STYLEPARK AXOR Press and shower12/22/2015With the new “Axor One” control unit for Axor, the Hansgrohe SE design brand, showering is simpler and more intuitive. Designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby explain just how in conversation with Martina Metzner.
DESIGN Closing Fast 18:Even Dionysus needs a mirror 12/18/2015“Handle with Care” is the latest addition to Antonia Henschel’s series of “Objects” – this time they’re made of glass, china and ceramic.
DESIGN Closing fast 17: Kaamos needs musiikki12/17/2015Finland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has had an entire set of “typically Finnish” emojis designed – the first country to take such a step.
DESIGN Closing fast 16: The Magnificent Seven for Arne or against Arne?12/16/2015Is all the song and dance of staging things now affecting design or do classics need a makeover now and again?
FEATURED Arper in a spaceship12/14/2015Orona Ideo’s head office in San Sebastián is a futuristic disc. Its interior exudes a cool elegance, with exquisite furniture by Arper zoning its spacious offices.
DESIGN Closing fast 13: In a world of labels12/13/2015Meß mer’n Tee with a spoon for measuring out the tea or enjoying the taste of snow? What we can learn from the literature on branded goods.
DESIGN Once there was more ...12/11/2015The Stylepark team recommends special gifts, has any number of good wishes, and is busy handing out lots of tinsel, too.
DESIGN Closing fast 11: Refined discoloration12/11/2015When it’s time for a color switchover on the Pedrali furniture production line, there are various surprising side-effects in the injection molding plant.
DESIGN Closing fast 05: Europe shrinks12/5/2015“We connect people in Europe” Deutsche Telekom announces in a commercial and displaces architectural landmarks.
DESIGN Closing fast 04: Cell phone! Punkt. 12/4/2015Jasper Morrison has designed a cell phone that seeks to be nothing more and nothing less. Does Edward Snowden have something to do with it?
STYLEPARK AUDEMARS PIGUET The cricket’s got rhythm 12/4/2015As part of the very first Audemars Piguet Art Commission, artist and composer Robin Meier has create a fascinating environment: “Synchronicity” explores forms of spontaneous self-organization and collective intelligence. It is both living sculpture and laboratory at the same time.
STYLEPARK AUDEMARS PIGUET The Architecture of the Watch12/3/2015The scale in which architects and watchmakers work is completely different. While those designing buildings seek to avoid complexity, those watchmakers who can manufacture a “Grande Complication” are greeted with accolades.
STYLEPARK AUDEMARS PIGUET Striking a balance in the quiet valley12/2/2015Watchmakers and architects have a few things in common: precision down to the smallest details, a sure feel for aesthetics, and exploring structural and technical limits. Adeline Seidel talked to Kai-Uwe Bergmann about the limits BIG seeks to tackle with their new build for Audemars Piguet.
DESIGN Light the fire!12/1/2015Chopping wood, lighting the fire, enjoying cozy warmth and flickering flames – sound delightful? Then why not get a wood burning stove? Current models not only come with sophisticated technology, but also boast exclusive designs.
DESIGN Closing fast 01: Gropius and his Adler 12/1/2015Luxurious mobility and progressive architecture have always been a perfect match.
DESIGN Sit down on the goat11/25/2015Leather, hide or brocade – fashion is reveling in high-grade materials and elaborate textures. The furniture design at times remains restrained.
DESIGN Design rules11/17/2015Rules, regulations, instructions – who decides on what is to be designed – and how?
DESIGN A life of style 11/15/2015For 25 years Cesare Cunaccia has been an authority in Italy as regards aesthetics. So it is high time to take a look at his own apartment and to clarify a few fundamental questions.
DESIGN Wear pine11/11/2015Do furniture design and fashion swing to the same rhythm? We had a look round in Cologne, London, Milan, New York, Paris and Stockholm: And started with color.
DESIGN Shards are the chance11/9/2015Sebastian Herkner is a very sought-after designer. We accompanied him from Offenbach to Selb, where he is to boost business for Rosenthal with porcelain vases and teapots.
DESIGN Lay down your head10/24/2015Rest, nap, read or let your thoughts wander during the day – on a daybed. Be it an upmarket modern version, a narrow bench, a chaise longue or a new wave – they all look great.
DESIGN After Shows10/22/2015A new collecting frenzy is sweeping across the planet. But how did we develop this penchant for accumulating things? Is it rooted in early childhood?
DESIGN They know what they are doing10/9/2015What is involved, what needs to happen for a few thoughts and sketches to get turned into a chair, a table or a sofa? Want to know more? Then the monographs on the respective oeuvres of James Irvine and Jasper Morrison are a great place to start.
FEATURED Masterful landscapes in Bergamo10/6/2015Sixteen days of pure Lombard horticultural pleasure: from 5 to 20 September Bergamo hosted the fifth “I Maestri del Paesaggio – International Meeting of the Landscape and Garden”. The quiet town at the foot of the Alps offers landscape architects and designers the space and setting to meet others from their profession in the midst of public garden presentations. Simultaneously, it takes leave of the Italian summer.
DESIGN The boss sat at the back10/2/2015He knew how spaces functioned and how to build modern furniture without requiring tubular steel: Walking in Alvar Aalto’s footsteps in Finland.
DESIGN Pocket cars9/18/2015What do car keys look like in the age of digitalization? Have they finally ceased to be status symbols? We checked out a few of the latest examples at the Frankfurt International Motor Show.
DESIGN A cheater on Chury9/15/2015It 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”.
DESIGN Radiofonografo: Brionvega RR1269/9/2015Be 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.
DESIGN In pole position9/8/2015Loungers 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.
DESIGN A carpet for games9/8/2015A 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”.
