form Magazine (DE)
form follows content – Creating a design magazine in one week
July 2nd – July 8th 2023
form Magazine Germany
form is the oldest, still existing German design magazine, currently led by Anton Rahlwes and Nina Sieverding. Founded in 1957 by Jupp Ernst, Willem Sandberg, Curt Schweicher and Wilhelm Wagenfeld, form Magazine has established itself over the years as one of the world’s leading magazines in the fields of interdisciplinary design publishing.
Under the editorship of Nina and Anton, the magazine became a critical voice in design discourse, with a focus on a young audience and intersectional issues such as feminism, decolonialism, queerness, and classism.
Nina Sieverding is a journalist, creative director, teacher and the co-editor-in-chief of form. She studied Visual Communication in Braunschweig, Germany, and Valencia, Spain, and holds a MA degree in Integrated Design from the University of Arts Bremen. Nina worked as a journalist, copywriter and graphic designer for various cultural and design institutions like Bauhaus Dessau Foundation or Berliner Festspiele before joining form’s editorial department in 2019. She currently teaches History of Visual Communication at University of Art and Design in Offenbach/Main.
Anton Rahlwes is a trained product designer with a degree from the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, Germany. He writes and designs with a focus on social issues in the tension between practice and theory. At his alma mater, he taught a course on gender design – a subject that is close to his heart. He is also the co-founder of the Berlin-based furniture label OUT – Objekte unserer Tage. At OUT, he was responsible for the visual appearance of the brand, various designs, and trade fair appearances. Anton is currently devoting himself to aesthetic research in the field of queer aesthetics at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main.
Autostrada Studios is a Berlin based multidisciplinary design studio, founded by Max Pietro Hoffmann, offering creative direction, photography, and graphic design. The studio connects content-driven visual communication with a demand for aesthetic design. Their work is based on research, concept development, and close collaboration with clients. The studio worked for clients such as Sony, Max Planck Institute and KaDeWe group.
www.form.de/
form follows content – Creating a design magazine in one week
July 2nd – July 8th
Workshop Categories
The Workshop
In the workshop “form follows content” we are exploring one week of free experimental and critical content creation alongside 20 design objects. We will be creating a publication about selected design objects from the Boisbuchet collection. Each participant will contribute a part to the final zine, but the way the stories are told is completely up to them – through words, photography, illustration or other experimental forms.
form editors-in-chief Anton Rahlwes and Nina Sieverding will guide the participants through this process. They will provide input on storytelling, (design-)journalistic work, editing and printing. Max Pietro Hoffmann from Berlin-based Autostrada Studios and art director of form, will support the process with his creative expertise.
The final publication will be an archive showcasing objects of the collection accompanied by positions of the participants and will be shared on the digital platforms of form (and maybe in the printed magazine as well).
What to bring:
If you have one, please bring your laptop and your preferred DTP and picture editing programmes. If you have a medium you've always wanted to try (photography, illustration, or the like), feel free to bring everything you need: pencils, watercolor, paper for collaging, notebooks … But we will also explore new possibilities of content creation with you on site.
This course requires no previous experience in graphic design or publishing. Individual levels of experience and professional backgrounds will be considered on the spot.
Housing
Accommodation & food are included
We can accommodate for special catering
All participants sleep in dormitories
To book a private room or bring additional guests, get in touch: workshops@boisbuchet.org
Education
Our staff are available to help you conceptualize & produce your designs
Tools & materials are provided by Boisbuchet
All workshops are taught in English
The number of participants is limited to 22
Activities
Weekly campfire, exhibition & guided tour of the Domaine
Conferences from designers throughout the week
The famous Wednesday Porky’s party