Zaven Design created the "Koala" seating furniture for S-CAB, two variations on a basic idea that gently envelop the body and offer maximum comfort. Enrica Cavarzan and Marco Zavagno tell us why they value contrast in their work.

The Museum Angewandte Kunst is opening two exhibitions on 9 May 2025 at 7 pm: ‘What was the New Frankfurt? Key questions about the urban planning programme of the 1920s’ and ’Yes, we care. The New Frankfurt and the question of the common good’.

Robert Wilson is an icon of theater directing and has created unique scenes using light. We met him in Milan to talk about his installation “Mother” and constructs, built from time and space.

Thanks to bricks from Petersen Tegl, the façade of the new assembly hall at the historic Elise Smiths Skole in Aarhus blends seamlessly into the existing structure.

Carlo Ratti is the curator of the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. The architect from Turin has given the international exhibition in the lagoon city the theme and title ‘Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective.’ and attracted over 750 participants for the show. In this interview, he tells us what guests can expect.

Stylepark is giving away the elegant "BetteLiv" washbasin bowl from Bette, made of glazed titanium steel.

In our series "Spotlight on Women Architects", we regularly present the work of female architects – like those of Anne Hangebruch, who believes in continuous exchange and mutual inspiration between practice, teaching, and research.

Wagner is on tour! Next stop: the “Design Post & Friends” event in Cologne on May 5 and 6, 2025.

B.A.S. Architekten work at the intersection of architecture and urban planning. A core theme of their projects is the renovation of historic buildings. In this interview, Dorothee Stürmer and Peter Begon explain what is important in this context and why the journey is the destination when it comes to transforming buildings and their surroundings.

The unique dynamics of Bauwerk Parkett's “Spinpark” collection give the rooms of the recently completed Vera apartment building in Andermatt a modern twist.

To mark the 100th anniversary of the design movement ‘Das Neue Frankfurt’, the Museum Angewandte Kunst is focusing its annual programme on its revolutionary ideas and highlighting their great relevance to our present day.

Yusuke Kawai has designed the ‘Kawara’ lighting collection made of extruded aluminium for Pedrali. In this interview, he tells us what traditional roof tiles have in common with his collection and why he appreciates the experiment.

Take a seat on the other person's chair? With the inviting ‘scoop’ seating family from Brunner, it's not just a matter of thought: thanks to their light weight and euphoric colour scheme, the bistro and bar chairs invite creative exchanges between coffee and conferences.

Design Post Köln invites you to an inspiring event on 5 and 6 May 2025: Immerse yourself in the variety of offerings, which include exhibitions, workshops, lectures and formats for networking.

The successful ‘Marie’ collection from Freifrau gets a new twist: the ‘Marie Lounge Swing Seat’ with high or low backrest offers comfortable and carefree seating.

The Salone del Mobile.Milano and the Milan Design Week took place from 8 to 13 April 2025. In the review, you can find out which ideas are currently moving the creative minds and which concepts were particularly impressive.

Light has a system – and something to tell. A best-of of the new luminaires from Milan, from the Euroluce Biennale and the exhibitions in the city, with archaic materials and capricious personalities.

Yves Béhar has rethought the washbasin for Laufen with ‘Volta’. In this interview, he tells us how he translated the dynamics of water into sapphire ceramic and why the world's first CO2-free electric tunnel oven influenced his design.

The internationally renowned fashion designer Jil Sander has reinterpreted Marcel Breuer's ‘S 64’ cantilever chair for Thonet. ‘Serious’ and “Nordic” are the names of the design lines with which she has given the tubular steel classic from the 1920s a new sensuality. In this interview, she tells us what was important in the process.

The kinetic installation ‘Library of Light’ by Es Devlin is a Salone project with the Pinacoteca di Brera and the publishing house Feltrinelli: a rotating sculpture consisting of illuminated shelves containing over 2,000 books. The scenery is accompanied by the writings of pioneering academics and classical music. The artist and set designer gives us an insight into her work.

In parallel to the manufacturers' presentations, Milan will be hosting a large number of exhibitions and events over the coming week, both at the exhibition centre and in the city. We have created a personal selection for you and hope you enjoy discovering them.

During the Milan Design Week, COR is presenting ‘Kagu’, a chair with a very balanced design. Designed by Jehs+Laub, the Stuttgart-based design studio combines a cleverly constructed wooden frame with an upholstered seat shell whose movable backrest offers a high level of comfort.

Arper is presenting exciting research into sustainable production at the Salone del Mobile. This includes the further development of the ‘Catifa’ chair: ‘Catifa (RE) 46’.

Flos will be represented at two locations in Milan from 8 to 13 April 2025: At the Salone del Mobile and in the city. The creative duo Formafantasma came up with the concept for the presentations.

Under the motto ‘Metal is our nature’, Desalto is presenting a dialogue between contrasts at the Salone del Mobile 2025: soft upholstery and hard metal. Francesco Rota has devised an installation that harmoniously combines this contrast and picks up on the geometry of Desalto's metal furniture.

At Milan Design Week 2025, Wagner will be presenting an installation that demonstrates just how varied and flexible the full-range supplier's range of room concepts is.

Decor Walther is presenting the pop-up exhibition ‘Reflecting’ at Milan Design Week 2025. Its laid-back staging offers a new perspective on the brand's high-quality interior accessories products.

Jung welcomes visitors to the Milan Design Week with an interactive installation: together with the Ippolito Fleitz Group, they have devised a scenery with a magic sphere in the centre.

Lodes is planning an impressive comeback at Euroluce: it will be the first time since 2020 that the Venetian lighting manufacturer will be exhibiting at the Salone del Mobile lighting biennale.

To mark Milan Design Week 2025, Thonet is presenting an exclusive collaboration with fashion designer Jil Sander, who is internationally renowned for her purist aesthetic.

The East Westphalian upholstered furniture manufacturer COR will emphasise its strong presence on the international stage at Milan Design Week 2025. More:

Lodes is presenting the new ‘MAP’ ceiling and wall lighting system from Geckeler Michels at Euroluce. Modular in design, the seamless structure of fabric tape and light points offers the option of choosing a customised configuration and changing it flexibly.

The Spore Haus receives the DAM Preis 2025. With floor-to-ceiling windows, the cultural and educational centre opens up to the busy street and red bricks define the façade of the new building by AFF Architekten. A peaceful garden stretches out behind the building. Sven Fröhlich and Ulrike Dix explain the concept.

Stylepark is raffling off one "DIEGO" side table by Pedrali.

How can AI applications be energy-efficiently optimised, for example for digitalised processes in the construction industry? Dr Mario Chemnitz explains his current research and points out the role that light fulfils in the process.