To light or to illuminate – that is the question

Two brothers in a brilliant game with nature. Hey, boys will be boys

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Modernization of an apartment in Amsterdam von Laura Álvarez

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Farm and luxury hotel in South Arica

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Winery HQ in Spain by Estudio Barozzi Veiga

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Cisterns and aqueducts – Kinsterna Hotel in Greece by Divercity

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Filling the gap downtown – residential building in Sweden designed by Elding Oscarson

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

Milan is here again

En route for Milan. It’s that time of the year; the Milan furniture salon is just round the corner and the design world is in pandemonium. To give you an idea of the countless events throughout the city we have compiled a list of what we consider to be the most promising among them.

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Apartment reloaded

An apartment located in the city centre of Valencia.

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Making chairs!

by Thomas Edelmann

The exhibition entitled "Ideen sitzen / Ideas that sit well" at Hamburg's Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe invites visitors to peruse chairs, armchairs and sofas. The tour of the museum swiftly morphs into a voyage of discovery through the history of interior design, if not even the history of ideas and cultural history of recent decades.

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Staying in generous expanses of white

The studio of Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola came up with the interior for luxurious hotel Mandarin Oriental in Barcelona. Scarcely recognizable as a hotel from the outside, inside it is all the more inviting, providing a temporary home for design enthusiasts from all over the world.

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News & Stories | Salone del Mobile Milan 2010

Plastered Light

by Amelie Znidaric

Italian luminaire maker Flos is now producing walls - that light up, of course.

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The Beneficial Feel of Painting it Big

by Markus Frenzl

In Miami's Viceroy Hotel Philippe Starck has created a spa that flummoxed anyone expecting the reduced Zen aesthetics of many wellness interiors.

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German Design Award 2009

The Design Awards of the Federal Republic of Germany were bestowed in the course of the opening of Ambiente in Frankfurt. There were five Gold and 20 Silver medal winners. Moreover, the designer Richard Sapper was honored for his life's work.

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Trade fair à la mode - The Maison & Objet in Paris

by Vera Siegmund

"Fashion" is as good as a synonym for the City of Paris. For a long time now, haute couture has not only referred to clothing, but the exquisite and tailor-made design of one's own home is often mentioned in the same breath. The Maison & Objet in Paris is an example par excellence of this. Originally a classic specialist fair for interior decorating, tables and gift items, today it is a major event for dealers and creative professionals from all interior design and fashion branches.

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Achille - der Lichtmagier

by Sandra Hofmeister

NASA-Experimente und andere Lichtspiele mit Achille Castiglioni

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What a relief – The Milan marathon part 1

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Scandic Victoria Tower in Stockholm by Wingårdh Arkitektkontor

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Inverted warehouse building in New York by Dean/Wolf Architects

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Residence and office building in San Francisco by Craig Steely Architecture

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No Picnic Office in Stockholm by Elding Oscarson Architects

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Villa on Lake Lucerne by Philippe Stuebi

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On LEDs and other small items

by Thomas Edelmann

The end of the traditional light bulb clobbered the luminaire industry, which is slowly recovering. At the Euroluce in Milan the clear trend was an effort to harmonize design and technology again.

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Glass room dividers

Rimadesio's "Velaria" dividing wall system stands out for its successful combination of high-grade glass sliding panels with thin frames and fittings.

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Ghosts walk in the furniture cemetery

by Silke Gehrmann-Becker

What happens to furniture that has done its service? It is stored in attics, cellars and in forgotten corners. And sometimes it seems as if the old items had taken on a life of their own.

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Aging beautifully

The Empire Riverside Hotel is located on the former industrial site of the Bavaria Brewery in the center of Hamburg. When selecting the materials, David Chipperfield Architects paid special attention to their aging process.

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A successful transformation

A single-family apartment for four people is situated in a stately building in southern Amsterdam. The original structure, with rooms for staff, a double hall and long hallways with lots of doors has been transformed into a spacious, transparent dwelling full of light and air.

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News & Stories | Salone del Mobile Milan 2010

Homely travel

by Thomas Wagner

What happens if you cross BMW, Kvadrat and Flos with Patricia Urquiola and Guilio Ridolfo in order to try and develop a completely new interior design for an automobile? "The Dwelling Lab" shows you.

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Green bulbs, and not for the garden

by Markus Frenzl

The era of the energy-saving lamp has begun. But is it even ready for its new tasks? - Many have in recent months warned about the health risks, even environmental associations are sceptical whether the energy savings are great and as regards disposal of the lamp as waste. And with reference to its design, it is not just a matter of taste, but also of drastic consequences for everyday culture and design.

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Flos - The glory of a heavenly garden

by Vera Siegmund

"Fantasma" was the name given in 1962 to one of the first luminaires produced by the newly-founded company of Flos. The name was chosen by the luminaire's designer Tobia Scarpa and likewise could have served as a motto for the entire product range made under the brand label, as for almost half a century now Flos has been highly imaginative in the luminaires is has produced.

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New celestial bodies by Flos

by Vera Siegmund

Look up and you see the heavens. And the sheer variety of what you can see there is something Italian luminaire maker FLOS has reinterpreted time and time again and with great poetry. With luminiares by legendary designers - including Achille Castiglioni, Antonio Citterio, Jasper Morrison, Philippe Starck and Patricia Urquiola - the company established in 1962 has brought profane living space closer to the celestial lights.

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Starckland

by Daniel von Bernstorff

Italian design company Driade is celebrating its own achievements, its designers and its history.

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