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In the form of “Costume” for Magis, Stefan Diez has designed a durable sofa that is straightforward to repair and flexible in use.

Designing the kind of offices that not only satisfy the demands made on modern working environments but also focus on flexibility and coziness – no easy task. For three of its current projects, multidisciplinary design studio Ippolito Fleitz has solved this challenge dynamically and with adventurous colors.

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.

Patricia Urquiola has designed three new textiles for Kvadrat: The faux-uni upholstery fabrics "Relate" and "Reflect" and the curtain fabric "Lumo" in woven twill, which offers a particularly dense quality. In this interview she explains her concept to us.

British flexible workspace provider The Office Group is opening its first branch in Germany, “Kontorhaus Mitte” in Berlin. With this in mind, Studio Weiss–heiten has provided the office floors in the Kleihues-Karree with a harmonious update.

With seismographic precision and keen intuition, interior architects Susanne Brandherm and Sabine Krumrey are monitoring the changes taking shape in workplaces this year. And there’ll be no swift return to the old normal – because in their office too, things are now very different.

Villa Weidendall in Luxembourg by Rodolphe Mertens Architects draws its inspiration from the country’s industrial past and morphs between a delicate lightness and sculptural heaviness.

From 3 September 2020, Kvadrat will present the results of the "Knit!" project digitally and at 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen, for which creative minds have designed multi-faceted objects with fabrics from Kvadrat Febrik.

Alastair Philip Wiper looks into the heart of industry and science with the photo book "Unintended Beauty".

“We have a great urge to experiment,” says Yael Mer. She and Shay Alkalay founded the studio “Raw Edges” back in 2007 and have been coming up with unusual approaches in design ever since.

Kvadrat and Raf Simons recently presented two new, elaborately made upholstery fabrics: “Helia” and “Silas”. And new warm, dark colors like terracotta or dark green have been added to the “Sunniva 3” fabric range.