Traditional Design

Interview with the Heads of the Montebello Design Centre

By on 22. February 2018

“The special Magic of this Place is in Dreaming”

x-working made its way to South Africa interviewing Tessa, Philip and Ulrich, the heads behind the Montebello Design Centre in Cape Town. We not only took a magical interview but also indulged ourselves in the magic of the Montebello Design Centre, where its special magic comes about with dreaming. Convince yourself, it´s worth checking out this magic!

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Yves Saint Laurent Museum in Paris opened

By on 4. October 2017

A Home for impressive creations

It is already 50 years ago when Yves Saint Laurent created his “Le Smoking” trousers suit for women in Paris. This emancipatory gesture made the fashion designer world-famous. A museum just opened now in memory of the designer in Paris in the Avenue Marceau.

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Red Dot Design Award 2017

By on 4. July 2017

These are the Best!

The award ceremony of the Red Dot Award is an annual highlight of the design scene. Over 500 manufacturers showcased their high-quality products a selected 39-member jury of the “Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen e.V.”. More than 1000 received a red dot at the Gala in Essen yesterday, 102 of them a special treatment. We introduce some of them out of the categories Communication Design, Product Design and Design Concept.

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The Elbphilharmonie – Acoustics & Architectures at its Best?

By on 12. January 2017

A Concert Hall of Superlatives – Opening yesterday!

Hamburg has a new landmark. New sounds are to be heard in the old harbor since yesterday. Does a historic dockside warehouse carry the best concert hall in the world? It took almost 10 years to build the large concert hall. It is supposed to be a stage not only for classical music.

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The Bauhaus Style

By on 3. October 2016

Traditional Design par Excellence

The cool aesthetic of the Bauhaus style influence early as today a large number of architects, designers and artists. Bauhaus stands for rational and functional designs. Walter Gropius, the founder of the Bauhaus style, has originated controversy with his ideas in the 1920s revolutionizing modern architecture.

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