Experiment as method II / design built / projects / 1:1 / temporary architecture

Schreiner und Designer - Carpernter and Designer 21./22.6.2013 For the 2013 future congress of bavaria's carpenter guild I was asked to hold two lectures about the collaboration between designers and carpenters in our own projects. I intended to show how such collaborations are able to be creative and bring up new ideas if both partners are willing and able to leave their comfort zones. Leaving your comfort zone means entering the risk zone and it means the only possibility for growth and invention.

Material Workshop with raumprobe - fsb - armstrong dlw - nimbus group and Knauf 28.5.-1.6. For the first time the annual Design Days in Coburg were accompanied by the DesignCampus_open . The Faculty of Design of Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts had invited to 4 great days to experience the building and the teaching of Product Design, Interior Design, Architecture and Civil Engineering. Together with 4 great companies we organized the 4-day-power-workshop for students. Keynote by Hannes Bäuerle from raumprobe Stuttgart. See some results of the workshops here:

It is 2013 - the year of van de Velde: With my students from University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Coburg, we had the great opportunity to hold a Workshop about designing with van de Velde at Claus and Claudia Laemmle's Lauterbach Castle. Here, where van de Velde designed the interior about 100 years ago, we are searching for new ways to design an interior with our Partners from armstrong, kvadrat and Knauf. 

November Workshop Location Scouting. The Istanbul Design Campus 2013 will take place in November, bringing together each 50 Students from Turkey and Germany. Professors out of the field of Design and Interior Design will hold international workshops for 5 days which will lead in an exhibition in the middle of the vibrant city of Istanbul, close to Galata tower.

One of the leading magazines for Interior Architecture in Europe is AIT. Sometimes they ask me to write a short text about my trips, e.g. London, Rome, Instanbul, Venice or the North of Italy.  This time about Schloss Lauterbach: The Interior was designed and redone by Henry van de Velde. And Cologne. About an exhibition in the Museum für angewandte Kunst, "Isn't it romantic?".

14.-20.01.2013 in Cologne.  With a group of Students from Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts we presented the Department of Interior Design at the PASSAGEN.

17.-23.11.2012 in Istanbul. A series of workshops with Universities, Lecturers, Professors and Students from several german and turkish Universities. Our workshop designed the final exhibition at MIMAR SINAN University in Istanbul.