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Magazine

By combining different topics and perspectives, design enables us to see the big picture. mcbw takes up this complexity, gives new impulses and shows concrete strategies and approaches. In our online magazine you can find special content from bayern design, mcbw partners and other cooperation partners.

KISKA Munich

Fraunhofer-Netzwerk

Steelcase – On sustainable processes and products that benefit people and the planet.

Ontwerp Designplattform Arnhem (OPA) – Is guest at the mcbw 2024.

Format D – Enjoying working outdoors. Their “pop-up office” is located on the grass in front of the HFF.

Ströer – Presenting the digital city of the future. Diverse but, most of all, sustainable.

Drees & Sommer – 3 questions to Annette Schorr, Design Director Interior & Exhibition.

Fünf Höfe – Center manager Katja Köpf explains the CityQuartier’s recipe for success.

Deloitte Digital – driving global connectivity, with the common good as their aim.

Team of Excellence for the Cultural and Creative Industries, City of Munich – Cultural and creative industries amid societal transformation.

MUCBOOK – How properties can be revitalized and become launchpads for creative minds.

City of Munich – Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Merk, head of urban planning for the City of Munich, hails the eco-aware city of the future.

ARNO Design – Every order is a new relationship.

Design Faculty at Hochschule München University of Applied Science (HM) – Focusing on design research and shaping the coexistence of humans and nature.

Designworks – Combining tomorrow’s mobility with sustainability.

Stefano Boeri is creative explorer for mcbw 2024

The world is still in a state of upheaval, and it is impacting all areas of life and all industries. One of our greatest challenges is our relationship with nature. The mcbw 2024 dedicates itself to this highly relevant topic for our society as a whole.

mcbw meet&greet 2023: Disruptive Poetry Slam

KISKA – Managing Director Alexander Thusbass shares why KISKA is in constant flux and why creativity today is not the sole prerogative of designers.

LEONHARD KURZ Stiftung & Co. KG – 4 questions, 4 answers

KMS TEAM – Robert Meinolf Börsting and Patrick Märki about brands, disruption and creativity.

BatchOne – A conversation with founder Niclas Fritz about getting products out there faster.

Doug Powell – Leadership by design and designers' superpowers to connect in times of crises.

The Munich PwC Experience Consulting Team at PwC Germany.

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft – Making science more accessible through design.

Gmund – For almost 200 years, the paper factory has been the hallmark of uncompromising quality.

Star designer Stefan Diez on the allure of the unexpected and his longstanding collaboration with HAY.

Designit – Scandinavian Design culture with a dash of edge. The Munich Designit Studio.

BMW Group – Sustainability is everything. A visit to Annette Baumeister.

Kick off to mcbw 2023 with new annual motto "Why disruption unleashes creativity".

HAY & Clara von Zweigbergk - A soft spot for perfection in symmetry

Saskia Diez - Good manufacturing, good design and good craftmanship

Stefan Sagmeister - Positive trends attract my attention

Eike König - A solar system of its own

In conversation with Thilo Weinland from projekt//partner

A virtual roundtable at Google’s Munich office

HYVE - Shaping the future with innovations

BAM! or DAMN! A conversation with Werner Haumayr, Vice President BMW Group

Global Design Talks - The power of design lies in collaboration

In conversation with Florian Kohler, Managing Director of GMUND PAPER

A Tribe called Humans - Rituals for the business world

A new take on an old idea - MAGAZIN x Erik Spiekermann x Urwahn

Drees & Sommer - Anything can be expected, except standing still

KMS TEAM - Far beyond beautiful

MCBW 2022 starts the next round with "Moving Horizons"

Ingo Maurer - Light as a tangible experience

In conversation with Lukas Heller from the Munich-based premium kitchen brand next125

CreativeNL - Designing the future of cities

ProGlove - Design at high-performance sports level

Foward Festival 2022 celebrates honest creativity

Urbanität - Ein fragiles Konzept. Ein Essay von Alexander Grünenwald

Design unter Strom. Im Gespräch mit Adrian von Hooydonk

Designoffensive für die Bildung. Ein Essay von Susanne Lengyel

Mobile Arbeitswelten. Unterwegs mit Michael Held

Out of the Box. Unterwegs mit Stefanie Kubanek

Zukunft ist Verantwortung. Ein Essay von Uli Mayer-Johanssen