Objects - The Journal of Applied Arts

10 days of Food and Creativity. Food is a central topic for cutting edge design today. At the same time chef's and producers are experimenting with various aesthetic and conceptual approaches that are relevant in contemporary food. They are not only innovating culinary techniques but are also reflecting on our daily food philosophy.The Taste Festival is a 10-days-Festival in Berlin introducing outstanding...

The Direktorenhaus welcomed professional Illustrators and complete beginners to the Dr. Sketchy Exhibition to paper extraordinary models in shrill costumes. To the sound of the 1940ies nightly birds of paradise and burlesque dancers posed for the drawers. At the same time we were celebrating the opening of the Dr. Sketchy exhibition at Direktorenhaus.

It was a two day invasion that took over the Direktorenhaus guerrilla style, bringing an interactive show that balanced on the edge of rawness and sophistication.

Just in time for the winter season, we inaugurated our new fireplaces designed and built by the bavarian fireplace company Brunner (http://www.brunner.de/) at Direktorenhaus.

Firerplaces at Direktorenhaus - Since December 2011 we are proud to see 7 brand new fireplaces every day at Direktorenhaus. Why that? The idea in regards to the exhibition of a new culture binding fire and warmthsprung out of a pragmatic call of the winter: the old house on the spree, which is part of the old mint coin, does not possess a heating system - the past winters have been too cold.

Opening party for Husmann/Tschaeni "Poultry Poetry". The artist duo transformed Direktorenhaus into a collision of colors, music and performing arts until late.

From the 1st of September to the 31st of March, Direktorenhaus presents 'Poultry Poetry', an exhibition of the collaborative artists Husmann Tschäni. Pascale Mira Tschäni & Michael Husmann Tschäni are based in Switzerland and both studied at the College of Art in Lucerne. They received further education at the National Institute of Design, India, and a residency in Berlin. Since 2003 they have developed a...

Opening of "New Textile Craft", a group exhibition of 4 young textile designers: Signe Emdal (Kopenhagen), Hao-Ni Tsai (London), Ruth Duff (Glasgow) and Izumi Sato (Stockholm).