With his new Axel-Springer building Rem Koolhaas has created a landmark in Berlin that thanks to its radically modern architecture stands for the move towards a new way of working. The comprehensive supply and drainage system in the heart of the building is courtesy of Geberit.

Colored faucets – in the mid-1970s, they amounted to a revolution in the market. For Italian design workshop Fantini, they also marked the dawn of a new age in several respects: Their “I Balocchi” mixer, which translates as “the toys”, designed in 1977 together with Davide Mercatali and Paolo Pedrizzetti, represented the company’s entry into the world of design.

For decades photographer Ursula Edelmann documented the reconstruction of Frankfurt/Main as well as its economic and cultural boom. To mark her 95th birthday KunstRaum Bernusstrasse is presenting a retrospective of her architecture, art and object photography. In this interview she gives us an insight into her work.

Werner Aisslinger has designed the robust “1140” table for Thonet that boasts a host of ingenious details. It has excellent chances of becoming something that accompanies its owner through all the various phases in life.

The focus of Sofia Souidi's work is clearly on one of the greatest challenges of our time – it is about sustainability. In 2020, she was nominated for the German Sustainability Award for Design. As artist in residence at the Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research, the designer is currently working on her project "Superwood".