--- title: "Magazin" url: "https://www.stylepark.com/en/news" language: "en" type: "magazin" page: 113 description: "The Stylepark Magazine reports on outstanding projects and products, industry-relevant events and personalities from design, architecture and art. Read more:" image: "https://www.stylepark.com/apple-touch-icon.png" --- # Magazin [ARCHITECTURE Architecture’s creative struggle 4/18/2014 Architecture as a non-artistic discipline struggles between being a creative process and functional parameters. How could architecture transcend its eternal dilemma: the obligation to be critical in the face of inescapable submission?](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/architectures-creative-struggle) [FAIRS & EVENTS Salone, Salone or Twelve Milan stories 4/16/2014 Milan in the days of the Salone and Fuori Salone – is a hodgepodge of impressions, encounters and cameo stories. In terms of form and content, they are as different as, say, people, furniture, brands, and markets.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/salone-salone-or-twelve-milan-stories) [FAIRS & EVENTS Iridescent floor coverings: Raw Edges for Golran 4/16/2014 We didn’t hear a whole lot about them for a while: At the Salone del Mobile, Raw Edges now presented carpets for Golran, which can do far more than you might imagine at first glance.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/iridescent-floor-coverings-raw-edges-for-golran) [FAIRS & EVENTS The front bench: Zinta by Lievore Altherr Molina for Arper 4/16/2014 All the things the Barcelona trio of Lievore Altherr Molina have created for Arper have hit the mark. And with “Zinta” they are now presenting a bench that leaves no secrets unshared.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/the-front-bench-zinta-by-lievore-altherr-molina-for-arper) [FAIRS & EVENTS Jaime Hayon or for the love of amphorae 4/16/2014 Being original is especially difficult in the realm of the decorative. Once again Jaime Hayon has done just that with “New Roman”.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/jaime-hayon-or-for-the-love-of-amphorae) [FAIRS & EVENTS Like Swiss cheese: Celebrating the revival of the Landi chair! 4/16/2014 This veritable design classic has the Swiss National Exhibition to thank for its name. Now Vitra is reissuing Hans Coray’s “Landi” chair from 1938.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/like-swiss-cheese-celebrating-the-revival-of-the-landi-chair) [FAIRS & EVENTS Backstage, side room 4/16/2014 The various venues of the Milan Salone must shine in all their splendor. Behind and next to the main stage however, on the show’s periphery, one can observe a whole host of smaller sensations. A slightly different kind of picture book, with photographs by Barbara Wildung and Thomas Wagner.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/backstage-side-room) [FAIRS & EVENTS See me! Believe me! 4/16/2014 Be it fold-out wall tables, plain LED rod luminaires, or stools made of soy resin, wood and foam: At the Salone Satellite the flock of young designers demonstrated how they want to design the world of tomorrow.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/see-me-believe-me) [FAIRS & EVENTS Notes on Milan 2014 4/16/2014 Here today, gone tomorrow: In Milan we put in quite a few kilometers. Given the ground covered, the editorial team of course spotted the one or other thing along the way. So before we threw away all our bits of paper with the jottings, we reviewed them first.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/notes-on-milan-2014) [FAIRS & EVENTS Digital Locomotion 4/15/2014 Stylepark is curating the Audi Urban Future Award for the third time. This year, the focus is firmly on connectivity: How can we utilize data to improve infrastructure and thus make more efficient use of urban space?](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/digital-locomotion) [FAIRS & EVENTS A Sound-&-Light Lab 4/14/2014 As part of the Luminale, artist collective RaumZeitPiraten created an experimental sound-&-light lab in a church, evoking somber counterworlds in the process.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/a-sound-light-lab) [DESIGN Visions of yesteryear 4/13/2014 In its heyday Braun set the benchmark, designing everyday objects destined to serve as “quiet assistants”. Now Braun licensee De’Longhi is relaunching some of the historical designs. But beware: What might at first sight seem to be the respectful cultivation of revered traditions is nothing but whitewash.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/visions-of-yesteryear) [FAIRS & EVENTS Of lenses and other lighting magic 4/10/2014 Small firms alongside large corporations, tiny components and immense spotlights for buildings: The manufacturers at Light+Building certainly extended our sense of dimensions. Which has resulted in records this year.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/of-lenses-and-other-lighting-magic) [FAIRS & EVENTS The present – in transit 4/10/2014 “Panorama” is the name of the current Konstantin Grcic show. And you soon realize that what he displays at the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein is far more than simply a glittering array of products.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/the-present-in-transit) [FEATURED Enter the third dimension 4/9/2014](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/enter-the-third-dimension) [FAIRS & EVENTS Light for all 4/8/2014 You needed an eagle’s eye to spot all the new developments at this year’s Light+Building. After the LED revolution, all the detailed and highly exciting adjustments and innovations are now coming into play. We’ve summarized the important ones for you.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/light-for-all) [FAIRS & EVENTS Bright lights, bright minds 4/7/2014 Not only trade fairs such as Light+Building but conversations, too, can occasionally be enlightening. Especially if the mood and setting are right and you meet great people. Which is why AD magazine and Stylepark repeated last year’s concept and invited people to an evening get-together in the apartment of Robert Volhard, one of Stylepark’s founders.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/bright-lights-bright-minds) [INTERVIEWS For Indians, the floor constitutes a piece of furniture 4/7/2014 Indian architect Bijoy Jain of Studio Mumbai is well-known for his architecture that is rich of traditional craftsmenship. But how does he live himself? Peter-Philipp Schmitt spoke with Jain about his house that is on view at the exhibition “Where Architects Live” at the Salone in Milan.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/for-indians-the-floor-constitutes-a-piece-of-furniture) [FAIRS & EVENTS Bellini’s library and Jain’s pool 4/7/2014 Can there be anything more fascinating than catching a glimpse of other people’s homes? And particularly of those of world-famous architects? An exhibition at the Milan Furniture Fair does just that.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/bellinis-library-and-jains-pool) [FAIRS & EVENTS Lilies of the valley in a drying hood: Mona by Lucie Koldová for Brokis 4/6/2014 Lucie Koldová always combines glass and light in extraordinary ways. And now the Paris-based Czech designer has created the “Mona” luminaire for Czech manufacturers Brokis.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/lilies-of-the-valley-in-a-drying-hood-mona-by-lucie-koldova-for-brokis) [FAIRS & EVENTS Summer time: Grace by Samuel Wilkinson for Emu 4/5/2014 There simply can’t be too much garden furniture. To enjoy a cup of coffee or a drink outside you don’t need some super seating set, but a table and a chair, simply and practical, colorful and stable.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/summer-time-grace-by-samuel-wilkinson-for-emu) [DESIGN Konstantin Grcic: Straightforward as Alvar Aalto 4/5/2014 Not officially presented yet, but definitely a cameo piece of his exhibition at Vitra Design Museum: Konstantin Grcic’ new “Rival Chair”.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/konstantin-grcic-straightforward-as-alvar-aalto) [FAIRS & EVENTS Spanish sophistication: Aballs by Jaime Hayon 4/3/2014 Hard to beat this for perfection: reflective ceramics, polished brass, radiant balls made of hand-blown glass – and Hey Presto you have an exquisite luminaire.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/spanish-sophistication-aballs-by-jaime-hayon) [ARCHITECTURE Going local: Tatiana Bilbao 4/3/2014 Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao makes buildings that sensitively engage with the specifics of the locations where they are erected. The result is an architecture that is pleasantly bemusing.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/going-local-tatiana-bilbao) [FAIRS & EVENTS In command on the digital bridge 4/2/2014 It all starts with switches that can be networked and electronic electricity meters. But there’s much more besides: Things around us are supposed to be coordinated and controlled via networked systems. A critical eye on new technology - and its opportunities for the future.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/in-command-on-the-digital-bridge) [FEATURED Light and yet precious 4/1/2014 Van Cleef & Arpels has been a first class address on New York’s Fifth Avenue since the 1930s. Following necessary renovation work, the designers at the Jouin Manku Studio set about refurnishing the legendary jewelry store, drawing inspiration from New York Art Déco in their planning.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/light-and-yet-precious) [FAIRS & EVENTS Lights on at e15: North by Eva Marguerre and Marcel Besau 4/1/2014 Life around the famous "Backenzahn" is getting bright: e15 is launching a luminaire collection. Including “North” by Eva Marguerre and Marcel Besau. Martina Metzner chatted with the designers and with e15 MD Philipp Mainzer on the fun and frustration of light.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/lights-on-at-e15-north-by-eva-marguerre-and-marcel-besau) [FAIRS & EVENTS Simply divine: Kvadrat’s fabric festivities 4/1/2014 It’s 30 years since Finn Skjödt premiered “Divina” for Kvadrat. To celebrate the fabric’s jubilee the Danish textile manufacturer has put together an exhibition for which it asked 24 designers to interpret the fabric in their own personal way.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/simply-divine-kvadrats-fabric-festivities) [ARCHITECTURE Smart Cities – Big Data, Civic Hackers, and The Quest For A New Utopia 4/1/2014 In the cities of tomorrow high-tech networks are expected to make everyday life a lot easier. But the more complex the systems become, the more error-prone they get. Anthony M. Townsend confronts us with the extremely fragile systems of permanent enhancing efficiency.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/smart-cities-big-data-civic-hackers-and-the-quest-for-a-new-utopia) [FAIRS & EVENTS Selected exhibitors Milan Design Week 2014 3/31/2014 The 53rd edition of the Salone Internazionale del Mobile is ready to go from 8th to 13th April, along with the biennial EuroCucina and International Bathroom Exhibition. Amazing designs can also be found at the showrooms across the city. A list of selected exhibitors shows which manufacturers are to be found where.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/selected-exhibitors-milan-design-week-2014) [FAIRS & EVENTS A step up in life: Mono by Steffen Kehrle 3/31/2014 With “Mono” Steffen Kehrle is presenting a polyethylene stepstool for Richard Lampert. Practically offers you a step up in life.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/a-step-up-in-life-mono-by-steffen-kehrle) [FAIRS & EVENTS Studio image: Maarten Van Severen, OMA and Lensvelt 3/31/2014 Lensvelt makes furniture and OMA creates an illusion – presenting early designs by Belgium’s Maarten Van Severen, who died in 2005.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/studio-image-maarten-van-severen-oma-and-lensvelt) [FAIRS & EVENTS Chair genius: PP Møbler + Carl Hansen & Søn celebrate Hans J. Wegner 3/31/2014 There’s still much to be discovered about Hans Jørgensen Wegner, who would have turned 100 this April.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/chair-genius-pp-mobler-carl-hansen-son-celebrate-hans-j-wegner) [ARCHITECTURE Architecture with an encore: Rojkind Arquitectos 3/31/2014 In a previous life Michel Rojkind played the drums for “La Gente Normal”, one of Mexico’s hottest rock bands. Luckily for us, he didn’t stay in music but decided to make architecture instead.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/architecture-with-an-encore-rojkind-arquitectos) [FAIRS & EVENTS Arik Levy for Lasvit:br /> crystals from a different world 3/31/2014 Can pendant luminaires really look as if they weren’t made of glass but of “Kryptonite”, the magic green crystals from Superman’s home planet? 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