In recent years, aerial tramways have increasingly been brought into play as a means of transport in urban areas. We spoke to Reinhard Fitz, Head of International Business Development at Doppelmayr, about aerial tramways for the city and the need for a new form of connectivity.

In his book "Retail in Transition", architect Caspar Schmitz-Morkramer reflects on the question of how online retail is presently affecting urban centres. We spoke to him about the opportunities digitalisation presents as well as a longing for vibrant cities.

Furniture, luminaires, interiors, brand presences: What Note Design Studio from Stockholm creates looks fresh and contemporary. Behind it is a collective of designers and architects. Even interviews are not necessarily the founders' business: we spoke to graphic designer and art director Johanna Lundberg and furniture designer Joel Fjällström.

Maria Porro is the president of the Salone del Mobile.Milano, which will take place this year in Milan from 7 to 12 June 2022. In an interview she told us what she is focusing on at the moment as well as what visitors can look forward to.

The design studio and social enterprise Weserholz from Bremen uses design as a tool: From educational programmes to classic cooperation with companies, the team offers ecological and socially sustainable design. Industrial and product designer Armando Cornejo Chavez tells us in an interview what that means exactly.

Interior designer Cord Glantz of Geplan Design has created a “temporary home” at the b'mine hotel at Frankfurt Airport. Here, guests can sit down on furniture by Rolf Benz. In this interview, Glantz explains the concept to the publishers of Stylepark.

The Munich-based company Ambright has developed a light printing technology that enables architects, designers, and planners to create individual lighting solutions and have them produced immediately. The company’s founder and managing director Dr.-Ing. Florian Ilchmann tells us how it all works.

Designer and professor Bitten Stetter is the head of research for the Trends & Identity programme at the Zurich University of the Arts. She is currently developing prototypes for products that can be used in palliative care. In this interview she talks about how she is working to break a social taboo and what benefits product design can have at the end of a person's life.

Industrial and product designer Marco Dessí was born in the Italian city of Merano in the South Tyrolean Alps and lives in Vienna. He tells us in an interview why design is an interactive process for him and it is worthwhile to reinterpret the work of the old masters.

Attorney at Law Philip M. Jakober specializes in intellectual property rights, in particular copyright law, trademark law, design law and competition law. He tells us in an interview when a work is plagiarism and how designers can protect themselves.

Pieterjan Gijs and Arnout Van Vaerenbergh create works that oscillate between architecture and art – and challenge observers to question their customary perception of buildings.

Marva Griffin established the SaloneSatellite in 1998 and since then has made it possible for over 13,000 young designers to present their work to an international public at Salone del Mobile. She talks to us about what motivates her, her love of design and tells us about her current plans.

Petra Kahlfeldt's appointment as Berlin's Senate Building Director has been polarising. In an interview with Stylepark, she talks about ideological rifts, her suitability for the post and the reactions to her appointment.

The Deutsches Ledermuseum in Offenbach am Main is showing "TSATSAS. Einblick, Rückblick, Ausblick" (past, present, future) from 1 April 2022, a solo show on the portfolio of the leather manufacturer, which manages the balancing act between local production and an international presence. Dimitrios Tsatsas explains the concept of the exhibition and why design needs no ornamentation.

Hubert Klumpner is a professor of architecture and urban design at the ETH Zurich's Department of Architecture and a founding partner of Urbanthinktank_next. In an interview he told us what is important in the planning of urban space today, what is lacking and what we can learn from cities in the global south.

Jonsara Ruth is a designer, artist and design director of the Healthy Materials Lab, as well as the founding director of the Interior Design MFA programme at Parsons School of Design in New York City. She explains her commitment to sustainable building in an interview.

Transport expert Stefan Carsten researches the future of mobility. In an interview he explained to us why networked concepts and a holistic view of urban, suburban and rural areas are essential.

As a result of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, numerous companies have interrupted their work on projects in Russia – including many architecture firms. UNStudio tell us in an interview which designs they have stopped and whether morality is elementary in architecture.

Studying sustainable design – how does it work? Prof. Jörg Gätjens, lecturer at the public school ecosign/Akademie für Gestaltung in Cologne explains to us the concept for a design education that focuses on a sense of responsibility for the environment and society.

Prof. Karl Leo is a semiconductor physicist and conducts research on highly efficient OLED displays with his team at the Technical University of Dresden. He explains his research and the status quo of OLED technology to us in an interview.

Studio Drift designs fantastic works that use complex structures, kinetics, and light to illustrate the relationships between nature, humans and technology and to question our constructed world. In the interview, Lonneke Gordijn tells us why emotions play a crucial role in communication for the duo.

"The 8 X Jeff Koons," a limited-edition interpretation of the "M850i xDrive Gran Coupé," is the result of a collaboration between Jeff Koons and BMW. We spoke with BMW designer Corona Döring and press spokesman Steven Wörns about the artistic intention for the car.

NKBAK's architecture follows no particular design idiom, but instead develops what already exists on site. We spoke with Nicole Kerstin Berganski and Andreas Krawczyk about Frankfurt am Main, respect for historical layers, and the influence Japanese architecture has had on them.

From March 26, 2022 Vitra Design Museum in Weil/Rhein is presenting the exhibition “Plastic. Remaking Our World”. In the following interview head curator Dr. Jochen Eisenbrand tells us whether plastic can ever be sustainable and what surprised him during his research.

The exhibition “The Circle. The most iconic shape redesigned” recently opened at Museum für Angewandte Kunst in Cologne (MAKK). The curator is Wendy Plomp, founder of Dutch design collective Dutch Invertuals. In this interview, she explains the concept to us.

Child Studio, based in London, creates stage-ready interior design that perfects the balance between nostalgia and the contemporary. Their philosophy you can read about in our interview.

Inga Sempé is known for her delicate and playful designs. She tells us how diverse her portfolio is and what she has planned for this year.

Seven new subway stations in Karlsruhe were completed in December 2021. The lighting concept for them was created by Ingo Maurer, whose design forms an exciting combination with the restrained architecture.

Helge Barthelmes is the founder of the planning cooperative plan-up and develops new models for corporate workspace design with his team. In our interview, he tells us about the status quo of New Work.

A company by the name of MultiCON has come up with a way of processing desert and fine sands to make concrete. The relevant end product is apparently of a high quality and ecologically sound. How on earth can this be the case? We put a few questions to Dr. Leopold Halser, CEO of Multicon.

Four new skyscrapers are under construction in Frankfurt. These will make up the FOUR, a new high-rise quarter in the city. As well as offering space for hotels, bars, restaurants, and offices, these towers are set to accommodate 600 apartments of differing sizes, some of them reserved for subsidized housing. Groß & Partner CEO José Martínez explains the concept to us.

Bartenbach GmbH has been developing solutions in the daylight and artificial lighting sector for decades. We spoke with Wilfried Pohl, Director Research at Bartenbach, about the company's holistic approach.

The starry sky in Berlin's new Museum Island underground station is dotted with 6662 point-sources of light. We spoke to the Max Dudler's office about the history of the structure and the lighting concept behind it.

After analyzing the portfolio of the luminaire manufacturer Studio Italia Design, multidisciplinary designer Luca Nichetto is now repositioning it as Lodes and adapting his own creations.

Stefan Diez and Vibia presented the prototype for their flexible "Plusminus" lighting collection at the Salone del Mobile back in 2019: By combining a textile strip and various lighting fixtures, any room can be individually illuminated. The revolutionary system has now been finalized. Stefan Diez gives us a greater idea in an interview.