In this project at the Cologne International School of Design KISD students have been briefed to research, examine and analyse what exactly happens around entrances, how do people behave when they enter or leave a building, and what findings can be used as a basis for their own designs?
This was a cooperation between KISD and FSB – Franz Schneider Brakel, on the occasion of the 100th birth-anniversary of Otl Aicher.
More detailed information: https://www.fsb.de/de/landingpages/otlaicher/hochschulprojekt/
Images: 1 and 4 Johanna Hoods, 5 Marius Kayser

This was the latest of our cooperations with the Kurt-Schumacher-Primary School, as usual with the Designer Egon Chemaitis. Our part was it to write a coherent concept, supervise the whole process in and off school, and design the final presentation and the subsequent exhibition.

We worked with 20 school kids who sculpted 15 large animals, aided by Michael Etienne and Ramin Niayech, from the Pestalozzi-Fröbel-Haus and designer Heike Scheller. Together with the kids the sound artist Dominik Annies created an individual sound for each of the animals.

The project has been completely funded by the Rotary Club Berlin-Funkturm. Images 1 to 3: Anke Illig

This was the 8th edition of this unique promotional award for design-critical writing of young designers. The winner-text „Beyond Thainess“ has been published by niggli publishers.
We supervised and coordinated the complete project, and we designed the presentation and the award ceremony – in cooperation with Egon Chemaitis. Images: Diego Vásquez ©bf-Design / www.bf-preis.de

Children from the Kurt-Schumacher primary school thought up, cut and sewed capes under the guidance of Michael Etienne, craft educator at the Pestalozzi Fröbel House and designer Heike Scheller. The results were exhibited in the feldfünf project rooms.

Our task was the concept, design and organisation of the project, presentation and exhibition, in cooperation with Egon Chemaitis.

The project was a cooperation between feldfünf and the Kurt-Schumacher-Grundschule and was financed by the Rotary Club Berlin-Funkturm. Image 2 Diego Vàsquez, images 4-6 Anke Illig.

Award for design students and graduates for design-critical writing. The award-winning entry was published at niggli Verlag / Switzerland. Presentation and award ceremony held at the Denkerei, Berlin. Organisation of the award and of the ceremony. Collaboration with Egon Chemaitis. photographs by Diego Vásquez und Ricardo Martinez Roa © bf-Design / www.bf-preis.de

Talks about design … with 2 guests, 2 chairs and 2 hosts.
Designer, Architects, publisher, filmmaker etc. exchanged views and opinions, starting with a chair of their choice. So the first question invariably was: “Why this chair?“
The guests, among others, were Martí Guixé, Ruedi Baur, Burkhard Schmitz, Axel Kufus, François Burkhardt, Paul Mijksenaar, Günter Zamp Kelp, Wiel Arets. Photographs © designtransfer UdK Berlin

children of the age of about 11 and 12 years designed and built light objects, aided by craft educator Michael Etienne/Pestalozzi Fröbel Haus. A cooperation project between Metroploenhaus and the Kurt Schumacher Primaryschool. Presentation and exhibition at the IG Metall Haus, Berlin.
Concept, design and organisation of the project, presentaion und exhibition: chemaitis donndorf design, images Diego Vásquez © Metropolenhaus

Book launch of Warum dieser Stuhl? at designtransfer, Universtät der Künste Berlin images © designtransfer UdK Berlin

Ceremony of the bf-preis – an award for design-critical writing – at the Academy of the Arts, Pariser Platz, Berlin, and a presentation and discussion of the award at the Open Talks of the DMY.
photographs by Susanne Ullerich und Marie Jacob © bf-Design

People from 155 different nations have settled in the Kreuzberg district, and each single nation has been represented by one piece of music – for all visitors ready to listen to, either by choice or by numbers at random.
Idea and organization by chemaitis donndorf design; Music consultant and technical set-up by Martin Dörbaum, photographs by Diego Vásquez © Metropolenhaus