Vol. 2: design-management.de

I’ve already mentioned this in an earlier posting that the 4th iteration of the German Design Management Forum will take place in Cologne, Germany on November 9–10th.
This is the fourth conference of a series which emerged from an initiative at the KISD (Köln International School of Design) under the lead of Prof. Brigitte Wolf and […]

I must say I’ve been quite excited to have received an invitation to the Digital Lifestyle Day 2006 (technorati: DLD06 ) recently. This two day event organized by Hurbert Burda Media came to my attent…

If you’ve ever been interested in how we Europeans and the Germans, Swiss and Austrians in particular are living at our average home sweet homes you should visit this site created by one of Germany’s hippest advertising agencies Jung von Matt (found via Spiegel Online).
Jung von Matt is extending their (what I call “ethnographic research”; look […]

Beside being visited by the Pope this week ;-) Germany is gaining international attention in the business press as well. For us guys here in Germany this is at least some good news …

if you’ve ever been interested in making a different fashion statement in contrast to the mainstream hodgepodge then visit this site from my friends in switzerland.
in the tradition of clear, unique and typo-oriented swiss design heritage a small group of swiss designers founded “wortkarg.ch”.
their simple idea and response to a world of abundance:
offer every month […]

this weekend (february, 6th) fabian schmid managing director of squid, zug/switzerland was honoured for his corporate identity project for the swiss metering company Landis & Gyr.
the “deutscher kommunikationsverband” combined the ceremony with a one day conference on “Design and Brand Management” held at the International Design Centre (IDZ) in berlin. schmidt’s work has been […]

while the professional use of design related services in large corporations (500+ employes; turnover euro 1 Mio.+) is a commonly accepted part of business investments, the situation for small and medium sized companies (SMC) is different.
every design management consultant or freelance designer who has ever invested in new business development knows that SMCs are a […]

members of the the german subsidiary “wirtschaftsjunioren deutschland” part of junior chamber international visited COR, the german located international manufacturer of upholstered furniture, easy chairs, tables and chairs and beds and daybeds.
yesterday COR was represented by its current chair man leo lübke jun. who engaged the participants in a lively discussion about the implications of […]

lars jensen journalist at the sueddeutsche zeitung explains why high street designer brands like gucci ran into trouble recently.
he analyses that the big fashion players like dior, luis vuitton, versace, burberry or givenchy dilute their brand image by establishing “low cost” segments like e.g. “Thomas Burberry”. only the highly expensive brands like hermes or chanel […]

in their english online edition of “mensch & büro” editor wilhelm klümper spoke with Daniel Goeudevert ex ford and volkswagen top manager about his experiences in germany. he wants his latest book, “Like God in Germany” to be understood as a declaration of love for the germans.
while goeudevert’s reputation as a manager is discussed controversially […]

… benjamin holch from the university of essen with his idea of a prototype ct.loop scanner. congratulations!!!
“Over 200 leading representatives of the design sector from some 28 countries gathered at Braun’s headquarters to see the project presentations given by the four finalists whom the four members of the BraunPrize Jury had selected from the original […]

with a new claim “Besser Karstadt” one of the biggest german retail stores “Karstadt” based in Essen/Germany launched its new brand campaign.
I wonder if this brand design reminds me of the brand & product design of a popular cosmetic product somehow? read the full note at “HORIZONT.NET”.

the german design council invites to their exhibition of imaginative new wallpapers by young german designers. the exhibition is part of the tendence lifestyle international frankfurt fair and is open from 22.8. - 26.8.2003 in hall 6.1 stand D70, E89
furthermore the german design council presents the temporary design library about design at the same […]

german politicians highlight the need for more intense protection of non-smokers in public areas like restaurants, schools etc.
Non-smoking in public should be the normal scenario says Marion Caspers-Merk, responsbible for drug protection in the german cabinet of chancellor Schröder.
complete news in german: http://www.heute.t-online.de/ZDFheute/artikel/14/0,1367,POL-0-2057742,00.html