Due to familial problems, French designer Ora-Ito will not be able to partizipate at RHEINDESIGN. Representing the publisher Daab as an author, Ora-Ito was meant to take part in the discussion on the train from Brussels to Cologne. Believing sources that were brought to the ROGER designmagazine his grandmother got seriously sick… .

Brussels is this year’s partner city of RHEINDESIGN. So already one day before, the »Design Ambassadors« Isabel Hamm, Prof. Dr. Michael Erlhoff and Tobias Gross made their way to Brussels to meet Belgian designers there.

The first spot to visit was »101% Designed in Brussels« – an initiative of the Foreign Trade Department of the Brussels Capital Region and »Mode Design Brussels 2006«. In presentation are the works of Continue Reading »

In partnership with Dott07, Northumbria University of Design, Blueprint, Core77, and Adrem comes Intersections 07, a two-day conference exploring what designers need to know for the future. On Thursday 25th and Friday 26th October 2007, at the UK’s Baltic Centre of Contemporary Art, NewcastleGateshead, Jeremy Myerson will chair the two day event. Continue Reading »

»Stoppt Schramma und die Ballermänner« zitierte der Kölner Stadtanzeiger am 19. Juni 2007 in einem Vorbericht zu Rheindesign Anwohner, die einer Bürgerinitiative für Alter Markt, Heumarkt und Rheingarten angehören. Diese sprächen im Zusammenhang mit der Platzvergabe bei Veranstaltungen von »krummen Geschäften« und forderten weniger Veranstaltungen und mehr Niveau.

Das ist ja womöglich sinnvoll, verständlich und ganz bestimmt ihr gutes Recht. Das Problem an dem Bericht ist jedoch, dass der Sachverhalt so dargestellt wurde, als seien diese Bürgerinitiativen am Programm von Rheindesign beteiligt.

»Was die Mitstreiter von Rheindesign meinen, zeigen sie ganz praktisch auf dem Continue Reading »

From the Dallas Society of Visual Communications 3rd Annual National Student Show & Conference comes Thinking For A Living.

Thinking For A Living was created for those who believe that while design is a profession, it’s above all a passion. And as passionate graphic designers, we are obliged to ourselves, our industry and our clients to provide creative solutions that have persuasive branding messages, but also emotional power and aesthetic value. I believe great design is an art, not a commodity or a formula. – Duane King, Creative Director, BBDK, Inc.

See Thinking For A Living, an ever-growing platform dedicated to the concept of open source design education. Good list of resources.

Quite simply: stunning!
This project utilizes a supermarket to provoke customer awareness. It uses symbols and the physical representation of values to cause change in the society. Customers are invited to purchase products such as “Clean air” or “Commercial free space”.

TheFLOWmarket™ is a project that utilizes Continue Reading »

The Bosch-Fjord project creates and influences social interactions at the workplace, school and public spaces, using arts, architecture and interior design.

Bosch-Fjord create spaces where design challenges people and poses questions. The projects influence how people act and think, potentially changing the organisation, procedures and learning situations. Affecting existing structures, the projects can have Continue Reading »

For many of us, DESIGN IS INVISIBLE. We live in a world that is so thoroughly configured by human effort that design has become second nature, ever-present, inevitable, taken for granted. – Massive Change

“Design has emerged as one of the world’s most powerful forces. It has placed us at the beginning of a new, unprecedented period of human possibility, where all economies and ecologies are becoming global, relational, and interconnected. In order to understand and harness Continue Reading »

We are happy to announce that the new ROGER blog – ROGER LiVE – will be launched on occasion of the new design & culture event RHEINDESIGN. ROGER will send his reporters to the more than 34 satellite events that are happening throughout Cologne in the period of June 20 – 24th 2007.

So an excellent chance to see what’s going on at Rheindesign if you cannot find your way to the beautiful city of Cologne. And after Rheindesign you’ll find a lot of inspiring information from the world of design.

I hope you’ll enjoy ROGER LiVE!

Marco Siebertz, Editor