Designer and "agent provocateur" Jerszy Seymour likes to disengage design objects from their precast applications. He is surely a designer with a strong theoretical basis who in case of doubt always opts for the more challenging alternative. We met Jerszy in Berlin for an interview and he talks about current projects and eternal visions.
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Oded Ezer
Time of the signs
Oded Ezer creates brilliant Hebrew and Latin typography that make it hard for you to say whether he is still working in typography or already in the realm of art. When he recently visited Berlin, we finally met him face-to-face and talked about the Typosperma project, a filmic hommage to Israeli poet and art critic Hezi Leskley and his future plans.- Typography
Architecture of Change
Sustainability and Humanity in the Built Environment
Editors Lukas Feireiss and Kristin Feireiss who is also the founder of Architecture Forum Aedes presented the Gestalten release Architecture of Change at Aedes Berlin and lead a panel discussion about contemporary sustainable building practices.- Architecture
Maarten Baas
It's all smoke and design
Maarten Baas is a little bit of an enfant terrible within the design scene. In fall 2008 he will present new exciting objects for Established and Sons and if that wasn't already reason enough to meet him for a filmed interview then it surely was the unusual down-to-earth atmosphere of the former car repair shop which he chose as the ideal location for his various designs.
Joost van Bleiswijk and Kiki van Eijk
A perfect designing couple
Being part of a new generation of highly talented dutch designers Joost and Kiki not only stand out of the crowd because they love each other but also because they put so much personality and mastery into their work that the objects they create are really unique and exceptionally well crafted.