Category: Vitra
Vitra Schaudepot: A New Home for the Vitra Design Museum Collection
With the opening of the Vitra Schaudepot the Vitra Campus has not only grown by a further building, but the Vitra Design Museum has realised a long held dream, that of an exhibition space in which to present their collection in its full extent; or at least in a much fuller extent than has currently been possible.
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
Passenger Terminal Expo 2016 Cologne: Vitra
If the Light + Building trade fair in Frankfurt is home to exhibitors the majority of us have never heard
Vitra Design Museum present Alexander Girard. A Designer’s Universe
Clearly vexed by a critical review in Architectural Forum of his friend Alexander Girard’s Santa Fe house, Charles Eames wrote
A&W Mentor Prize 2016: Michel Charlot
In addition to the exhibition of their work in Cologne, the A&W Designer of the Year crown also allows the
Passagen Cologne 2016: A&W Designer of the Year 2016 – Jasper Morrison. The Exhibition.
2016 sees the 20th anniversary of German architecture and design magazine A&W’s “Designer of the Year Award.” Following on from
Inaugural Memphis Exhibition, Milan: Reprise
In our design calender post on the inaugural Memphis Exhibition in Milan we noted that although important for the development
Vitra Frankfurt present Ampelphase 7: Sehnsucht
If form follows function, what form does, could, should yearning and longing have? If architects are continually searching for a
Blurred Lines or What if Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke designed furniture?
On March 10th 2015 a jury at the Central District Court of California in Los Angeles concluded that Pharrell Williams
smow blog compact Milan 2015 special: Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
It was invariably more through good fortune than good planning; however, at Milan Furniture Fair 2015 Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec’s
smow blog 2014. A pictorial review: October
……and continued over Budapest and on to Berlin – where amongst other delights we partook of the exhibitions Sensing the
smow blog 2014. A pictorial review: June
… had things not continued apace in June. A month which saw us trawl trough Berlin with Niek Wagemans looking
smow blog 2014. A pictorial review: April
As all old thesauruans know “April” is merely a synonym for “Milan” And lo despite all promises to the contrary
smow blog 2014. A pictorial review: March
According to our pictorial review of March 2013 it was “a month of travelling: Stuttgart, Chemnitz, Weimar, Dessau….. its amazing
smow blog compact: Isamu Noguchi, George Nelson and the Ball Clock
As many of you will be aware, for us no post about 20th century American design is complete with the
Orgatec Cologne 2014: Vitra
In comparison to the annual IMM Cologne furniture fair the corridors and halls of the Messe Cologne always seems curiously
Stadt-Land-schafft. smow Cologne present Waidblicke 2014. Reprise
As already noted, until Friday October 31st smow Cologne are presenting the exhibition Stadt-Land-schafft. Making use of smow Cologne’s generous
(smow) blog compact: To work sitting or standing, that is the question….
Whether ’tis nobler in the muscles to suffer The slings and arrows of short telomeres, Or to rise up against
(smow) blog compact: Stadt-Land-schafft. smow Cologne present Waidblicke 2014
“What was the best moment of your life?” ask Cologne based Pell Architekten in the introduction to their contribution to smow
Architektur Design Industrie – Vitra Campus. Ein Jubiläum at Aedes am Pfefferberg, Berlin
1989. A year of social, culture and political upheaval whose effects are still being felt today. The Berlin Wall falls. George
5 New Design Exhibitions for September 2014
The inescapable chill in the morning air and the deep-seated boredom in the eyes of school aged children can only
Vitra Campus Expands: Vitra Slide Tower and Álvaro-Siza-Promenade Open
Back in 2011 we took umbrage at the fence surrounding the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein and so, taking
(smow) blog compact DMY Berlin Special: Flowers for Slovakia. Lost & Found by Vitra
One doesn’t have to understand why designers or design institutions do the things they do. You don’t always have to
(smow) blog compact Milan 2014 Special: Vitra @ Salone del Mobile
Older readers will remember how last year one of the Vitra Senior Manager’s quoted from this blog in his pre-fair
Konstantin Grcic – Panorama @ Vitra Design Museum
One of the first telephone calls Mateo Kries and Marc Zehntner made upon assuming leadership of the Vitra Design Museum