In collaboration with the creative minds at jehs+laub, contract designer furniture makers Brunner have developed “oval”, a flexible lounge system for cozy seating settings that promote interaction, networking, and relaxation, while enabling synergies to be tapped.

Sustainability. Quality. Creativity. No compromises. These attributes not only apply to Tohru Nakamura's cuisine, they also reflect the star chef's design aspirations. For Tohru in der Schreiberei, hildmannwilke transformed the centuries-old walls of the former Munich Stadtschreiberei into an atmospheric setting.

How can your hot water supply and heating be separated in a way that is energy-efficient and what role do instantaneous water heaters play? Jörg A. Gerdes, Managing Partner of Clage, explains the principle behind the idea.

With their extensive "Antao" bathroom collection Kaschkasch’s Florian Kallus and Sebastian Schneider have realized a harmonious design language for Villeroy & Boch that translates the subtle asymmetry of nature into a sustainable bathroom design.

A door phone as a design statement: with "Adelante" from Basalte, this is possible. Linear in shape and available in premium finishes, it can be ideally adapted to any entrance area and integrated into the Basalte Home system.

In 2021, Barbara Elwardt and Piotr Wisniewski founded weStudio in Berlin, a multidisciplinary creative studio specialising in interior design, gastronomy and the hotel industry. With a focus on art and custom-made furniture, the duo creates harmonious spaces.

Sustainable, diverse and vibrant: The biophilic design of Interface's new "Connected Ethos" carpet tile collection is inspired by nature and creates homely living and working spaces.

With "AXOR Drain", AXOR offers a shower channel that, with its slim, rectangular cover, looks more like a design object than a component.

Under the title "How dare you", Laufen presented an extraordinary show during Milan Design Week that included both the new collection by architects and designers Nicolo Ornaghi, Delfino Sisto Legnani and Francesco Zorzi of NM3, as well as that by artist Monique Baumann. They explain their creative approach to us in an interview.

Levitating between art, sculpture and functional design, the works of Simon Mattisson are challenging outdated perceptions about form and function and what a piece of furniture is and can be.

At first sight Hamburg’s “The Morgenmuffel” looks like several restaurants all rolled into one. Every room is different, and the various interiors do not seem coordinated with one another. However, on closer inspection a well thought-through overall concept emerges: a culinary adventure that plays out in various rooms.

Emanuele Stamuli is a naval architect and designs high-end stores, mainly for international, popular fashion brands, as well as residential projects and hip furniture. He tells us in an interview how he follows his own path with a rationalist approach to design, a soft spot for detail and sustainability.

With "My Circuit", Michael Anastassiades has created a flexible light track made of matt white rubber for Flos that offers individual lighting solutions for interiors.

What would it be like if our society were controlled exclusively by algorithms? Under the direction of Prof. Fabian Hemmert, students from the Industrial Design department at the University of Wuppertal have developed dystopian products that are intended to sharpen our view of undesirable futures.

The architects and designers Pio and Tito Toso have created the "Anemos" table for Pedrali, which expresses the material of concrete in a new way: The brothers have formed two shells from it, which are slightly rotated to provide the base for the rounded tabletop. Tito Toso explains the idea to us in an interview.

Located in the Houston neighborhood of the same name, The River Oaks offers spacious apartments with views of the city. A particular highlight is the extensive outdoor space, which features furniture from Gloster.

"pixel" is the name of the small concrete shingle that is the result of a smart development by Rieder: it can be used to realise individual building skins that protect the environment at the same time.

In its current exhibition "Repair Revolution!", which runs until 15 October 2023, the Museum für Gestaltung in Zurich shows how repairs can avoid waste and even create something new.

The architecture firm Snøhetta impresses with fine lighting in its powerful yet discreet projects around the world. In our interview, interior architect Peter Girgis from the Oslo headquarters talks about the influence of Nordic light, the design of luminaires and the challenges of illuminating a restaurant at the bottom of the sea.

The first question before the actual interview begins: How should we refer to Bernhard Prinz? As a photo artist, photographer, sculptor, or visual artist? The question hardly comes as a surprise to Prinz: He is accustomed to being pigeonholed to a category or medium on the basis of the particular work series at hand.

At Milan Design Week Brunner presented the first prototypes of “foild” – a light, adjustable room divider, the brainchild of architecture and design studio atelier oï. In this interview, designer Aurel Aebi (one of the three founders of atelier oï) and CEO Dr. Marc Brunner explain the concept.

Xaveer de Geyter Architects and Topotek 1 Architektur are the winners of the architectural competition for the entire new building of HfG, the Offenbach University of Art and Design. In the following interview Xaveer De Geyter explains their idea of a "small town around a green campus".

Soft shapes and comfort for outdoor spaces: Commissioned by S-CAB, Alessandro Stabile has designed the “Brezza” upholstered armchair – a sustainably conceived hybrid that is equally pleasing indoors, too.

"Kiori" is the name of Francesco Rota's new series for Paola Lenti, whose structure is made of light-coloured sassafras heartwood - a robust type of wood from North America that has been covered with a hand-woven Conwood weave.

In our series "Spotlight on Women Architects" we regularly present the work of female architects – such as the brilliantly quiet work of the Belgian architect Marie-José Van Hee, to whom the Flanders Architecture Institute in Antwerp is currently dedicating an exhibition.

Architecture collective AKT is collaborating with Viennese architect Hermann Czech to design the Austrian pavilion for this year’s Architecture Biennale in Venice. We talked to AKT about the project and the participative approach they take in their work.

Ulrich Blum is an architect for workplace design at Zaha Hadid Architects and holds a professorship for digital design at Münster School of Architecture. In the following interview he talks about future design scenarios and their influence on networked working environments.

Since its foundation by Marva Griffin, SaloneSatellite has given maximum visibility to the work of young designers, many of whom are now internationally renowned. Stylepark had the great honour of being part of the jury for the SaloneSatellite Award 2023. These are the winners.

Stylepark is raffling of the limited "Togo" edition by Pierre Frey for Ligne Roset.

A former slaughterhouse at Porta Vittoria was transformed into a veritable design treasure chest during Fuorisalone. We present five projects that particularly caught our eye against the exciting architectural backdrop.

"Revolution" is a textile made from recycled wool and is the first fabric created using Camira's state-of-the-art textile reprocessing capability, iinouiio.

As part of Milan Design Week 2023, also questions were asked about our future life and living – like on the part of the new centre for architecture and design Dropcity and the Swiss university ÉCAL. We present the pioneering projects to you.

The Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein is presenting, for the first time, a major exhibition on the history and future of the modern garden. The show is scheduled to run until October 3, 2023.

For Freifrau, the Hamburg duo Hoffmann Kahleyss Design designed the Grace collection, which shines with a clear design language and, true to the manufacturer's motto of special comfort, guarantees the highest level of seating comfort. The new "Grace Lounge Chair Low" is an ideal addition to this collection.

Parallel to this year's Salone del Mobile.Milano, the 5VIE Design Week took place in the historic centre of Milan. The focus of the tenth edition of the event: art and collector design, craftsmanship as well as the connection of design with the fields of art and creativity in the broadest sense.