We were famously first drawn to the work of Belgian designer Tim Baute aka Interror.be via a lamp he showed
It’s fair to say that until visiting DMY Berlin 2012 the only design object we knew from Rosenheim was Nils
When all’s said and done Marcel Breuer’s 1927 Wassily Chair is nothing more than a couple of bits of material
Older readers will remember our fascination and admiration for Scolyt by Marco Merkel after we saw it at the UdK
One of the reasons we’ve never got on well with trends is because ultimately he who shouts loudest is perceived
If we’re honest we can’t remember if the Vitra Design Museum exhibition “The Essence of Things: Design and the Art
Egon Eiermann allegedly once began work on a series of coffins for a Berlin funeral company. The series was sadly
One of the real joys of the first few days of DMY Berlin 2012 has been catching up with Stephan
As already stated, DMY Berlin 2012 is hosting not only the Designpreis der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 2012 exhibition but also the
As part of the 2012 festival DMY Berlin will be hosting a one day symposium-cum-workgroup looking at design education. As
Although we know better, sometimes we could almost believe that this blog is planned. In our “Belgium is Design” post
For their 2011 project the Berlin/Milan design group Transalpino chose to explore the “design” tradition that exists between their two
One of the genuine highlights of our year is DMY Berlin. Not just because it offers the chance to spend
For us there are many highlights to the (smow) design year, Milan, London, Brussels, Copenhagen…. and of course DMY Berlin.
DMY Berlin may have been a few weeks ago, but the warm memories remain. And as we were sorting through
The Top 5 chairs from the smow design spring. In no particular order. We lie: there is a slight order.
The Top 5 Lamps from the smow design spring. In no particular order. Kete by David Turnbridge. One of the
We at (smow)blog we have often mentioned Vitras Net’n’Nest office design concept – one the one hand because we like
Before we start slowing down and head outdoors to enjoy the summer we want to take the opportunity over the
The International Design Festival Berlin is over, but the pleasing afterglow remains. In particular through joys such as that presented
Berlin didn’t become the pulsating metropolis its is by blithely doing what everyone else does. Oh no, Berlin became Berlin
What first attracted us to the work of Jason Miller at ICFF was the fact it was dirty. Obviously not
Berlin didn’t become the pulsating metropolis its is by blithely doing what everyone else does. Oh no, Berlin became Berlin
Berlin didn’t become the pulsating metropolis its is by blithely doing what everyone else does. Oh no, Berlin became Berlin
In the past few months we’ve had the privilege and misfortune of viewing several student showcases. These have ranged from