Interviews

Together with Wagner Living, architect and designer Hadi Teherani has created the ergonomic "W3D" stool using a 3D printing process in the #wagnerdesignlab. The matching tables will be presented at Milan Design Week. He tells us what the collaboration is about in an interview.

Carlotta de Bevilacqua is an architect, designer, professor and President and CEO of Artemide and Danese Milano. We recently met her for an interview and talked about the latest collections and her vision for Artemide.

Curator Jane Withers explains in an interview how she aims to change our awareness of this resource with the exhibition ‘Water Pressure – Design for the Future’.

Sarah Behrens and Ina Westheiden from The Baukunst Dynamites in Stuttgart see their office as an architecture label that operates at the interface of art and architecture. Their "Doppelgänger reloaded" project, for which they designed an extension for the home of an art foundation, provides a good illustration of the approach.

Ever since 2018, with their design studio “anima ona” Freia Achenbach and June Fàbregas have focused on further developing previously untapped resources such as construction waste. The latter, if processed into geopolymers, offers a sustainable alternative to concrete. In the following interview they tell us more about their research.

Sam Lombardo recently completed his studies at écal – his graduation project is "The table of the future", which can also be used as a stovetop. In this interview, he tells us how his idea differs from those of established manufacturers.

Markus Frenzl is Professor for Design and Media Theory at the Faculty of Design at the Munich University of Applied Sciences (MUAS). Parallel to this he conducts research into design and innovation cultures as part of the Hightech Agenda Bavaria (HTA). A key component of his additional research professorship is the founding of the design cultures institute for applied design research (dci). He presented the ideas in an interview with us.

Prof. Dirk Hebel is Dean of the Department of Architecture at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). In the following interview he reveals what he thinks construction must be like to be viable in the future.

Are internationally practising architecture offices already working with the tools of artificial intelligence? And if so, which benefits do they perceive? We asked for answers at AMDL CIRCLE, gmp Architekten, MVRDV NEXT and Norm Architects.

English designer Chris Martin is co-founder and chief designer of the Stockholm-based furniture company Massproductions. Together with Magnus Elebäck, he develops high-quality designs that are produced in series and shows that mass production is not exclusively negative.

The WINT Design Lab develops sustainable futures. Based at Tegel Airport in Berlin, on the basis of practical work, the team explores holistic design strategies, new hybrid tools, and generating interdisciplinary knowledge. In the following interview they tell us what they are currently working on.

Kerstin Pfleger and Peter Paulhart founded Studio RE.D in Vienna in 2022, with their own experimental workshop and office. We spoke to the two to find out what moves, inspires, motivates them and what they expect from the future.

Architects can turn to the Revalu platform, which offers data on materials, when undertaking a lifecycle analysis of their project, as it enables them to compare the environmental impact of different construction materials. Kika Brockstedt, co-founder & CEO of Revalu Impact AG, talks to us and explains the idea.

Danny Richman is an AI consultant and developer of FabricGenie, the AI-based design app. In an interview, he explains the function of generative artificial intelligence and highlights the technology’s opportunities and risks.

Tim Fu is an architectural designer who specializes in working with artificial intelligence (AI). Before founding his high-tech architecture practice Studio Tim Fu, he worked for Zaha Hadid Architects. In this interview, he tells us how AI can be used in architecture.

Already for sixty years, the Italian furniture manufacturer Pedrali stands for beauty, tradition and innovation. Monica Pedrali and her brother Giuseppe are the second generation to run the innovative family business. In this interview, she tells us about current projects, goals and challenges.

Olivier Sogno is Business Unit Leader AXOR and Vice President Corporate Marketing for the Hansgrohe Group. He talks to Robert Volhard, Stylepark founder and publisher, and explains which topics are important for the longstanding company and its design brand today.

Mark Braun has run his own design studio in Berlin since 2006. His portfolio includes selected projects for companies such as Lobmeyr, Mono, Nomos Glashütte, and Thonet, not to mention bespoke one-offs such as for the Aura Karwendel.

Heimtextil in Frankfurt am Main from 9 to 12 January 2024 offers the best market overview of current international topics in the home and contract textiles industry. Bettina Bär, Director Heimtextil, gives us a preview of the extensive programme.

Cleaf called its creative installation "Like a bar", which was developed in collaboration with Bestetti Associati and Audo Architects. It is the perfect example of how powerful surfaces are in shaping the atmosphere of a room and how many options Cleaf offers to personalise it.

Gerald Cappek is Managing Director of Vola GmbH Deutschland. In this interview he gives us some insights into his corporate philosophy, explains the concept behind the revamped showroom in Munich, and tells us why Arne Jacobsen’s design style is essential for Vola.

Sustainability manager Cristiane Kopp at Laufen, the Swiss bathroom specialist, explains in this interview what topics are currently the priorities in their approach.

Connected Urban Twins (CUT) is a project between the cities of Hamburg, Leipzig and Munich that promotes the development of urban data platforms and digital twins. Our author Robert Schütz spoke to the overall project manager Dr. Nora Reinecke.

The International Architecture Triennial recently opened in Sharjah. The curator is the Nigerian architect Tosin Oshinowo – in this interview, she tells us what to expect.

He leads interviews and designs situations: A conversation with the young German designer Silvio Rebholz.

The DVRZ Design Days in Kyiv recently provided a platform for designers from all corners of Ukraine to showcase their creations, fostering an environment of collaboration and mutual support. Curator Larysa Tsybina and architect Anait Danielian tell us what it takes to continue their creative work in the midst of war and what we can all learn from it.

Michele Cazzaniga, Simone Mandelli and Antonio Pagliarulo founded the interdisciplinary CMP Design Studio in 2009 and since then have been creating both furniture and brand identities. We visited them in their studio in Como.

Environmental science graduate Jörg Hoffmann is the Sustainability Manager at German furniture manufacturer and international player Wilkhahn. In this interview he highlights what issues are key and which goals are still on the agenda.

Sylvia Leydecker is an interior designer and director of her own Cologne-based practice “100% interior”. Nanotechnology and health are her two central themes, which she has addressed in countless projects, publications and lectures. We talked with her about the opportunities and goals for designers as well as users.

Nanna Ditzel is one of the Danish designers of the twentieth century who made a significant contribution to innovative changes in design. The exhibition "Nanna Ditzel – Taking Design to New Heights" in Trapholt, Denmark, shows her complete oeuvre for the first time. Curator Sara Staunsager explains the concept to us in an interview.

Gary Bencheghib is a filmmaker and environmental activist. Together with his siblings, he founded the organisation Sungai Watch, which stands up against the massive environmental pollution in Indonesia. In parallel, he is looking for ways to recycle the plastic waste – like with Sungai Design and a Tiny House.

Xenia Watson is studying Product Design at the HfG Hochschule für Gestaltung in Offenbach. The result of “Within – A Shadow in Knitwear” – her term project – is a cardigan with integrated codes and every fiber of it attests to the appreciation of wool as a material.

The designers Judith Augustin and Sophie Dobrigkeit organise the DDC Women's Table format as part of the Deutschen Designer Club. They tell us in an interview what their goal is and why a platform for female designers from all over Germany is needed.

The International Building Exhibition in the Stuttgart Region is looking for answers to the question of how we want to live and work in the future. In this context, circular planning and building have a role to play. We spoke to Tobias Schiller and Stefanie Weavers from IBA'27 about the process-based approach of the projects.

This year designers Alberto Brogliato and Federico Traverso presented their latest product for Magis: The "Trave" chair. In this interview they tell us why for them good design is essentially about balance, time, and, paring things back.