DMY Berlin 2016: High Five!!
We’re not going to claim that DMY Berlin 2016 was a vintage year, for us the 14th edition of the
smow blog 2015. A pictorial review: June
June 2015 saw the DMY Berlin festival re-launch after the original organiser ran into financial difficulties; a re-launch which we
DMY Berlin 2015: H20 – Tea by Induction by Marta Suslow
“Fancy a cup of tea?” “Oh, yes please! Thank you!” “OK, I’ll put the kettle on” “Troglodyte” Boiling water for
DMY Berlin 2015: SF Modular Shelving System by Philipp Beisheim
There is little in this world that brings us more pleasure than a good modular shelving system. We know that
DMY Berlin 2015: Klein’s Lamp by Lucien Dubuis
Customs are a form of social regulation. Love them or loath them customs allow us to form connections, to find
DMY Berlin 2015: Splitting Wood by Bastian Austermann
The first thing any carpentry apprentice does is build their own wooden toolbox. It makes sense. You’re learning to work
DMY Design Spots 2015: Pet Market at Galerie erstererster
Much as we adore our pets they can be troublesome. Be it the cat the refuses to move from your
DMY Berlin 2015: The Shrinking Office Project by Roy Yin
As we have often noted in these pages, a combination of increasing automation, advancing technology, the changing nature of industry
DMY Berlin 2015: Structural Skin – New material by Jorge Penadés
When making biscuits, after having cut out the required shapes you invariably have a lot of dough left over, dough
DMY Design Spots 2015: Migrant Birds present Modern Fossils by Song Tao
In context of DMY 2015 the Berlin/Beijing based cultural exchange association Migrant Birds are presenting the exhibition Modern Fossils, a
DMY Design Spots 2015: Contemporary Creation Processes in Design at DAD Galerie Berlin
As we believe we’ve said before, and assume we will repeat in the future, contemporary Dutch design is largely, though
smow blog Interview: Fabian Burns, DMY Design Festival Berlin – We believe it is a festival format for which there is a continuing demand and interest.
As previously reported, the company DMY Berlin GmbH & Co. KG, who for the past decade or so has run
(smow) blog compact DMY Berlin Special: Clair Obscur by Fischer Weidenmüller Unterberg
What you see used to be what you got. However our modern world offers a plethora of viewing possibilities, and
(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,
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
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 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
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 2011: Made out Portugal
Among the most innovative exhibition concepts we saw at DMY 2011 was that from the Holland based Portuguese design platform
(smow)abseits: LADAR by Wohngold
DMY Berlin may have been a few weeks ago, but the warm memories remain. And as we were sorting through
smow design spring Top 5: Chairs
The Top 5 chairs from the smow design spring. In no particular order. We lie: there is a slight order.
smow design spring Top 5: Lamps
The Top 5 Lamps from the smow design spring. In no particular order. Kete by David Turnbridge. One of the
smow design spring gems: bao-nghi droste
We at (smow)blog we have often mentioned Vitras Net’n’Nest office design concept – one the one hand because we like
DMY Youngsters: My Own Super Studio
The International Design Festival Berlin is over, but the pleasing afterglow remains. In particular through joys such as that presented