Whether you love him or hate him, it’s about time that Marcel Wanders’ first monograph hit the bookshelves.
For the release of this much anticipated work ‘Behind the Ceiling’ Gabrielle Kennedy of Design NL, gives the low-down on the book while putting a nice bit of context to this very anti-modernist designer.
Artist and writer, David Coggins talks with German designer Konstantin Grcic about how he sees the world of design.
Discussing everything from the beauty of imperfections, the genius in not knowing everything, and the new role of the designer, Grcic ends by offering a bit of insight into his ultimate dream of (re)designing a bicycle.
It is never too late to make a commitment to Good Design.
In the early 1980s it is said that legendary designer Dieter Rams became increasingly concerned by the state of the world around him. Being aware that he as a designer was a major contributor to that world, he asked himself the almighty question: Is my design good design?
As this year’s Milan Design Week comes to a close, Alice Rawsthorn summarises her thoughts on the event in her most recent article for the International Herald Tribune.
Discussing the general sentiments felt throughout the week, Rawsthorn highlights a number of trends seen, while offering her best pics from the, surprisingly, not so bleak lot.
One thing is for sure the impact of the economy on design, whether positive or negative, has certainly generated a lively round of journalistic debate.
From articles like “Design Loves a Depression” to “Design Hates a Depression”, members of the field have filled page upon page with predictions and advice as to where we go next.
Friend and collector Peter M. Brant talks with legendary designer Marc Newson about what it’s like to create objects of the 21st century.
Discussing everything from how he became a designer, to his process, inspirations and where he sees designs role in the new economy, Newson sums up the conversation with a pertinent word of advice for all young designers.
Convinced that the word ‘innovation’ is losing credibility in a world filled with buzz words and hyperboles, Alice Rawsthorn argues the importance of the act itself.
In the world of emotional design, Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has all the right tactics. From her one-off objects to her industrially produced products, Jongerius consistently creates works imbued with a sense of meaning, individuality, and hand craftsmanship.
For the second half of Design.NL’s interview with Li Edelkoort, Jeanne Tan sits down with the trend forecaster to finish up their discussion on the current state of design.
Throughout the interview Edelkoort talks about her feelings on Africa, why grey is the new black, and how Dutch design will ride through the crisis.
The NYTimes moment blog has posted a fascinating interview with Studio Job.
To coincide with the design duo’s first major retrospective at Moss in New York, Felix Burrichter interviewed Job Smeets, the duo’s mouthpiece, about upcoming projects, cultural DNA and maintaining optimism in times of recession.
Gabrielle Kennedy’s Article on Bas van Beek is a bare boned account of the Dutch designer's feelings on the current state of the industry.
Sparing no feelings Kennedy recounts Beek’s views of an “Elitist and anti-democratic’ industry “emasculated by its own anti-intellectual mentality.”
Jeanne Tan from Design.NL sits down with legendary trend forecaster Li Edelkoort for a chat about the current state of design.
Discussing topics ranging from the current crisis to greedy graduates, Edelkoort discloses why she thinks creatives are more than equipped to get through these times.
Alice Twemlow’s article “Design Criticism’s Winding Road” is an inspiring account of the early days of critical writing in design.
Jonathan Glancey reflects on the history of Architecture and recessions in his article published March 6th, 2009 for the Guardian.
While pondering the change in ringing mantras from ‘form follows function’ to our current state of ‘form follows finance’, Glancey discusses the potential impacts of the present slump.
Designer Observer has recently published a shortened form of, “When I was a Very Small Boy” by Ettore Sottsass, with special permission by Barbara Radice and Archivio Ettore Sottsass.
This eloquent and inspiring piece, written in 1973, beautifully sums up the power of passion and creativity.
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