David Thulstrup has collaborated with e15 to create "TORE", a family of side tables that takes a monolithic approach to design, emphasising the role of materiality and form.

No, not all the buildings that Helmut Jahn built in his long and extremely successful career were high-rises. And yet they are his best-known designs by far and the name Jahn became inextricably linked with that of towers. Last Saturday, Jahn died aged 81 in the USA, his chosen home.

Industrial designer Maria Jeglinska-Adamczewska has been running her own studio in Warsaw for almost ten years now. Alongside designing products and furniture, she works as a curator and participates in research-based design projects. She gave us an insight into her current projects in an interview.

The lifestyle Gekko House hotel in Frankfurt/Main makes much of contrasts. One of the places where this is highly visible is in the design of its bathrooms, each equipped with its own distinctive washbasins and toilets by Laufen.

Zumtobel has collaborated with Japanese corporation Nichiato to develop the Spectrum technology based on the properties of natural light. The optimized lighting is both easy on the eyes and improves our wellbeing.