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In Andra Matin’s house, most of the time is actually spent indoor-outdoors – protected by concrete and plants.

It was only thanks to a series of happy coincidences that the “Rosetta” space mission to the comet Chury was finally successful – in spite of, or rather thanks to, a shady spot known as “Abydos”.

Current projects in Indonesia reveal exciting ideas on how to build in the Tropics. Twelve such exemplary edifices are currently on show at Deutsches Architekturmuseum in Frankfurt/Main. Adeline Seidel spoke with the curators Avianti Armand and Setiadi Sopandi.

Be it rock or opera, the living-room revolution has a name: „RR126". In the 1960s, no one matched Brionvega’s consistent emphasis on design for radios, TVs and hi-fi equipment.

Loungers for kids and beds for guests don’t have the best of reputations. This stacking model is comfortable and trendy, and not only the Grand Prix enthusiasts will love it.

A warm woolen background in strong colors provides the ideal setting for a tour of discovery through the German version of the game “animal, vegetable and mineral”.

This table – for games or kit-work, is a highlight in any children’s room and rounds out public spaces, too’.

Each shelf element stands for itself or, arranged at will, becomes a practical ensemble on the wall.

Design classics have long since conquered children’s rooms. But they have to be colorful. Irrespective of whether chairs and tables for adults have simply been miniaturized or unique children’s room classics created – you’ll find the most important items here.

The “Archipel” children’s furniture series blend both with public and private interiors thanks to its well thought through modular structure.

This playhouse for infants aged one or up can be put up or taken down easily, creatively structured, and, if not in use, simply hung from the wall

Be it as a chair for toddlers or a stool for adults, there are hardly limits to the uses of this graceful and yet sturdy piece of seating.

It’s not easy to design furniture and toys for kids. In conversation with Sara Bertsche, Karin Schmidt-Ruhland, who teaches Playing and Learning Design at Burg Giebichenstein in Halle, explains why this is the face.

Finland’s designer star Eero Aarnio conjured up this neat kid’s chair in 2005 – an it also makes for a great seesaw.

A flick of the wrist, and this seating turns into a great playing field on which infants can crawl about, climb, and let off steam.

This high-grade item of furniture starts as a table for nappy changes and grows in time to have many more functions.

Exclusive design in the children’s room? Nice for the parents, and you can show off when your friends drop by. But what do the kids get out of it?

Cradle and rocking chair, cot, children’s bed or couch – these mutable furniture items come up trumps, with an array of different possible uses.