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Hyper-connectedness and flexibility are just some buzzwords summarizing our jobs. With a constant accelerating pace of work we have to find more efficient ways of coping with our daily load. One solution is a smarter office. Sandra Pfeifer reports for the architecture magazine Baumeister. Published in the June print edition of Baumeister. baumeister.de

"A fashion magazine without an agenda is a catalogue." With her clear vision the legendary Italian Vogue editor in chief Franca Sozzani has given the magazine a unique succinct language. Sandra Pfeifer reports for AUSTRIANFASHION.NET on her lecture at the Fashion Institute of Technology and had the chance for a short interview after. austrianfashion.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1861&Itemid=37

From designer gear to lunar outpost: 3D printers hint at tantalizing futures and promise to realize our most daring dreams. Sandra Pfeifer reports for mb! magazine mb.mercedes-benz.com/en/article/1315/Brave+New+World

With more than 7,000 innovative materials registered in their database, Material Connexion is the place to go to for designers. Sandra Pfeifer visits for AUSTRIANFASHION.NET the biggest material archive in the world in their headquarters in New York. austrianfashion.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1857&Itemid=37

Verena Dauerer joins the Munich branch of agency and design and architectural platform, Stylepark, as Executive Editor. In the following months she will be developing the concept and its realization of a new online project. Please stay tuned. stylepark.com

Hannah Bauhoff / Tuesday 16:30 / F166/168 20 participants / 10C / PL / 3 credit hours Thursday / 14:00 / F166/168 20 participants / 10C / PL / 2 credit hours This course accompanies the lecture series STILVORLAGEN and resolves Pars pro Toto and basic questions of contemporary curating practice. It coveres methods to conceptualize, organise and realize projects like Stilvorlagen as well as theoretical approaches to media analysis, discussion and development for exhibitions and other forms of art and cultural education. design.haw-hamburg.de

MADE is a new magazine about architecture and design. Hannah Bauhoff wrote the magazine's concept for the German publisher Heinze and was co-editor, together with Eva Steidl and Katja Neumann. The magazine is realized in cooperation with journalists, photographers and graphic designer of the designjournalists-network. MADE reports about interesting events, looks behind the scenes and features news about national and international thrilling personalities, producers and products in design and architecture.

Stilvorlagen#7 - A series of lectures about design and society – presents five speeches by contemporary grafic designers again this year. The events are organized and arranged by 22 communication design students from Hamburgs University of Applied Science (former Armgartstraße) and directed by Prof. Heike Grebin, designer Thomas Korf – and Hannah Bauhoff who teaches communications at HAW. stilvorlagen.de April, 26.: Ralph Schraivogel (ralphschraivogel.com)
 May, 10.: Heinrich Paravicini (mutabor.de) May, 30: Lutz Issler (systemantics.net) & Daniel Gross, Joris Maltha (catalogtree.net) June,12: Wigger Bierma (wiggerbierma.net) & Walter Nikkels
 June,28: Cybu Richli & Fabienne Burri (C2F.to) Beginning at 7p.m. in the auditorium at Armgartstraße 24, 22087 Hamburg, entrance fee: 2-6 Euro stilvorlagen.de

How the promising vision of a new 'modern style' has turned into the familiar design of our favourite consumer products is shown in the MoMA exhibition Shaping Modernity: Design 1880-1980. Sandra Pfeifer has visited the exhibition for the Standard/rondo. derstandard.at/1334132469156/Mind-Body-Machine-Ein-Penny-aus-Plastik

Spatial sound installations let us explore and experience our environment in a totally different way. Verena Dauerer reports for English-German mb! magazine. mb.mercedes-benz.com/en/article/897/Redefining+Space

In theory you can print everything, from a house to a watch. The question is if 3D printing will also bring about a green evolution. Sandra Pfeifer talks to 3D expert Peter Schmitt from MIT for the Standard. derstandard.at/1331779855502/3-D-Drucker-Eine-Uhr-aus-dem-Drucker-statt-vom-Juwelier-an-der-Ecke

Art Dubai already has established itself as the main art fair – and political seismograph – of the Arabic world during the last six years. Now Design Days Dubai took place for the first time and even the new event managed to surprise in the positive – despite every objection. Katharina Horstmann for DeTnk and Designlines. detnk.com/node/11046 designlines.de/feel/Eine-Frage-der-Perspektive_2504411.html

For furniture fair imm cologne London studio Doshi Levien has created a modern-day inner-city residence imbued with all the charm and apparent quirkiness of a traditional vernacular dwelling, while facilitating the home comforts of today. Katharina Horstmann in conversation with the designers for DAMn° Magazine. issuu.com/bagaar/docs/damn_cologne_stories_2012

Forget about charcoal and sketch book: More and more artists have traded traditional tools for mobile touch screens to use the iPhone or iPad as a canvas for their art. Look, for example, at David Hockney's current exhibition at London's Royal Academy. Verena Dauerer reports for English-German mb! magazine. mb.mercedes-benz.com/en/article/697/Virtual+Brushstrokes

Last year Verena Dauerer compiled an extensive trend report about Japanese campaigning for Hamburg-based agency DDB Tribal. Now it has been released as free application for iPad. Please have a look over here: bit.ly/tYbuIM

Horsehair mattress, goatskin leather pouch, wooden stool – these don’t sound especially luxurious, true. The saddler Daniel Heer transforms these simple items into products yielding a high desire-to-possess factor. Galleries in Berlin, Paris and New York are meanwhile exhibiting his designs. Hannah Bauhoff visited his studio in Berlin for Manager Magazin. manager-magazin.de/lifestyle/stil/a-804039.html

For the eleventh time the Design Preis Schweiz – Swiss Design Prize – has awarded the best of Swiss design . The winners were chosen out of 34 nominated entries in a two-phase procedure. A report by Katharina Altemeier. ww.tec21.ch

Most of the furniture of Swiss architect and designer Max Bill was only produced for a very short time - except the famous stool he once made for the Ulm School of Design. Only Bill Fans are probably aware of his tables like the Quadratrundtisch from 1949. Now the Swiss furniture manufacturer and dealer wohnbedarf launched a reedition of Bill's furniture. Katharina Altemeier had a look at the reedition. tec21.ch

Three years after the death of Hannes Wettstein - one of the most influential Swiss designers - ETH Zurich is dedicating an exhibition to him and his work. A report by Katharina Altemeier. tec21.ch

The exhibition, VALIE EXPORT / Archive, provides the opportunity to rediscover new aspects of an internationally renowned artist whose works are counted among the canon of 20th century art history and represented in many important museum collections. In this unusual and surprising presentation at the Kunsthaus Bregenz, in part, works that hitherto have not been exhibited will be on show. In addition, for the first time in her long history of exhibitions, VALIE EXPORT is providing insights into her comprehensive archive. A report by Katharina Altemeier. drs.ch/www/de/drs/sendungen/drs2aktuell/2643.bt10199551.html

The Swiss Foundation for Photography is marking its fortieth anniversary by presenting a fresh view of Swiss photography – a tour d’horizon covering a range of illuminating photobooks in which not only the great themes of photography are reflected, but also the development of photographic styles and modes of expression. Since the late 1920s the book has repeatedly proved itself to be an ideal platform for the presentation of photographic works. A report by Katharina Altemeier. drs.ch/www/de/drs/sendungen/drs2aktuell/2643.bt10198097.html

Rudolf Steiner is regarded as one of the most influential – and also one of the most controversial – reformers of the twentieth century. He founded the Waldorf schools and advocated a holistic view of humanity. He also inspired artists as Joseph Beuys and was one of the founders of “organic architecture” and also developed a unique stylistic idiom in the area of furniture design. The Vitra Design Museum exhibition “Rudolf Steiner – Alchemy of the Everyday” is the first major retrospective on this universal thinker and artist. A critical report by Katharina Altemeier. drs.ch/www/de/drs/sendungen/drs2aktuell/2643.bt10197417.html

Foodtrucks are an American institution. For some time now Social Media and a move towards sustainability brings about a dramatic change for the popular mobile restaurants. Sandra Pfeifer reports for Quality about the latest trends in American food culture from New York (print edition only).

Tiago Barros gives our common notion of space a truly different meaning. He is working with unusual conceptual perspectives and seems to feel quite cosy in those in-between places. Sandra Pfeifer reports for Quality about the Portuguese architect residing in New York who, quite literally, is aiming high (print edition only).

food isn't only the means for a festive occasion, it is the occasion itself. That is what the food collective Arabeschi di Latte firmly believes. Being Italian these four amazing ladies from Florence know all about the importance of food as a social component. Sandra Pfeifer reports for Quality (print edition only).

There's a lot of discussion about the climate issue in America despite the lack of official support from the government: for instance technology that sucks CO2 out of the air or tanks the help store the gas underground. Sandra Pfeifer reports for the Standard about climate politics in the US after Al Gore's revelation of an 'Inconvenient Truth'. derstandard.at/1319183814968/Nachhaltigkeitsprophet-oder-Carbon-Billionaire-Al-Gores-Wahrheit-bleibt-weiter-eine-unangenehme

The Jane's Carousel, a piece of vintage fun from 1922, has opened in Brooklyn Park Bridge. To protect the painstakingly restored 48 horses and two carriages from wind and rain French architect Jean Nouvel has designed them a magical glass pavilion. Sandra Pfeifer reports for the print edition of archithese (6.2011)

Verena Dauerer developed a mobile app for iPhone/iPad/Android/Windows Phone. It is a social aggregator that collects and presents her daily gathered content. The app serves as inspiration and trends and is available for download over here. For an iPhone installation simply save onto home screen: bit.ly/svdbVR

How does a young design talent become a fashion designer of international acclaim – and stay one? This is the question Hannah Bauhoff put to the founders of Unit-F who have been supporting Austria’s fashion designers for ten years. Published in QUALITY 17.

During Berlin Music Days Verena Dauerer was invited as talk show guest on a trend panel together with Gavin Burke of Future Audio Workshop and Alonso Dominguez of sugarhigh. Hosted by wahwah.fm iPhone app, the discussion topic was How technology is shaping the future of music and art? audio recording: soundcloud.com/wahwah-fm/all2gethernow_moderation

During the Learning from Fukushima symposium organized by Berliner Gazette newspaper on October 29th, 2011, Verena Dauerer was moderating a panel about radiation mapping and data visualization. The inspiring talk show guests were Sean Bonner of open data project Safecast.org and Andreas Schneider of Institute for Information Design Japan. video: vimeo.com/31402965

It has never been easy to grasp the talents of architect, race driver and designer Carlo Mollino and so the breadth of his accomplishments have almost been forgotten. An exhibition at the HAUS DER KUNST in Munich celebrates the work of the "holy mad man's" lifetime. Hannah Bauhoff visits the exhibition for Quality.

Why are we not transferring out work into the outside? Hannah Bauhoff reports in the new BauMeister about the workspace of the future.

A portrait of the Hamburg based typographer Thomas Eibenberger who is renowned to be an excellent sports photographer. By Hannah Bauhoff.

Discovering the city through Stand-up-Paddling is the latest kick for adventure tourists - risks included. Hannah Bauhoff joins a tour around the Hamburg waterfront. Published in Quality.

A visit to Helsinki shows that the World Design Capital is all about design and execution. Hannah Bauhoff reports for ART INVESTOR.

Hannah Bauhoff reports for Manager Magazine about interior designer Thái Công Quách. Purists may feel a little offended about the spaces he has laid his hands on as they are cluttered with many objects of many styles sporting gold, glamour and oppulence. However his bold approach is staged in an absolute masterly manner and the interior proves to be just incredibly comfortable.

The designer Jonthan Olivares talks in the interview with Hannah Bauhoff about his research in office chairs and his work. Published on designlines.de.

A brief report written in the Design Report from Hannah Bauhoff about the Audi Urban Future Summit in New York.

Excellent food at special locations, that´s kitchen Guerilla. This time round talented amateur chefs Olaf Deharde and Koral Elci take on the inner city of Rostock to serve delicious fish and chips with a very special message. Hannah Bauhoff reports for QUALITY

The mondane flat on the 12 th florr oft the HL 23, a wonderful building oft he architect Neil Dinari, has a great view on East Manhattan and the Hudson River. Also the inhabitants

She calls herself “eating designer”, others would name it Food Design. Hannah Bauhoff about the Dutch designer Marije Vogelsang and culinary events. Published in QUALITY.

London, Vienna, Beijing – at the moment there is one design week after the other. As London is still considered a design metropolis, it is worth visiting the city on this occasion. Even if the trade fair "100% Design" is becoming increasingly irrelevant, the fringe events in the city were once again impressive. A review by Katharina Horstmann stylepark.com/en/news/this-is-london/325955

Collaborations with talented designers are the key for Nadja Swarovski to implement her vision of the crystal empire with the appropriate feel for the current zeitgeist. In an interview with Sandra Pfeifer for AUSTRIANFASHION.NET at the Swarovski HQ in New York she talks about the importance of supporting (young) designers and what innovation entails for a 116 year old family business. austrianfashion.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1633&Itemid=37

Florian Hauswirth worked as a model builder in the development department of the furniture company Vitra in Birsfelden Switzerland. He realised prototypes and design models for the designers Jasper Morrison, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Alberto Meda, Antonio Citterio or Philippe Starck. Then he decided to become a designer himself. Today Hauswirth is one of only a few young Swiss designers getting worldwide attention. Katharina Altemeier potrayed him in the current issue of Swiss architecture magazine TEC21. tec21.ch

From hack to product innovation: Micrsosoft's kinect controller exemplifies today's product cycle of games and gadgets. Verena Dauerer reports for German ZEIT Online. zeit.de/digital/games/2011-07/entwicklung-computerspiele/komplettansicht

It is the beginning of a significant cultural revolution in the US: some companies are starting to reduce packaging and pioneering in the production of eco-plastics. Sandra Pfeifer reports for the Standard on why in future less will be more. derstandard.at/1310512311674/Reduktion-von-Plastik-in-den-USA-Altes-Cola-in-neuen-Flaschen

Shoji Sadao, former director of the Noguchi Museum, relates the dynamics of a friendship based on shared fascination with technology and the possibility of a utopian world. An interview by Sandra Pfeifer for domus. domusweb.it/en/interview/fuller-and-noguchi-story-of-a-friendship

In the former grain elevator of the „Basel Lagerhaus Gesellschaft“ (BLG), in an area called Erlenmatt - one of the last development areas in Basel, arises a project with the name DEPOT BASEL. DEPOT BASEL is a place for contemporary design considering design as a craft, where an understanding of materials, processes and users behavior makes a connection. The opening of DEPOT BASEL and the presentation of the in-house infrastructure are on Saturday, 27th August 2011 and runs until Sunday, 4th September 2011. As a member of the DEPOT BASEL Team DJ Katharina Altemeier will be present. depotbasel.ch

Bjork's new album Biophilia is being released as series of iPad applications. Media artist and programmer Scott Snibbe tells German Zeit Online how he brought her concept to life. By Verena Dauerer zeit.de/digital/mobil/2011-07/biophilia-bjoerk-ipad/komplettansicht