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In 2025, the Bundeskunsthalle will be dedicated to ecological transformation. An important focus of this year's programme is an international exhibition project on sustainable architecture and urban development in Europe: WEtransFORM.

Pushing boundaries to spark inspiration – this year's 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen showcased the diversity of design with numerous interdisciplinary exhibitions and young artists.

Cleaf recently celebrated its 50th anniversary with impressive installations, created by Calvi Brambilla & Partners. In this interview, the creative minds behind the project join managing director Roberto Caspani to give us an insight into their multifaceted collaboration and the new designs ‘Matrice’ and ‘Nebulosa’.

This year, Lodes is taking a step outside: ‘Lodes Outdoor’ is the name of the company's first outdoor lighting collection. It's a winning combination: lights that impress with their high performance and a design that creates a harmonious transition from indoor to outdoor.

In our series "Spotlight on Women Architects", we regularly present the work of female architects – such as Louisa Hutton, whose buildings often have a manifesto-like character. They are statements about the respective topological, social and temporal situation.

For over 25 years, de Winder Architekten has been designing sustainable working environments that combine privacy and interaction, flexibility and identity. We met Claudia and Klaus de Winder as well as their CSO Sascha Nikolauschke in Berlin to talk about change as a design principle and spaces that grow with you.

With the carpet tile collection "Dressed Lines", designer David Oakey has created a design link between the decades for Interface: inspired by the small-scale, contrasting patterns of the 1950s, this collection offers a versatile option for furnishing rooms.

‘All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players’: Wilkhahn translates Shakespeare's famous quote into a modern working context with its ‘Office on Stage’ concept – and lets its furniture take centre stage, literally re-enacting everyday office life.

Ludovica + Roberto Palomba have expanded Expormim's outdoor seating collection with the addition of two new armchairs featuring hand-stitched structural bands that celebrate Japanese culture in a new way.

What happens when two pioneers in the lighting industry are invite to a joint interview to discuss dynamic lighting in urban spaces? Ulrike Brandi and Prof. Dr. Thomas Römhild in conversation.

Sitting outside ­– a delight for which Pedrali offers the ideal furnishings: Thanks to the elegant designs and a wide range of colours, the outdoor space becomes the centre of life. A look at the projects for hotels, restaurants and private homes shows just how diverse this can be.

Women in Architecture Festival: From 19 to 29 June 2025, 265 events will take place across Germany to raise the profile of women in architecture, interior design, urban and open space planning as well as civil and structural engineering. The events are intended to promote diversity in public discourse and create opportunities for networking.

Limited to 79 units, Studio ÖÖD's ‘Golden Houses’ offer five-star comfort in the heart of nature – thanks in part to the high-quality AXOR products for bathrooms and kitchens, which perfectly complement the project with their wide variety.

Architect Susanne Brorson lives and works on the Baltic Sea island of Rügen. In the interview, she tells us how she researches traditional building methods and experiments with renewable raw materials in order to establish local and sustainable architecture.

ADO Lights has equipped the campus of Sarstedt AG & Co. KG with a lighting concept that ideally highlights the architectural lines and enhances the quality of life on the multifunctional site at all times.

With projects ranging from clubs to cultural buildings to industrial facilities, Johan Olsson and Andreas Lyckefors show how architecture can create spaces that are both precise and poetic. A conversation about responsibility, materiality and the power of context.

Ambright has designed a unique, luminous centrepiece for Stylepark, which has recently set the perfect scene in the meeting room. Thanks to the numerous customisation options, it is the missing puzzle part for the space.

Stylepark is raffling off stylish bathroom accessories from Decor Walther.

What shapes our perception of design? How are objects staged? These are the questions explored in the exhibition ‘Hello Image – The Staging of Things’ at the Museum für Kunst & Gewerbe Hamburg. The curators Esther Ruelfs and Viktoria Lea Heinrich explain the concept in an interview.