Blog & Insights
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Konzepthaus Design opens office in the heart of London
Press Release: 3rd May 2021 - London, UK
Following 2 years of vigorous growth, Konzepthaus Group is excited to open their new UK office, as the next phase of their growth plan kicks off.
Konzepthaus chosen as this year's IAA MOBILITY partner for design!
Press Release: 6th April 2021 - Munich, Germany
Konzepthaus will be an official curator at this year’s IAA MOBILITY Conference from September 8 to 10, 2021.
What do we expect from design schools and universities?
I was recently invited to join a panel during the Munich Creative Business Week named “(Re)Thinking Design”. The topic, to discuss the changing role of designers in today’s business world.
5 great reasons to hire a graduate
It’s that time of year again, when university students are entering the market and Companies are trying to kick-start their budgets off, without having a lot of time to invest in training a rookie.
What users tell you in interviews vs. what they do
The inspiration for the article was a question from Laura Fiona Holder in a Slack group for UX designers, of which we are both members. She raised the question around qualitative User interviews that got me thinking.
3 concepts of how to (s)elect your future design leader
With a month that saw some top-level moves in both Ford and Jaguar/Land-Rover, some interesting observations around leadership has resulted. How it is perceived? What are the results when all the dust settles?
My 5 favourite design programs & why
While on your professional career journey to become a designer/modeller and digital artisanal craftsman, you must have tried numerous tools, processes and workflows.
Why do so many new car brands emerge and why do so many fail?
In the last decade we’ve witnessed a real boom in new car brands and companies. This article explores what has led to this, but most importantly why so few of them have managed to bring their cars to market.
Hiring potential vs. experience
If you are a hiring manager, I am sure you have come across this particular issue. And if you are a candidate you most certainly have faced this. How does the hiring process accommodate the need to assess and hire the potential in people rather than just filling the position/need right now?
The mobility design studio of the future could include architects, city planners and more, to truly innovate mobility!
Over the past years, we have seen that the term ‘“experience’” has not only moved into all of our daily business vocabularies but has also become part of our professional teams. User Experience Designers or Service Designers are relatively new positions that have become a staple in all creative departments all around the world.
What Creative Design Departments can learn from professional sports teams
Ever since I was a little kid, I have drawn a great amount of inspiration from sports – team sports to be exact. What you learn when you play in a team, to find your role in a team, to understand leadership in a team and to succeed together was something that sports (in my case handball) have taught me and, I realized that only once I started working, had a profound impact on my career choices ...
An open discussion: Should we stop supporting “Design Challenges” to protect the craft of Design?
Unless you have lived under a rock over the past 2 years or so, you have certainly come across one of the dozens of design challenges run by manufacturers, car magazines, social media influencers and various other outlets.