FEATURED More than switches7/28/2021Gira stands for innovative building automation and control plus top-quality products combined with an attractive design. We talked to Architecture Media Manager Julian Waning about the company’s new image campaign.
FEATURED New ideas for gourmets7/20/2021The ideal symbiosis of function and form is very much in demand in the kitchen - anyone who likes to cook appreciates when products are well thought out down to the last detail. The iF Design Award 2021 serves as a good guideline for evaluating the multitude of products on offer. We present ten award-winning kitchen gadgets to you.
STYLEPARK AXOR Compact Luxury7/19/2021AXOR is looking into the future of urban living with its "Compact Luxury" project. In the same context the designer brand of the Hansgrohe Group is asking the question of how the definition of luxury is changing and is busy investigating the effects of the process on architecture and interior design.
DESIGN The Perfection of the Imperfect7/9/2021Since 2019, creative jack-of-all-trades Luca Nichetto, who runs his own design studio in Stockholm and Venice, has been art director of the French lifestyle brand "La Manufacture". In addition to interiors, this also markets fashion of a kind on which Nichetto has his own particular take. How does he see the present and future of the design industry?
DESIGN IVC Commercial 2021: "CLAY" and "CLAY CREATE"7/6/2021IVC Commercial has expanded its successful "Rudiments" collection with the Clay and Clay Create designs.
FEATURED Securing the Future7/6/2021The iF Design Award 2021 was recently presented – for the 67th time, to be more precise – thus honoring outstanding ideas in the relevant disciplines. We are presenting four prizewinners to you, designers whose approach to sustainability is particularly impressive.
FEATURED Create new spaces7/5/2021With "Revisiting Factory", the Croatian furniture manufacturer Prostoria marks the return to the factory after the pandemic and uses an impressive installation to show the creative potential of the young family business.
STYLEPARK RAFFLE Beautifully shaped function7/1/2021Stylepark raffles off one "Nostromo" single-hole washbasin mixer by Fantini.
FEATURED Staying flexible7/1/2021With the “dito Workbench” Gumpo is expanding its successful collection "normcore" by Relvāokellermann.
DESIGN Braun hybrid6/29/2021The Bröhan Museum in Berlin is currently showing an exemplary digital programme to accompany the exhibition "Braun 100".
STYLEPARK BURGBAD Daring to differ6/24/2021burgbad is presenting its most important product innovations and additions to its range in a new and original way with the digital 360-degree tour burgbad@home and an exclusive show truck that is currently touring Europe.
DESIGN Bette 2021: BETTEAIR6/22/2021A shower tile that is flush with the bathroom floor: with "BetteAir", Dominik Tesseraux has created a shower tile for Bette that can be glued directly onto the screed.
DESIGN Martinelli Luce 2021: ELASTICA6/21/2021With "Elastica", Innocenzo Rifino and Diego Rossi from Studio Habits span the light across the room and from the floor to the ceiling. The luminaire can be controlled with a simple hand movement.
DESIGN The future is now6/21/2021The Future of Living: On the initiative of the Center za kreativnost – the Center for Creativity in Ljubljana – the exhibition on contemporary design from Slovenia is currently touring Europe’s design metropolises. On show are sustainable, innovative, functional but also socially committed creative projects.
DESIGN Greetings from the kitchen6/18/2021What's new in the kitchen? Which materials, which styles are in demand? What current ideas are the creatives and manufacturers offering? We have put together a selection of the news for you as part of our Novelties Stage.
DESIGN Harmonic tension6/18/2021Studio Besau-Marguerre has created an interior design concept for the workrooms of the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe MK&G in Hamburg that combines different trends.
STYLEPARK VILLEROY & BOCH Modern twist6/17/2021Villeroy & Boch has fitted out the bathrooms of the “Kaunas”, a historic 4-star superior hotel in Lithuania and in the process combined contemporary design with clever details that make for maximum comfort.
FEATURED Great Diversity of Colors6/15/2021Colored faucets – in the mid-1970s, they amounted to a revolution in the market. For Italian design workshop Fantini, they marked the dawn of a new age in several respects: Their “I Balocchi” mixer, which translates as “the toys”, designed in 1977 together with Davide Mercatali and Paolo Pedrizzetti, represented the company’s entry into the world of design.
FEATURED A table for all situations in life6/14/2021Werner Aisslinger has designed the robust "1140" table for Thonet that boasts a host of ingenious details. It has excellent chances of becoming something that accompanies its owner through all the various phases in life.
DESIGN IVC Commercial 2021: BLURRED EDGE 8546/11/2021Robust and colourfast: The carpet tile "Blurred Edge 854" is one of the latest novelties from IVC Commercial.
MOBILITY Algae instead of diesel6/10/2021To make its cars with internal combustion engines carbon-neutral, Mazda is supporting research into a biofuel made from algae.
STYLEPARK PEDRALI Stylishly functional6/9/2021Jorge Pensi has collaborated with Italian furniture makers Pedrali for over a decade now – his classic “Ara” chair celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. The architect and designer has just created flexible solutions for a new world of work in the form of the “Ypsilon Connect” room divider and the “Temps low back” task chair.
DESIGN Freedom in experiment6/8/2021The Canadian artist, designer and architect Omer Arbel moves between disciplines with his creative works, creating extraordinary objects and buildings that fascinate and offer a new experience of space. Phaidon Verlag recently published the first monograph on his work.
DESIGN Camira 2021: CAMIRA KNIT6/7/2021"Camira Knit" by Camira produces technical textiles that offer sustainable covers with a perfect fit and high-quality design thanks to advanced technology.
DESIGN FLOS 2021: POINTBREAK6/1/2021With "Pointbreak", Piero Lissoni has designed a reduced outdoor light collection for FLOS, which, following the example of the candle, offers orientation with sensual light and creates a pleasant atmosphere.
FEATURED Inviting Discussion5/31/2021Arper has supplied the furniture for the Humanitas University campus designed by Studio FTA near Milan – thus promoting dialogue between students and teaching staff.
FEATURED Eye for the essentials5/27/2021The detail makes the difference – for the highest functionality, best material quality and excellent design. As a specialist in drainage systems, Dallmer has set itself this high standard from the very beginning.
FEATURED Comfortable and stylish5/26/2021"A design is always a cooperation, a synthesis of two attitudes," says Sebastian Herkner. For Freifrau, he opted for that extra touch of sensuality and elegance, when recently adding new items to his "Ona" collection.
DESIGN Kristalia 2021: PALCO5/25/2021Flexible, practical and reduced to the essentials: The new outdoor seating system "Palco" by Kim Colin and Sam Hecht for Kristalia.
FEATURED Simply better5/25/2021Bette presents the world’s first shower tile made of glazed titanium steel that can be glued directly onto the screed enabling floor level installation. Designer Dominik Tesseraux explains the concept in interview.
FEATURED Getting Ready for Summer5/24/2021“Cedral Outdoor Flooring” is not only robust and low maintenance – it also boasts a wide range of designs to lend your own outdoor space that vacation feel.
DESIGN Tough but Fair5/21/2021With many strings to their bow – Berlin-based Ertl und Zull are a design studio, creative partners, and a workshop, all rolled into one. Their aesthetics, on the other hand, are relatively uncomplicated.
DESIGN Schönbuch 2021: MASK5/20/2021Sebastian Herkner designed the "MASK" wall coat rack for Schönbuch, which combines function and aesthetics in a space-saving way.
STYLEPARK BURGBAD Acting responsibly5/19/2021burgbad is firmly committed to the topic of sustainability and demonstrates this wholeheartedly from production through to the product themselves. Its current bathroom furniture collection “Eqio” has been awarded the Blue Angel ecolabel.