(smow)offline: designer bookkeeping
It must be a summer thing. Not only are our newspapers and magazines full of authors recommending their chums books,
(smow)offline: Real recycling
About a 100 years ago we mentioned Platform 21and their Repair Manifesto. Inspired by yesterdays rant against designers who find
Vote smow
As a Europe-wide active business we at smow take Europe very seriously. We must, it is our home. And naturally
New York Tales: Greene Street Tales
In local parlance Greene Street, NYC is known as “West smow”, on account of the prevalence of high-quality designer furniture
(smow)offline: Vitra HQ Basel
Following the successful visit to USM Haller the (smow)team headed on to Basel and Vitra HQ. The contrast in the
smow in Milan: Unnamed Foldable Cardboard Chair
In our entry on the designersblock showcase we mentioned a foldable cardboard chair that had caught our attention. Now we
smow in Milan: Moormann
As our old snowboard buddy used to say “Beaten tracks are for beaten men”. And as everyone who deliberately strays
smow in Milan: “off-Salone” Part 1
After 3 days at the Milan exhibition centre we’re giving it a miss today and spending the whole day “off-Salone”
(smow)offline: The creative desk
Over Easter we had hoped to hoped to get to Karlsruhe to have a look at the exhibition: Interface Desk,
(smow)Repository: Open for business
smow prides itself on only dealing in new, officially licensed products from internationally renowned producers such as Vitra, Kartell, USM
Industry secrets: How a classic becomes a collectors piece
The bed “Siebenschläfer” from the Moormann (Design: Christoffer Martens, 2007) is beloved for the simplicity with which it can be
Brit Insurance Design of the Year Award: Part 2
Success for Konstantin Grcic. The 43 year old German was today announced as “Category Winner: Furniture” at the Brit Insurance
Nils Holger Moormann: A modern day Robin Hood
Six years ago Nils Holger Moormann, designer and furniture producer, started a process against Ikea – accusing the Swedish company
Hanging around with style
Winter in Europe and while the weather outside is at it’s less attractive, it’s good to know that at home
Designer Open 2008 in Leipzig: A Review
„… a huge compliment for the fresh, and refreshing, yet very professional organization of the DO08” With these words of