so, (maybe) the last munich story… another must-see was the installation of the interior design department of the academy of fine arts munich. in one of the exhibition areas in the pinakothek der moderne was this impressive ‘tie wrap world’. like a snow paradise. except that the snow was plastic. actually it wasn’t just a must-see also a must-touch. the students worked 16 870 h to realize this. amazing.

we love TIE WRAPS!! yeah, yeah, yeah

I met denise fort at the designparcours. I came into her showroom and was situated in an illustrated world. besides, I need to admit, I am a big fan of black and white drawings. so I felt good where I was – in denise’s world. we talked like good old friends and if I haven’t had to leave, I would have stayed longer. today I received my personal illustration from her. how nice! lalala

it’s me with sunglasses. she wrote: ‘designparcours munich- it was so nice to meet you, matylda. lalala!’
unfortunatly you can’t read it.

denise and me

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another post about munich. I have been there for 2,5 days but there was so much to see that you will read more about munich in the next days. this is an exhibition from the academy of fine arts munich in the pinakothek der moderne. works by all the graduates of the otto künzli class are on display. this ecompasses almost 80 artists, from 1990s until today. a great diversity and range of formal and conceptual approaches.

the exhibition space was full with different display cabinets

david phillips – brooch, 2006-2007
reflector (plastik), acrylic, spray-paint, stainless steel

mielle harvey – bracelet ‘city tribal’ 1998
acrylic glass, fur, nail polish

helena biermann angel – chains ‘leben’
‘tod am 28.09.05’ and ‘ leben am 28.09.05’ 2003-2005
aprox. 1500 insects, jelly capsules; 521 sorts of seeds, jelly capsules

mia maljojoki – neck jewellery
‘you 2 stay with me. we are just about to leave’, 2007
alginate, band

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this is my ‘beaming’ winner from the designparcours. the hfg karlsruhe and merten are presenting ths project about alternative solutions on power sockets and light switches. this are my top 3.

kun buchner – extended power socket

verena gompf – ‘hide’ the light switch wallpaper

jill enders – have fun and pimp your switch

I am back from munich with an overload of impressions. the city was great. the weather bad. the former ‘heizkraftwerk’ was my first adress. it’s the heart of the designparcours. here are some people I met and their work:

chris groitl – with broken arm

tobias glaser – aqua-k a water kiosk project of odeon-k67. thank you tobias, on this day we haven’t been thirsty at all

nadia el aidy – a passionate goldsmit who is making precious knitting jewellery

laura kroell – presenting her label heimatpunk. a clash of traditions with ‘liebe zur heimat’. a real bavarian girl

anke hennig – her jewellery is made from textile and is made in an dna shape. it looks stiff but is soft

sharon geschiere – she uses to make applied design. on sharon’s blog you can see pictures of the process of her work. actually she was exhibiting dishes at the designparcours, but my favourite work is this chair

I will be in munchen in the next days.

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| ihm | leading trade fair for the craft trades

another story from the fair in utrecht: our academy has an own stand. actually, I think it is in a big contrast to the other stands. I think, the others come off badly, because you just find commercial brands (hello, this is about the students … and if you want to “boast”m why don’t you take some of the ‘premier’ brands) and the stands are created loveless. sorry if I come across as “self-boasting”, myself.

another thing I do not understand: how can a fair who is in its first edition call itself: ‘the best living fair in the netherlands’ ? what about you guys let the visitors decide ? I am quite sure, this is bad marketing, too.

here are some impressions of “our” stand abk maastricht so you guys can get a feeling whether my claims could be right. our stand is a stand to interact which I find great. made by passionate students:

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here is a sticky idea of jana walliser

first you need a chewing gum…

…after chewing you put it on the wall…

…and the chair receives colour