Since the beginning of modern times, fashion and product design have developed in two fundamentally different directions. While these two departments work closely together in some universities and businesses, in others they barely communicate. Yet many of the challenges these two design disciplines face today—such as the deconstruction and breaking of styles, the intertwining of high technology with materials and production, or the high pressure for innovation—are the same. In the issue "Gestaltung à la Mode," we explore fashion/design cooperations, confrontations, and pioneers. We also speak with industry experts about fashion and design etymologies and investigate the growing importance of fabrics beyond clothing and upholstery for the emerging post-genre generation.

May / June 2013, Verlag form, 114 pages, 23 x 29.8 cm, softcover, edition in German / English ISBN 978-3-943962-02-4