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The studio chmara.rosinke from Berlin and Vienna has designed its first office furnishings with the OFIS Collection. Five constructivist anti-designs that question old work typologies - and literally demand a new attitude.

Camira presents "Craggan Flax", a contemporary further development that ideally shows off the natural strength of the bast fibre.

The exhibition “Greening the City” in Deutsches Architekturmuseum in Frankfurt addresses the greening of buildings. We talked to curator Hilde Strobl about the interplay of nature and architecture.

Stylepark raffles off one "Polygon" easy chair by Prostoria.

The Vitra Design Museum Gallery will shortly present the exhibition “Memphis. 40 Years of Kitsch and Elegance”. Mateo Kries, Director of the Vitra Design Museum, tells us whether design can still provoke today and what message the extraordinary objects have for us.

The time is ripe for change: Stefan Diez has formulated ten requirements that he believes products should meet. He explains the concept to us in an interview.

Tadao Ando has transformed a 250-year-old former commodities exchange in Paris into a new contemporary museum for the Pinault Collection. The Pritzker Prize winner has inserted a richly-contrasting horizontal line into the venerable rotunda beneath which fair-faced concrete shimmers gently.

Studio Niruk, in collaboration with the label Cork Units, have designed four interior products that show that the natural material cork can also offer a graphic aesthetic.

With "four-two soft", Roland Meyer-Brühl has designed a corner sofa that leaves nothing to be desired as an all-rounder.

Color, space and the combined effect of the two on people form the basis of the way that architecture and design are configured – and of the work of color researcher Katrin Trautwein. In this interview, she tells us why she has no time for short-lived trends and what she would like to see from architects.

The Grand Park Hotel Rovinj by Croatian studio 3LHD and realized in collaboration with the interior designers at Lissoni Casal Ribeiro has become a gesamtkunstwerk looking out over the Old Town and Adriatic.

The start of the year is reservedly optimistic in view of the ongoing pandemic and strengthens the desire for variety, energy and colour. For a fresh boost, we have gathered a colourful bouquet of current interior products for you from our Novelties Stage.

"Easy Pieces Forever" by Brühl focuses on contrast: a filigree metal frame and opulent cushions on top.

From 3D-printed cycle frames to E-BMX cruisers Stylepark presents a selection of extraordinary bicycles and accessories.

The proposed demolition of the Indian Institute of Management, designed by Louis I. Kahn, prompted a wave of indignation in the architectural world. High time to take another look at the works and the impact of the great master-builder.

Voluminous is not only the name of the "Bongo Bay Lounge": the further development of the "Bongo Bay" collection by Brühl focuses on maximum comfort.

Formafantasma, YOY, Thukral & Tagra and Tej Chauhan have collaborated with Rado to create wristwatches that equally celebrate the future and tradition.

The "Eclair" bed by Britta Nehrdich for Zeitraum focuses on contours and sweeping lines.

As there is currently no sign of an easing of the current pandemic situation, Messe Frankfurt has decided to cancel the plans for April and May 2021.

In the performative "Minute Manufacturing", Diego Faivre creates interior objects from recycled materials and covers them with coloured plasticine. Each minute of production time is the equivalent of one euro. He explains his concept to us in an interview.

Richard Lampert is not really interested in trends. Nonetheless in recent decades he has shown a good nose with his furniture. We spoke to him about the rediscovery of old designs, collaboration with young designers and how the two can be combined.

The Punta Conterie on Murano offers a new cultural center which combines industry, craftsmanship and fine regional dining to create a manifold experience.

In these days of Covid cocooning and the forced introspection this brings with it we live-stream distant travel destinations and cultivate a taste for home improvements. A look at Germany’s new fascination with furnishings.

Staff at SIGEL, manufacturer of innovative office products, put their heads together with Hamburg designer duo Besau Marguerre and Stylepark and created with "SIGEL Mocon" a modular display board system that makes a smart choice for agile working either from the office or from home.

With the sculptural-looking “Knock Out” collection Marie Aigner has designed sustainable acoustic objects for pinta acoustic that can also double up as furniture.

With the Shiroiya Hotel, Sou Fujimoto Architects have succeeded in producing a fascinating combination of an old building and a conversion, design, architecture and art. Michele de Lucchi, Jasper Morrison, Leandro Erlich and Sou Fujimoto have each designed one of the rooms.

Haneul Kim creatively addresses the issue for a sustainable recycling of disposable plastic masks: he forms stackable stools from thousands of discarded pieces.

Alfredo Häberli combines ecology with design in his house named “Waldsicht”.

Architecture firm Partner & Partner has come up with two sustainable high-rises based on the principles of the recycling economy. The concept recently received the German Sustainability Award Design.

Stylepark raffles off a copy of the "K7B" by Tecta.

BMW is allowing us a first look at its BMW iX. And one whole year before this SUV is set to launch its design is already the subject of much debate.

Stylepark moderates the new podcast "NEW WORK! 9 TO LIFE?" by Gärtner Internationale Möbel.

As convivial as a Japanese bar, as exquisite as a mecca for gourmets. POPL, a restaurant in Copenhagen, plays on contrasts. Scandinavia/Japan-inspired furniture by e15 underscores its laid-back elegance.

Matylda Krzykowski and Damian Fopp not only curated the exhibition “Total Space” but also designed its scenography. The presentation is currently showing in Zurich’s Museum für Gestaltung. She explains the concept to us in an interview.

The new Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin by Ortner & Ortner Baukunst works with the existing structure and is a prime example of architectural demystification.