The central theme that pervades the MFG Review of 2009 is “Collaborative Design” – the joint accomplishment of creative tasks. Twelve hand-picked designers, fine and commercial artists and illustrators from Baden-Württemberg have been allotted space in which to present their ideas. Different creative disciplines are combined and interspersed with references to our work. The outcome of this experiment is truly remarkable: it shows the huge potential that can be unleashed when creative professionals from a variety of fields collaborate to produce something new. If you would like to find out more about the people responsible for the illustrations, graphics and installation art, please turn to page 20.