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
5 New Design Exhibitions for January 2015
Nothing scares us quite like January. It wouldn’t be so bad if convention didn’t insist on the additive progression of
smow blog 2014. A pictorial review: January
Whereas in years past we would have just blithely stated that January, as ever, saw us in Cologne for IMM
Orgatec Cologne 2014: Concept Kitchen by Kilian Schindler for Naber
Explaining the background to their contribution to Stylepark’s Being Home 4+4 installation programme at Orgatec Cologne 2014 Marcel Besau and
Orgatec Cologne 2014: Stylepark – Being Home 4+4
We don’t consider ourselves slouches when it comes to the effort we make in regards of presenting ourselves at Orgatec
Orgatec Cologne 2014: Thonet
For just about as long as Thonet have been producing furniture one of the company’s most important designers has been
Orgatec Cologne 2014: New Order by Stefan Diez for Hay
At the risk of overusing the phrase “a concept that grows on us the more XXXX adds to it” and
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: 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
(smow) blog compact: O.M. Ungers – Morphologie – City Metaphors at Ungers Archiv für Architekturwissenschaft Cologne
Following the assimilation of the Cooper Union Design Museum in New York into the Smithsonian Institution as the Copper-Hewitt Museum,
(smow) blog compact: Aus allen Richtungen. Positionen junger Architekten im BDA at AIT ArchitekturSalon Cologne
When we stated in our 5 New Design Exhibitions for August 2014 post that there were only three exhibitions opening
5 New Design Exhibitions for August 2014
As we noted in our 5 New Design Exhibitions for July 2014 post, July and August tend to be quiet
(smow) blog compact: Aufbruch! Architektur der 1950er Jahre. Photographic exhibition in Stiftung Stadtgedächtnis Cologne
Popular opinion is that old buildings deserve be preserved, restored, used and loved. Popular opinion however has a very singular
(smow) blog compact Milan 2014 Special: Meike Langer and Karoline Fesser at Salone Satellite
One of the stand out objects for us in the Young Perspectives exhibition shown in Boffi’s Cologne flagship store during
(smow) blog compact Milan 2014 Special: Thomas Schnur @ Salone Satellite
As regular readers will be aware, unlike The Kinks we are no dedicated followers of fashion. Millinery is another matter
(smow) blog compact: The Glass House by Philip Johnson at Ungers Archiv für Architekturwissenschaft Köln
Since 2013 the Ungers Archiv für Architekturwissenschaft Köln has been a member of the organisation “Iconic Houses”, a platform that
Passagen Cologne 2014: Young Perspectives at Boffi Köln
During the 2014 Passagen design festival the Cologne flagship store of Italian kitchen and bathroom manufacturer Boffi presented an exhibition
(smow) blog Design Calendar: 25th January 1970 – Visiona 2 by Verner Panton Opens in Cologne
“Wood will be driven out of living spaces; even metal and glass, although much newer in domestic situations, are losing
(smow) blog compact IMM Cologne Special: Thonet
Our coverage of IMM Cologne 2014 may be reaching its conclusion, but we still have a few gleaming gems to
(smow) blog compact IMM Cologne Special: Müller Möbelfabrikation
It may have been because at IMM Cologne 2014 they were given a larger stand than in previous years. It
(smow) blog compact IMM Cologne Special: [D3] Contest Exhibition
Curated annually by the German Design Council on behalf of Cologne Trade Fair the [D3] Contest is an international competition
(smow) blog compact IMM Cologne Special: HfG Karlsruhe – Masala Kitchen and K.O. Project
In our post from the 2013 HfG Karlsruhe “Sommerloch” exhibition we wrote “Similarly the spiritedly named “Arbeitstitle” by Marlene Deken
Passagen Cologne 2014: Alle Metalle / All Metal
Revolutions in design and architecture invariably involve a new material. The oldest examples of this phenomenon being found in the
Passagen Cologne 2014: Gronicles #4
Every two years designers from the Dutch town of Groningen chum together to present a joint showcase during Cologne Design