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Roman Primack (below, left) introduced himself as new director of Design Miami Basel with a new platform called Design at Large. It provided the fair with a compelling centerpiece. Curated by Barneys Creative Director Dennis Freedman (below, right), the six … Continue reading
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This year the design fair and central meeting place for global design collectors in its 9th edition attracted more than 50 galleries from 13 different countries and 26.600 visitors in 7 days. Big numbers, no? Besides all the breathtaking design … Continue reading
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Before talking about the art of berlin-based design talent Milena Kling (which I did already here) I’d like to share some of the latest fuzz in Berlin with you, as it is part of the story. It’s for sure the … Continue reading
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After reading the headline you understood, ok, it’s a tour, a design exhibition, but mmhh, what’s the meaning of that “B-l-i-c-k-f-a-n-g” (?). Maybe you would guess it is german, and that’s right. And it is quite similar to the word … Continue reading
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Right away the next day after being in the holy grail of design history at Cassina (pls see here), I was quite excited to visit the young design scene in cologne. And whoop, how everything fitted together like pearls on … Continue reading
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What is ‘typically German?’ You may answer spontaneously with an eye twinkling “they love garden gnomes!” – then, well done, you’ll be labelled a real expert in talking stereotypes. And as german who has lived abroad I had a … Continue reading
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If you may have followed the Monday Motto it’s no surprise anymore, that I am quite a big fan of the work and art of Piero Fornasetti. So I was highly delighted when I found out that my weekend trip … Continue reading
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Why does someone call a company imperfect design? Maybe because the com-bination of handcrafted products and leading Dutch design makes each item unique. The idea is, that products are designed by renowed dutch designers in collaboration with craftsmen and … Continue reading
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During Milan Design Week in April I had the chance to meet some of the finest furniture designers from Singapore. One of the work I was mostly attracted by is the one of Desinere. So today I want to show … Continue reading
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How does it come, that this doubtlessly fabulous chair, the so-called “cake stool” (as shown above) was sold by auction at Philipps for 31,250 US Dollar recently? Well, here is a brief story about 2 brothers who went into Design … Continue reading
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After talking about the interior of an office space quite recently I would like to talk about a place we all have spent tons of hours. Some of these hours have been funny one’s, some exciting, some less interesting and … Continue reading
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Here’s my newest source for home decor ideas and I really love to talk about it, because I am already a big fan of her work. And no wonder, her fan-base is quite huge. As Designer India Mahdavi states in … Continue reading