Interview

The annual exhibition ‘Dare to Design – Spaces of Care’ of the German Design Graduates shows how young designers are responding to current challenges. Director Katrin Krupka talks about the ...

Preserving the legacy of Charles and Ray Eames, carrying on their work and ideas – this is the mission of the newly founded Charles & Ray Eames Foundation. A conversation with founding ...

“Furniture is my great passion.” Few German designers have shaped the international design landscape in recent decades as much as Konstantin Grcic. Now, for the first time, he has stepped ...

AI, climate crisis, social change: young people today are confronted with many challenges. A conversation with Julia Kostial, managing director of the Stiftung Deutsches Design Museum, about ...

When searching for ‘solar design’, one often encounters technically inclined photovoltaic systems. However, Marjan van Aubel sees herself as an ambassador for solar energy that subtly shapes ...

Mühle embodies a living shaving culture. Based in Saxony’s Erzgebirge region, the company is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year – and has long won over an international clientele ...

Swatch watches, Freitag bags and the Helvetica typeface: To celebrate its 150th anniversary, the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich is showcasing some of its 580,000 items in the permanent ‘Swiss ...

Erwan Bouroullec is considered a somewhat of a hippie among contemporary designers. His approach is unconventional and dreamy, but still precise and reliable. As part of our Designing ...

Stefan Diez, one of Germany’s most prominent designers, has been exploring the circular economy for years. In our new ‘Designing Tomorrow’ series, he talks about why sustainable design is ...

Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen is a Danish architect, designer, photographer – and a judge at this year’s ICONIC AWARDS. In an interview with ndion, the co-founder of Norm Architects reveals what ...

With elections just around the corner, there is a lot of talk about manifestos, leaders and coalitions – but little about how policy is actually made. With the Gestaltungszentrale Politik, ...

British economist Kate Raworth invented the ‘Doughnut economy’. She and the Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL) were honoured as ‘Personality of the Year’ at the German Design Awards 2025 ...

Creating a distinctive brand identity, managing it successfully and responding to customer expectations is becoming more and more important for business success. Jens Grefen, Senior ...

How can the ideals of the historic Bauhaus still provide guidance today? In an interview with ndion, Dr Annemarie Jaeggi, Director of the Bauhaus Archive, explains how the institution links ...

As an expert in sustainable urban planning and AI, Siegfried Zhiqiang Wu is an internationally sought-after expert. An interview on innovation, the circular economy and the ideal city.

The exhibition ‘The Magic Touch: Designing Togetherness’, on show from 19 October 2024 at the Dutch Design Week, brings together projects by German Design Graduates on touch, inclusion and ...

What are the design challenges for an appliance brand? And how complex is it to adopt a circular economy and how can it be done successfully? On the occasion of Miele’s 125th anniversary, we ...

ERCO is undoubtedly one of the leading German design brands with a global presence. This year, the company is celebrating its 90th anniversary. To mark this milestone, we spoke to CEO Tim ...

Stephan Merkle has joined ABB Building and Home Automation Solutions to build a new design team. In this interview, the new Global Head of Design explains how he is combining global design ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionising the design industry. What new opportunities is this technology opening up for designers and manufacturers? A conversation with Berlin-based ...

Cleaning, washing, disinfecting: David Löwe and Christian Becker wondered how to make everyday products more sustainable. With refillable cleaning products, for example. The founders of ...

serien.lighting is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. A large exhibition recently took place at the Museum Angewandte Kunst in Frankfurt am Main, showcasing the fascinating designs ...

Furniture manufacturer COR is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. Leo Lübke, managing partner and designer, discusses how the company has maintained quality over the years and ...

The Swedish design studio Form Us With Love creates concepts, furniture and products for well-known companies such as Ikea and Hem. We visited the two founders during the Stockholm Design ...

Grand gestures and meaningful places: If you want to successfully design large-scale projects in China, you have to adapt to different needs and circumstances than in Europe. Wei Wu and ...