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BAU will take place in Munich from 13 to 17 January 2025: As the world's leading trade fair for architecture, materials and systems, it offers a universal platform for the latest ideas that support the planning and construction of sustainable, future-proof buildings.

Prof Dr Brigitte Franzen has recently been appointed President of the Hochschule für Gestaltung (HfG) Offenbach. In this interview, she tells us about the qualities she would like to promote at the university of art in the future and what the HafenCampus will change.

For the new ‘e15-Kaldewei Collection’, designer Stefan Diez has brought the furniture brand e15 into the bathroom.

The community and town hall in Holzwickede by bez+kock architekten is impressive in terms of aesthetics and space. A truly integrative urban building block, it shows what open architecture can look like that takes the citizens as seriously as the users.

The new ‘Aura’ furniture series from the Kinnarps brand Materia makes it cosy: rounded edges and a compact shape with a generous seat surface create a soft design.

‘A piece of paper furniture for the office’ was the idea that Tilla Goldberg | Ippolito Fleitz Group developed together with furniture manufacturer Richard Lampert. Sketches, paper models and test mock-ups were used to create a product that is both a shelf and a storage object.

The Salone del Mobile.Milano, which takes place from 8 to 13 April 2025, will present a new format on two days of the Euroluce lighting biennial. The first insights were revealed at a press conference in Munich as part of the team's current international tour.

Good ideas should be developed further in order to set the next milestone, as Stefan Diez knows. Together with Wagner Living, he has designed the "D1 Office PRO", which offers ideal support, especially for long hours of screen work.

Ana Relvão and Gerhardt Kellermann have created two new seating pieces for gumpo with characters that couldn't be more different, but nevertheless make a harmonious duo.

Good ideas for furniture design are best, when they work all year round – Busetti Garuti Radaelli thought so too. The creative trio came up with the organically shaped ‘Buddy Oasi’ seating system for Pedrali, which is now available in an indoor version.

‘Roots’ in Hamburg is a pointer to the future in many respects: as the tallest timber high-rise in Germany, the building is designed to be sustainable from the ground up. In line with this, Villeroy & Boch products offer durable and aesthetic bathroom fittings.

In our series "Spotlight on Women Architects", we regularly present the work of female architects – like that of Jórunn Ragnarsdóttir, whose buildings are both precisely thought out as well as offering space for aesthetics and inspiration.

Valentina Ciuffi and Joseph Grima are the founders of Alcova Milano, an experimental platform for independent design. For the upcoming Heimtextil in Frankfurt am Main from 14 to 17 January 2025, the duo will be curating the trends for the first time. In this interview, they give us an insight into their concept.

Not only beautiful, but also socially and ecologically sustainable: this is how the real estate company CapitaLand wants its own projects to be. To achieve this, the company has been working for years with architects such as Moshe Safdi, Toyo Ito, Ole Scheeren and Bjarke Ingels. Time for a portrait of a client.

Schmidt Holzinger Innenarchitekten have been developing customised interior solutions for private and business clients since 1998. In an interview with the publishers of Stylepark, they explain what drives them and how they work.

BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group and CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati have conceived the “CapitaSpring” high-rise in Singapore – a vision for the future of urban development which was honoured today with the International High-Rise Award. Brian Yang and Carlo Ratti explain the idea of vertical urbanism to us in an interview.

Prof Lesley Collier is a professor in occupational therapy with a focus on dementia, sensory processing and sensory integration. In this interview, she tells us what influence textiles have on cognitive impairment and how her research can be applied to the design of workspaces.

Architecture practice Cobe was founded by Dan Stubbergaard in Copenhagen in 2006 and is shaping urban designs locally and inspiring people with its international projects. We talk to Stine Lund Hansen, Director of Business Development and Communications, about the team’s philosophy and why people should be at the heart of the design.

With the ‘Lepal Lounge Chair’, Doshi Levien combines many creative contrasts into a harmonious whole for Arper.

In Shanghai, the Salone del Mobile is cooperating with West Bund Art & Design, while the SaloneSatellite Permanent Collection 1998-2024 will be shown in Hong Kong until 21 November 2024. Maria Porro, President of the Salone del Mobile.Milano, tells us what guests can expect in a brief interview.

Robin Rizzini has created the "Rizz Workstation" for Pedrali, which serves as a multifunctional tool for interior designers and room planners.

With the new ‘wave’ table collection, Brunner offers elegance and functionality for office and conference areas as well as high-quality hospitality areas. The design demonstrates craftsmanship and finesse, which makes it possible to realise individual designs.

What developments are currently decisive in the construction industry? And how can all parties involved contribute to a sustainable building culture? The third climate festival for the construction industry of the future by BauNetz and Heinze invites you to Berlin on November 21 and 22, 2024.

Translating a classic into the present while also lending it a new attribute is not an easy task. With its “BEasy” wing chair, the Kinnarps brand Skandiform has managed to do just that, creating a design that can be used in new ways.

BIM World MUNICH will take place from 26 to 27 November 2024 at the ICM – International Congress Center Messe München. As an international event, it offers an ideal platform for a lively exchange on the digitalisation of the construction, real estate and facility management industries.

When does a building have social value, is it holistically sustainable and designed for the future? The jury of the International High-Rise Award 2024/25 has asked itself these questions. The renowned architecture prize is awarded every two years by the City of Frankfurt am Main, the Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM) and DekaBank. We introduce you to the finalists.

Stylepark is raffling off stylish bathroom accessories from Decor Walther.

With RHO, Lennart Zemke and Nikita Marykov work at the interface of architecture, music, performance and creative production. The duo focuses on minimal interventions to develop contemporary architectural solutions for cultural and subcultural environments.

With the ‘Confair Next’ room modules, Wilkhahn offers a pioneering solution for true hybridity in the workplace, combining the different requirements of analogue and digital collaboration.

Cologne's Severinstraße is one of those streets that makes it easy to understand why people fall in love with this city on the Rhine, which is so special in so many ways. Everything that makes up urban life can be found here. Right in the middle of this colourful microcosm is the office of Aretz Dürr Architekten BDA.

Inzink Design have developed inspiring room-in-room installations for Cleaf with the ‘Living Small Project’, which are on display in the CCube corporate showroom in Lissone. The creative settings are an ideal stage for the wide range of colours, high-quality surfaces and textures that the family-run company offers for furniture and interior design.

Since the launch of ‘Forum For Great Ideas’, Object Carpet's carpet series impresses with its creative designs. Now the company is taking the next step and presenting the entire collection in a new, fully recyclable quality.

Moritz Walter is an industrial designer and lives in Berlin. His extensive portfolio does not show that he only completed his studies last year. In this interview, he tells us what his idea for the heating system of the future is and why he is fascinated by designing luminaires.

How do we want to work in the future? What do we need for this? And which topics are crucial for the industry? Every two years, Orgatec, the leading international trade fair for modern working environments, provides an insight into the ideas and concerns that set the tone in the minds of creative professionals and entrepreneurs. Our review.