{"id":10018302,"date":"2024-12-03T13:18:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T12:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chapter.digital\/out-now-chapter-xi-tastemakers\/"},"modified":"2024-12-20T10:33:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T09:33:47","slug":"out-now-chapter-xi-tastemakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chapter.digital\/en\/out-now-chapter-xi-tastemakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Out now: Chapter XI \u2014 \u00bbTastemakers\u00ab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"chapter_anleser\">The new issue of Chapter XI\u2014titled \u00bbTastemakers\u00ab\u2014is dedicated to creatives from a wide range of (design) disciplines who have made their mark through their courage and innovative spirit\u2014based on the conviction that this thing called \u00bbgood taste\u00ab\u00a0is something timeless that goes beyond temporary popularity and low-threshold accessibility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"chapter_text\">Sophie Buhai, the object designer portrayed in the cover story, can certainly be described as such a style-defining figure, whose designs, which borrow from surrealism and classical modernism, also reinterpret the sometimes dusty perception of classic jewelry. In an interview with <em>Chapter<\/em> Creative Director Dzenana Mujadzic, Sophie Buhai discusses the omnipresent design aspect and the always artistic view of the jewelry she designs, away from diamonds &amp; co.<\/p>\n<p class=\"chapter_text\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-10018295 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/sophie-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1136\" height=\"754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/sophie-500x332.jpg 500w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/sophie-769x511.jpg 769w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/sophie-1149x763.jpg 1149w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/sophie-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/sophie-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/sophie-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/sophie-672x446.jpg 672w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/sophie-1779x1181.jpg 1779w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/sophie-1320x876.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/sophie.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1136px) 100vw, 1136px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"chapter_text\">The chief designers of the most influential German automotive brands can of course also be described as tastemakers of an entire industry, and in some cases even beyond. In an exclusive interview with Senior Editor Sarah Wetzlmayr, Adrian van Hooydonk (BMW), Gorden Wagener (Mercedes-Benz), Michael Mauer (Porsche) and Massimo Frascella (Audi) are confident that the pioneering role of German automotive design can be successfully defended in the future: With bold concepts and a commitment to reduction and clarity in design, supported by an even stronger emphasis on the respective characteristic, prestigious brand identity.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-10018281 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/autodesigner-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1219\" height=\"809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/autodesigner-500x332.jpg 500w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/autodesigner-769x511.jpg 769w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/autodesigner-1149x763.jpg 1149w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/autodesigner-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/autodesigner-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/autodesigner-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/autodesigner-672x446.jpg 672w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/autodesigner-1779x1181.jpg 1779w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/autodesigner-1320x876.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/autodesigner.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1219px) 100vw, 1219px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-10018304 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AdrianBMW-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1067\" height=\"708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AdrianBMW-500x332.jpg 500w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AdrianBMW-769x511.jpg 769w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AdrianBMW-1149x763.jpg 1149w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AdrianBMW-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AdrianBMW-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AdrianBMW-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AdrianBMW-672x446.jpg 672w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AdrianBMW-1779x1181.jpg 1779w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AdrianBMW-1320x876.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AdrianBMW.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1067px) 100vw, 1067px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"chapter_text\">Author and watch expert Max Monte explores the obvious question of why there are so few well-known watch designers compared to other design-heavy industries and what importance is attached to design in general? We spoke to leading figures from renowned luxury watch manufacturers to find out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"chapter_text\">If this issue deals with the current and future role of style-setting pioneers in design, art and culture, then there is of course no way around the currently unavoidable topic of AI. \u00bbDo we still need such brilliant individuals\u00ab, asks our author Lutz F\u00fcgener in his essay and attests that what will count now more than ever is the ability to make judgments based on one&#8217;s own feelings, the art of conducting, the visionary and the original.<\/p>\n<p class=\"chapter_text\">The renowned design studios Necchi Architecture, Minimal Designs and EBUR as well as the London design gallery B\u00e9ton Brut, in conversation with and curated by <i>Chapter<\/i> Creative Director Dzenana Mujadzic, provide possible answers to the eternal question of whether there is such a thing as good taste, and if so, how one would define it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"chapter_text\">This and much more now in <em>Chapter<\/em> XI \u2014 \u00bbTastemakers\u00ab.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-10018289 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/miminat-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1180\" height=\"783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/miminat-500x332.jpg 500w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/miminat-769x511.jpg 769w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/miminat-1149x763.jpg 1149w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/miminat-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/miminat-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/miminat-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/miminat-672x446.jpg 672w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/miminat-1779x1181.jpg 1779w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/miminat-1320x876.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/miminat.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-10018285 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/betonbrut-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1038\" height=\"689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/betonbrut-500x332.jpg 500w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/betonbrut-769x511.jpg 769w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/betonbrut-1149x763.jpg 1149w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/betonbrut-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/betonbrut-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/betonbrut-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/betonbrut-672x446.jpg 672w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/betonbrut-1779x1181.jpg 1779w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/betonbrut-1320x876.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/chapter.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/betonbrut.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1038px) 100vw, 1038px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"chapter_credits\">THE CURRENT ISSUE IS AVAILABLE IN GERMANY, AUSTRIA AND SWITZERLAND IN BOOK \u2014 AND MAGAZINE STORES AS WELL AS DIRECTLY VIA ORDER IN OUR <a href=\"https:\/\/store.plasticmedia.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ONLINESTORE<\/a>. 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