Technical Design at Muthesius Hochschule Fachhochschule für Kunst und Gestaltung Germany
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009The term ‘design’ is ambiguous and has many different interpretations. For some, it conceals a mixture of Bauhaus, Hollywood and rusty iron; for others, a combination of luxury and lifestyle. For the Muthesius Academy, it is more than just a “beautiful form”.
Similar to our neighbours in Copenhagen, the Danish Design Council, design for us means turning a very particular purpose into a physical form. This involves the consideration of production, construction, form, beauty and environment – and it is these fundamentals which are taught in studying industrial design.
Since however a product is never isolated but must be seen in the context of its environment, several things must be considered: each design process, namely the interaction between product and society, requires an intensive examination of the respective social and cultural currents and tendencies.