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Otl Aicher & the vh ulm – Design for a New Beginning
In 1946, Ulm was marked by war. Germany had emerged from twelve years of National Socialism, its cities destroyed and its democratic institutions in need of rebuilding. For Otl Aicher and Inge Scholl, the Zero Hour was also deeply personal. Aicher had met the Scholl family in…
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Ettore Sottsass – Before the Superbox
Before the Superbox, before Memphis, the designer Sottsass was already rethinking what furniture could be. His early work for Poltronova reveals a lesser-known chapter – shaped by America, India and an increasing fascination with colour, image and objects that behave like…
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Castiglioni’s Muse
This is a wonderful example of the way the great Achille Castiglioni looked at things – his inspiration was never confined to “design” itself. He collected anonymous objects, studied industrial components, mechanisms and observed especially everyday things. And, obviously he…
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Nothing Fancy: The Complex Story of the Shaker Chairs
The Shaker chair is a truly remarkable example of historic furniture design, rooted in a philosophy that valued utility, order and restraint. As an admirer of Shaker furniture, I have often been surprised by how little its qualities are known beyond design-history circles. These…