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News & Stories | Salone del Mobile 2011 – supported by Villeroy & Boch Tiles

Top notch for living

by Sandra Hofmeister

Top notch for living
Boasting perfect details and serene comfort Hermès Maison came a clear winner. The company's tradition in craftsmanship, its finishing techniques for leather and fabric, combined with singular patterns constitute the brand's image in furniture as well. The collection was presented at Pelota hall in a house installation by Shigeru Ban.

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Work wherever you want!
Office worlds 2010 – part 2: of sheds and queues of seats

by Thomas Wagner

Work wherever you want!<br>Office worlds 2010 – part 2: of sheds and queues of seats
Offices are increasingly turning into social centers. To make certain the stress of constant communication does not become too fierce and the office becomes a social flashpoint, the modern work nomad withdraws into a chic little shed or a new kind of basket-chair.
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It’s not the era of Leonardo, nowadays you need specialists!

It’s not the era of Leonardo, nowadays you need specialists!
During the recent Cologne Orgatec, Claudia Beckmann and Thomas Wagner talked with Antonio Citterio about the office of tomorrow, the relevance of research for the design process, and design's social responsibility.

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Enjoying an unlimited view - Villa Överby by John Robert Nilsson Architects

Enjoying an unlimited view - Villa Överby by John Robert Nilsson Architects
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Like a nap?

by Nina Reetzke

Like a nap?
In some countries a midday snooze is part of everyday culture, in others it is treated with disdain. Science has long since proven that a noon nap boosts a person's performance during the rest of the day. Hardly surprising then that there's a broad array of representative recliners and napping chairs available for rest areas in offices.

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Elegant Interaction

Elegant Interaction
A penthouse apartment in Stuttgart is a well thought-through composition comprising three monolithic cabinet systems and a free-standing kitchen block.
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The new Citterio M Collection from Axor

by Vera Siegmund

The new Citterio M Collection from Axor
Ever since 2001 Axor has been managed by Philippe Grohe, grandson of company founder Hans Grohe, and following Philippe Starck and Jean-Marie Massaud it has now been the turn of architect and designer Antonio Citterio to work for Axor - devising the series named after him with the mysterious "M", which stands for modernity, metropolis and Milan.