People Portraits
Prof. Dr. Uta Brandes
Uta Brandes studied English language and literature, political sciences, sociology and psychology at the University of Hannover. She graduated with the Magister Artium (M.A.) in sociology and psychology in 1973. In 1983 she did her doctorate (Dr. Phil.).
This professorship at KISD (Köln International School of Design) consists of two subject areas that can (but don’t have to) be linked to each other:
Gender and Design deals with
analyses of products/objects as well as with the relationship between
subject and object with regard to gender. Every Design student and
professional – be it consciously or subconsciously – designs as a
socially and culturally gendered human being. On the other hand, the
use of design in everyday life implies gendered behaviour, and
incorporates gendered desires and projections. These phenomena, often
veiled or denied, are systematically revealed and their implication of
and impact on design are subject to theoretical and empirical research,
in order to make them an integral and obvious part of every design
research and practice.
Qualitative Design Research looks into empirical and theoretical studies on the use and understanding of objects, productasignage, services, texts and relational networks. It implies transdisciplinary and transcultural studies/surveys on behaviour, desires as well as on the acceptance and transformation of design.
Apart from teaching both scopes of work are also subject to research at the newly established ”Zentrum für Gebrauchs- und Markenforschung/ZfGM” (”Research Center of Use and Branding”), jointly headed by Prof. Dr. Uta Brandes, Prof. Dr. Michael Erlhoff, Prof. Paolo Tumminelli.
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Ioanna Paraskeva | producer & chief editor DSTV
Jan Kumpfer | camera Lindemannfilm 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
Our two designers from gaeaforms/Turkey, Pinar Yar and Tugrul Govsa, about their very first time on an international design exhibition. Let´s take a look what they experienced here in Cologne.
© DS TV 2008, 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
