2013. A pictorial review: July
Visiting the HfG Karlsruhe Sommerloch exhibition was not just a memorable highlight of July 2013 – but also fitting as
(smow) blog 2013. A pictorial review: June
Following the pains and tribulations of Milan, June is a time to relax. To enjoy design once again. This year
DMY Berlin 2013: Pothole Lamps by diefabrik
Anyone familiar with the roads in Leipzig’s Lower East Plagwitz Village District will be aware that to call them roads
DMY Berlin 2013: adream 2012
Normally we don’t pay any heed to design contest exhibitions at design fairs. It just doesn’t feel right, looking at
DMY Berlin 2013: Thomas More University College Mechelen – VOMO
It’s about ten minutes since we mentioned Belgium. And we know that one or the other of you are getting
smow blog interview: Max Borka – Berlin has always been living in a crisis, today there are crises everywhere and only Berlin is really prepared for it
As part of DMY Berlin 2013 the Belgian design critic, curator, journalist and lecturer Max Borka organised the exhibition “Refugium.
DMY Berlin 2013
Design arithmetic is very simple: June + Berlin = DMY And since Wednesday evening DMY Berlin 2013 is in full
Oskar Zieta – Zukunftsnomaden, Polish Institute Berlin
We first came across the work of Polish born, Swiss based designer Oskar Zieta at DMY Berlin 2009. And in
Bauhaus Archiv Berlin: DMY Awards and Jury Selection 2012
Ever since DMY Berlin inaugurated their “Three from Ten” Awards in 2009 the Bauhaus Archiv Berlin has honoured the nominees
DMY Berlin 2012: Green Lamp by Zuzanna Malinowska
Green Lamp by Zuzanna Malinowska is essentially a plant pot with an integrated growing frame. Clearly intended for climbing plants,
DMY Berlin 2012: Andrea Brena, Knitted Army
One of the defining images of DMY Berlin 2012 was without question Andrea Brena sitting cross-legged on his stand, up
DMY Berlin: Stealth Collection by Interror.be
We were famously first drawn to the work of Belgian designer Tim Baute aka Interror.be via a lamp he showed
DMY Berlin 2012: Hochschule Rosenheim, UNIMIXed
It’s fair to say that until visiting DMY Berlin 2012 the only design object we knew from Rosenheim was Nils
DMY Berlin 2012: “Upholstered Chair” by Jooyeon Lee
When all’s said and done Marcel Breuer’s 1927 Wassily Chair is nothing more than a couple of bits of material
DMY Berlin 2012: Franz Dietrich & Jonas Hagenbusch
One of the reasons we’ve never got on well with trends is because ultimately he who shouts loudest is perceived