Ph.D. thesis on "Product Languages" by Thilo Schwer

At the end of October 2014 HfG graduate Thilo Schwer was awarded a doctorate in philosophy by Folkwang Universität der Künste . His Ph.D. thesison "Produktsprachen – Design zwischen Unikat und Industrieprodukt" has been published by Transcript-Verlag. Schwer currently holds...

Excursion to Rio de Janeiro -- Merry Samba

16 December, 2014 / 7 p.m. / Linke Kapelle LixoLuxo invites you to a Brazilian Christmas with Bossa Nova, caipirinha, Salgados and pictures from the trip to Rio de Janeiro. In collaboration with Angela Carvalho the participants of the LixoLuxo project from the summer...

ROBERT JOHNSON THEORY 28

In cooperation with Heiner Blum from HfG Offenbach ROBERT JOHNSON THEORIE ipresents a casual succession of prominent, expert guests – sound specialists, musicians, authors, DJs – with talks on club culture and the production and reception of electronic music. On 6 December,...

Clumpy - an exhibition on a million stories

On 5 December, 2014, the Schaufensterinstallation opens in Rüsselsheim featuring works by Nikolas Brückmann, Fabia Matveev and Yuriy Matveev (HfG students). Prof. Klaus Hesse (HfG) will talk about the work..

Hanne Darboven and Chloé in the Städel

"To mark the presentation of four large-format works by German Concpt artist Hanne Darboven in the Metzler Foyer on 5 December, 2014 from 8 p.m. the Städel in Frankfurt is devoting itself to the work of the great minimalist. During this event Heiner Blum, Professor of...

Podiumsdiskussion

Juliane Rebentisch, Professorin für Philosophie und Ästhetik an der HfG Offenbach, nimmt am 28. November 2014 an der Podiumsdiskussion »Ethik des Sehens« in den Münchner Kammerspielen teil.

25 years of Deutscher Designer Club e.V.

To mark the 25th anniversary of the German Designer Club (DDC) on 13 November two new volumes of the series iDDC Design Library were presented in the Museum Angewandte Kunst in Frankfurt/Main. The works also includes a text by Prof. Peter Eckart

ROBERT JOHNSON THEORY 27

In cooperation with Heiner Blum from HfG Offenbach, ROBERT JOHNSON THEORIE presnts in casual succession prominent, expert guests – sound specialists, musicians, authors, DJs – with lectures on the topic of club culture, production and reception of electronic music. On 22...

Borders of Orders

On 28 and 29.November, 2014 the young artist conference "Borders of Orders - Drawing Borders, Conflicts and Social Orders", organized by the excellence cluster "Normative Orders" takes place at Goethe University in cooperation with HfG Offenbach. On Ssturday afternoon and...

As part of the congress "Design to Business" on 4 December, 2014 there is an accompanying exhibiton with products and designs by Product Design students.

good prospects - young german photography

HfG graduate Karolin Back is amongst the prizewinners of the photogtraphy award "good prospects – young german photography" . On 23 November, 2014 Museum Marta in Herford is showing the winners.

HfG at the Fulldome UK 2014

HfG student Tim Seger wins two prizes at this year's fulldome festival Fulldome UK.

German Mobility Congress

On 12 November, 2014, Prof. Peter Eckart is giving a talk at the German Mobiity Congress.

HfG students Felix Kosok and Xi Luo participated in the Graphic Design Festival Scotland . Their posters were created for Conceptional Design and were supervised by Prof. Klaus Hesse.

The poster against child labour by HfG student Kun Ji is amongst the ten best works in the international competition "Poster for tomorrow".

Product Design Dept. Students - field trip to Vienna

On the second big excursion in 2014 Product Design students in their third year of study travelled to Vienna. In the final week of September the thirty-strong group flew to the Austrian capital for four days. Participants visited varoius events and highlights of the Vienna...

ROBERT JOHNSON THEORY 26

In cooperation with Heiner Blum from HfG Offenbach ROBERT JOHNSON THEORIE presents a series of talks by prominent, experts – sound specialists, musicians, authors, DJs – on club culture, production and reception of electronic music. On 1 November, 2014 it's the turn of...

HfG Offenbach: the Berlin satellite

Prof. Martin Liebscher and Jule Hillgärtner (HfG) curate an exhibition entitled "Mini Europe".featuring works by HfG students Oliver Dignal, Pujan Shakupa, Stefan Stark and Thomas Weyand.

The English language course concentrates on conversation, while also providing in-depth attention to writing a letter of motivation (for guest studentships), portfolio text (work explanations – not a consultation on actual content), Curriculum Vitae, cover letter for...

Introduction to Freelancing

Ulrike Grünewald, who works at HfG in the Office for Knowledge Transfer where she advises HfG undergraduates and graduates amongst other things about setting up business, provides an overview on the first steps towards freelance work.

The fundamentals of legislation covering self-employment

Copyright, design, trademark and contract law. Are you allowed to use the works of third parties in your own work? This and a host of other questions will be dealt with in five double perods.

"Speed Dating" in the Zollamt Galerie

On 30 Octobr, 2014, there will be a joint exhibition by artists from the University of Fine Arts Düsseldorf and HfG in the exhibition space Zollamt Galerie .

Schsen Bank Art Prize 2014 - goes to Margret Hoppe

Margret Hoppe who graduated from HfG with a doctorate will receive the Sachsenbank Art Award 2014. In connection with this her solo show in the Museum der bildende Künste Leipzig opens on 5 December.

Hessen Film and Cinema prize 2014

HfG graduate David Sarno has received the Hessen University Film Award for his dissertation film 2014 "Richard & Gilbert" . The official ceremiony took place on 10 October, 2014 in Alte Oper Frankfurt .

Professorship in Design Theory and History

From winter semester 2014/15 Dr. Klaus Klemp, Deputy Director and curator for design at the Museum Angewandte Kunst Frankfurt will fill the professorship for Theory of Design and HIstory of Design at HfG Offenbach.

In September 1914, Klaus Hesse, Professor of Conceptional Design at HfG Offenbach, conducted a two-week workshop at Nanjing University of the Arts (NUA) and at GXNU School of Design - to kick off the "Outlandish" project..

Successful Autumn School premiere

On Saturday, 4. October, 2014, the first B3 Autumn School (29 September to 4 October) came to a successful close . Some 2,000 pupils, teachers, students and young professionals took part in the courses given by international artists, media professionals and academics.

HfG postgrads as trainnes at the IDC International Design Campus

As part of their post-graduate desgin studies at HfG since mid-2014 students have been in Shunde as trainees. Shunde is in the Pearl River Delta, south-west of the cities of Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong - all within close proximity..

Trip to the USA - making new contacts and holding discussions

From 17 to 27 September, 2014 Prof. Peter Eckart, Prof. Dr. Markus Holzbach and Prof. Werner Lorke visited universities and research institutes on the East and West coast of the USA as part of a fact-finding mission.

ROBERT JOHNSON THEORY 25

In cooperation with Heiner Blum from HfG Offenbach ROBERT JOHNSON THEORIE presents a series of talks given by prominent, experts – sound specialists, musicians, authors, DJs. The topics: club culture, the production and reception of electronic music. On 4 October, 2014 Alex...

HfG student wins the NWW Special Design Award 2014

Marina Fischer a Product Design student, receives the Special Award at the NWW Design Award 2014. The jury was so impressed with her design Mustage - a connecting system without screws - that they chose it over entries from 200 fellow entrants. The work was produced in her 3rd...

Design workshop and design talks in Oslo

At HIAO - Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences Prof. Frank Zebner talks about student exchanges.