People Portraits
DS TV meets Prof. Michael Erlhoff
Michael Erlhoff studied German Literature and Sociology at the University of Hannover (M.A.) and did his Ph.D in German Literature, Art History and Sociology.
1973 – 1980 assistant professor at the University of Hannover
1973 – 1981 editor of the artists’ magazine «zweitschrift» and several books
1979 curator of the exhibition «Visual Poetry» and «On Kawara» at the «Sprengel Museum Hannover»
1981 curator of the retrospective exhibition on «Robert Filliou„ (Hanover, Paris, Berne)
1981 – 82 chief editor of the art magazine «K», then radio editor and moderator
1983 – 85 free lance author for
radio stations, magazines and visiting professor at several
universities (Hamburg, Kassel, Berlin, and others), partly in art
departments, mainly in design departments
1986 – 87 co-curator of the exhibition about the «ulm school» (of design) and editor of the catalogue
1987 board member of «documenta 8», especially responsible for architecture and design
1987 - 1991 CEO of the «Rat für Formgebung/German DesignCouncil», including the organization of many exhibitions and conferences (Singapore, Nagoya, Los Angeles, Montreal, New York...). Among other activities establishing the magazine «Design Report» and editor of several books.
1991 (asked by the government of the German state «Nordrhein Westfalen») concept of an innovative design education at the University of Applied Sciences Koeln, founding dean of the «Koeln International School of Design» (KISD) at the University of Applied Sciences Koeln.
Since 1991: full professor of design history and theory.
1998-2000 Curator of the two exhibitions «4:3 – Fifty Years of Italian and German Design» and «Today is Tomorrow» at the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bonn.
2002 - 2006: Dean of the «Faculty of Cultural Sciences» at the UAS Koeln.
Michael Erlhoff has
written or edited about fourty books and catalogues.
For several years he was external
examiner at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and in 1997 guest
professor of its MA course in design.
Since 2000 he organizes (together with Uta Brandes) the «St. Moritz Design Summit» (Switzerland).
In 2008 he initiated the first "Kölner Design Preis" which is donated with $ 45.000.
Prof. Dr. Michael Erlhoff lives in Cologne.
People Portraits
Prof. Peter Raacke: Designmai 07 Berlin
The perfect backdrop to visit Professor Peter Raacke in the Germanys capital.
Scene of the Crime: Sushi Circle & Haus am Waldsee
Weapons: Camera, microphone and many questions
© DS TV 2007, producer: Ioanna Paraskeva
Event Reports
DS @ IMM 2008: Exhibitors
Take a quick tour through our DESIGNSPOTTER exhibition area and listen to our exhibitors voices
- it´s the easiest way to get an idea of what happens within a whole week of trade show ... and parties :-)
© DS TV 2008, producer: Ioanna Paraskeva
City + Country Portraits
The Design Project: Paris, ENSAD
ÉCOLE NATIONALE SUPÉRIEURE DES ARTS DÉCORATIFS
ENSAD was founded in 1767 and is now a fully fledged design faculty. The project team have been founded from different disciplines and have come together for the GLK project.
Event Reports
Design & Emotion
Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe present over 200 items detached from traditional classifications of function, style, materials.
This exhibition focuses on the visceral appeal of products and defines the popular concept of emotional design.
People Portraits
Sagmeister 08
"Things I have learned in my life", Stefan Sagmeister Show in SOHO/New York.
Watch out for the video, realized by HillmanCurtis film and video.
City + Country Portraits
GreenPix Documentary
GreenPix: 2,200 sqm LED media wall powered by solar panels. Alexandra Lerman published a documentary about the GreenPix on which Simon Giostra, founder of Simone Giostra & Partners, explains the challenge to design and build this gigantic media wall, with the help of engineering experts ARUP.
People Portraits
Design + Emotion: Manfred Gotta
Twingo, Megaperls an Smart - Manfred Gotta is Germany´s name inventor number one.
See the interview (in german) in the course of the Design + Emotion exhibition of the Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe.
Event Reports
KISD Graduation 2008: phase08
One of the older more cultivated traditions at the Köln International School of Design is to send the graduates of the design department off with a great display and even greater festivity and to celebrate with them an exhibition. DS TV took a look around.
© DS TV 2008, producer: Ioanna Paraskeva
City + Country Portraits
KaBoom! by PES
If every war would be like this it would rain flowers instead of bombs.
take a look at their site: www.EatPES.com
Event Reports
PREVIEW imm cologne 09: Trend Board + trend book
The latest trend book edition for the imm cologne features the Interior Trends for 2009. The overwhelming response received in previous years demonstrates that this annual book provides a detailed reference work not only for exhibitors, visitors and journalists...
© DS TV 2008, producer: Ioanna Paraskeva
