KLAAS KUIKEN The Modifier1/5/2017Klaas Kuiken makes use of creative processes that leave their trace on the relevant object, but the Dutch designer also transforms existing products into objects of poetic beauty.
FEATURED Classic in new robes1/3/2017Vola mixers with PVD surfaces set the tone in the new master bathroom in a historicist villa.
DESIGN From selvedge to rug 12/28/2016The basis for the aesthetic felt rugs are high-quality waste selvedges that are arise when producing wool materials.
DESIGN Show who belongs to the club12/20/2016A column by Michael Erlhoff about Brands as designed denunciation.
FREI OTTO RETROSPEKTIVE Successful spread of the burden12/19/2016“Thinking by Modeling” is the title of the first major posthumous exhibition on the oeuvre of the architect Frei Otto, who died last year. Sadly, the show at Karlsruhe’s ZKM wallows too much in the archives of the great creator.
DESIGN Paradisiacal Slips12/6/2016A column by Michael Erlhoff on the tricky ambivalence of service design.
FEATURED Smart homes12/5/2016A home that offers ideal living conditions from the start: In the new residential complex Apartimentum in Hamburg the smart technology by Dornbracht in the bathroom makes for top-class comfort.
FEATURED Focusing on the environment12/5/2016The German head office of Mitsubishi Electric is outfitted with the award-winning Mosa Solids tiles.
DESIGN Design Museum Redux11/22/2016London’s new Design Museum is opening in the former Commonwealth Institute building from 1962. Under the open concrete ceiling, Rob Wilson wonders if building and exhibitions also reflect upon the conditions of the UK after the Brexit vote.
FEATURED Clear lines for conferences11/22/2016The Graph and Timetable conference furniture from Wilkhahn was selected for the conference rooms at the new headquarters of Dutch company Heerema.
FEATURED Kaleidoscopic café11/21/2016With metal and wooden furniture by Pedrali, Moleskine has created a multifunctional space in Milan that combines creative working, relaxed breaks and product presentation.
FEATURED Puristic enjoyment11/14/2016The sturdy bentwood furniture “Punton” by Ton was selected to furnish a new café in the six district of Prague.
FEATURED All Danes together11/8/2016Graceful functionality: Republic of Fritz Hansen has used Arne Jacobsen’s classics for the interior of textile giant “Bestseller”.
DESIGN Cross-Border Design Contest: The new you 11/7/2016The goal of the recently launched "Cross-Border Design Contest" in the Dutch city of Maastricht is to translate the DNA of the Dutch Limburg region in an Interior object.
FEATURED The light of tranquility11/7/2016The sound-absorbing luminaire “Silenzio” by Luceplan enables guests to enjoy the quiet in a restaurant in airy heights in Italy’s Aosta Valley.
FEATURED A little piece of Italy high above Vienna11/2/2016The colorful new headquarters of Austrian Federal Railways was furnished with chairs and tables from Arper.
STYLEPARK ZUMTOBEL Mild and human-centered11/2/2016The sixth generation of the classic luminaire “Mildes Licht” has integrated, state-of-the-art technologies that show working in a much better light.
STYLEPARK MAGIS An apartment for friends and their friends10/27/2016For the international interview magazine “Freunde von Freunden”, Magis used pieces by a variety of designers to transform an apartment in Berlin into an event venue.
DESIGN Schiaparelli has stopped transmitting10/25/2016First reports said the European Mars module had made a controlled landing on the Red Planet. Then it turned out it was silent. Which certainly has something to do with the name “Schiaparelli”, translation problems, and design.
STYLEPARK MAGIS Questioning the conventional10/25/2016The Italian furniture company Magis attracts designers from all over the world. They love collaborating with founder Eugenio Perazza. Although the bar is set high.
STYLEPARK MAGIS Princely seating10/25/2016The renovation of a historical chateau in Belgium was completed with furniture by Magis.
STYLEPARK MAGIS Welcome to our table!10/25/2016Tables and chairs by Magis are not only the result of an intensive collaboration. They are also suffused with a special spirit of hospitality.
FEATURED A “smallest room” with the highest standards10/24/2016Laufen's sanitary ware has acquired an outstanding reputation thanks to the groundbreaking materials it has developed. The WCs “Moderna Plus” and “Moderna R” models were used for the extension to the Tate Modern in London that recently opened.
DESIGN Productive through Transparency10/18/2016For the system furniture manufacturer Piure, Werner Aisslinger designed the "Mesh" shelving system, which combines functionality with coziness.
DESIGN No color, no contract10/11/2016Reading educates 02: The book “Watercolors” offers a selection of the artistic drawings and plans created by the Danish designer Finn Juhl together with Marianne Riis-Carstensen.
DESIGN Hot wheels10/11/2016Reading educates 07: Be it racing cars, hot rods, lowriders, beach buggies – if your really love custom cars and take it to extremes, then “The Drive” is for you.
FEATURED A lunchbreak in World Cultural Heritage10/10/2016When redesigning the cafeteria in the former Van Nelle factory in Rotterdam, Wessel de Jonge Architekten took their cue from the original building, and featured contemporary furniture by Wilkhahn.
DESIGN Completely familiar, absolutely revolutionary Part 310/5/2016There’s no stopping the forward march of audio-visual media. But who knows perhaps the hand will actually grasp a pen again to make sure we do not completely submit to the rhythm of the machines.
FEATURED Dynamic playground10/4/2016In designing the workspace for Metrohm AG in Herisau, Switzerland, Lista Office LO set out to create an open-plan office world that can be easily adapted to the employees’ various tasks.
DESIGN Completely familiar, absolutely revolutionary Part 2 9/27/2016Evidently it is harder to dispense with the hand and its skills than one might think. It is especially trained and kept fit through writing. And those who write also train their capacity to think.
FEATURED Beautiful & practical9/19/2016Dallmer’s new “CeraFloor” shower drainage strip can be installed with millimeter precision. This stainless-steel drainage channel is easy to clean thanks to the integrated sloping curvature.