2026
"Layers, levels, dimensions" and their interrelationships are the theme of Springschool 2026. We usually perceive selective sections. We look at the topics from the perspective of maths,…
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We - the Department of Design at h_da - cordially invite you to get to know our two degree programmes Communication and Industrial Design and our campus on the Mathildenhöhe.
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2019
"Chess" As an international and traditional game, chess offers numerous opportunities for creative exploration: about the perception of the game and the nature of the pieces, dealing with and…
2022
"Current ..."... and currents. Energy and movement are essential prerequisites for life. Current in the form of electricity is omnipresent in our everyday lives. Currents are in constant flux…
2023
"Elements" At the beginning of our universe was a small sphere. Around 300,000 years after the Big Bang, atoms and light developed - elements that make up everything we experience as humans.…
2024
"on / off " "on or off", "more or less", "gain or get rid of"; we would like to explore this together. We will develop objects and signs that can be perceived with all the senses and look at…
2025
"Interactions and networks" Most people only recognise the fruiting bodies of fungi, which protrude from the earth. However, the mycelium that produces them is a huge underground network…
Tom Philipps (*1966 in Santiago de Chile) is an industrial designer and design researcher. He studied mechanical engineering and industrial design in Darmstadt. This was followed by ten years at…