--- title: "Magazin" url: "https://www.stylepark.com/en/news" language: "en" type: "magazin" page: 120 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 [FAIRS & EVENTS Zaha Hadid builds museums for herself 7/10/2013 This summer, the Danish Architecture Center (DAC) in Copenhagen is devoting a show to the great Zaha Hadid. It’s an aesthetic pearl, but fails to mention a lot things.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/zaha-hadid-builds-museums-for-herself) [MAGAZINE A cut-out-and-keep church 7/5/2013 “Learning from Las Vegas” taught us that anyone building in a location where people rush past needs to communicate simple messages. This premise no doubt served Frankfurt-based architects Schneider+Schumacher as a basis for their design. Their highway church speaks the language of a billboard, yet still surprises with its architectural diversity.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/a-cut-out-and-keep-church) [MAGAZINE 12 Questions for Johannes Hemann 7/5/2013 The venue: Design Miami/Basel, at the booth of Brussels-based Victor Hunt gallery. There, Daniel von Bernstorff, Stylepark, met designer Johannes Hemann, to talk with him about one of the most hotly discussed topics of the fair – the potential and limits of the interface between art and design.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/12-questions-for-johannes-hemann) [MAGAZINE The ECB, the new building and the magic of the number two 7/3/2013 A special kind of summit: Wolf D. Prix from Coop Himmelb(l)au and several of his colleagues lead a tour of the European Central Bank construction site in Frankfurt/Main.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/the-ecb-the-new-building-and-the-magic-of-the-number-two) [MAGAZINE Marseille, Corbu, Grcic and the Sex Pistols 7/1/2013 You need courage and massive design punch to skillfully combine Punk music and Le Corbusier. Thanks to Konstantin Grcic this summer both join forces in Marseille.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/marseille-corbu-grcic-and-the-sex-pistols) [MAGAZINE Bamboo not concrete 6/30/2013 The exhibition “Think global, build social” at the DAM in Frankfurt shows how architects support social building projects in developing countries, in a sustainable and communal fashion – using local materials. Yet many questions go unanswered.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/bamboo-not-concrete) [MAGAZINE Lightweight Homes 6/28/2013 Light and supple, transparent or opaque, textiles are extremely versatile. Today they find wide application in temporary architectural projects. With “Textile Architektur” Textil- und Industriemuseum has devoted a special exhibition to them. Now on show in Augsburg.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/lightweight-homes) [MAGAZINE Do I wish to sit on a chair that lights up? 6/26/2013 The idea is unusual, possibly even revolutionary. In the form of “Natevo” Italian bed specialist Flou has involved the public in the design process – and brought glowing furniture to market.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/do-i-wish-to-sit-on-a-chair-that-lights-up) [MAGAZINE A hungry child, a photographer and too many jokes 6/24/2013 Art Basel is and always was one of the world’s most important art fairs. There’s no lack of museum-quality art works going at exorbitant prices. So what else is there to discover?](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/a-hungry-child-a-photographer-and-too-many-jokes) [MAGAZINE Design or, at the end of the day, only business promotion? 6/19/2013 The “German Design Council” has turned 60 and is feting itself with a “Second German Design Debate” at Frankfurt’s Paulskirche.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/design-or-at-the-end-of-the-day-only-business-promotion) [MAGAZINE The state of design in Germany and Europe 6/19/2013 What future is in store for design in this country? What has altered? At the “Second German Design Debate” designer Stefan Diez held a highly-acclaimed talk on the current state of design.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/the-state-of-design-in-germany-and-europe) [MAGAZINE Going vintage ain’t enough 6/16/2013 The Design Miami trade fair, which runs parallel to Art Basel, was not very convincing. It lacked a clear curatorial thrust, exciting exhibitions and statements. And not least there was no clear position on contemporary design, although this is so sorely needed.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/going-vintage-aint-enough) [MAGAZINE Dreaming of Warsaw 6/14/2013 The mood was good, the atmosphere great: The DMY Design Festival at Berlin’s Tempelhof Airport complex showed what 500 new design talents can come up with if they try. Innovations were in short supply, however, for all the party feeling and Poland as guest country.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/dreaming-of-warsaw) [MAGAZINE Bridging a gap or a bridge to urban disaster? 6/13/2013 Hamburg thrives on its port and on occasion subordinates quality of life to the port’s needs. A new city highway is expected primarily to ease commercial traffic. First up, a design for a new bridge was highlighted. It is stunningly beautiful, but the overall project remains dubious.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/bridging-a-gap-or-a-bridge-to-urban-disaster) [MAGAZINE The Serpentine Cloud 6/11/2013 Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto created this year’s Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in London. Daniel von Bernstorff, Stylepark, spoke to Sophie O’Brian, Senior Exhibition Curator, about the idea behind, the choice of Fujimoto and the Pavilion as an interdisciplinary platform.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/the-serpentine-cloud) [ART The Truth About Comets Art Biennale Part 2 6/10/2013 The central exhibition at the 55th Art Biennale of Venice tries to gather the intuitive knowledge of art in a “Palazzo Enciclopedico”. Another sets out to reconstruct a legendary 1969 show.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/the-truth-about-comets-art-biennale-part-2) [INTERVIEWS 13 Questions to Diébédo Francis Kéré 6/7/2013 Diébédo Francis Kéré’s works on the premise that building with mud and clay is not only inexpensive and sustainable; it also constitutes a unique cultural asset. Özlem Özdemir spoke to the architect from Burkina Faso about why mud’s appeal as a building material, knowledge transfer in his homeland and the responsibility to preserve one’s own culture.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/13-questions-to-diebedo-francis-kere) [MAGAZINE Wonderland is Everywhere Art Biennale Part 1 6/6/2013 The art world is changing ever more swiftly. For the most part the country pavilions at the 55th Art Biennale in Venice hardly staged much more than opinions. Yet there were a few exceptions.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/wonderland-is-everywhere-art-biennale-part-1) [MAGAZINE Young British Charisma 6/5/2013 Three intensive days in May on Clerkenwell Design Week are brought to a close. Catching up with a truly British interpretation of international design impulses and gaining glimpses of the thought processes that drives creative studios.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/young-british-charisma) [FEATURED A Perfect Ensemble 6/4/2013](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/a-perfect-ensemble) [MAGAZINE 10 Questions for D. Hager & M. Sauerbruch 6/2/2013 Sauerbruch Hutton has designed a forum for the Hager Group at its head office in Obernai, Alsace. Robert Volhard talked to Daniel Hager, CEO of the Hager Group, and architect Matthias Sauerbruch on the requirements the new building had to meet, the human resource factor and the advantages of flexible, open structures.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/10-questions-for-d-hager-m-sauerbruch) [MAGAZINE Others were more radical 5/31/2013 At the moment, as part of the Van-de-Velde Year, Erfurt’s hosting an exhibition on architect and designer Peter Behrens. While there can be no doubting his status as the father of Modernism, in retrospect the one or other of his designs seems decidedly a product of its day.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/others-were-more-radical) [ARCHITECTURE What can the city do for me? What can I do for the city? 5/29/2013 Our cities are already bursting at the seams. We need new forms of mobility to shape life in the megacities of tomorrow. In New York experts from Audi teamed up with architects, urban planners and academics to seek answers to one of the most pressing questions of the future.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/what-can-the-city-do-for-me-what-can-i-do-for-the-city) [FEATURED Coworking with Wilkhahn in Modul 57 5/28/2013 Coworking spaces need not invariably look as if they were the living room in a flat share; for the Modul 57 project, the emphasis was on technical equipment and ergonomic chairs courtesy of Wilkhahn.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/coworking-with-wilkhahn-in-modul-57) [MAGAZINE Light up the cardboard 5/26/2013 For their 25th annual setting, the International Contemporary Furniture Fair brought environmental awareness to New York.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/light-up-the-cardboard) [ART A kaleidoscope of aviation 5/24/2013 Not just for aviation enthusiasts: The photo book “Swissair Souvenirs” affords readers an insight into all areas of civil aviation and at the same time makes for a new piece of photography history.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/a-kaleidoscope-of-aviation) [DESIGN Viva Lina! An Italian in Brazil 5/22/2013 Disappointed by political developments in her home country, after World War II Lina Bo Bardi turned her back on Italy. In Brazil, the architect followed the new social trends and took part in designing Modernism there – and to this day has taken a back seat to great colleagues such as Oscar Niemeyer.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/viva-lina-an-italian-in-brazil) [MAGAZINE 10 Questions for Ippolito Pestellini Laparelli (OMA) 5/19/2013 The new collection by Rem Kohlhaas’ OMA for Knoll International is one of the positive surprises of this years Salone. Daniel von Bernstorff spoke to Ippolito Pestellini Laparelli, head of the OMA design team, about the cooperation with Knoll, the poetry of moving marble and about the end of signature design.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/10-questions-for-ippolito-pestellini-laparelli-oma) [FEATURED Mytos in Athens 5/17/2013 Siotis is the name of an EU conference center in Athens that has recently been converted and kitted out with Myto, Plank’s stacking chair.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/mytos-in-athens) [MAGAZINE It’s not art but does that make it design? 5/17/2013 “Werner Aisslinger – Home of the Future” is currently on display in Berlin’s Haus am Waldsee, an exhibition space for contemporary art. A designer presenting his work in the art context: Can that be a good thing?](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/its-not-art-but-does-that-make-it-design) [MAGAZINE One seam less 5/15/2013 It is often the case that quantity trumps quality nowadays and the leather industry is no exception. The new handbag label Tsatsas consciously takes a different approach. The bags it makes not only demonstrate flawless craftsmanship; they are also wowing the design world with their clear-cut forms.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/one-seam-less) [FEATURED A special kind of tree house 5/14/2013 In a forest in Belgium, an elegant meeting room floats among high pine trees, featuring LED lights by Nimbus.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/a-special-kind-of-tree-house) [ARCHITECTURE Bauhaus in Calcutta 5/13/2013 The title evokes images of gleaming white houses in some far-flung exotic land filled with elegant tubular steel furniture. The first Bauhaus exhibition was certainly quite different in terms of appearance.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/bauhaus-in-calcutta) [MAGAZINE The Bilbao defect 5/12/2013 Even those members of the general public who only rarely go to exhibitions or attend concerts know the cultural temples erected by the likes of Frank Gehry and Zaha Hadid – from the TV or magazines. Spectacular museums and concert halls have long since become a city marketing tool. An exhibition in Berlin takes a closer look.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/the-bilbao-defect) [MAGAZINE In two places at the same time 5/10/2013 One of architecture’s many functions is to create places and spaces. But how is architecture supposed to fulfill such a charge when we live in a world in which we constantly experience the feeling that we are in two places at the same time?](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/in-two-places-at-the-same-time) - [1](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news.md?page=1) - [2](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news.md?page=2) - [3](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news.md?page=3) - … - [118](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news.md?page=118) - [119](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news.md?page=119) - [120](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news.md?page=120) - [121](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news.md?page=121) - [122](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news.md?page=122) - … - [154](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news.md?page=154) - [155](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news.md?page=155) - [156](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news.md?page=156)