smow in Milan: Airport culture
Firstly apologies for the small delay… the internet connections in Milan aren’t all they could be :) A couple of months ago we mentioned the Terminal trade fair and introduced Vitra’s range of public...
View Article(smow)offline: Airport Design
Despite the many disadvantages, problems and general chaos budget airlines have brought into our previously well structured and ordered lives, they have brought one clear advantage: The opportunity to...
View Article(smow)air: Airport Design, Passenger Terminal EXPO 2010 with USM Haller and...
In the past we have often talked about airports, airport design and airport furniture. And not just because we want to demonstrate how much we travel and how often we are in airports. But because we...
View ArticleAirport Design: Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen and Alexander Girard
We used to love flying. But after Lufthansa’s decision to send us on unwanted world tour rather than directly from Frankfurt to Edinburgh we’re getting a bit sick of the sight of boarding gates. And so...
View ArticleOrgatec 2010 Interview: Alberto Meda
Although he was not showing any new products at Orgatec 2010 Alberto Meda used the show to catch up a little on what other designers were up to. And when we caught up with Alberto Meda on the Vitra...
View Article(smow)blog review 2010: January, February, March
While critics denounce such as an easy and obvious way to generate content – for us reviewing the past year is an important step in planning our activities for the coming year: where to go, who to talk...
View ArticlePassenger Terminal Expo 2012: Pascal Berberat, Vitra Airport Division
We suspect the reason we write so much about designer furniture in an airport context is simply because of the amount of time we spend in airports. And consequently the amount of time we spend thinking...
View ArticleLost Furniture Design Classics: Alexander Girard for Braniff Airlines and...
The history of furniture design is strewn with works that briefly graced the public stage before vanishing without the honour of a curtain call. Crawl through the cellar of any major furniture producer...
View ArticleResmo by Chien-Hui Ko
Back in April we asked Pascal Berberat, Head of the Vitra Airport Division why airport seating always has armrests. And thus denies us all the chance to lie down and snooze. A flippant question we...
View ArticleAirport Design. Or How Not to….
There are a thousand good reasons to avoid travelling through Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport. And a couple of very good reasons. The public transport connections, for example, between Israel’s only...
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(smow)offline: Airport Design
System USM Haller forms an important part of the airport design at Leipzig Halle airport Despite the many disadvantages, problems and general chaos budget airlines have brought into our previously well...
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(smow)air: Airport Design, Passenger Terminal EXPO 2010 with USM Haller and...
In the past we have often talked about airports, airport design and airport furniture. And not just because we want to demonstrate how much we travel and how often we are in airports. But because we...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Airport Design: Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen and Alexander Girard
Alexander Girard We used to love flying. But after Lufthansa’s decision to send us on unwanted world tour rather than directly from Frankfurt to Edinburgh we’re getting a bit sick of the sight of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Orgatec 2010 Interview: Alberto Meda
Alberto Meda @ Orgatec 2010 Although he was not showing any new products at Orgatec 2010 Alberto Meda used the show to catch up a little on what other designers were up to. And when we caught up with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
(smow)blog review 2010: January, February, March
While critics denounce such as an easy and obvious way to generate content – for us reviewing the past year is an important step in planning our activities for the coming year: where to go, who to talk...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Passenger Terminal Expo 2012: Pascal Berberat, Vitra Airport Division
We suspect the reason we write so much about designer furniture in an airport context is simply because of the amount of time we spend in airports. And consequently the amount of time we spend thinking...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lost Furniture Design Classics: Alexander Girard for Braniff Airlines and...
The history of furniture design is strewn with works that briefly graced the public stage before vanishing without the honour of a curtain call. Crawl through the cellar of any major furniture producer...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Resmo by Chien-Hui Ko
Back in April we asked Pascal Berberat, Head of the Vitra Airport Division why airport seating always has armrests. And thus denies us all the chance to lie down and snooze. A flippant question we...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Airport Design. Or How Not to….
There are a thousand good reasons to avoid travelling through Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport. And a couple of very good reasons. The public transport connections, for example, between Israel’s only...
View ArticleClik here to view.
5 New Design Exhibitions for July 2015
It being July, there is an obvious temptation to search for new design and architecture exhibitions opening near the coast, maybe in interesting seaside holiday locations. That four of our five tips...
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