Starting from the 8th of april it is possible to apply for the UX Design Awards 2016. Companies and agencies are invited to hand in their user-centered product innovations. Up to six products can be handed in for free. For more details and the registration form please go to ux-design-awards.com.

Alexander Girard was one of the most important modern textile artists and interior designers of the twentieth century. The Vitra Design Museum is now presenting the first comprehensive retroprospetive of his work – supplemented with some of his very personal collectibles.

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There is a long tradition of political, but also cultural dialogue between France and Germany. From Jugendstil to Art Deco to Functionalism, the exhibition reflects the artistic exchange and rivalries between both countries.

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Talk with Christine Fehrenbach, Head of Marketing of Manufactum and Magdalena Schaffrin, fashion design and founder of „Green Showroom"

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Alexander Girard was one of the most important modern textile artists and interior designers of the twentieth century. The Vitra Design Museum is now presenting the first comprehensive retroprospetive of his work – supplemented with some of his very personal collectibles.

design-museum

There is a long tradition of political, but also cultural dialogue between France and Germany. From Jugendstil to Art Deco to Functionalism, the exhibition reflects the artistic exchange and rivalries between both countries.

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From the 2th to the 5th of june, the exhibition moves on to the NRW-Forum in Düsseldorf and will be presented at the international consumer fair Sustainica. Additionally, a workshop will be held on the 3th of june.

On the 3rd of June Vitra Design Museum opens a new exhibition hall, the Vitra Schaudepot. At the new hall more than 400 key pieces of the museum's collection will be presented accompanied by regular thematic exhibitions and events. The opening event will be hosted by the architects of the new building, Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron.


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On the 7th and 8th of june, the exhibition will be presented at Environment Week in the park of Bellevue Palace in Berlin. The exhibition and the accompanying programme are part of the environmental communication and network project »Ecodesign as contribution to an environmental conscious and material-efficient product design«, with professional and financial support of the German Federal Environmental Foundation.

On the 14th June the Werkbund-Gallery will host the event » The House of Friendship in Constantinople». The three short presentations and a discussion moderated by the journalist Jürgen Tietz will provide an overview on the cultural political dimensions of the architect competition in 1916.


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On June 17 and 18 Popathon Berlin invites programmers and designers to their next workshop to prototype the future of web-native storytelling. They will co-create video-based web-native storytelling: sharable short-form video, interactive storylines and hypermedia and discuss the future of storytelling.


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Alexander Girard was one of the most important modern textile artists and interior designers of the twentieth century. The Vitra Design Museum is now presenting the first comprehensive retroprospetive of his work – supplemented with some of his very personal collectibles.

design-museum

There is a long tradition of political, but also cultural dialogue between France and Germany. From Jugendstil to Art Deco to Functionalism, the exhibition reflects the artistic exchange and rivalries between both countries.

broehan-museum.de

smb.museum

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The exhibition Human Factor by Ars Electronica showcases a series of prototypes addressing social, ecological and economic challenges. At the nexus of art, design and technology, the exhibits focus on the human factor as a driver for innovation, continuous prototyping and improvement. The exhibition runs till August 27.

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Following the Fashion Week the Bauhaus-Archive will host a discussion on the 6th July with fashion designers from Berlin among others Marina Hoermannseder. The designers will discuss the current state and development of design in Berlin. The discussion will be moderated by Stefanie Dörre, chief-editor of the magazine TIP Berlin.


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Architecture studio Graber Pulver presents their Art in Architecture projects at Architecture Gallery Berlin: Power plant Forsthaus (Berne, 2013) and housing complex Grünmatt (Zurich, 2014).

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TOA invites to talks, lectures and workshops at Funkhaus Berlin as well as to over 175 tech and startup events throughout the city of Berlin. Speakers include Paola Antonelli (Chief curator of Design and Architecture, MoMA), Luke Woods (Head of Product Design, Facebook) and star architect Rem Koolhaas. Get all details and tickets at:
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In July, graduates and students of Berlin's Art and Design Academies present their works:

July, 16 – 17 kunsthochschule berlin weissensee
July, 22 – 24 Universität der Künste Berlin
July, 22 – 23 FH Potsdam
July, 29 – 30 Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin