The first residential tower in Germany designed using the “cradle-to-cradle” principal is currently going up in Hamburg’s HafenCity. Construction on “Moringa” began back in the fall of last year. The objective: A closed cycle of materials – across nothing less than the high-rise’s entire lifecycle.

At the ISH, the world's leading trade fair for HVAC + Water in Frankfurt am Main, Villeroy & Boch recently held two live talks in cooperation with Stylepark: Gesa Hansen explained what needs to be considered when converting small bathrooms based on her "Ami" hotel project in Paris, and the designer duo Kaschkasch provided insights into the development of their new "Antao" bathroom collection.

At Milan Design Week, Brunner is presenting the first prototypes of her new collaboration with the Swiss architecture and design studio atelier oï in the showroom in Brera.

Concular promotes circular construction, thus helping the building sector to use the available resources efficiently and to become carbon neutral in its objectives. Its digital database allows users to view those materials and products that can be reused for new projects. In this interview, Annabelle von Reutern, Head of Business Development, explains the concept to us.