INTERVIEWS Slender head, large impact3/12/2016Ewo, a company in Northern Italy, teamed up with Jörg Boner to develop the “GO” luminaire series. Sandra Hofmeister spoke to the Ewo Head of Marketing Hannes Wohlgemuth about the collaboration.
FAIRS & EVENTS The Spirit of Fabrication3/10/2016Jörg Boner’s product stagings and installations often refer to specific places and thanks to the mood they create remain lodged in the mind.
DESIGN Charming, Shady, Airy8/7/2015Hades and sails protect you against too much sun and make summery life outdoors pleasant. A selection of well-designed examples that also score high in practical and technical terms.
DESIGN Pretty hot-wired7/7/2015They were all the rage in the 1950s, now they are back again: metal-wire structures, both stable and delicate in appearance. We have picked out several large and small tables for you.
DESIGN Give Tarzan a break!5/15/2015If you’re happy to stay in although spring has arrived, that’s up to you! We had a look around imm cologne and the Salone del Mobile to spot the latest in outdoor furniture designers and manufacturers have created specially for the season.
ARCHITECTURE Hot spots: A pool in the desert7/30/2014Life is pretty hot in the desert, at least during the day. So what could be more handy than a pool to cool off in. Or to lie in pondering life, the universe. Just be sure to remember the key.
ARCHITECTURE Revitalization at the touch of a switch12/13/2013It was not so much aesthetic architectural approaches that were called for as temporary solutions with a socio-cultural touch: For the second time Berlin has challenged Europe’s architects to submit entries for the “Urban Intervention Award”. A prize somewhere between “cute” and “best practice”.
ARCHITECTURE Prêt-à-porter living11/8/2013Turning the crisis into an opportunity: Spain’s architects are discovering prefab homes as a cost-efficient and attractive alternative. With their transportable miniature dwellings Madrid firms “Abaton” and “Sistema Modulab” are spearheading this new trend.
ARCHITECTURE New found design11/6/2013On a rocky outcrop of Newfoundland, where there’s nothing between you and the Artic, the Fogo Island Inn has since May of this year proved that good design can foster tourism and thus create jobs.
ARCHITECTURE See you at the bus stop11/3/2013The small village of Krumbach in Austria’s Vorarlberg region provides the stage for seven of architecture’s biggest names, including Wang Shu und Sou Fujimoto, to put their ideas of what goes to make a perfect bus shelter into practice. The first “Wartehüsle”, as the Austrians call it, has already been put up.
ARCHITECTURE Schoolyard hitting it BIG10/30/2013Bjarke Ingels Group architectural firm (or BIG for a not exactly modest acronym) also succeeds on the small scale. For a school complex in Hellerup nr. Copenhagen the architects dug deep to sink a new gym into the grounds of the old schoolyard. A walkable gigantic sculpture is the result.
ARCHITECTURE Onwards and upwards10/2/2013No “London Design Festival” without a highlight: And this year, an “Endless Stair” was erected outside the Tate Modern, a walk-on, walk-off stair sculpture à la M.C. Escher.
MAGAZINE Twelve outdoor classics5/8/2013Stylish and fit for any activity: Outdoor classics for sitting, lounging or just looking pretty. Attractive, cool and simply indispensable.
MAGAZINE Our environment is designed, but our gardens are cultivated5/8/2013A little backyard, a terrace, a balcony – all of these have some kind of connection to mythical garden worlds, even to paradise itself. After all, those who cultivate a garden do more than simply design an environment
MAGAZINE Twelve adult playgrounds5/8/2013Crawling into hanging birds’ nests, taking refuge in airy tipis and hiding in modern wooden constructions: Kids aren’t the only ones allowed to play outdoors.
MAGAZINE Twelve urban garden tools5/8/2013Today amateur gardeners are referred to as urban gardeners. The new generation of urban nature lovers has no need for simple flower pots; multifunctional is the name of the game!
MAGAZINE Twelve dreams under the big blue sky5/8/2013Lounging and dreaming in the big outdoors, preferably on huge sofas and comfy daybeds, into which we lightly sink and forget the everyday rat race.
MAGAZINE Twelve lightweight pieces for your balcony5/8/2013A little bit of happiness just outside the door: seating furniture, light, delicate, flexible and anything but clunky.
DESIGN Escape to the country?4/11/2013Architects, urban planners, hipsters and geeks, all speak of the city and indeed megacities as a place that will prove decisive for the fate of humanity. But a countermovement has been emerging for some time now. Publications such as the German magazine “Landlust” show us “the beautiful side of country life” and depict a fictive rural paradise.
MAGAZINE Gardenias: Jaime Hayon’s garden fantasies4/2/2013Gardenias, even the name has a special ring to it. In particular as the eponymous collection that Jaime Hayon designed for BD Barcelona offers more than just a touch of garden romanticism.
MAGAZINE Furniture on the move5/11/2012Milan’s Salone del Mobile is like a window on the future. A first glance reveals: Plants are moving back indoors, while furniture is stepping out for some fresh air.
MAGAZINE Fortune-hunting in the earth3/20/2012In the wake of the enthusiasm for cooking, or so many trend gurus have long been prophesying, it's now the garden's day. But it's not just the trend-conscious urbanites who are discovering allotment gardens anew, and not just guerilla gardening and self-supply that are blossoming again – the garden promises veritably paradisiacal states.
MAGAZINE Self-providers of the world, unite!8/5/2011“Urban farming” takes many shapes – in America’s shrinking cities the new trend toward self-providers shows just how obvious visionary town planning can be.
DESIGN Greece, sun, Monobloc6/4/2011Crisis or no crisis, Greece's landscapes not only enchant the locals, but countless tourists, too. Yet there is more to the country than beautiful beaches and olive groves. Have you ever counted the Monobloc chairs on your vacation snaps?
MAGAZINE Out into the garden in spring – back into the house in fall5/24/2011Year after year in spring, nature develops new energy, and consequently we prefer sitting outdoors. Many furniture manufacturers do not want to miss out on this and are increasingly offering products that are at once homely and weatherproof. Is it now the case that we like outdoor products indoors?
MAGAZINE iWalk in the country5/23/2011Nature and computers appear to have little in common. If you believe that, you should take a look in the App Store. These days, a veritable cornucopia is available for hikers and bikers.
MAGAZINE Kilt and norwegian pullover for the terrace4/17/2009Dedon's "outdoor living room" is to feature another outfit. The Special Edition D.D.C. (Dedon Dress Code), which is being presented for the first time this week, includes tartan and cheekily enlarged houndstooth patterns. Naturally woven.
MAGAZINE "I hate camping" - Urlaub mit Marcel Wanders10/1/2007Zelt, Wasserball und Rollkoffer: Die neue Puma-Kollektion kultiviert das Lounging in der Natur und spricht vor allem hartnäckige Großstädter an.