In our series "Spotlight on Women Architects", we regularly present the work of female architects – such as Petra Wörner, who is a pioneer in the field of healthcare and research buildings.

Object Carpet had already worked on technologies to make its carpets recyclable for "Neoo". In the featured film, we present the further development "Duo": with just two components, the carpet celebrated its successful premiere at the Berlinale 2024.

How does Wilkhahn teach seating to walk? And what are the benefits of dynamic sitting for people's health, such as the efficient furnishing of an office or home office? Carsten Gehner, Head of Product Pre-Development, in an interview.

With the ‘Infinity Showers’ shower collection, Villeroy & Boch has developed a complete range of seven items that are convincing in terms of function and design in any context.

For two years now, König + Neurath has been focussing on topics and communication rather than individual products. With Connect.Collab.Create, their booth at Orgatec will become an event space for inspiring talks – and visitors will become active participants.

The new product in the ‘Cut it!’ series shows that Spitzbart has got the right twist: a spiral staircase completes the portfolio designed by Max Wehberg and provides a stable staircase with an industrial aesthetic made from untreated raw steel.

As a specialist for system furniture and customised solutions, gumpo will be presenting extraordinary surface variations and – uniquely for gumpo – upholstered seating at Orgatec.

At the upcoming Orgatec, guests can experience Pedrali's vision of the future of work: Under the title #PedraliColoursofLightness, DWA Design Studio has created a flexible backdrop wrapped in sky-blue textile gauze.

Together with three other premium manufacturers, Object Carpet is presenting its expertise: In an all-round circular presentation, the brands show unusual inspirations for today's high-quality working and living environments, staged weightlessly by the Ippolito Fleitz Group.

Kinnarps is convinced that a company's most valuable asset is the people who work for it. This is why the Swedish manufacturer pursues the goal of designing holistically ergonomic working environments - for optimum well-being.

The office and home furniture manufacturer Dauphin invites trade fair visitors on a fantastic journey under the motto ‘Dauphin Workheart ǀ Wonderworld’.

König + Neurath, manufacturer of high-quality office furniture and room systems, will be presenting a wide range of products at Orgatec to help shape the changing world of work in a customised way.

At Wilkhahn, trade fair visitors can expect a pleasantly airy architecture on over 450 square metres: Michael Englisch, head of the design and development department, and his team have devised a sustainable structure made of aluminium surrounded by a textile shell.

Under the motto "the future works with shared visions", the specialist for functional design furniture Brunner will be presenting its holistic concept idea at the world's leading trade fair for modern working environments with future-proof products that will have a lasting impact on everyday office life in the future.

Lodes invites visitors to the world's leading trade fair for modern working environments in Cologne on a nautical voyage and shows how aesthetically pleasing dynamic lighting solutions can be.

Koelnmesse, together with the Association of the German Furniture Industry (VDM) and the German Furniture and Kitchen Retail Association (BVDM), has decided to suspend the January edition of imm cologne 2025.

Oscar Parkinson recently completed his degree in Product and Furniture Design at Kingston University in London and already has some exciting prototypes to show for it. In this interview he gives us an insight into his practice.

The former flak bunker on Feldstrasse in Hamburg was recently given a five-storey extension by phase10 Ingenieur- und Planungsgesellschaft mbH. Managing Director and Project Manager Ronny Erfurt tells us in an interview what was involved.

The student building project The Frankfurt Prototype shows how affordable housing can be realised in a resource-saving and aesthetic way, integrates an ecosystem as well as creating a new place for social interaction in times of digitalisation.

The film E.1027 – Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea will be released in cinemas at the end of October. Director Beatrice Minger and co-director Christoph Schaub tell us how they aim to make the architect and designer's perspective experienceable through docufiction.

The Frankfurt-based Office for Micro Climate Cultivation OMC°C recently brought the ‘VERD° Facade’ system to market stage. For the first time, a kinetic structure made of filigree steel cable elements was used for the new model, which does not impair the façade.

Together with Bonaldo, Alain Gilles has designed the "Louver Table", a dining table which the Venetian manufacturer created to emphasise the appeal of exquisite materials.

Designer Dominik Tesseraux has had a significant influence on the development of bathroom specialist Bette. In this interview, he tells us what is fundamental to this and what the team is currently working on.

Wilhelm Opatz is an interior designer and runs a graphic design studio in Frankfurt am Main. He recently published a new volume in his ‘Architekturführer Frankfurt’ series, this time presenting selected buildings from the years 2000 to 2009. He tells us in an interview what his concept is and why he appreciates side paths.

Stylepark is giving away an “Echo” side table by COR!

With their “Cadenza” furniture collection David López Quincoces and Expormim are offering a new take on rattan as a material – and a dynamic design solution in the form of vertical struts.

By using various components from Hager, such as the "flow" energy management system, Munich architect Sascha Arnold has realised a house that combines his aspiration for the smallest possible ecological footprint with the greatest possible comfort.

Manfred Wolf and Jean-Marc da Costa have been leading the lighting manufacturer serien.lighting for four decades. The publishers of Stylepark met the designers at their factory in Rodgau and talked about the company's history as well as their plans for the future.

Laufen recently started up the world's first electric tunnel kiln in Gmunden. The new technology enables climate-neutral ceramic production – a revolution in the industry. Managing Director Christian Schaefer tells us in an interview what the next steps are.

Philipp Mainzer founded the furniture brand e15 in the 1990s. For the launch, he decided to go against the trend and designed a table made from recycled wood scraps, the pure design of which is still groundbreaking today: "Bigfoot".

Vienna Design Week recently started: Until 29 September 2024, you can experience what director Gabriel Roland means when he says that "a festival should actually be like Christmas" in a "City Full of Design".

With "Random Stick", the successful Lodes series of "Random" finds a horizontal extension that once again demonstrates the expertise of the Venetian family business: a decorative lighting solution with high functionality.

Wherever Whenever – Work Culture Festival is the interdisciplinary event at Orgatec from 22 to 25 October 2024, organised by the Industrieverband Büro und Arbeitswelt e.V. (IBA). The new offering for tomorrow's office includes extraordinary ideas from the design and art sectors.

For the new ‘Sbalzo’ surface, the creative team at Cleaf has developed a three-dimensional effect that enhances the perception of depth.

Daniel Baroš and Marcel Šípka are the founders of Henkai Architekti. Impressed by their unconventional architectural approach to public buildings, we wanted to find out more about the Czech studio.