an exhibit of material artistry of form . . .

the current show of work from regional artists and artisans is a a design distillation of form and materials. the exhibit is called, “verdichtung: aus kunst + handwerk + design,” and is on display here in regensburg from may 25th until june 30th. i would encourage you to see this design bravura between art and […]

zeitgeist semiotics . . .

stadtzeit zeitstadt (time cannot be summed up), regensburg 1995:
maria maier is a painter, draftswoman, and graphic artist, not a photographer. it is astonishing how her works often recognizably juxtapose painting, drawing, collage, printmaking, photography, reproduction and original, found objects, decided signals, the most basic artistic means of composing, and the use of the most […]

ihk: iD exhibit with professional partners . . .

an iD exhibit with professional partners at the ihk (industrie- und handelskammer) with the new program for industrial design at the university of applied sciences regensburg. the exhibit is open to the public, from today until next tuesday, march 19th at 4:00pm. address: dr. martin luther straße number 12, 93047 regensburg.
the industry & […]

commodity, firmness & delight . . .

“well-building hat three conditions. commodity, firmness & delight.” sir henry wotton’s 1624 translated version of the de architectura is a plain and accurate translation of vitruvius’s work. in addition to architecture, this quote has long been used as a reference for good design standards; in essence, purpose, form, and meaning. these ideas and regensburg medieval […]

five times five . . .

five times five is an exhibit of work from iD students at the university of applied sciences regensburg. the point of departure for the exhibit was a two and three dimensional visual exploration in the area of semiotics. the individual projects were developed on interrelated levels. first, as a flat composition of 25 correlating fields […]

bavarian manifest memorials . . .

according to brand eines magazine, poland had 227 memorials for johannes paul ll in 2005 and as of 2011, they now have 440. i have noticed that bavaria, also seems to have a very interesting relationship to its memorials. this is only based on my own personal observations as a designer after being in the […]

cyan capital of catalonia: barcelona . . .

for our project week this semester, we took a design roadtip to barcelona to learn about spanish design. jakob timpe orchestrated a wonderful expedition for our twenty-eight industrial design students in their 3rd semester to the capital of catalonia. carolin bauer and charlotte klein organized the travel plans and we were also able to persuade […]

rite of passage in regensburg . . .

an important part of the educational system in germany usually involves the successful completion of an entrance exam at the university level. here are a few visual impressions of the recent rite of passage, in the department of architecture, for the new hybrid industrial design program at the university of applied sciences regensburg. the following […]

on deconstructing objects . . .

for example, doc martins shoes & nzz folio zerlegt
or from the images series for the thames & hudson book, things come apart:
todd mc lellan images for things come apart

above: edythe wright’s deconstructed vacuum cleaner, brandeis university &
edythe f. wright, the institute of domestic archaeology:
wonderbra ®, january 2010

lindsey mason’s, deconstructing a […]

light, design & spacial ambience . . .

“for the correct analogy for the mind is not a vessel that needs filling, but wood that needs igniting . . .”
on listening, essays by plutarch, translation by robin waterfield.
light, design & spacial ambience participants:
alfonso copé gómez-aguado • arancha lorenzana • asimina koutsogianni • cynthia khor • daniela hoffrichter • danuta kril • denisa marinescu […]