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Lodes is planning an impressive comeback at Euroluce: it will be the first time since 2020 that the Venetian lighting manufacturer will be exhibiting at the Salone del Mobile lighting biennale.

To mark Milan Design Week 2025, Thonet is presenting an exclusive collaboration with fashion designer Jil Sander, who is internationally renowned for her purist aesthetic.

The East Westphalian upholstered furniture manufacturer COR will emphasise its strong presence on the international stage at Milan Design Week 2025. More:

Lodes is presenting the new ‘MAP’ ceiling and wall lighting system from Geckeler Michels at Euroluce. Modular in design, the seamless structure of fabric tape and light points offers the option of choosing a customised configuration and changing it flexibly.

The Spore Haus receives the DAM Preis 2025. With floor-to-ceiling windows, the cultural and educational centre opens up to the busy street and red bricks define the façade of the new building by AFF Architekten. A peaceful garden stretches out behind the building. Sven Fröhlich and Ulrike Dix explain the concept.

How can AI applications be energy-efficiently optimised, for example for digitalised processes in the construction industry? Dr. Mario Chemnitz explains his current research and points out the role that light fulfils in the process.

With their project "Off the Grid", designers Eva Benamou and Antonia Gauss have developed a textile dyeing system with a pen plotter that bridges the gap between craft and industry. They explain the concept, which is inspired by traditional silk painting, in an interview.

In cooperation with Messe Frankfurt, Stylepark organised a talk with Jens J. Wischmann and Malte Just during the world's leading trade fair for water, heat and air in Frankfurt am Main. The topic: ‘Solutions for a sustainable future: What trends does the ISH offer?’. Watch the video and find out more!

Aitor Ortiz is dedicated to the built world. His photography deals with architecture in the broadest sense: He is interested in details, structures, materials and angles. You will search in vain for the dissolving long shot in his pictures. In this interview, he tells us why this is the case.

In our series "Spotlight on Women Architects", we regularly present the work of female architects – such as Carme Pinós, who seeks a very individual expression with her buildings and furniture designs.

Quo vadis SHK industry? ISH, the world's leading trade fair for HVAC + Water in Frankfurt am Main, provides a broad answer to this question every two years. What is it and what could visitors discover in the halls from 17 to 21 March 2025? Our review.

The choice of colours and materials is crucial for an elegant bathroom design. With furniture and ceramics in sensual, earthy tones, Villeroy & Boch offers a pleasantly warm aesthetic that is surprisingly versatile.

AXOR is presenting new products at this year's ISH in Frankfurt am Main: The ‘AXOR ShowerSphere’ shower programme by Antonio Citterio and the extensions to the ‘AXOR One’ bathroom collection by Barber Osgerby exemplify the trade fair theme ‘Solutions for a sustainable future’.

The Designplus Award by ISH in collaboration with Stylepark honours outstanding developments and forward-looking ideas ranging from smart technology for efficient building control to pioneering products and resource-saving water use. These are the winners 2025.

Ecology researchers with a strong focus on aesthetics: the French architecture and design studio ciguë, based in Montreuil near Paris, is one of the best in France. Its portfolio includes showrooms, shops and hotels worldwide. Alphonse Sarthout and his team create an unconventional and scientifically sound appearance for major brands such as Aesop and Isabel Marant.

Wagner, the full-service provider for interior concepts from Langenneufnach, has always moved the industry with fresh ideas and ingenious design – including in the catering sector. This year, the team is also travelling with a mini showroom in an iconic Airstream. Next stop: The Internorga.

Liu Jiakun receives the renowned Pritzker Architecture Prize. Founded in 1979 by Jay A. Pritzker and Cindy Pritzker, the award honours architects whose buildings represent a unique combination of talent, vision, commitment and have made a significant contribution to humanity as well as the built environment through architecture.

The "Nolita" collection by Pedrali has been evoking summer feelings and colourful moments with ease and elegance for ten years: the subtle tubular steel chair is a timeless design icon. A conversation with its creators at CMP Design about stable connections, essential sustainability, magical teamwork and, of course, summer.

Dental surgeries are rarely spaces where you enjoy your visit. To ensure that at least the waiting time for the appointment flies by, Batek Architekten have created an interior design for the extension of the T7 practice in Berlin that is both individual and inspiring.

Matter and Shape invites to Paris from 7 to 10 March 2025: the design salon will take place for the second time in the Jardin des Tuileries.

Zeitraum will be exhibiting at the Munich Design Days from 13 to 16 March 2025 on the Praterinsel: Including a new version of the ‘SIT’ chair by designer Catharina Lorenz.

From 8 to 13 April 2025, the industry will be looking to Milan for the Salone del Mobile and Milan Design Week. ‘Thought for Humans’ is the guiding theme of Dentsu Creative Italy and photographer Bill Durgin, whose campaign aims to make the subtle relationship between man and material visible.

Visitors to the Biennale Architettura 2025 can experience the high necessity of climate-adapted urban planning at first hand in the German Pavilion. The International Architecture Exhibition as a whole is intended to serve as a dynamic laboratory that enables disciplines to work together to make cities more resilient, healthier and more liveable.

In cooperation with Messe Frankfurt, Stylepark is organising a talk with Jens J. Wischmann and Malte Just on the first day of ISH 2025, the world's leading trade fair for water, heat and air in Frankfurt am Main, on the topic of ‘Solutions for a sustainable future: What trends does ISH offer?’.

The special exhibition ‘Pop up my Bathroom’ at the upcoming ISH in Frankfurt am Main from 17 to 21 March 2025 offers a glimpse into the future of the bathroom as well as a central meeting point to discuss holistic design.

Performance artist Marina Abramović recently presented a limited edition collection of handmade wooden and copper chairs in collaboration with Studio La Metropolitana. The setting was provided by Mexico City Art Week and the historic industrial building ‘La Laguna’, which was carefully modernised by architecture studio Productora.

With the remodelling of Eurolub's headquarters, Holzrausch demonstrates the potential that exists in brittle commercial buildings. Fine material and detail solutions were used to realise a corporate architecture that skilfully alternates between representation and comfort.

Katja Thoring is Professor of Integrated Product Design in Munich. She teaches and researches at the interface of product, space, architecture and technology. In this interview, she explains her interdisciplinary approach and how creative working environments can be designed with the needs of the user in mind.

The jury of the Designplus Award by ISH has selected 34 nominees. The competition was organised by Messe Frankfurt in cooperation with Stylepark. The final winners will be honoured on the first day of the world's leading trade fair for HVAC + Water at 2 p.m. at the DesignPlaza in Hall 3.1.

For over 30 years, the Esser/Horn duo has been impressively demonstrating how diverse textile art and design can be. In this interview, Wolfgang Horn tells us why the subject fascinates them and what characterises their work.

Vola stands for one principle: it's the original that counts, not the imitation. Architects, designers and planners have appreciated the consistently high quality offered by the traditional Danish company for decades. Its new main catalogue demonstrates that this promise also applies to the agency.

From 13 to 16 March 2025, Münchner Stoff Frühling will have a new addition this year: the Munich Design Days will take place for the first time alongside the established event for textile interior design.

With ‘Luna’ by Axel Meise, Occhio offers a fascinating luminaire series that optimises the atmosphere of rooms in a variety of ways. The ‘Luna sospeso’ pendant luminaires are part of this range.

The floor coverings by modulyss offer sustainable design that optimally supports the desired soundscape of a room. We give you an exciting insight into the wide aesthetic portfolio of the Belgian brand, which uses its expertise and creative ideas to optimise contract areas.

Kinnarps has equipped the Clermont School of Business with furnishing solutions that both take up the identity of the renowned business school and provide an ideal basis for modern higher education.