Month: October 2020

Things for dying

“We repress death and are afraid of dying. Design can help us to see dying as a part of life.” Bitten Stetter teaches and researches in this area. Photographs:...

Shared campus, shared future

Daniel Späti at the closing session of the 2015 semester programme in “Transcultural Collaboration” in Hong Kong. Photograph: Katja Gläss “International c...

Dreaming of stage design

Student Portrait Robi Voigt Fantastic stage designs — Robi Voigt develops these in his sleep. In the truest sense of the word. His work enchants audiences at r...
Thonet B9

Thonet B9

The beginning of a special love story: the Thonet B9 by Gebrüder Thonet GmbH, 1927, Design Collection, Museum für Gestaltung Zürich. My favourite piece BRUNO...

The king and the pirates

Like every organ, the organ at the Toni-Areal is unique. It has been specially adapted to the hall to ensure perfect acoustics. Photograph: Regula Bearth @ZHdK...