--- title: "Magazin" url: "https://www.stylepark.com/en/news" language: "en" type: "magazin" page: 128 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 [MAGAZINE +++ NEWSTICKER #233 | 2012 +++ 5/2/2012 Competition: Outdoor Industry AwardEl Greco: Father figure of ModernismEssen: The TwentiesChristian Louboutin: Shoe designFrankfurt: Nippon Connection](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/newsticker-233-2012) [MAGAZINE Strategy of refinement 4/30/2012 In conversation with Norbert Wangen about his new "k20", what you learn from snagging your fingers, and the slowness required when designing.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/strategy-of-refinement) [MAGAZINE Leading lights 4/28/2012 Clear the stage for stars of lighting trade fair "Light+Building" in Frankfurt: Shadows, sphere lights and glass tubes all stole the show at this display of new products.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/leading-lights) [MAGAZINE Hegel’s Holiday Checking out Milan, part 2 4/26/2012 You certainly get your money's worth in Milan even when venturing beyond the trade fair halls. Well, more or less, as is always the case. In Ventura Lambrate, hard-nosed rationality seems to be on vacation, while in Milan's Museum of Science and Technology it is back to work.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/hegels-holiday-checking-out-milan-part-2) [MAGAZINE The new is not per se the good Checking out Milan, part 1 4/25/2012 The 51st Salone del Mobile and all its side shows remains one huge cultural event. By contrast, the exhibitors at the trade-fair halls in Rho prefer restraint and no longer try to parade their novelties at any price.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/the-new-is-not-per-se-the-good-checking-out-milan-part-1) [MAGAZINE Encounters 4/24/2012 During the Salone del Mobile, Milan turns itself into a unique location for discussions on design. With a great deal of pride, designers expound their new ideas right across the city and thus create an ideal environment for interaction among the professionals. Here we present a small selection of encounters with designers both at the trade fair and in the city's showrooms.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/encounters) [MAGAZINE Let there be sight! 4/24/2012 LEDs wherever you look! The technology, still very young, has already firmly established itself. But what does that mean for the designs? A commentary on the Light+Building.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/let-there-be-sight) [MAGAZINE Spotlighting greater efficiency 4/24/2012 At the Frankfurt lighting trade fair, Light+Building, everything revolved around LED technology and its advancement. But it was those lighting manufacturers who had more to offer by the way of technical features that stole the limelight.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/spotlighting-greater-efficiency) [MAGAZINE +++ NEWSTICKER #232 | 2012 +++ 4/24/2012 NRW Forum: Gender StudiesHamburg: Lost ModernismHarvard: Arts First FestivalBoston: Alex Katz](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/newsticker-232-2012) [DESIGN Let’s become more sophisticated! 4/22/2012 Volker Albus, who teaches Product Design at HfG Karlsruhe, makes the case for offering a range of subjects with an extremely broad focus. In his opinion, this is the only way to cope with the diversity of social, technical, ecological and economic circumstances, which nowadays present a challenge to design. In his opinion, merely calling for greater artistic freedom does notachieve anything.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/lets-become-more-sophisticated) [MAGAZINE Proximity and distance to social circumstances 4/20/2012 Jesko Fezer has been Professor of Experimental Design at the University of Fine Arts of Hamburg since the winter semester 2011-2. In his opinion design is no more and no less than the projective exploration of the world in creative terms, and a university of art the right place for teaching it.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/proximity-and-distance-to-social-circumstances) [MAGAZINE Serving ideas 4/18/2012 The success of Japanese designer Oki Sato is closely bound up with the Milan Salone Satellite. The straightforward approach to various design disciplines he experienced there was his inspiration when he set up his company Nendo. Ayako Kamozawa discusses this with Oki Sato.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/serving-ideas) [MAGAZINE Like small poltergeists 4/16/2012 Wanton act or successful appropriation? For the Salone del Mobile designer Mike Meiré gave the "60" stool, a classic by Alvar Aalto, a colorful, coat of paint applied by hand. Jörg Zimmermann spoke to him about the concept.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/like-small-poltergeists) [MAGAZINE Clearing out the comfy corner 4/16/2012 Architect Ferdinand Kramer not only made his name with modern, unadorned buildings and urban planning, but also, throughout his life, designed furniture whose formal vocabulary was clear and functional. At the Salone des Mobile in Milan e15 is showing a re-edition of Kramer's furniture, featuring eight of his designs.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/clearing-out-the-comfy-corner) [MAGAZINE +++ NEWSTICKER #231 | 2012 +++ 4/16/2012 Munich: Resonance and SilenceKlang und StilleMilan: Ventura LambrateCologne: Art CologneFairRAY 2012: Making History](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/newsticker-231-2012) [DESIGN On the death of Ferdinand Alexander Porsche 4/15/2012 Chief designer, founder of the Porsche Design Studio as well as Chairman of the Supervisory Board – these are just some of the outstanding stages in the life of Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, who died in Salzburg on April 5.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/on-the-death-of-ferdinand-alexander-porsche) [SALONE DEL MOBILE 2012 I am happy when they are happy 4/14/2012 Marva Griffin is one of the most enigmatic personalities on the international design scene. With her curatorial skills, the native Venezuelan has made the SaloneSatellite one of the most important platforms for up-and-coming designers. She reveals her current plans to us in an interview.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/i-am-happy-when-they-are-happy) [MAGAZINE 2 questions to Philipp Mainzer 4/13/2012 German label e15 heads for Milan with a re-edition of furniture by Frankfurt architect Ferdinand Kramer. The collection consists of eight items and will be on display in a showroom in Zona Tortona.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/2-questions-to-philipp-mainzer) [MAGAZINE 2 questions to Simon Pengelly 4/13/2012 Renowned Italian luminaire maker Foscarini is exhibiting a wall light designed by Simon Pengelly in Milan – and called "Innerlight". It is, together with other highlights from the collection, on view in Superstudio Più at Zona Tortona.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/2-questions-to-simon-pengelly) [MAGAZINE 2 questions to Sebastian Herkner 4/13/2012 The German Classicon label is presenting an extraordinary collection of tables designed by Sebastian Herkner. The various versions are on show in Hall 20, booth D 07.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/2-questions-to-sebastian-herkner) [INTERVIEWS 2 questions to Konstantin Grcic 4/13/2012 It was hardly surprising that there were new Konstantin Grcic furniture designs on view in Milan. Yet "Medici", created for Mattiazzi, is nevertheless surprsing. The entire collection on offer by the company, which specializes in processing wood, is on show at Hall 20, booth F06.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/2-questions-to-konstantin-grcic) [MAGAZINE 2 questions to Nitzan Cohen 4/13/2012 Among other things, in Milan Mattiazzi presented a chair designed by Nitzan Cohen along with a matching coffeehouse table. The entire collection on offer by the company, which specializes in processing wood, is on show at Hall 20, booth F06.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/2-questions-to-nitzan-cohen) [MAGAZINE 2 questions to Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec 4/13/2012 Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec also presented new furniture in Milan. For the "Osso" series for Mattiazzi they focused on the potential wood offers as a material. The entire collection on offer by the company, which specializes in processing wood, is on show at Hall 20, booth F06.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/2-questions-to-ronan-erwan-bouroullec) [MAGAZINE Light from a diode 4/12/2012 The lighting industry is undergoing massive change. Light digitalization is the all-defining issue. Thanks to improved LED technology, light planners can rely on new design potential when considering aspects such as energy efficiency, color rendition, light control and eliminating dazzle.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/light-from-a-diode) [MAGAZINE Selected exhibitors at Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2012 4/11/2012 This year the Salone in Milan will be held from April 17 through 22. However, Euro Cucina and numerous events throughout the city are well worth a visit. A list of selected exhibitors shows you which manufacturers are to be found where](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/selected-exhibitors-at-salone-internazionale-del-mobile-2012) [MAGAZINE Selected exhibitors at Light+Building 2012 4/11/2012 Light+Building is a biennial event held in Frankfurt/Main. From our list of selected exhibitors you can see which manufacturers will be presenting their newest products there this year.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/selected-exhibitors-at-light-building-2012) [FEATURED The concept behind the Effizienzhaus Plus in Berlin 4/10/2012](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/sustainability-the-concept-for-the-effizienzhaus-plus-in-berlin) [MAGAZINE In search of better light 4/10/2012 For Tobias Grau there is not much separating design and technological development. He is driven not so much by a search for new forms as a search for better light. An interview with Jörg Zimmermann.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/in-search-of-better-light) [MAGAZINE +++ NEWSTICKER #230 | 2012 +++ 4/10/2012 MAKK: Stadt-Design.NLMUDAM: Design CityBoston: Contemporary Art and VinylFrankfurt: Light+Building 2012Milan: Salone del Mobile 2012](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/newsticker-230-2012) [MAGAZINE Pizzas, personalities, prototypes 4/9/2012 Milan in turmoil: for one week the Salone Internazionale del Mobile dominates life in this Italian design metropolis. Lines form in front of subways, taxi stands and restaurants, curious faces push their way through the halls of the fair and the showrooms. Stylepark presents an overview of the most important events.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/pizzas-personalities-prototypes) [MAGAZINE Spring-time delicacies in the furniture world 4/7/2012 It's that time of year again: From April 17 through 20, the entire design world will gather in Milan for the Salone del Mobile.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/spring-time-delicacies-in-the-furniture-world) [MAGAZINE Energy, buildings, grids and light 4/6/2012 Light+Building, which takes place in Frankfurt from April 15 through 20 this year, will more than ever before present itself as a trade fair that combines different sectors under one roof, showcasing luminaires for the home and commercial buildings along with intelligent systems for building automation and energy generation.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/energy-buildings-grids-and-light) [MAGAZINE Matter of honor 4/5/2012 Founded in 1954, the Compasso d' Oro is the oldest and most renowned design prize the world over – although it exclusively promoted design Made in Italy.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/matter-of-honor) [MAGAZINE +++ NEWSTICKER #229 | 2012 +++ 4/3/2012 London: Remote ControlMunich: Form Follows FashionBerlin: Architect of the RevolutionMoMA: Kraftwerk RetrospectivePictoplasma: Character Design](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/newsticker-229-2012) [DESIGN Design as a pauper’s art? 4/3/2012 If the content is art it should not be labeled design, says Oliver Schweizer. The product designer is head of Schweizer Design Consulting and regularly teaches at design colleges, believes that everyday work calls for a sound knowledge of the tools.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/design-as-a-paupers-art) - [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) - … - [126](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news.md?page=126) - [127](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news.md?page=127) - [128](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news.md?page=128) - [129](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news.md?page=129) - [130](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news.md?page=130) - … - [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)