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In our series "Spotlight on Women Architects", we regularly present the work of female architects – such as Carme Pinós, who seeks a very individual expression with her buildings and furniture designs.

Quo vadis SHK industry? ISH, the world's leading trade fair for HVAC + Water in Frankfurt am Main, provides a broad answer to this question every two years. What is it and what could visitors discover in the halls from 17 to 21 March 2025? Our review.

The choice of colours and materials is crucial for an elegant bathroom design. With furniture and ceramics in sensual, earthy tones, Villeroy & Boch offers a pleasantly warm aesthetic that is surprisingly versatile.

AXOR is presenting new products at this year's ISH in Frankfurt am Main: The 'AXOR ShowerSphere' shower programme by Antonio Citterio and the extensions to the 'AXOR One' bathroom collection by Barber Osgerby are on display.

The Designplus Award by ISH in collaboration with Stylepark honours outstanding developments and forward-looking ideas ranging from smart technology for efficient building control to pioneering products and resource-saving water use. These are the winners 2025.

Ecology researchers with a strong focus on aesthetics: the French architecture and design studio ciguë, based in Montreuil near Paris, is one of the best in France. Its portfolio includes showrooms, shops and hotels worldwide. Alphonse Sarthout and his team create an unconventional and scientifically sound appearance for major brands such as Aesop and Isabel Marant.

Wagner, the full-service provider for interior concepts from Langenneufnach, has always moved the industry with fresh ideas and ingenious design – including in the catering sector. This year, the team is also travelling with a mini showroom in an iconic Airstream. Next stop: The Internorga.

Liu Jiakun receives the renowned Pritzker Architecture Prize. Founded in 1979 by Jay A. Pritzker and Cindy Pritzker, the award honours architects whose buildings represent a unique combination of talent, vision, commitment and have made a significant contribution to humanity as well as the built environment through architecture.

The "Nolita" collection by Pedrali has been evoking summer feelings and colourful moments with ease and elegance for ten years: the subtle tubular steel chair is a timeless design icon. A conversation with its creators at CMP Design about stable connections, magical teamwork and, of course, summer.

Dental surgeries are rarely spaces where you enjoy your visit. To ensure that at least the waiting time for the appointment flies by, Batek Architekten have created an interior design for the extension of the T7 practice in Berlin that is both individual and inspiring.

Matter and Shape invites to Paris from 7 to 10 March 2025: the design salon will take place for the second time in the Jardin des Tuileries.

Zeitraum will be exhibiting at the Munich Design Days from 13 to 16 March 2025 on the Praterinsel: Including a new version of the ‘SIT’ chair by designer Catharina Lorenz.

From 8 to 13 April 2025, the industry will be looking to Milan for the Salone del Mobile and Milan Design Week. ‘Thought for Humans’ is the guiding theme of Dentsu Creative Italy and photographer Bill Durgin, whose campaign aims to make the subtle relationship between man and material visible.

Visitors to the Biennale Architettura 2025 can experience the high necessity of climate-adapted urban planning at first hand in the German Pavilion. The International Architecture Exhibition as a whole is intended to serve as a dynamic laboratory that enables disciplines to work together to make cities more resilient, healthier and more liveable.

In cooperation with Messe Frankfurt, Stylepark is organising a talk with Jens J. Wischmann and Malte Just on the first day of ISH 2025, the world's leading trade fair for water, heat and air in Frankfurt am Main, on the topic of ‘Solutions for a sustainable future: What trends does ISH offer?’.

The special exhibition ‘Pop up my Bathroom’ at the upcoming ISH in Frankfurt am Main from 17 to 21 March 2025 offers a glimpse into the future of the bathroom as well as a central meeting point to discuss holistic design.

Performance artist Marina Abramović recently presented a limited edition collection of handmade wooden and copper chairs in collaboration with Studio La Metropolitana. The setting was provided by Mexico City Art Week and the historic industrial building ‘La Laguna’, which was carefully modernised by architecture studio Productora.

With the remodelling of Eurolub's headquarters, Holzrausch demonstrates the potential that exists in brittle commercial buildings. Fine material and detail solutions were used to realise a corporate architecture that skilfully alternates between representation and comfort.

Katja Thoring is Professor of Integrated Product Design in Munich. She teaches and researches at the interface of product, space, architecture and technology. In this interview, she explains her interdisciplinary approach and how creative working environments can be designed with the needs of the user in mind.

The jury of the Designplus Award by ISH has selected 34 nominees. The competition was organised by Messe Frankfurt in cooperation with Stylepark. The final winners will be honoured on the first day of the world's leading trade fair for HVAC + Water at 2 p.m. at the DesignPlaza in Hall 3.1.