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Design Study: About making tea

How do you get the best tea made? How do you get the best taste and which `teapot´ shape is best suited for it?

Our starting point for this project: How should high-quality tea be prepared in contemporary Western society?

The Yummi chair family grows

The Yummi collection by Bross Italy was expanded in 2021 to include a swivel chair variant with a 4-legged frame to open up new target groups and usage scenarios.

CID of a non-negative pressure water supply unit for Tancy

The system, designed by C2D for the Chinese company Tancy, is characterised by an iconographic appearance with a high recognition value – modular structured, easy to assemble and maintain.

Designpreise for FSB and C2D

The innovative sliding door handles from FSB have received two awards. In both cases, the jury was impressed by the high quality of the design, the possibilities of customization and the innovative, ergonomic operation of the shell handles.

Awarded: Arrow for Olymp

How do you design a modern classic with special seating comfort to replace one of Olymp’s most successful hairdresser’s model? The result, Arrow with a name and designed by Michael Schmidt and C2D, is then also immediately awarded with the Iconic Award 2021.

High-Speed Design Development

Series development of an automatic disinfection dispenser for Starmix within five months. Thanks to our many years of experience and a motivated team, we were able to accelerate our design process to the maximum, towards a high-speed product development. We are convinced that the high design quality and better user experience will lead to a broader acceptance of the necessary hygiene measures.

Innovation and design management at FSB

From January 2019, FSB and Michael Schmidt plan a long-term cooperation in the area of innovation and design management. For more than 135 years, the FSB brand has been synonymous throughout the world for aesthetically and functionally high-quality fitting solutions for doors and windows, electronic access control and barrier-free sanitary equipment. The goal of the cooperation is to defend FSB’s leading position and expand internationally, as well as to strengthen its innovation and design management.

IMM shows bbqube_X – architecture meets kitchen. For outdoors.

The latest generation of outdoor kitchens for OCQ sets new standards not only by their puristic look: the modular bbqubeX offers architects and garden planners multiple options in terms of decor, features and layout. The scope of design is manifold – since the individual modules are perfectly matched to one another and can thus be combined individually. Michael Schmidt and his team create great values for true outdoor suitability through the use of 6mm ceramic plates and an innovative multi-layer construction.

FUTURE LAB 2035: WORKPLACE OF THE FUTURE

Fraunhofer IAO and C2D developed the molecular production system for the work of the future. How can production work for people be both attractive and productive? How can future work systems be designed flexible and with a focus on the user? In this concept study, the IAO and C2D are showing a workplace that will highlight possible design fields for industrial engineering of the future.

German Design Award Winner for Palito

Statement of the jury: By dint of its asymmetrical mounting, this tubular luminaire is a real attention-grabber and arouses one’s curiosity. What’s more, the fine surface and excellent lighting quality create a classy and high-quality look and feel. Superbly realised from the standpoint of both function and technology.

Bross presents Yuumi at Salone del Mobile 2018

The collaboration between Bross and Michael Schmidt opens a new chapter at this year’s Salone del Mobile in Milan. In the past, this collaboration led to the development of the Ava, Mysa and Nora chairs and the Mika coffee table.

simplicity is the combination of many clever ideas

Easy Storage is the name of the new cabinet shelving system from Häfele, with completely tool-free assembly for tidier, better organised storage space.
This is a modular system with clear, consistent design and maximum flexibility – easy and quick to configure thanks to tool-free installation.