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
5 New Design Exhibitions for March 2016
“All in the wild March morning I heard the angels call, It was when the moon was setting, and the
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
smow blog 2015. A pictorial review: April
Just as January means Cologne, April is Milan. And normally only Milan. In 2015 however we managed to spice things
smow blog Interview: Eames Demetrios – I don’t think Charles and Ray were ever satisfied with their own work, they were always trying to make it better
In our post from the Barbican Art Gallery exhibition “The World of Charles and Ray Eames” we noted the disappointing
Vitra Design Museum: The Bauhaus #itsalldesign
One of the biggest problems with Modernism is the name. It was unquestionably modern. Which is why it became known
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: September
Following on from the relative inactivity of August September saw us wind back up towards the 2014 autumn design festival
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 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
(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
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
(smow) blog compact design tourism special: Weil am Rhein – City of Chairs
Any self-respecting modern conurbation needs a moniker. An evocative tag line on which to hang its city marketing strategy and
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
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
5 New Design Exhibitions for March 2014
The North wind doth blow and we shall have snow, And what will poor robin do then, poor thing? He’ll