--- title: "Magazin" url: "https://www.stylepark.com/en/news" language: "en" type: "magazin" page: 82 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 [LESEN BILDET A life of extremes 6/8/2017 Happy Birthday Frank Lloyd Wright! On this occasion we take a look in the illustrated biography by Ian Volner that offers a vivid idea of the life of the world-famous architect.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/frank-lloyd-wright-modern-architect-biography-illustrated) [STYLEPARK AXOR A butler in the bathroom 6/7/2017 Sometimes you have to sit down together to discuss things. Ideally somewhere where experts and interested parties meet up anyway. At the ISH, three intensive “Axor Talks” provided more than just entertainment.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/axor-talks-ish-2017-individualization-customization-digital-bathroom) [ARCHITECTURE BIG life at Google 6/6/2017 BIG and Thomas Heatherwick have together designed the new London offices of Google – the form is a flowing spatial cascade.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/big-heatherwick-studio-headquarter-google-london-kings-cross) [ARCHITECTURE Sit down please! 6/5/2017 Imagine an arcade or a park without benches. Impossible. The parkbench is as important in urban spaces as salt is in soup. The most exciting models in an overview.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/benches-park-public-urban-space-city-design) [MAGAZINE Good night sight 6/5/2017 We present luminaires for public spaces that score high in terms not only of energy efficiency, but also for their extraordinary lighting effects and elegant appearance.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/street-lighting-public-spaces-urban-light-energy-efficient) [FEATURED Three millimeters of restraint 6/5/2017 The rooms in the “Malat” boutique hotel are outfitted with elegant bathroom furnishings courtesy of Alape.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/alape-metaphor-malat-boutiquehotel-dornbracht-bassin) [FAIRS & EVENTS Hej Copenhagen, Hej Design! 6/2/2017 Scandinavian design is best experienced in Copenhagen. Follow us on our tour through designer studios and showrooms at 3 Days of Design, the most vibrant design festival in the north.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/3-days-of-design-copenhagen-2017) [ART Städelschule: Stylepark awards a prize 6/2/2017 On the occasion of the "Rundgang" at the Städelschule, students gave insights into their work and the most talented were awarded. The Stylepark prize went to Ada Raczka.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/staedelschule-special-awards-ceremony-stylepark-prize) [ARCHITECTURE The revolutionary square 6/1/2017 With the Place de la Concorde, Jakob Ignaz Hittorff created not only one of the world’s most famous squares, but also revolutionized how they were designed. This still has bearing today.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/urban-public-space-jakob-ignaz-hittorff-place-de-la-concorde-exhibition) [ART Cut me apart 5/30/2017 Gordon Matta-Clark cut buildings in two, destroyed cars and intended to blow up the Berlin Wall. Why is his deconstructive work now on show in an arcadian palace in East Berlin?](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/gordon-matta-clark-splitting-conical-intersect-tomas-saraceno-marjetica-potrc-isa-melsheimer) [STYLEPARK AXOR If you have the choice ... 5/29/2017 Individuality rules the world. Seldom before have we as individuals been offered greater opportunities to define our lives ourselves.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/axor-customization-consumer-goods) [FEATURED Swiss kitchen 5/29/2017 Martin Gepp of Novaron Architekten created the central eyecatcher in a home using the refined Leicht Küchen solutions.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/leicht-kitchen-novaron-architekten-schweiz-kitchen-island) [ARCHITECTURE Grand and modern 5/25/2017 Real gems by Oscar Niemeyer: After having stood empty for decades and gradually becoming dilapidated two hotels by the Brazilian architect have been modernized and are accessible again.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/oscar-niemeyer-hotels-brasilia-rio-de-janeiro-modernist-architecture) [STYLEPARK BETTE A real bath by the bed 5/23/2017 In the rooms at the Parisian Le Cinq Codet hotel a bathtub by Bette plays the main role.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/bette-bettestarlet-oval-silhouette-bathtub) [ART Stand still and gaze over the Med 5/22/2017 Here and there it’s fun to take part, but it comes at a price. The central “Viva Arte Viva” exhibition orders art by concept and evokes the power of origins. Observations at the 57th Venice Art Biennale.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/57.-art-biennale-venice-imhof-wurm-eliasson-macel-instagram) [FEATURED Prague Loft 5/22/2017 The open kitchen space in a loft in Prague was outfitted with “Merano” by Ton.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/chair-merano-by-alexander-gufler-for-ton-in-a-prague-loft) [MAGAZINE Nothing is certain 5/19/2017 Nothing is safe. A column by Michael Erlhoff](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/column-by-michael-erlhoff-but-the-mind-is-smarter-than-you-think) [ARCHITECTURE Architecture in a post-Fordist network society 5/18/2017 The theories of Patrik Schumacher, which explain why parametrism is the architectural language of the 21st century, are controversial. Here we put them up for discussion on the basis of a lecture he originally gave in Munich.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/parametric-architecture-thesis-patrik-schumacher-zaha-hadid-architects) [ARCHITECTURE Behind the scenes of Modernism 5/18/2017 The name Otto Bartning may not immediately come to mind to someone compiling a list of the most important German architects of the 20th century. A major exhibition in Berlin shows that this is a mistake.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/otto-bartning-has-shaped-the-modern-architecture-in-germany) [DESIGN Stretch out and lay 5/16/2017 Be it on castors, suspended, or a fold-out: We present sun recliners which you will simply want to stay lying on.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/sun-lounger-garden-outdoor-design) [DESIGN Outdoor cooking now! 5/15/2017 Anyone who wants to BBQ big-time should go for a customized outdoor kitchen. We present the latest models.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/overview-best-outdoor-kitchen) [STYLEPARK VILLEROY & BOCH A touch finer 5/15/2017 For nearly 270 years Villeroy & Boch has been shaping advancements in bathroom ceramics. Its newest material "TitanCeram" allows for washbasins that are not only exceptionally fine, but incredibly robust.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/villeroy-boch-titanceram-sanitary-ceramics) [ART Ruinous relationships 5/12/2017 For the first time in its history the Documenta is taking place not only in Kassel. The first exhibition venue is Athens. Impressions from a city that is meant to be a prime example of the precarious state of our present age.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/adam-szymczyk-documenta-14-in-athens-2017) [STYLEPARK TECHTEXTIL “Sometimes industry is further advanced than we architects realize” 5/10/2017 With a textile pavilion, Ben van Berkel, the founder of UN Studio, has demonstrated what we may soon see being used for high-rises. We spoke to the architect about his research.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/interview-ben-van-berkel-textile-architecture-mdt-tex-techtextil) [STYLEPARK INTERZUM Finding the right ingredients 5/10/2017 At the forthcoming Interzum in Cologne furniture component suppliers will be presenting their latest innovations. With topics such as upcycling and customization the trade fair is geared more strongly to architects.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/interzum-cologne-service-program-events-keynotes) [STYLEPARK INTERZUM To make sure nothing gets lost 5/9/2017 Materials shouldn’t be condemned to the garbage, but rather re-introduced to the value chain. A genuine circular economy relies not only on recycled materials, but also on return systems.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/interzum-recycling-sustainability-design-circular-economy) [ARCHITECTURE Too small from the outset 5/9/2017 The Fondation Beyeler in Basel is extended by a historic park, Peter Zumthor has designed here three new buildings. They form a strong contrast to the 20-year-old Renzo Piano Museum.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/extension-architecture-fondation-beyeler-peter-zumthor) [FEATURED Relax in exclusivity 5/9/2017 In the luxurious bathrooms at Weissenhaus Grand Village Resort & Spa Axor’s “Axor Montreux” collection sets the tone.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/axor-axor-montreux-weissenhaus-grand-village-resort-spa) [ARCHITECTURE Crimes protected by security architecture 5/8/2017 Border fences and walls spell disaster – and not just in aesthetic terms.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/security-architecture-barriers-protection-terrorist-attacks) [STYLEPARK INTERZUM A chair reveals itself 5/8/2017 From programmed wood via blossoming surfaces to self-assembling furniture: 4D printing promises magic potential.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/interzum-future-research-materials-3d-4d-printing) [FEATURED Smart home on the lake 5/8/2017 Gira’s HomeServer lets you control the facility technology centrally.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/gira-homeserver-gira-control-facility-technology) [MAGAZINE Taste-inspiring steps 5/4/2017 What do your children play with? Do you buy them Lego Ninjago or wooden toy building blocks? And will that influence their future?](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/modern-toy-design-by-lego-playmobil-creative) [ART Cuckoo! 5/3/2017 No Black Forest cottages here, only washed concrete: How Frankfurt artist Guido Zimmermann came upon “the thing with the cuckoo clocks.”](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/brutalistic-cuckoo-blocks-by-frankfurt-artist-guido-zimmermann) [READING EDUCATES Modern tropical decor 5/3/2017 He came to fame with his photos of the construction of the new capital city of Brasília. A new monograph shows that photographer and architect Marcel Gautherot not only captured the modern architecture.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/marcel-gautherot-photographie-brasilia-modern) [STYLEPARK INTERZUM The new super-materials 5/2/2017 Composite materials are making strong inroads into the world of design and architecture. We have compiled a selection of the most exciting developments.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/composite-materials-interzum-design-architecture) - [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) - … - [80](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news.md?page=80) - [81](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news.md?page=81) - [82](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news.md?page=82) - [83](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news.md?page=83) - [84](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news.md?page=84) - … - [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)