Chairman Mao moulded into form
A designer from Hong Kong is said to have the largest collection of Chairman Mao busts. The busts were produced, by governmental decree, in only two places in the People’s Republic of China and only in white.
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Impressions from Grand Basel
There are lots of photos on Instagram #grandbasel.
Also a statement (in English) by Michael Erlhoff // Statement von Michael Erlhoff
Photo credit: Courtesy Grand Basel… Weiterlesen
The Black Cube
Initiated by Michael Erlhoff as a project at Köln International School of Design/KISD.
“It is black – deep and mysterious. It is cubic – shiny on every side with sharp edges, it has the most rational and most perfect shape. … Weiterlesen
Stupid Design
A project with students of the Köln International School of Design/KISD: research and award stupid public design. After having discussed about criteria for stupid design the students discovered many examples in just one Cologne neighbourhood. All were marked and … Weiterlesen
St. Moritz Design Summit – 2000-2007
In 1999, as a result of an initiative by Köbi Gantenbein, chief editor of the magazine Hochpaterre, we were invited to St. Moritz (Switzerland) to talk with local officials from the culture and tourism departments about the establishment of … Weiterlesen
Heute ist Morgen (Today is Tomorrow)
Exhibition at Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bonn, 2000. Curator: Michael Erlhoff, Consultant: Hans Ulrich Reck.
Exhibtion Architecture: Zamp Kelp
More pictures on Flickr.
4:3 – Fifty Years of Italian and German Design
An Exhibition at the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany
June to November 2000
In 1988, the then-director of the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany asked Michael Erlhoff to develop a … Weiterlesen
Designers Milano 2000
Rubber Cup Competition 1998
The Rubber Cup goes back to Richard Sapper, then-professor at the Stuttgart Academy of Art: students from all universities were invited to participate in this race on the condition that their vehicles were powered by nothing but 20g of rubber.… Weiterlesen
Designed in Germany
Following the World Design Expo in Nagoya, this exhibition by the German Design Council, whose then-director was Michael Erlhoff, was shown at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles. Exhibition design: Wolfgang Laubersheimer.