FAIRS & EVENTS Surprised by innovations2/9/2017Alfredo Häberli, Special Guest at Domotex 2017, joined Robert Volhard from Stylepark and Thomas Edelmann in visiting selected trade fair stands and the forum “Young Designer Trendtable.”
FEATURED From mountain hay to future studies1/23/2017Intelligent product advancements and surprising innovations were in evidence at DOMOTEX, the world’s largest trade fair for floor coverings, which took place from January 14 to 17 in Hanover.
VICTORIA WILMOTTE The Alchemist1/5/2017Victoria Wilmotte certainly knows how to surprise us as her designs combine often somewhat unusual materials. So what is the French designer’s style? Truly sculptural.
DOMOTEX 2017 Along new paths1/5/2017The projects of the Young Designer Trendtable is slowly taking shape. And the young designers are questioning the customary manufacturing methods with their personal visions for the floors of tomorrow that they will present at the DOMOTEX. They’re still tweaking the details.
FEATURED The Individualist1/5/2017Hanne Willmann likes the Nordic design language. Yet in her own designs the Berlin-based designer always goes one step further and arouses attention through exciting contrasts.
KLAAS KUIKEN The Modifier1/5/2017Klaas Kuiken makes use of creative processes that leave their trace on the relevant object, but the Dutch designer also transforms existing products into objects of poetic beauty.
BILGE NUR SALTIK The Poet1/5/2017The designs by Bilge Nur Saltik blend old and new craft techniques, different cultures and modern design. One instance, for example, is her combination of marble and high-tech, which have already been brought together in an ingenious way.
BRIGGS & COLE The Artists1/5/2017Jane Briggs and Christy Cole together form Briggs & Cole. For the Glasgow-based duo, each design begins with a collage. Their products are hugely diverse, ranging from silk cloths to entire interior design concepts.
DOMOTEX 2017 Natural, flexible, and modular11/23/2016Chaired by the designer Stefan Diez, in early November the Innovations@DOMOTEX jury selected the best new products.
DOMOTEX 2017 You have to look closely before you recognize the pattern11/10/2016Special Guest at Domotex 2017 is Alfredo Häberli. He spoke to Thomas Edelmann about sources of inspiration and emotional design for the closer look, which is the kind that endures in everyday life.