Design for Democracy

Atmospheres for a better life, Reader

Matthias Wagner K, Anna Scheuermann, Jonas Deuter , Max Pietro Hoffmann

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AVEdition
30 April 2025

City & town planning - architectural aspects; Regional & area planning

With the theme Design for Democracy. Atmospheres for a better life, Frankfurt RheinMain holds the title of World Design Capital® 2026. Our motto Let us design how we want to live is an invitation to actively participate in shaping our living spaces and our democracy. Design has the power to shape collective processes, develop inclusive solutions and bring about social change. Ten guest authors address the ten fields of action of Design for Democracy: Construction & Housing, Consumption, Culture & Media, Education, Health, Industry, Mobility, Public Space, Sport, Work.

Text in English and German.

AUTHORS: Matthias Wagner K is one of the outstanding German-speaking representatives in the fields of design mediation and design curating. After many years of successful freelance work as an exhibition organiser, biennial director, art and design curator, editor and author, he has been director of Frankfurt's Museum Angewandte Kunst since 2012. Wagner K has been teaching design curating at the HfG Offenbach since 2015/16 as part of a teaching assignment, and since June 2018 he has been an honorary professor in the Design Curating and Criticism theory programme. Anna Scheuermann is Chief Programme Officer of the World Design Capital 2026.

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Reader for World Design Capital 2026 .

With 10 entries on the most important spheres of activity

100 colour illustrations

Edited by: Matthias Wagner K, Anna Scheuermann
Assisted by: Jonas Deuter, Max Pietro Hoffmann
Imprint: AVEdition
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions: Height: 200mm, Width: 130mm,
ISBN: 9783899864151
ISBN 10: 3899864158
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 30 April 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Matthias Wagner K is one of the outstanding German-speaking representatives in the fields of design mediation and design curating. After many years of successful freelance work as an exhibition organiser, biennial director, art and design curator, editor and author, he has been director of Frankfurt’s Museum Angewandte Kunst since 2012. Wagner K has been teaching design curating at the HfG Offenbach since 2015/16 as part of a teaching assignment, and since June 2018 he has been an honorary professor in the Design Curating and Criticism theory programme. Anna Scheuermann is Chief Programme Officer of the World Design Capital 2026.