Objects No. 5 - Handmade in Germany
26.11.2012
The fifths issue "HANDMADE IN GERMANY" introduces us again to the hidden world of intelligent craft: Valentin Löllmann, German furniture designer, gives us an insight into his Wonderland world, the Italian Design Duo Formafantasma are working on the aura of objects. Essays by leading designers. Roman Bittner explains why the fight for minimalism and reduction in the world of design will lead to...
Direktorenhaus in Hamburg
23.11.2012
A selection of works from the collection and designers of Direktorenhaus will be shown at the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg, Germany. All exhibited works are for sale at the MKG Fair. The exhibition includes works from Valentin Löllmann, Olaf Hajek, David de Moutis, Erik Mark Sandberg, Daniel Emma, Jan Lambert Kruse, Studio Gorm, Alexander Pelikan, Roman Bittner and Lauren Coleman. Works and...
Jan Lambert Kruse
05.10.2012
In spite of being united in a long tradition of crafts, glass and iron could hardly oppose one another more. One exemplifies fragility and transparence; the other metallic strength. Swedish artist Jan Lambert Kruse playfully uses these oppositions to create his fantastic glass objects. Relying on the most basic of shapes, his organic sculptures are reminiscent of natural phenomena. In “Milky Way”, a swirl...
Daniel Emma
05.09.2012
"Our design aims to be just 'nice'", says Daniel and Emma, two young designers with experience in some of the most renomated design studios: Marc Newson, Thorsten Van Elten, Commitee and Philips design to name just a few. They have been listed by Wallpaper magazine in 2009 as one of the recent design graduates to watch and in 2010 awarded the Blueprint most promising talent at 100% design London. They...
Samuel Wilkinson
04.08.2012
Samuel Wilkinson is an award-winning London-based industrial designer who set up his diverse design studio in 2007 and just a year later completed his largest work, co-designing L’arbre de Flonville in Lausanne, Switzerland. More recently the Plumen 001 light bulb has won great acclaim including collecting the London Design Museum Design of the Year 2011 and the coveted D&AD Black Pencil. Wilkinson’s studio...
Taste Festival Berlin
01.06.2012
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...
DIREKTORENHAUS & GREGORY MILLER PRESENT: "ANDY NOW"
17.02.2012
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.
OPENING - ALPENGLOW AT DIREKTORENHAUS
by DIREKTORENHAUS
15.12.2011
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.