DESIGN FLOS 2021: POINTBREAK6/1/2021With "Pointbreak", Piero Lissoni has designed a reduced outdoor light collection for FLOS, which, following the example of the candle, offers orientation with sensual light and creates a pleasant atmosphere.
FEATURED A journey into the past6/1/2021The "WaterWorks" in Hamburg is an exemplary demonstration by BiwerMau Architekten of how an old building can be put to a new use. Switches and power outlets from the Berker "1930" series also play a role in the conversion.
ARCHITECTURE Art Meets Church5/31/2021Together with H Architectos, Christ & Gantenbein are extending the MACBA in Barcelona and providing it with a new exhibition space. This will be accessed through a 15th-century church.
FEATURED Inviting Discussion5/31/2021Arper has supplied the furniture for the Humanitas University campus designed by Studio FTA near Milan – thus promoting dialogue between students and teaching staff.
ARCHITECTURE Cooking for aesthetes5/28/2021With the kitchen as the programmatic centrepiece of the design, architects Daniel Schütz and Georg Windeck remodelled a Manhattan penthouse. The new floor plan celebrates the architectural heritage, the view and the passion for good food.
FEATURED Eye for the essentials5/27/2021The detail makes the difference – for the highest functionality, best material quality and excellent design. As a specialist in drainage systems, Dallmer has set itself this high standard from the very beginning.
INTERVIEWS Healing architecture5/27/2021What will the hospital of tomorrow look like? We spoke to Hans Larsson and Alex Retegan from the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) on the impact of digitization, designing for robots, and developing more flexible typologies for a new architecture of healing.
PREVIEW – SALONE DEL MOBILE 2021 supersalone5/26/2021"supersalone" – this will be the motto of this year's edition of the Salone del Mobile in Milan from 5 to 10 September. Curator Stefano Boeri presented the extraordinary concept to the public for the first time at a press conference: Central themes are sustainability, dynamics and flexibility.
FAIRS & EVENTS Three questions to Peter Cachola Schmal5/26/2021Peter Cachola Schmal is Executive Director of the German Architecture Museum (DAM) in Frankfurt am Main. In this interview, he tells us what impression the 17th Architecture Biennale in Venice left on him and what tasks architects will face in the future.
FEATURED Comfortable and stylish5/26/2021"A design is always a cooperation, a synthesis of two attitudes," says Sebastian Herkner. For Freifrau, he opted for that extra touch of sensuality and elegance, when recently adding new items to his "Ona" collection.
DESIGN Kristalia 2021: PALCO5/25/2021Flexible, practical and reduced to the essentials: The new outdoor seating system "Palco" by Kim Colin and Sam Hecht for Kristalia.
FEATURED Simply better5/25/2021Bette presents the world’s first shower tile made of glazed titanium steel that can be glued directly onto the screed enabling floor level installation. Designer Dominik Tesseraux explains the concept in interview.
FEATURED Getting Ready for Summer5/24/2021“Cedral Outdoor Flooring” is not only robust and low maintenance – it also boasts a wide range of designs to lend your own outdoor space that vacation feel.
FAIRS & EVENTS New synergies5/23/2021From 27 to 30 May 2021, the Southern Sweden Design Days (SSDD) will take place for the first time - a new, international design event in Malmö, Sweden.
DESIGN Tough but Fair5/21/2021With many strings to their bow – Berlin-based Ertl und Zull are a design studio, creative partners, and a workshop, all rolled into one. Their aesthetics, on the other hand, are relatively uncomplicated.
INTERVIEWS Studying the future5/20/2021Prof. Aleksandra Konopek is an industrial designer and head of the digital product design department at Essen’s Hochschule der Bildenden Künste. In interview, she talks about why knowledge of electrical engineering and programming will be essential for designers in the future and reveals her views on the current hype surrounding NFTs.
DESIGN Schönbuch 2021: MASK5/20/2021Sebastian Herkner designed the "MASK" wall coat rack for Schönbuch, which combines function and aesthetics in a space-saving way.
INTERVIEWS The courage to be colorful5/19/2021At their Jäll & Tofta studio in Berlin, designer duo Sina Gwosdzik and Jakob Dannenfeldt design home fittings and kitchens. Colors and geometric forms feature heavily in their creative output.
STYLEPARK BURGBAD Acting responsibly5/19/2021burgbad is firmly committed to the topic of sustainability and demonstrates this wholeheartedly from production through to the product themselves. Its current bathroom furniture collection “Eqio” has been awarded the Blue Angel ecolabel.
INTERVIEWS Design without limits5/18/2021In the interview, the Spanish designer Max Enrich talks about his solo exhibition in Barcelona, his approach to materials and the enthusiasm for light.
ARCHITECTURE Staying flexible5/17/2021Not far from Osaka architect Kohei Yukawa has designed a house for his family in which the traditional doma entry room assumes a key role.
FEATURED Inside or out5/17/2021George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg have designed a modular piece of outdoor furniture for Tribù. The “Nodi” sofa scores points for its flexible design with the finesse of indoor furniture.
DESIGN Experiment with new worlds5/14/2021Thanks to the emergence of NFTs (non-fungible tokens), virtual works in art, design and architecture have received immense attention in recent months – and polarised strongly in terms of value and sustainability. Designer Andrés Reisinger is currently taking a middle course with Moooi.
DESIGN Müller small living 2021: PLATO5/14/2021In times of the home office, flexible solutions are needed - Müller small living also knows this and, in collaboration with the designers Alissa Arends, Leon Bucher and Yelim Kim, presents the "PLATO" table, which enables a variety of uses.
FEATURED Exclusively laced5/14/2021A classic in a new guise: "Pan Black" is the name of the new limited edition of the "Pan" chair by Christian Hoisl for Garpa, which brings light elegance to outdoor spaces.
STYLEPARK AXOR Expanding the archetype5/13/2021AXOR has joined forces with British designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby to expand its “AXOR One” bathroom collection. The new products score points for their ingenious technology and timeless design.
OBITUARY Reaching for the skies right up till the end5/12/2021No, 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. Helmut Jahn recently died at the age of 81 in his chosen home country, the USA.
INTERVIEWS Three questions to David Thulstrup5/12/2021David 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.
INTERVIEWS In the area of tension5/12/2021Industrial 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.
STYLEPARK ZUMTOBEL Ease of Light5/11/2021Zumtobel has collaborated with Japanese corporation Nichia 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.
STYLEPARK LAUFEN Crazy Life5/11/2021The 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.
DESIGN Brunner 2021: PADS SOFA5/10/2021Flexible, homely and with fine details - jehs+laub have designed a modular lounge sofa programme for Brunner.
DESIGN HEWI 2021: LIFESYSTEM5/10/2021With the flexible LifeSystem, HEWI supports the care and independence of users. The re-design in elegant chrome, anthracite and white also scores points in terms of aesthetics.
SUSTAINABILITY Romanticizing plastic5/7/2021When (self-)limitation gives birth to a passionate wealth of ideas then great things are sure to come about. Dutch interior designer Dirk van der Kooij is a prime example of this phenomenon. His passion is for plastic that would otherwise end up on the rubbish dump.