Category: Kartell
Stühle zum (Be)Sitzen, a smow Pop-up at the Grassi Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Leipzig
In the exhibtion A Chair and You at the Grassi Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Leipzig, there is more than A Chair and You can look at them, study them, explore them, converse with them. But not sit on them.
In the presentation Stühle zum (Be)Sitzen on the first floor landing of the Grassi Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Leipzig, there is more than A Chair and You can look at them, study them, explore them, converse with them. And sit on them.
Thirteen chairs which unite more than just thirteen definitions of ‘A Chair’, and more than just thirteen different seating experiences…..
The Historia Supellexalis: “F” for Front
Front
An Anna; A Sofia; A Charlotte; A Katja; A Conduit.
Gae Aulenti: A Creative Universe at the Vitra Design Museum Schaudepot, Weil am Rhein
“It’s not possible to define a style in my work”1, opined once the Italian architect and designer Gae Aulenti.
With the exhibition Gae Aulenti: A Creative Universe, the Vitra Design Museum Schaudepot don’t contradict that opinion, but do provide for a framework for considerations on its validity……
smow Blog Interview: Glen Oliver Löw – I have always been of the opinion that design begins with a problem.
Born in Leverkusen Glen Oliver Löw initially studied Industrial Design at the University of Wuppertal before moving to Milan in
(smow) blog Design Calendar: August 6th 1920 – Happy Birthday Anna Castelli Ferrieri!
“Plastic was equivalent with America for us. Only Bakelite came from Europe. Right? But after the war, everything plastic came
(smow) blog compact: Kartell celebrate a decade of Bourgie by Ferruccio Laviani
It’s probably indicative of the transiency of the contemporary furniture business, but during the recent Maison & Objet in Paris,
(smow) blog Design Calendar: 18th January 1949 – Happy Birthday Philippe Starck!
A few years ago the (smow) blog telephone rang….. “Good morning is it possible to speak to Philippe Starck please?”
Posterous adieu….
On Tuesday April 30th 2013 Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands steps down as head as the House of Orange. And
Enzo Mari. Me and the Farmer.
On Monday September 5th the Universität der Künste Berlin designtransfer centre hosted a talk with the Italian designer, design critic,
(smow)intern: The Designer Furniture Catalogue 2011
Luddites! Not a phrase normally associated with (smow) To the best of our knowledge no (smow)employee has ever smashed an
Stockholm Design Week 2011: Interview with Front
As part of Stockholm Design Week 2011 Kartell presented the magazine rack Front Page by Stockholm design studio Front. Clever
Designer furniture social networking: Twitter
Time was when social networking for businesses meant cocktail parties, tennis clubs and the Freemasons. Time Was. However Time Is
Anna Castelli Ferrieri
August 6th marks the 90th anniversary of the birth of the Italian architect, designer and Kartell co-founder Anna Castelli Ferrieri. Despite
2010 Designer Furniture World Cup: Japan 0 – Israel 0
Although the majority of Ron Arad‘s work could squash most of Isamu Noguchi’s, he played fair and held back from
2010 Designer Furniture World Cup:Italy 0-Belgium 0
Following his ankle injury Cesare “Joe” Colombo was replaced for this match by Antonio Citterio, one of the most experienced
2010 Designer Furniture World Cup: Scotland 1 – Israel 1
Although stylistically worlds apart both Ron Arad and Charles Rennie Mackintosh are united by their individual and uncompromising style and
2010 Designer Furniture World Cup: Holland 1 – Spain 0
Day two of the 2010 (smow) designer furniture World Cup and the first all female match: Patricia Urquiola against Hella
2010 Designer Furniture World Cup: Italy 1 – Denmark 1
The opening match of the 2010 (smow) designer furniture World Cup pitted not only two of the great design nations