Lineage of German Design
What ZACK inherits – Contemporary German Design Today
More than 100 years have passed since the Bauhaus was founded in Weimar. The philosophy of "the integration of art and craft" championed by Walter Gropius was inherited by the Ulm School of Design,...
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German and Japanese Design Aesthetics: Why Wabi-Sabi and Bauhaus Resonate
"Less is more" – this phrase is attributed to Mies van der Rohe, but in Japanese culture, the concept of "wabi-sabi" has long embodied a similar spirit. How did these two aesthetics, born on differ...
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Founding the Red Dot Award: From Essen to the World
The Ruhr industrial region stretches across western Germany. Its central city, Essen, was once known as a city of iron and coal, the former headquarters of the Krupp industrial conglomerate. In the...
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Why the iF Design Award Was Born in Hanover: The Origins of One of the World's Largest Design Awards
Every spring, the northern German city of Hanover transforms into a hub where industrialists and designers from around the world gather. From this city, home to one of the world's largest industria...
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What is DIN Standard? The Origin of Germans' Obsession with Standardization
Open a desk drawer and you'll find a stack of A4 paper. Whether it's copier paper, a contract, or a resume, the size is always 210 x 297mm. Printers, files, envelopes – everything is designed to fi...
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