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New Sources by Matthias Gschwendtner, as seen at Grassimesse 2023, Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Leipzig
Designer | 20.10.2023

Grassimesse 2023 Compact: New Sources by Matthias Gschwendtner

New Sources by Matthias Gschwendtner, as seen at Grassimesse 2023, Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Leipzig Developed by Matthias Gschwendtner in context of his Diploma Project at the Universität der Künste, UdK, Berlin New Sources sees, and simplifying more than is perhaps prudent, Matthias employ Artificial Intelligence, 3D scanning, algorithmic modelling and robotic milling to form silver birch branches into the necessary components for a chair. Which, yes, does sound like an awful lot of

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gren light chandelier by Gunnar Søren Petersen (Photo © Alex Kueper)
Designer | 16.09.2015

smow blog Interview: Gunnar Søren Petersen - I believe that the design schools need to work much more closely with industry and with producers

In our recent review of contemporary Berlin creativity we noted that one of the problems increasingly being faced by Berlin is that of holding on to the ever increasing number of graduates from the city's many design institutions. Thus it seemed apposite to talk to a recent Berlin design graduate about the reality of life as a recent Berlin design graduate. A recent Berlin design graduate such as Gunnar Søren Petersen. Born and raised in Bonn Gunnar Søren Petersen studied Industrial Design

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Rudolf Horn conferstar club chair
Designer | 29.12.2014

smow blog 2014. A pictorial review: July

Thanks to a unnecessarily long journey through Sachsen-Anhalt in an unnecessarily warm bus, July 2014 will remain indelibly scorched in our collective memory. On a professional note, July 2014 also saw the exhibitions Unter Zwischen im Ampelhaus, Oranienbaum and Summer Break VA / Neue Arbeiten at Direktorenhaus Berlin, and of course the flood of student exhibitions that arise every summer.

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(smow)summer tour 2010: Three exhibitions and a funeral.

Although very short the (smow)summer tour 2010 was certainly worth the effort. Its always worth the effort to visit an annual exhibition at a design school. Our primary focus was, logically, the product and industrial design work, but we did also take the opportunity to visit the other departments. And wherever one goes and whatever one views, you will always find something that strikes a chord or otherwise inspires you. Often in the most unexpected departments. Which is why we can always

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(smow)summer tour 2010: Universität der Künste Berlin, Rundgang 2010

Following the disappointment of Burg Giebichenstein it seemed that Urðr, Shai and Nortia had once again collectively abandoned us as we strove northwards through the rain and thunder towards Berlin. Alone the fact that we were unwittingly party to that age old eastern Germanic ritual of the summer migration to the Baltic Sea keeping our mood high. From Berlin Hbf the transient throng continued on to Rostock, Warnemünde and the other traditional Sachsen summer feeding grounds on the Baltic

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