--- title: "Interviews" url: "https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/interviews" language: "en" type: "articleType" page: 6 description: "Interviews" image: "https://www.stylepark.com/apple-touch-icon.png" --- # Interviews [INTERVIEWS Masters of Purism 8/9/2023 In this interview Christoph Gerdesmeyer and Jonas Krohn provide an insight into their broad project portfolio – from the 4.0 office to the customized kitchen.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/designstudio-gerdesmeyer-krohn-interview-design-interior-architecture-customized-kitchen-pure-minimal-stylepark-magazin) [AWARD NOMINATION A ribbon of light 7/25/2023 Industrial designer Simon Busse has created the first mass-produced design of a SparkShape for Ambright: The pendant luminaire "PARIS", which consists of two layers of printed light running perpendicular to each other. The basis for the elegant design was provided by the slim corpuses of the SparkShapes.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/ambright-simon-busse-pendant-light-paris-design-interview-stylepark-magazine) [INTERVIEWS The Origin of Things 7/7/2023 The artist and furniture designer Sara Martinsen recently collaborated with the Danish furniture manufacturer Garde Hvalsøe at 3daysofdesign to present a wide range of organic materials in an aesthetic context. She explains her practice to us in an interview.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/sara-martinsen-the-origin-of-things-garde-hvalsoe-ausstellung-kopenhagen-material-design-art-stylepark-magazin) [INTERVIEWS Transfer of knowledge 6/27/2023 The designer and architect Patricia Urquiola is one of the mentors of the project "Mentorship Milano": The project, conceived and promoted by the city councillor Alessia Cappello and the city of Milan, is the first public and free mentoring project by women for women between the ages of 16 and 30 in the region. She explains the concept to us in an interview.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/patricia-urquiola-mentorship-milano-design-architecture-mentor-interview-stylepark-magazine) [STYLEPARK BURGBAD Designing Evolution 6/20/2023 With "Vry" for burgbad Patrick Frey presents a bathroom furniture collection which with its graphic appearance and variable functions offers new perspectives in the bathroom – but is adaptable enough to cut a fine figure in all other living areas.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/burgbad-vry-patrick-frey-bathroom-furniture-stylepark-magazine) [ORIGINAL VS. PLAGIARISM Communicate instead of copying 6/19/2023 If you have a good idea, sooner or later it will be copied – designer Luca Nichetto recently highlighted two examples where his works were obviously the basis. In an interview, he tells us why these plagiarisms are symptoms of a diseased system.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/luca-nichetto-plagiarism-copy-fendi-louis-vuitton-product-design-stylepark-magazine) [YOUNG TALENTS Tradition from the 3D printer 6/13/2023 Honoka Lab, a design collective from Japan, was honoured with first place at this year's SaloneSatellite Award. For their Tatami ReFAB Project, they use 3D printing technology and recycled materials to bring a centuries-old tradition into the modern age: discarded tatami mats serve as the base material for furniture.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/tatami-refab-project-honoka-3d-furniture-luminaires-interiodesign-stylepark-magazine) [INTERVIEWS Colors That Spark Curiosity 6/11/2023 Studio Besau Marguerre have redesigned the foyer of the MK&G in Hamburg. We spoke to Eva Marguerre and Marcel Besau about a space where you can catch your breath, about how to talk about colors while out for a walk and why sometimes you have to choose bright colors.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/museum-art-craft-besau-marguerre-foyer-colour-interior-design-stilpark-magazine) [INTERVIEWS The architect of lightness 6/6/2023 He is considered a master of timeless elegance, and many of his designs have been steadily produced by leading manufacturers in the Italian furniture industry: Piero Lissoni, architect, designer and creative director of seven Italian furniture brands, has apparently cracked the "classic" code for furniture design. Now Knoll is launching new outdoor furniture with a claim to imperishability.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/knoll-piero-lissoni-outdoor-richard-schultz-classic-stylepark-magazine) [INTERVIEWS Efficient Energy 5/24/2023 How can your hot water supply and heating be separated, and what role do instantaneous water heaters play? Jörg A. Gerdes, Managing Partner of Clage, explains the principle behind the idea.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/clage-energy-hot-water-and-heating-supply-e-flow-heater-interview-stylepark-magazine) [INTERVIEWS Storyteller with passion 5/23/2023 In 2021, Barbara Elwardt and Piotr Wisniewski founded weStudio in Berlin, a multidisciplinary creative studio specialising in interior design, gastronomy and the hotel industry. With a focus on art and custom-made furniture, the duo creates harmonious spaces.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/westudio-multidisciplinary-creative-studio-berlin-stylepark-magazin) [STYLEPARK LAUFEN Outrageously good 5/22/2023 Under the title "How dare you", Laufen presented an extraordinary show during Milan Design Week that included both the new collection by architects and designers Nicolo Ornaghi, Delfino Sisto Legnani and Francesco Zorzi of NM3, as well as that by artist Monique Baumann. They explain their creative approach to us in an interview.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/laufen-nm3-monique-baumann-milan-design-week-bathroom-collection-stylepark-magazine) [INTERVIEWS Colour, not decoration 5/16/2023 Emanuele Stamuli is a naval architect and designs high-end stores, mainly for international, popular fashion brands, as well as residential projects and hip furniture. He tells us in an interview how he follows his own path with a rationalist approach to design, a soft spot for detail and sustainability.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/architecture-furniture-design-interiordesign-emanuele-stamuli-stylepark-magazine) [INTERVIEWS All under control? 5/15/2023 What would it be like if our society were controlled exclusively by algorithms? Under the direction of Prof. Fabian Hemmert, students from the Industrial Design department at the University of Wuppertal have developed dystopian products that are intended to sharpen our view of undesirable futures.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/aicracy-dystopia-design-control-wuppertal-algorithms-responsibility-society-stylepark-magazine) [STYLEPARK PEDRALI Gentle strength 5/12/2023 The architects and designers Pio and Tito Toso have created the "Anemos" table for Pedrali, which expresses the material of concrete in a new way: The brothers have formed two shells from it, which are slightly rotated to provide the base for the rounded tabletop. Tito Toso explains the idea to us in an interview.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/pedrali-anemos-pio-tito-toso-concrete-table-design-salone-del-mobile-stylepark) [SUSTAINABILITY The beauty of imperfection 5/11/2023 In its current exhibition "Repair Revolution!", which runs until 15 October 2023, the Museum für Gestaltung in Zurich shows how repairs can avoid waste and even create something new.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/repair-revolution-museum-for-design-zuerich-design-sustainability-stylepark-magazine) [INTERVIEWS A sense of "wow" 5/10/2023 The architecture firm Snøhetta impresses with fine lighting in its powerful yet discreet projects around the world. In our interview, interior architect Peter Girgis from the Oslo headquarters talks about the influence of Nordic light, the design of luminaires and the challenges of illuminating a restaurant at the bottom of the sea.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/snohetta-light-architecture-design-euroluce-interview-stylepark-magazine) [INTERVIEWS Designing Outdoor Space 5/8/2023 Xaveer de Geyter Architects and Topotek 1 Architektur are the winners of the architectural competition for the entire new building of HfG, the Offenbach University of Art and Design. In the following interview Xaveer De Geyter explains their idea of a "small town around a green campus".](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/xaveer-de-geyter-architects-topotek-1-architektur-hfg-offenbach-new-building-green-campus-sustainability-education-new-work-stylepark-magazine) [INTERVIEWS A Dynamic Tool 5/8/2023 At Milan Design Week Brunner presented the first prototypes of “foild” – a light, adjustable room divider, the brainchild of architecture and design studio atelier oï. In this interview, designer Aurel Aebi (one of the three founders of atelier oï) and CEO Dr. Marc Brunner explain the concept.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/brunner-atelier-oi-foil-room-divider-salone-del-mobile-milan-design-week-stylepark-magazine) [BIENNALE ARCHITETTURA 2023 In Exchange 5/2/2023 Architecture collective AKT is collaborating with Viennese architect Hermann Czech to design the Austrian pavilion for this year’s Architecture Biennale in Venice. We talked to AKT about the project and the participative approach they take in their work.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/akt-hermann-czech-architecture-public-space-participation-oesterreich-pavilion-architecture-biennale-stylepark-magazine) [NEW WORK Smart Working 5/1/2023 Ulrich Blum is an architect for workplace design at Zaha Hadid Architects and holds a professorship for digital design at Münster School of Architecture. In the following interview he talks about future design scenarios and their influence on networked working environments.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/zaha-hadid-architekten-infinitus-plaza-guangzhou-china-architektur-neues-werk-ulrich-blum-stylepark-magazin) [INTERVIEWS Design that supports people 4/18/2023 Lise Vester is a young, up-and-coming designer from Denmark. In her work, she prefers to focus on lighting objects and design that have a positive effect on people’s well-being. She explains her concept in an interview.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/lise-vester-design-light-interview-euroluce-3daysofdesign-stylepark-magazin) [PREVIEW – MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2023 Hidden gems 4/12/2023 Valentina Ciuffi and Joseph Grima are the initiators of Alcova, one of the latest exhibitions during Milan Design Week. Valentina Ciuffi tells us in an interview what visitors can expect this year at the new location.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/alcova-valentina-ciuffi-and-joseph-grima-mail-and-milan-design-week-2023-design-architecture-art-stylepark-magazine) [PREVIEW – SALONE DEL MOBILE & MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2023 Designing change 4/11/2023 From 18 to 23 April 2023, the Salone del Mobile.Milano will be held at the Fiera Milano Rho exhibition centre and include the Euroluce lighting biennale. Simone Farresin and Andrea Trimarchi, founders of the research-based design studio Formafantasma, have created modular exhibition designs for it. Andrea Trimarchi explains the concept to us in an interview.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/formafantasma-euroluce-light-salone-del-mobile-installation-exhibition-design-stylepark-magazine) [INTERVIEWS Balance with strong gestures 4/4/2023 The Italian family-owned company Fantini can build on strong roots: founded in 1947, the fittings manufacturer based on picturesque Lake Orta has been renowned for exceptional designs and consistently high quality since the beginning. CEO Daniela Fantini explains to us in an interview what makes Fantini different.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/fantini-faucet-maker-ortasee-design-daniela-fantini-interview-stylepark-magazine) [FUTURE “Heading full-speed straight for disaster, whistling happily all the way” 4/3/2023 Architects and engineers are the kind of people who have set themselves the task of making the world a better place. But what can anybody do after having come to the realization that the world will be past saving if we carry on building at the current rate? In this interview with our author Falk Jaeger, architect and engineer Werner Sobek reveals some disturbing facts.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/werner-sobek-architect-engineer-sustainability-building-falk-jaeger-stylepark-magazine) [SUSTAINABILITY To be continued 3/30/2023 It is the objective of Berlin-based startup Urban Beta to create integrated, innovative, and transformative spaces. With BetaPort, the company has taken a participative approach to developing an on-demand, circular, modular timber-hybrid building system. In this interview, Marvin Bratke, managing partner at the studio, explains the concept to us.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/urban-beta-betaport-system-architecture-building-future-cycle-economy-stylepark-magazine) [SUSTAINABILITY Getting to the root of things 3/27/2023 Concular promotes circular construction, thus helping the building sector to use the available resources efficiently and to become carbon neutral in its objectives. Its digital database allows users to view those materials and products that can be reused for new projects. In this interview, Annabelle von Reutern, Head of Business Development, explains the concept to us.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/concular-circular-building-annabelle-von-reutern-building-sustainability-environment-co2-stylepark-magazine) [INTERVIEWS Optimised 3/24/2023 At this year's ISH in Frankfurt am Main, Geberit presented a wide range of sanitary solutions and smart ideas that simplify planning as well as use and maintenance. Designer Christoph Behling has been designing for Geberit for many years and gives us an overview of the novelties in this interview.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/geberit-ish-2023-interview-christoph-behling-wc-shower-bathroom-water-stylepark-magazin) [INTERVIEWS Pushing the Limits 3/16/2023 Ole Scheeren has become widely known for projects such as the CCTV Headquarters and Guardian Art Center in Beijing as well as The Interlace residential complex in Singapore. Now the Center for Art and Media (ZKM) in Karlsruhe is showing a solo exhibition of the German architect's work until 4 June 2023.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/ole-scheeren-architecture-high-rise-oma-zkm-stylepark-magazine) [INTERVIEWS Laufen: Three questions to Peter Wirz 3/13/2023 The interdisciplinary and international team of the Vetica design studio led by Peter Wirz accompanies the development processes of industrial products in form and function – such as for the premium brand Laufen. His new collection is on show at the ISH in Frankfurt am Main from 13 to 17 March 2023.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/peter-wirz-laufen-bathroom-vetica-stylepark-magazine-ceramics-design) [INTERVIEWS Between Tradition and Innovation 3/11/2023 Roca, the world’s largest manufacturer of sanitary ceramics, is expanding its portfolio of complete bathroom solutions still further. Marc Viardot, Corporate Marketing and Design Director of the Roca Group gives us an insight into the ISH trade fair appearance of the Roca brand and the philosophy of the company.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/ish-2023-marc-viardot-roca-roca-group-sanitary-ceramics-design-stylepark-magazine) [STYLEPARK ISH Take advantage of opportunities 3/9/2023 In the run-up to ISH, which will be taking place in Frankfurt am Main from March 13-17, we talked to two experts from the fields of HVAC and bathroom fitting, Jens J. Wischmann, CEO of Vereinigung Deutsche Sanitärwirtschaft e.V. (VDS), and Claudio Paulus, who is on the management board at heating and air conditioning firm E. Engelhardt GmbH + Co.KG. In the interview, the two talk about how things currently stand and about what areas will be gaining in importance.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/ish-jens-j-wischmann-claudio-paulus-interview-shk-industry-stylepark-magazine) [INTERVIEWS Heritage preservation in times of war 3/7/2023 Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine is also waged on Ukrainian architectural culture: Our author Falk Jaeger spoke to architect Philipp Meuser about the Ukrainian architectural legacy and the plans for reconstruction once the war is over.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/ukraine-philipp-meuser-russia-war-architecture-heritage-reconstruction-stylepark-magazin) [STYLEPARK ISH Smart Strategies 2/24/2023 On the occasion of the ISH, we spoke with the two expert planners Matthias Rammig and Felix Thumm from Transsolar about sensible smart building solutions in the field of water and energy for existing buildings. The world's leading trade fair for HVAC + Water will take place in Frankfurt am Main from March 13 to 17, 2023.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/transsolar-smart-building-ish-water-energy-stylepark) - [1](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/interviews.md?page=1) - [2](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/interviews.md?page=2) - [3](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/interviews.md?page=3) - [4](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/interviews.md?page=4) - [5](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/interviews.md?page=5) - [6](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/interviews.md?page=6) - [7](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/interviews.md?page=7) - [8](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/interviews.md?page=8) - … - [15](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/interviews.md?page=15) - [16](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/interviews.md?page=16) - [17](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/interviews.md?page=17)