STYLEPARK ZUMTOBEL High Performer10/26/2016What do a Porsche 911, James Irvine and Activity-Based Lighting have to do with a healthy working environment? Daniel Stromborg of the Gensler design and architecture office provides answers in interview with Katharina Sommer.
STYLEPARK KVADRAT It always begins with curiosity10/24/2016Talking to Thomas Edelmann, Creative Director of Kinnasand Isa Glink explains what designing and fashioning textiles have in common with the work of an architect, what characterizes the new collection and what it means to belong to the Kvadrat group.
INTERVIEWS From the living room to the office – and back again 10/18/2016On behalf of Zeitraum Kaschkasch has taken the “Rail” single table and developed it into a variable furniture system that cuts just as fine a figure in the home as it does in me as the office. Thomas Wagner talked to Florian Kallus and Sebastian Schneider about it.
INTERVIEWS Fine art inside a coarse shell 9/28/2016Why did Désiré Feuerle choose of all places a concrete bunker in the middle of Berlin to present his art collection? In interview with Florian Heilmeyer he explains why this is just the right place, and John Pawson the right architect.
INTERVIEWS The Ringmaster and his Circus9/19/2016On the occasion of the presentation of the “Circus” Collection designed by Marcel Wanders, Fabian Peters spoke to Alberto Alessi about Dutch design and the Alessi book – and about why he really doesn’t care what his company will be doing in five years’ time.
INTERVIEWS The Fine Particle Vacuum Cleaner7/9/2016Artist and environmental designer Daan Roosegaarde talked with Paul Andreas about his Smog Free Tower, a smart highway and light-intensive projects that can nevertheless be sustainable.
INTERVIEWS New build in blue6/7/2016In the Arsenale’s Corderie the eye is caught by a large, blue model. It’s full of real proposals for a new, revolutionary way of building houses. Could an “Arrival City” really succeed in this way? Florian Heilmeyer spoke to Jörg Leeser of BeL about the concept.
INTERVIEWS A nation in a refugee camp6/7/2016Since their expulsion 40 years ago the Sahrawis have lived in refugee camps in Algeria, where they have established their own state. Florian Heilmeyer spoke to Manuel Herz about the Western Sahara Pavilion.
STYLEPARK AXOR No two bathrooms alike5/4/2016Be it at home or in a hotel, when it comes to the bathroom standards are definitely on the rise. Anders Bergman spoke to Susanne Brandherm of Brandherm + Krumrey Interior Architecture on trends in the world of bathrooms.
INTERVIEWS What touches people's soul?4/26/2016Jerszy Seymour is a difficult nut to crack. His design is highly individual and not always easy to like. Uta Abendroth spoke to the artist-cum-designer, 48, about humor, poetry and happy endings.
INTERVIEWS It’s the variety that is fun4/20/2016In Milan, Nendo presented 50 Manga Chairs in the cloisters of Basilica Minore di San Simpliciano, a rocking horse for Kartell, marble tables for Marsotto Edizioni, and much more besides. Uta Abendroth spoke to Oki Sato, the mind behind Nendo, about materials, inspiration, and being Japanese.
INTERVIEWS The idea must also be to save light3/18/2016What developments will shape the face of the lighting industry going forward? Adeline Seidel asked lighting designer Rogier van der Heide.
INTERVIEWS Slender head, large impact3/12/2016Ewo, a company in Northern Italy, teamed up with Jörg Boner to develop the “GO” luminaire series. Sandra Hofmeister spoke to the Ewo Head of Marketing Hannes Wohlgemuth about the collaboration.
INTERVIEWS You have to fight for good ideas3/7/2016David Chipperfield, Bruce Mau, Anish Kapoor, Stefan Sagmeister, Sanaa, Snøhetta and James Turrell – all of them have designed artistic annual reports for the Zumtobel Group. Adeline Seidel asked Jürg Zumtobel how the idea came about and where his passion for beautiful books comes from.
INTERVIEWS We used to be more frivolous 2/11/2016Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have designed roller blinds for Kvadrat. In an interview with Martina Metzner, Erwan Bouroullec reveals the ideas behind the new product and how design stimulates the senses.
INTERVIEWS Sander Wassink12/15/2015: is a design nomad and explores the culture of the global economy
INTERVIEWS Bitter beauty11/20/2015From the viewpoint of Portuguese architect and architectural theorist Diogo Seixas Lopes, Aldo Rossi’s buildings are steeped in melancholy. Adeline Seidel asked Lopes why this is.
STYLEPARK AXOR Fire meets Water11/3/2015Matteo Gonet is a glass blower – a skilled trade that few master today. Adeline Seidel spoke with the Swiss craftsman about water, glass fittings and the beauty of fragility.
INTERVIEWS My, your, our place of work10/2/2015Basler Versicherung ran a successful pilot project to test a new, open and flexibly designed office world – complete with furniture by Lista Office LO. Here, Jürgen Bartels, a section head at the insurance company, explains why.
INTERVIEWS Right for the climate9/12/2015Current 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.
INTERVIEWS What counts: Playability9/4/2015It’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.
INTERVIEWS Erik Olovsson7/12/2015: meditates every day, and designs furniture items as if they were 3D graphics
INTERVIEWS Only the watercolors burned to nothing6/29/2015How to live in orbit? Adeline Seidel talked with Galina Balashova, the interior designer of the Russian space capsules, about green floors, blue ceilings and creating a sense of homeliness in space.
INTERVIEWS Axel Schindlbeck6/7/2015: makes everyday items that forge links between man, technology and humor
INTERVIEWS May the force be with you5/28/2015“Force One” is the powerful name for the new luminaire that Berlin-based designer Rupert Kopp has created for and with Nimbus. With its slender body and intelligent details, the workstation floor-standing lamp cuts a fine figure in any office.
