(smow) blog compact: Plug Lamp by Form Us With Love for Ateljé Lyktan
On seeing a lamp grace a Jean Prouvé desk on the Vitra stand at Orgatec 2014 we termed it “a
(smow) blog compact: Petstools by Hanna Emelie Ernsting in the VitraHaus….
In our post on the Pulpo Galerie in Lörrach we noted that “you don’t get your products shown in the
(smow) blog 2013. A pictorial review: October
What with the sweet afterglow of Vienna Design Week behind us we entered October 2013 full of enthusiasm – not
(smow) reading: The Vitra Campus – Architecture Design Industry
There is an old adage about turning problems into chances, of every cloud having a silver lining, of every thorn
Sphere Table by Hella Jongerius for Vitra
Back in October one of the joys of Orgatec 2012 in Cologne was watching visitors reactions to Hella Jongerius‘ Sphere
The Fall of the Vitra Fence.
Back in March 2011 we bemoaned the position of the fence surrounding the Vitra production facility in Weil am Rhein,
Vitra Design Museum: Interview with Marc Zehntner and Mateo Kries
Ostensibly established as a location for presenting and archiving Vitra CEO Rolf Fehlbaum’s private collection of designer furniture, the Vitra
Album @ Vitra Design Museum Gallery: Interview with Ronan Bouroullec
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec are without question two of the most important designers of their generation and are currently
VitraHaus – Èt År: Et Interview med Eckart Maise
Tilbage i februar fejrede VitraHaus i Weil am Rhein sin første fødselsdag. Vi talte med Vitras chefdesigner Eckart Maise om
One Year VitraHaus: An Interview with Eckart Maise
Back in February the VitraHaus in Weil am Rhein celebrated its first birthday. But was it all worth it? To
Design Basel 2011
This year we are finally going to make it to Design Basel. In the past something else always seemed to
The Vitra Fence
Last Friday we spent a highly enjoyable – and successful – day at and with Vitra. Texts to follow. We
(smow)blog review 2010: January, February, March
While critics denounce such as an easy and obvious way to generate content – for us reviewing the past year
(smow) late summer 2010: Thonet Wohnshowroom, Museum and Biegerei
On the last Sunday of the school summer holidays over 35 production companies in and around Kassel stage an annual
(smow) offline: Win a Vitra Organic Chair
It may not be the most universally recognised example of either Charles Eames‘ nor Eero Saarinen‘s canon however their 1940
VitraHaus: 100,000 Visitors
If we’re honest – and when are we not – the news caused more than little unrest in (smow)blog HQ:
(smow)offline: VitraHaus in Spring
On account of the horrendous hotel prices demanded during design week the (smow)blog team camp in Milan. And that despite
(smow)offline: The Essence of Things. Design and the Art of Reduction
On Saturday 20.03.2010 the latest Vitra Design Museum exhibition “The Essence of Things. Design and the Art of Reduction” officially
VitraHaus: Jongerius, Panton, Eames: The rejected colour schemes
As many of you will be aware, the construction of the VitraHaus was not without it’s controversy. For all the
VitraHaus by Herzog & de Meuron: Images
If a picture really does paint a thousand words; a dozen VitraHaus photos here saves us an awful lot of
VitraHaus by Herzog & De Meuron
Some 285 journalists were present for the press preview of Herzog & De Meuron’s new VitraHaus in Weil am Rhein
(smow)wintertour 2010: Weil am Rhein
When we were still young, fit and healthy, towns and cities existed. Just existed. These days in order to exist
(smow)wintertour 2010, Part 2: Moormann Haus, Aschau im Chiemgau
Following our visit to the #VitraHaus this coming Friday, the (smow)wintertour 2010 then proceeds, by ski, along the alps to
(smow)wintertour 2010, Part 1: VitraHaus, Weil am Rhein
As announced yesterday we sadly cannot attend this years Stockholm Furniture Fair – because we have to go to Switzerland,