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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Non-Intentional Design
Design must embrace misunderstandings, mistakes and the so-called ‘misuse’ of its products as a source of innovation and an expression of cultural diversity. A photo book documenting everyday situations where the products of design are used in ways not initially … Weiterlesen
Non-Intentional Design
Design must embrace misunderstandings, mistakes and the so-called ‘misuse’ of its products as a source of innovation and an expression of cultural diversity. A photo book documenting everyday situations where the products of design are used in ways not initially … Weiterlesen
Designtheorie und Designforschung
If you study design, you need a fundamental knowledge of theory, and design theory must also have an empirical relation to the real needs of real people. Therefore, this book is an introduction to both design research and design theory. … Weiterlesen
My Desk is my Castle – Exploring Personalization Cultures
This study focuses on a comparative analysis of the use of desks. To this end, we looked at desks in insurance companies, banks, administrative offices, call centres and design studios, located in 12 countries on all continents.… Weiterlesen
DADAs Best
Uta Brandes and Michael Erlhoff have asked 18 DADA lovers from the world of art to nominate their favourite DADA piece. The result is a fascinating, inspiring and, in the best sense of the term, colourful mix of classic and … Weiterlesen
be//sprechen (be//speak) event
an event series organized by Uta Brandes and Michael Erlhoff. It took place at the Cologne restaurant “riphahn” in 2014 and 2016. Each time one person from different fields (such as literature, politics, art, design, fashion, movies, music …) was … Weiterlesen
Hong Kong 2014: Umbrella Movement
When invited by the design department of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) in October 2014, we immediately were brought into the center of the protest movement, known as “umbrella movement”. Unlike the protests starting in 2019, the umbrella movement … Weiterlesen
Architecture
Here you’ll find different types of architecture (sometimes strange ones).… Weiterlesen
Cairo 2008
After having been invited by the rectorate of the German University Cairo (GUC) already before in order to consult the design faculty, we came back to teach a design course. Like in most other universities in Egypt at least 80% … Weiterlesen