The DESIGN CENTER BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG’s Focus Open jury don’t mind getting their hands dirty. Before handing over any prizes, all entries will have been not only seen but touched, tested and tried out.

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What do you get if you cross a champion of Japanese craft, a 19th-century Amsterdam police station and Miles Davis?

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The American Janice Feldman and her company JANUS ET CIE have significantly advanced the trend towards extraordinary, high-end outdoor furniture.

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Everything from fine textiles producer EGE is always made to measure, always perfect and always unique – pure craftsmanship.

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Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa Photo: © Iwan Baan

The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa is a place dedicated to contemporary African Art. (text by TLmag)

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Stephen Burks Photo: courtesy of Eugeni Augilo and BD Barcelona

Stephen Burks on his relationship with Africa, working with African artisans, and the evolution of his practice. (text by TLmag)
 

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Serpentine Pavilion Photos: courtesy of Kéré Architecture

Diébédo Francis Kéré creates places of community.

The work of Diébédo Francis Kéré goes beyond the accumulation of glass, steel and bricks. The Burkina-Faso-born architect conceives buildings with local materials and open structures that correspond to the climate conditions of the African continent. That his design principles also apply to moderate climate zones, was revealed his 2017 pavilion for the Serpentine Gallery in London. (text by TLmag) (more…)

Shigeru Ban is considered the master of paper craftsmanship, and his ability to combine architecture and origami is one of the signatures of his internationally recognised buildings.(text by TLmag)

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