Designboost at Hem and Villa fair
Here follows some images from the Designboost activites during the Hem & Villa fair in Malmö 6-9 February. All in all we produced 21 lectures, 17 workshops, 13 exhibitions, 1 concert. On top of this also a sustainable children’s house. The different activities by Designboost were based on “sustainable design” and took place as an...
I shop therefore I am
Next Friday, April 4, issue nine of the David Report Bulletin will be released. The title will be “I shop therefore I am” and it will concern future consumerism and consumption culture. Among other things you will be able to find interesting texts from Kristina Dryza, freelance strategist and designer and Sante Poromaa, teacher at...
Shoptalk by FutureDesignDays
Shoptalk is a series of sessions on tomorrow’s retailing and beyond by FutureDesignDays. These Shoptalks will take place April 2 in Malmö, May 15 in Stockholm and May 22 in Borås, Sweden. I will be one of the participants in the panel debate at the Malmö event. Book your ticket by clicking the link above,...
Myto by Konstantin Grcic at Milan Design Week
The new Myto chair by Konstantin Grcic will be launched at the Milan Design Week in April. Returning David Report readers maybe remember my earlier post about the Myto chair when it first was presented back in July. Myto will be produced by furniture manufacturer Plank in collaboration with chemical company Basf. Myto is made...
Support the Dalai Lama
I just signed an urgent petition calling on the Chinese government to respect human rights in Tibet and dialogue with the Dalai Lama. This is really important, and I thought you might want to take action as well. After decades of repression, Tibetans are crying out to the world for change. China’s leaders are right...
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. No one could say it better than Jack… There’s more to life than work. DON’T FORGET TO PLAY! In some way the next David Report bulletin, which will be out within approximate a week, will touch this issue. We will dive deep into uncool consumption...
Ora-Ito to build around the globe
French designer Ora-Ito and real estate entrepreneurs have teamed up with a new concept of luxury housing and resorts around the globe. The new brand is called LH&R-Luxury Houses & Resorts, a Paris based development-design joint venture. Advanced design will be delivered through the O-BY ORA-ITO brand. The O team will be the lifestylers of...
Design vs branding
I was reading an article some weeks ago in the Swedish business magazine Dagens Industri which made me a bit confused. The theme was branding (and design). In the article, Stefan Ölander from the branding agency Rewir says; “Today most products and services are exchangeable, it’s branding and communication that make the difference.” I have...
Future Shopping exhibition
Some time ago I wrote about the seminar Future Shopping which I moderated during the Stockholm Furniture Fair. Here follows a couple of images from the exhibition that was part of the Future Shopping project as well. If you read Swedish, or would like to look at some images of the student projects, you can...
Milan Design Week preview
My first Milan Design Week preview this year is the desk Bambi by Nendo for Cappellini. Bambi is in the form of a single plane, bent this way and that. Each of the legs fold in a different direction, giving the desk a sense of unsteadiness at first glance, but you soon realize that it...
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