A personal message
Image taken by Takuma Oshima at Direktorenhaus Berlin Today, I am sharing a rather personal post. I want to introduce you to Kerstin, my wife, the mother of our two amazing little girls and a passionate advocate for crafts. She dedicates her precious time to...
Challenging the known
Image taken by Rittergut & Runnymede at Verkehrsmuseum Dresden Good design challenges the known I spotted this intriguing design at the Verkehrsmuseum Dresden gGmbH In this instance, the shortage of natural rubber created tyres shaped from metal springs. I...
Jon Lister – Giant’s Orchestra
Image taken by Rittergut & Runnymede at Rittergut Schönberg A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist. Louis Nizer...
How a Design comes to Life – Part 4.1
Video by Tom Eddolls Our last post in the series covered the prototype creation. The amazing Tom Eddolls wrote about the process in the upcoming issue of FURNITURE & CABINETMAKING by Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd. It features a compass plane from 1890...
How it all started…
Image taken by Rittergut & Runnymede at Autostadt Wolfsburg This is how it all started for me, too. Ferry Porsche quote, discovered at Autostadt...
When function becomes a design feature
Image taken by Rittergut & Runnymede at Autostadt Wolfsburg So unique and striking. When function becomes a design feature. The riveted aluminium seam runs over the roof of the Bugatti 57 SC Atlantic, designed by Jean...
Raffael Rheinsberg- Buntes Bild/Colourful picture, 1993
Image taken by Rittergut & Runnymede at Kunstmuseum Kloster Unser Lieben Frauen, Magdeburg Another interesting piece of art on show at the Kunstmuseum Kloster Unser Lieben Frauen in Magdeburg. I find the use of found objects and their place of origin in...
How a Design comes to Life – Part 4
Images by Tom Eddolls Continuing our journey of a design idea turning into an actual piece of furniture. Rittergut & Runnymede works with some of the most amazing craftspeople. Tom Eddolls of English Fine Furniture is one of a kind. Tom took the design idea and...