Initiated by Hannes Gumpp and Sarah Dorkenwald, Grantler’s Corner is an informal discussion forum. The name is derived from granteln, Bavarian for grouching, and the democratic ideal of the speaker’s corner. From this wild combination of a hearty pub ambiance and a design compatible installation, the audience can expect spicy, sharp debates with knowledgeable, fascinating players from the world of design.
Funded by the Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs and Media, Energy and Technology.
Graphic Design: Christina Mayer
Photos: Olaf Becker
Grantler’s Corner 2014 / Can design save the world?
The question “Can design save the world?” is just dummy text. The actual content will emerge from the input of the invited guests. One can be curious.
With:
Anne Bergner, Professor Coburg University of Applied Sciences; Bernd Eigenstetter, Managing Partner Designit; Christophe de la Fontaine, Designer and Entrepreneur Dante Goods & Bads; Christina Mayer, Design Christina Mayer; Charlotte Talbot, Designer; Anders Thomas, CEO Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg; moderation: Dr. Oliver Herwig; graphic design: Christina Mayer Design
Sponsored by the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Media, Energy and Technology
Grantler’s Corner 2015 / Broken Links – Design and Politics
The personal encounter at eye level between politics and design, as it should be possible at a round – or even diamond-shaped table.
With:
Jürgen Enninger, Head of the Cultural and Creative Industries Competence Team Munich; Michael Geldmacher, Neuland; Prof. Peter Naumann, Dean Faculty of Design at the University of Applied Sciences Munich; Dr. Andrea Niedzela-Schmutte, Department for Cultural and Creative Industries of the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Media, Energy and Technology; Susanne Schmidhuber, SCHMIDHUBER; Prof. Gerwin Schmidt, Büro für visuelle Gestaltung; Corinna Sy and Sebastian Däschle, CUCULA – Refugees Company for Crafts and Design; moderation: Dr. Oliver Herwig; graphic design: Christina Mayer Design
Sponsored by the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Media, Energy and Technology
Grantler’s Corner 2016 / Design – Discourse and Reality
How do visions actually work? What stands in their way? And what is the relationship between discourse and professional reality?
With:
Sven Baacke, Head of Design Global Brand Gaggenau, BSH Hausgeräte GmbH; Miriam Bunte, designer; Karianne Fogelberg, cx centrum für interdisziplinäre studien, Akademie der Bildenden Künste Munich; Philipp Heitsch, designliga; Rolf Hoffmann, founder LuvSide GmbH; Martin Laarmann, founder Make Munich; Michael Okraj, founder DESIGNERDEUTSCH; Axel Schindlbeck, designer; moderation: Dr. Oliver Herwig; graphic design: Christina Mayer Design
Sponsored by the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Media, Energy and Technology
Grantler’s Corner 2017 / ASAP – As soon as pariticipation
Are designers simple service providers, creative exotics, lonely stars or everyman business persons? Grumbling doesn’t help? About sense and nonsense in the design industry.
With:
EBOW, Ebru Düzgün, rapper; Michael Geldmacher, product designer and Maurus Reisenthel, GoIn, project team’ “Furniture for the Bellevue di Monaco”; Tilla Goldberg, Director Product Design, Ippolito Fleitz Group GmbH; Tarun Kade, dramaturge Kammerspiele Munich; Malin Schoenberg, graphic designer; Johannes Start, founder Munich Design Jam; moderation: Sarah Dorkenwald and Dr. Oliver Herwig; graphic design: Christina Mayer Design
Sponsored by the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Media, Energy and Technology
Grantler’s Corner 2021 / Research […] Design
Do we need a new design school? Discussion on the current debate on design education and the role of design as an academic discipline.
With:
Robert Brannekämper, Member of the State Parliament, CSU; Chairman of the Committee for Science and Art; Prof. em. Fritz Frenkler, Chair of Industrial Design, Technical University of Munich; Prof. Dr. Claudia Mareis, Design Theory and Research, University of Art and Design FHNW Basel; Prof. Ben Santo, Dean Faculty of Design, Munich University of Applied Sciences; M.Sc. Laura Schütz, Co-Founder Stella Medical; Dr. rer. nat. Saskia Steinmann, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Imaging Research Unit; Moderation: Dr. Oliver Herwig; Graphic design: Christina Mayer Design; Digital realization: 3C Creative Communication Concepts GmbH Munich
Sponsored by the Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy
Grantler’s Corner 2022 >>Design > Research > Economy<<
Discussion round on raising the profile of design research – what potential does design research offer for business and research? What are the professional opportunities for designers* doing research?
With:
Prof. Dr. Annika Frye, Professor of Design Science and Research at Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts; Lynn Harles, Design Scientist at the Fraunhofer Center for Responsible Research and Innovation in Berlin and PhD student at Bauhaus University in Weimar; Dominik Langhammer, Director of Design Global Oral Care Innovation at Procter & Gamble Service GmbH; Prof. Andreas Muxel, Professor of Physical Human-Machine Interfaces at the Hybrid Things Lab of Augsburg University of Applied Sciences; Stephan Ott, Director Institute for Design Research and Appliance of the German Design Council; Moderation: Dr. Oliver Herwig, journalist; Graphic design: Christina Mayer Design
Photos: Daniel Mayer
The format is sponsored by the Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy.