What's Next in Spatial Design in 2018?
Born in 1963, Michael Keller studied at the Parsons School for Design in New York where he received the renowned Cooper Union scholarship. He is managing partner at BLACKSPACE in Munich. Michael’s work is a synonym for magnitude and inspiration and moves people in places as far apart as Munich, London, New York, Shanghai and Seoul.
Here he explores the vast potential that still exists for spatial design, and why real life experiences are becoming more important – and more memorable – than ever before.
I’ve been thinking about SPACE all my life. It’s been driving me nuts.
SPACE surrounds things. SPACE surrounds people. SPACE is home. SPACE is memory. SPACE is meaning. SPACE for me is everything.
SPACE was there before digital. We are experiencing a digital period of time. People explore new digital spaces, they experiment with them and they indulge in them. Today if you meet someone, you go digital – if you go to a restaurant, you go digital – if you buy a product, you go digital – if you want money from the bank… you better say digital.
I believe this is just the beginning (overture). The ”next big thing“ is SPACE. Yes, it’s coming back. Because everything is happening in SPACE – real people – real experiences – the real first moment you never forget – all this is becoming part of our DNA.
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