Passagen CGN, January 2010: As if diving into green air - upon entering the VELTINS Design Lounge visitors were absorbed by the green light that virtually coated everything and everyone inside CONTAIN Gallery.

While everywhere else during the Passagen 2010 event visitors were merely spectators of design, the cooperation of VELTINS, CONTAIN Gallery and DESIGNSPOTTER provided them the opportunity to become a part of it.

The annual Flux Super 8 showcase celebrated eight of the most exciting and emerging filmmakers, video artists, and design collectives from around the world. The inaugural Flux Super 8 launched at the SCION Installation Gallery where each artist developed site-specific installations created for the exhibition.

There’s a new arrival in Cologne’s design family: CONTAIN Gallery -selected design editions- is Cologne’s first gallery focused on young international design supported by DESIGNSPOTTER.

From now on there is a place in the heart of Cologne’s creative Belgian Quarter for exhibitions from the progressive world of young design.

The company "Strukt" created the Opening Titles for the TocaMe Design Conference 2009, which took place in Munich on March 7th. The theme of this year's conference was "Hit by Inspiration" and featured talks of artists like Joel Gethin Lewis, Jeremy Thorp, Gmunk and Joshua Davis. Strukt also presented the Making Of of the Opening Titles, their "Struktable" Multitouch installation and previous work.

1. DESIGNSPOTTER STAND
Third day of imm cologne, and today we introduce our stand at hall 3.1 / young professionals. All over the blue carpet there are products from more than 50 exhibitors, coming from 16 countries all around the world. Awesome!

2. Kölnischer Kunstverein, Alfredo Häberli

On the second day of COLOGNE DESIGN WEEK DSTV filmed in these locations:

1. Vulkan "Bauhaus University Project"
2. Jack in the Box
3. Gallery Fiebach & Minninger
4. VitrA Bad (Instanbul collection of Ross Lovegrove)
5. MegaCities at KAP Forum

DSTV visited the "Passagen" and took an exclusive look around and caught some vibrant atmosphere in those locations:

1. designers fair at RheinTriadem
2. Global Street Food at Meiré & Meiré
3. Sidispot - Best of Spanish Interior Design

In this years` imm cologne it was a pleasure for us to present Ford kinetic design on the DESIGNSPOTTER stand in hall 3.1

We interviewed some interesting design workers from different fields like

- Erika Tsubaki, design strategy & futuring
- Serife Uenal, color & material design
- Hans-Jürgen Teubner, sound design

Festival for Design Leipzig
Design has come… this could have been the motto of this year's design festival in Leipzig/Germany. More than 140 designers presented their products on the fourth edition of the Designers' Open.

Patron of the Arts

Video Artists Thyra Hilden and Pio Diaz can thank art patron and Designer Peter J. Lassen for supporting their project „Berliner City on Fire“.