PODCAST Podcast: "NEW WORK! 9 TO LIFE?" Part IV12/16/2020Stylepark moderates the new podcast "NEW WORK! 9 TO LIFE?" by Gärtner Internationale Möbel.
STYLEPARK AXOR Individual perfection12/16/2020What does it take to give architects much scope in planning bathrooms? We spoke to Stefan Hoske, Senior Consultant for Architecture and Design at AXOR, about collaborations with designers, the “Made in Germany” seal of quality, and possibilities for an individual touch.
STYLEPARK BURGBAD Sustainable balance12/14/2020Jeannette Altherr tells us about “MYA” for burgbad, the advantage of capsule collections, and the need for harmony in design.
PODCAST Podcast: "NEW WORK! 9 TO LIFE? Part III12/9/2020Stylepark moderates the new podcast "NEW WORK! 9 TO LIFE?" by Gärtner Internationale Möbel.
PODCAST Podcast: "NEW WORK! 9 TO LIFE?" Part II12/2/2020Stylepark presents the new podcast "NEW WORK! 9 TO LIFE?" by Gärtner Internationale Möbel.
INTERVIEWS Three questions to: Patricia Urquiola12/1/2020Patricia Urquiola has designed three new textiles for Kvadrat: The faux-uni upholstery fabrics "Relate" and "Reflect" and the curtain fabric "Lumo" in woven twill, which offers a particularly dense quality. In this interview she explains her concept to us.
PODCAST Podcast: "NEW WORK! 9 TO LIFE?" Part I11/25/2020Stylepark presents the new podcast "NEW WORK! 9 TO LIFE?" by Gärtner Internationale Möbel.
STYLEPARK SIGEL A cool head in turbulent times10/21/2020With seismographic precision and keen intuition, interior architects Susanne Brandherm and Sabine Krumrey are monitoring the changes taking shape in workplaces this year. And there’ll be no swift return to the old normal – because in their office too, things are now very different.
STYLEPARK WILKHAHN A realistic virtual building10/13/2020In collaboration with Wilkhahn the architects at Munich’s 1zu33 have designed a virtual office building at a real location as part of the “Human Centered Workplace” project. Georg Thiersch, managing partner of 1zu33, reveals more in our interview.
STYLEPARK SIGEL Cultivating workplaces10/12/2020What kind of spaces and premises do employees need to ensure a company is fit for the future? Stylepark put the question to Karim El-Ishmawi and Chris Middleton, founders of architecture firm Kinzo.
STYLEPARK SIGEL “A new feeling of belonging”9/29/2020How is the world of work changing in the opinion of Tishman Speyer, an internationally active American real-estate firm? Robert Volhard spoke to Florian Reiff, who heads operations in Germany.
STYLEPARK SIGEL Changing perspectives8/25/2020As a futurist with a focus on the development of the working world Franz Kühmayer straddles the interface between trend research and consultancy. In our interview he spoke to us about the current chances and risks he sees for firms.
STYLEPARK BOCCI In a new light8/20/2020Omer Arbel, co-founder of luminaire manufacturer Bocci, is famous for his highly unusual designs. With the 75.9 project he returns to his roots as an architect and once again imbues a coarse material, namely concrete, with elegance.
STYLEPARK VILLEROY & BOCH Holistic approach8/6/2020“O.novo” and “Architectura”: Two versatile system collections by Villeroy & Boch. What advantages do they each have, how do they differ? And which solutions does the ceramics specialist offer with a view to hygiene? We asked Thomas Kannengiesser, Director Product Management CSW Projects.
INTERVIEWS STYLEPARK ZOOM IN with Object Carpet × Ippolito Fleitz Group7/27/2020Object Carpet and the Ippolito Fleitz Group have jointly developed a bold carpet collection that provides a stage for life.
INTERVIEWS Precision work7/8/2020The works by Guglielmo Poletti strike a balance between aesthetics and construction. In the interview the designer explains how he treads the fine line and giving us insights about the new table collection "L45" born from his ongoing collaboration with Desalto.
INTERVIEWS STYLEPARK ZOOM IN with Jeannette Altherr6/22/2020A holistic, free approach and the striving for balance characterise Jeannette Altherr's award-winning design for renowned manufacturers.
INTERVIEWS STYLEPARK ZOOM IN with Christoph Felger6/9/2020Christoph Felger is a partner and design director in the Berlin office of David Chipperfield Architects. It was recently awarded with the DAM Prize 2020 for the James-Simon-Galerie on Berlin's Museum Island.
STYLEPARK GIRA An invitation to exchange ideas5/26/2020Building technology specialist Gira has launched a new substantive and visual concept. Torben Bayer, Head of Brand Development and Marketing, tells us all about the underlying idea.
INTERVIEWS STYLEPARK ZOOM IN with Stefan Schulze-Hausmann5/15/2020With the German Sustainability Award, Stefan Schulze-Hausmann has created one of the most prestigious awards for sustainability achievements in business, municipalities and research.
INTERVIEWS STYLEPARK ZOOM IN with Werner Aisslinger5/8/2020Werner Aisslinger has long been more than "just" an industrial designer – with Studio Aisslinger he has developed groundbreaking interior concepts, for example in the hospitality sector. His collage-like interior designs want to tell stories and have thus become styleforming.
STYLEPARK LAUFEN "We’re particularly interested in things that no one expects of us."5/8/2020Fuhrimann Hächler are associated with avant-garde architecture that sparks controversies. Nevertheless, sanitary ceramics specialist Laufen asked them to design its Milan fair booth in 2018. Gabrielle Hächler reveals the secret to what soon became a highly successful collaboration.
STYLEPARK AXOR Cherished places5/7/2020"Places", the new AXOR campaign, approaches special places in the form of impressive images. Head of Marketing Anke Sohn and photographer Tom Hegen explain us in our interview just what history and stories have to do with luxuries and why the Black Forest will always play a role for AXOR.
INTERVIEWS Pure performance5/5/2020"Bora X Pure" is the name of the new compact cook-top induction system with an integrated extractor system that is extending the Bora program. Founder Willi Bruckbauer tells us in this interview just how the "Bora X Pure" is so innovative.
INTERVIEWS STYLEPARK ZOOM IN with Besau Marguerre5/4/2020Eva Marguerre and Marcel Besau founded their studio in Hamburg in 2011. Since then they've been working with great success and a holistic design approach for renowed companies such as Vitra, Artek, Thonet, E15 or Fürstenberg.
INTERVIEWS STYLEPARK ZOOM IN with kaschkasch4/27/2020Since 2011, Florian Kallus and Sebastian Schneider have been realizing international cooperations in product design and art direction with Rolf Benz, Müller Möbelwerkstätten, Bolia, Ligne Roset, Schramm or Interlübke from their studio in Cologne.
INTERVIEWS STYLEPARK ZOOM IN with RelvãoKellermann4/24/2020Ana Relvão and Gerhardt Kellermann are among the most remarkable young designers in Germany. Their work is firmly rooted in the tradition of German industrial design, which always develops the form from the function of the respective object.
INTERVIEWS STYLEPARK ZOOM IN with Alfredo Häberli4/20/2020Alfredo Häberli is one of the internationally established designers: the works created in his studio in Zurich for pioneering companies such as Vitra, Kvadrat or Moroso are energetic and expressive. His unique way of combining tradition and the contemporary in his products has been awarded many times.
INTERVIEWS “The steel cable does everything for us.”4/17/2020"Citizen" is the name of the new lounge chair that Konstantin Grcic has developed for Vitra. Grcic recounts in conversation with Thomas Edelmann why it can be worthwhile to address ideas sustainably and why he finds it so exciting to try out simplicity beyond the pale of customary shapes.
INTERVIEWS STYLEPARK ZOOM IN with Gesa Hansen4/13/2020Scandinavia, Japan, France – the influences in the work of German designer Gesa Hansen are manifold. Our Stylepark Zoom In video interview!
INTERVIEWS STYLEPARK ZOOM IN with Hanne Willmann4/6/2020She is one of the most important names among Germany's young designers: Hanne Willmann has already won numerous awards and designed products for Schramm, Tecta, Schönbuch and many other renowned manufacturers.
INTERVIEWS STYLEPARK ZOOM IN with Sebastian Herkner4/3/2020Sebastian Herkner is one of the most internationally successful German designers. His "Bell Table", which he designed for ClassiCon in 2012, is already a modern classic. In his studio in Offenbach he works for Dedon, Gloster, Ames, Pulpo, Schramm and many others.
INTERVIEWS Delirious Frankfurt4/2/2020It has been finished for a few weeks: the spectacular Omniturm in Frankfurt/Main. It was designed by BIG, arguably the most successful architect’s office in the world at the moment. We met up with BIG partner Kai-Uwe Bergmann for an interview.
INTERVIEWS STYLEPARK ZOOM IN with Raphael Gielgen4/1/2020Raphael Gielgen is "Future of Work Trendscout" at Vitra. His "Learning Journeys" take him around the world. We asked him in a video interview in his home office whether the Corona crisis will change our working world forever.
INTERVIEWS Shady3/24/2020Erwan and Ronan Bouroullec have come up with a completely new roller blind system for Kvadrat Shade, the latest brand by Danish textiles expert Kvadrat. In this interview, Erwan Bouroullec explains to us the design concept behind it.
