design – Social Text

From Crane to Plane: Temporalities of a Bird-Inspired Design

Antoine Prévost-Balga

In this flighty article, I will look closely at the logo of the German company Lufthansa, taking the 2018 re-branding of the airline as a departure point to investigate the inherent temporalities that lay in the crane’s design. I. “The … Continue reading “From Crane to Plane: Temporalities of a Bird-Inspired Design”

June 6, 2019 | Features

Philipp Röding

To what gods is one supposed to pray in this place, conveniently located at FRAport’s Terminal 1, Gate Z, where something so obviously glitzy as an undulating, wavy ceiling with a polished-gold finish can pass for “weltanschaulich neutral”? When one … Continue reading “Groves of Post-Criticality: Quiet Rooms at the International Airport”

June 6, 2019 | Features