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Jonsara Ruth is a designer, artist and design director of the Healthy Materials Lab, as well as the founding director of the Interior Design MFA programme at Parsons School of Design in New York City. She explains her commitment to sustainable building in an interview.

With the renovation of the Enrico Fermi School in Turin, Italy's BDR bureau is providing an example of what a successful educational building can look like.

From 7 to 12 June 2022, Salone del Mobile.Milano presents its 60th anniversary and will focus with great commitment on the social-ecological change for a holistic offer.

According to a press release from Japan's Riken Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS), the team led by Ryuhei Nakamura has succeeded in developing a precious metal-free method for producing hydrogen.

In Tokyo, Masashi Miyamoto Architects/ mmar have designed a residential building that takes up the structure of the surrounding neighborhood and continues it in its interior.

Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair will be postponed for the second time and is now scheduled to take place from February 7 to 11, 2023. The date for Stockholm Design Week from 5 to 11 September 2022 will be retained.

Transport expert Stefan Carsten researches the future of mobility. In an interview he explained to us why networked concepts and a holistic view of urban, suburban and rural areas are essential.

For the extension of Drayton Green Chapel in London, Piercy&Company added a brick structure to an old chapel that skillfully interlocks with the existing building. Bricks from Petersen Tegl were used for this project.

"AXOR Colors" by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby complements the "AXOR One" bathroom collection with colored faucets inspired by the interactions between light, color and water.

The Orient Express La Dolce Vita is set to revive luxury pleasure travel from 2023 with routes in Italy as well as connections from Rome to Paris, Istanbul and Split. The train design is by Dimorestudio.

According to a press release from Messe München, BAU, the World's Leading Trade Fair for Architecture, Materials, Systems, will be moved from January to 17 to 22 April 2023.

In our new series "Spotlight on Women Architects" we will regularly present the work of female architects – starting with Marlene Moeschke-Poelzig and the construction of the "Villa Poelzig" in Berlin that ended up being demolished.

As a result of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, numerous companies have interrupted their work on projects in Russia – including many architecture firms. UNStudio tell us in an interview which designs they have stopped and whether morality is elementary in architecture.

With "PAROS", Dedon offers a modular lounge collection that lets us look towards summer: Jean-Marie Maussaud created the design, which offers many practical elements.

The renovation of the Walter Höllerer secondary school by Coplan AG convinces with its sustainable concept. For the façade, the architects opted for "öko skin" by Rieder, a cladding made of glass fiber concrete in lath format.

The "Altopiano" dining table by Paola Lenti convinces with its flexible usage possibilities and has now been extended with a higher frame that also allows the combination with bar stools.

Studying sustainable design – how does it work? Prof. Jörg Gätjens, lecturer at the public school ecosign/Akademie für Gestaltung in Cologne explains to us the concept for a design education that focuses on a sense of responsibility for the environment and society.

AIM Architecture has designed an interior architecture for the Chinese cosmetics retailer Harmay in Hangzhou that seems like a journey back in time to the colour-intensive office landscapes of the 1970s.

Offecct unveiled the "Pauline" armchair, designed along with the "Thelma" sound absorber by French designer Pauline Deltour shortly before her death, at this year's Stockholm Design Week.

With the new guesthouse "Luchs" (Lynx) just outside Frankfurt/Main the Lindenberg Group has created a heavenly hideaway for stressed urbanites.

Stylepark is raffling off one "Acapulco Chair" by Acapulco Design.

Prof. Karl Leo is a semiconductor physicist and conducts research on highly efficient OLED displays with his team at the Technical University of Dresden. He explains his research and the status quo of OLED technology to us in an interview.

With "Maris" Paola Lenti has extended the "Teatime" collection with a new fabric that is not only 100 percent recyclable but also offers great resistance.

Buckle Street Studios: Grzywinski+Pons have integrated no fewer than 103 studio apartments, a co-working space, a café, meeting rooms and a concept store in a building in London. In addition to the architecture, the New York design studio is also responsible for the interior design and most of the furniture.

With the world’s largest Porsche Experience Center in Italy, GBPA Architects and Pedrali are showing custom-fit solutions in architecture and design of a kind that transforms every stop into an experience.

Scientists at the University of Stuttgart use the natural properties of wood during drying for self-forming furniture and components.

Studio Drift designs fantastic works that use complex structures, kinetics, and light to illustrate the relationships between nature, humans and technology and to question our constructed world. In the interview, Lonneke Gordijn tells us why emotions play a crucial role in communication for the duo.

Villeroy & Boch has now brought out new models in its “Loop & Friends” range. These offer greater flexibility in bathroom design.

"The 8 X Jeff Koons," a limited-edition interpretation of the "M850i xDrive Gran Coupé," is the result of a collaboration between Jeff Koons and BMW. We spoke with BMW designer Corona Döring and press spokesman Steven Wörns about the artistic intention for the car.

Air cleaner and luminaire in one product: "Virlight" by Brust+Partner and Ruco Licht offers an alternative to standard air purification systems.

With the “S2” swivel chair for Wagner Living, Sven von Boetticher has given the classic work chair a contemporary twist. An innovation: the movement of the seat area that is easy on the back arises from the chair’s geometry and material.

The Saxony-Anhalt Art Foundation is currently showing an exhibition in Halle on the furniture designer Erich Dieckmann. The exhibition architecture by Stefan Diez sets the scene for the works of the Bauhäusler.

NKBAK's architecture follows no particular design idiom, but instead develops what already exists on site. We spoke with Nicole Kerstin Berganski and Andreas Krawczyk about Frankfurt am Main, respect for historical layers, and the influence Japanese architecture has had on them.

From March 26, 2022 Vitra Design Museum in Weil/Rhein is presenting the exhibition “Plastic. Remaking Our World”. In the following interview head curator Dr. Jochen Eisenbrand tells us whether plastic can ever be sustainable and what surprised him during his research.

Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby are showing the solo show Signals at London's kreo gallery until 16 April 2022.