SUSTAINABILITY Tree house 2.011/3/2021Sustainability is trumps in the recently opened “Sara Kulturhus” cultural center in the north of Swedish Lapland. The integrated “Wood Hotel” is one of the tallest wooden buildings worldwide.
DESIGN Offecct 2021: MAKI11/2/2021Offecct likes to try out unconventional shapes in furniture design - even if it is that of a sushi roll.
DESIGN Without a crystal ball11/2/2021The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia in Melbourne is showing the exhibition "Sampling the future" until 6 February 2022. On display are examples of architecture and design that can help to consciously shape our near and distant future.
STYLEPARK RAFFLE Light in the square11/1/2021Stylepark is raffling off one "REFLEX² Ceiling" luminaire by serien.lighting.
DESIGN e15 2021: TORE11/1/2021The monolithic "TORE" side tables by David Thulstrup, shaped like a T, with a four-centimetre-thick tabletop and numerous variations, show how delightfully clear forms can define a room.
INTERVIEWS Three questions to Stefan Diez11/1/2021Stefan Diez and Vibia presented the prototype for their flexible "Plusminus" lighting collection at the Salone del Mobile back in 2019: By combining a textile strip and various lighting fixtures, any room can be individually illuminated. The revolutionary system has now been finalized. Stefan Diez gives us a greater idea in an interview.
DESIGN Against all odds10/29/2021"Woman Made: Great Women Designers" by Jane Hall offers the most comprehensive, fully illustrated publication to date on the work of women product designers.
DESIGN mawa 2021: TADEO10/29/2021As an elegant table luminaire, "tadeo" by mawa offers a high quality of light as well as a straightforward design by Marco Schölzel and Martin Wallroth.
DESIGN ClassiCon 2021: SOL SIDE TABLE10/28/2021The "Sol Side Table" by OrtegaGuijarro for ClassiCon is a sculpture and side table in one: made of coloured glass, the design in three colours sets luminous accents in the room.
DESIGN Ligne Roset 2021: ALANDO und BRIORD10/28/2021With "Alando" and "Briord", Ligne Roset presents exceptional desks and sideboards for the home office.
FEATURED Place of exchange10/28/2021The Blue Bottle Café in Palo Alto convinces with its interlocking of interior and exterior space, for which the façade cladding "öko skin" by Rieder is also used.
DESIGN Practise patience10/27/2021From 26 November 2021, the Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin will be showing "Slow" – a project by the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) that puts the value of craftsmanship in a new light.
DESIGN more 2021: CUT10/27/2021Tables with an architectural feel: Peter Fehrentz designed the "CUT" collection in wood for the Hamburg-based company more.
DESIGN Rolf Benz 2021: JACK10/27/2021Relaxing in style is effortless with "Jack" by Rolf Benz. Luca Nichetto designed the armchair, which combines the advantages of both a chair and a lounger in terms of shape and comfort.
DESIGN Brunner 2021: NATE COLLECTION10/27/2021The series "nate" and "nate s" of the "nate collection" from Brunner convince with clever design and sustainable production.
FEATURED Constructive minimalism10/27/2021The opera house in Chemnitz is one of the most modern venues in Europe. Now the building's sanitary rooms have been renovated and given contactless sanitary installations and ceramics from Geberit.
MAGAZINE Object Carpet 2021: COLOR OPINIONS10/26/2021Thinking in colors: With the Trend Collection "Color Opinions" from Object Carpet, planners can create an individual room atmosphere.
PORTRAIT Intuitive mediation10/26/2021Hemmo Honkonen designs furniture with a surprising component – preferably made of wood. Sometimes it serves as an instrument as well.
DESIGN Ligne Roset 2021: ASTRÉE10/25/2021Benjamin Graindorge hat mit "Astrée" für Ligne Roset eine stilvolle Stehleuchte entwickelt, dessen dynamische Linien die Leuchtkugel scheinbar schweben lassen.
MAGAZINE serien.lighting 2021: REFLEX² FLOOR10/25/2021The "REFLEX² Floor" ceiling floodlight uses fine lines to trace the contours of a cuboid while providing glare-free lighting.
FEATURED Travertine in a new light10/25/2021Christian Haas has developed the low board "Matéria" series for ClassiCon whose elaborately milled tabletops lend the travertine stone a new visibility.
DESIGN Axor 2021: AXOR ONE10/22/2021A new archetype for the bathroom: the "AXOR One" collection from Barber Osgerby combines sophisticated technology with a timeless design.
MAGAZINE Loehr 2021: JAZZ10/22/2021Courage to improvise: With "JAZZ" LOEHR has a sculptural dining chair in its program that oscillates between order and free expression.
INTERVIEWS Shades of grey preferred10/22/2021Spotlight on sustainable living and working: Interview with Oliver Seidel, one of the founding partners of Cityförster, on the "Ecovillage" in Hanover and his vision of an architecture of the future.
STYLEPARK AXOR AXOR Futures10/21/2021AXOR launches a digital platform that deals with future topics in the field of design and architecture.
DESIGN Dallmer 2021: COLOURCOLLECTION10/21/2021With the colourful grates of the "ColourCollection", designers can give free rein to their creativity in bathroom planning.
DESIGN Unilin Panels 2021: MASTER OAK10/20/2021It looks like pure oak, but it's not: Unilin Panels develop decorative panels that offer the homely feel and look of the natural material but are more robust and easier to clean.
DESIGN Pedrali 2021: TOA FOLDING SCREEN10/20/2021The sound-absorbing "TOA Folding Screen" table partition by Robin Rizzini for Pedrali is easy to handle, flexible in its construction and available with a variety of coloured covers.
STYLEPARK LAUFEN Between dream and reality10/20/2021With the Laufen virtual space, Laufen has created a place where the boundaries between the digital and physical worlds become blurred and where the company's bathroom collections can be experienced in a new way.
FEATURED Excellent hospitality10/19/2021This year, for the 67th time, the iF Design Award 2021 has honoured a variety of exceptional design ideas. We present a selection of the design products that perfectly underline stylish hospitality.
MAGAZINE IVC Commercial 2021: LAYRED 5510/19/2021The vinyl floor "LayRed 55" from IVC Commercial provides better acoustics and gives designers the opportunity to play rooms individually.
DESIGN Schönbuch 2021: GRACE SALON10/19/2021With the special edition "Grace Salon", Sebastian Herkner offers an exclusive variant of the stylish bar trolley for Schönbuch.
DESIGN Camira 2021: QUEST10/19/2021"Quest" is the name of Camira's new fabric, which reflects the English textile manufacturer's efforts to reduce plastic pollution in the oceans.
ARCHITECTURE Mail from the Maestro10/18/2021The renowned architect and designer Michele De Lucchi currently provides exclusive insights into his work and thoughts once a week via a newsletter.
DESIGN Vola 2021: RS1110/18/2021Vola presents "RS11", an elegant design for touch-free dispensers of soap and hand sanitising gel that can be harmoniously integrated into the interior design.