Category: Designers Open
Designers’ Open Spots 2013: Porzellanatelier Biehne & Passig
Although, according to our strict definition of “design” the work of Leipzig ceramicist Claudia Biehne must be considered handwork, we’re
Designers’ Open Spots 2013: diefabrik
Despite the unnecessary unpleasantness on show at Leipzig Messe, (post to follow, awaiting legal clearance) the 2013 Designers’ Open Spots
Designers’ Open Leipzig 2013: Preview
Vienna’s fine, the sun shines most the time The feeling is “laid back” Plane trees grow and Herr Gruber’s beer
Designers’ Open 2013 in the Leipzig Messe Glass Hall
For us the biggest surprise with the announcement that Designers’ Open 2013 would be staged in the Glass Hall at
Designers’ Open Leipzig: Henceforth organised by Leipzig Messe
From 2013 onwards Designers’ Open Leipzig will be organised by Leipzig Messe. The current organisers and festival founders Jan Hartmann
Designers’ Open Leipzig 2012: New Venue
As we always say one of the joys of visiting design festivals is the chance they offer to explore different
Designers’ Open Leipzig: Zoom Bass Drum System by Rockstroh Drums
We imagine most of our readers don’t understand that much about drums. We certainly don’t. Or at least didn’t. At
Designers’ Open Leipzig: Look to Norway
Although it has been quiet around Erik Wester of late, it’s fair to say he remains our favourite Norwegian designer.
Designers’ Open Leipzig 2011
Its a real Milan feeling in the (smow)blog team at the moment; as we face an impossible number of parallel
October (Five Weeks that Exhausted the Design World)
We’ve long since accepted that there are more design weeks in a year than actual weeks. But we still can’t
Designers’ Open 2011 in Baumwollspinnerei
Just before we head of to Berlin for DMY Berlin 2011 comes confirmation that our own local design festival, Designers’
Designers’ Open 2010: Becherlicht by Martin Neuhaus
We first saw Becherlicht by Martin Neuhaus at Designers Fair 2010 in Cologne. And are still in awe. Our interview
Designers’ Open 2010: Perludi
At Designers’ Open 2009 (smow) first discovered Austrian producer Perludi, who were making their first appearance in Leipzig. Since when
Designers Open 2010: Collecteur by Christian Lessing.
For us Designers’ Open 2010 was a wonderful mixture of new discoveries and renewed meetings with old favourites. Such as
Designers’ Open: R2B2 by Christoph Thetard
When we visited the “Summaery” exhibition at Bauhaus Uni Weimar one object stood out amongst all the others. Sadly, at
Designers’ Open: Caspar Huckfeldt, Damensattel
At the 2010 Marianne Brandt Contest, Halle based designer Caspar Huckfeldt won the (smow)/Vitra Special Prize for his “Damensattel” In
Orgatec, Adiue
Mannno! If we’re honest we didn’t expect Orgatec 2010 to be such fun, or to be so sorry to leave.
(smow) design marathon 2010: Dutch Design Week, Orgatec, Designers’ Open, Grassimesse
There are some design blogs who simply retype press releases, resize press photos and abracadabra – a blog post. Our
Designers’ Open 2009: MAXintheBOX from Perludi
After several months searching we finally got our hands on MAXintheBOX from Graz based producer Perludi. MAXintheBOX is probably best
Designers’ Open 2009: diefabrik
Its a little known fact, but the printer in (smow)HQ sits atop a “Block” by Frank Gehry. And indeed in
Designers’ Open 2009: Nido by Eva Marguerre
Barely were we through the doors Designers Open doors, than we stumbled into an old friend. Nido by Eva Marguerre
Designers Open 2009:9002 nepO srengiseD
The fifth Leipzig Designers Open is well … Open. For the next three days over 150 international exhibitors will be
Designers’ Open 2009
Our new flash has arrived …. and that just in the nick of time. (As the name tends to imply