ORGATEC 2018 The perfect office11/1/2018Vitra presented working environments by Sevil Peach, Konstantin Grcic and Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby at Orgatec 2018. What is the idea behind the "Work" concept? Anna Moldenhauer interviewed Jonathan Olivares.
ORGATEC 2018 Discussion in the plenum10/31/2018The new cocooning sofa created by Jaime Hayon for the Danish furniture manufacturer Fritz Hansen is called “Plenum” and was just presented at Orgatec 2018. Fabian Peters spoke to the designer.
ORGATEC 2018 Three questions to: Konstantin Grcic10/23/2018Konstantin Grcic designed the office chair "Rookie" for Vitra, which will be presented at Orgatec. We interviewed him in advance.
STYLEPARK LOEWE Joy in technology9/17/2018Mark Hüsges, Managing Partner of television and speaker manufacturer Loewe, and designer Bodo Sperlein discuss networked home entertainment and televisions as items of furniture.
INTERVIEWS The composer7/11/2018Reinier de Graaf builds “Plattenbau for the rich” and considers communist East German architecture to be pioneering. We met him in Munich for an interview.
STYLEPARK WAGNER LIVING Released from rigidity7/10/2018Stefan Diez joined forces with Wagner Living to further develop the Dondola seat joint and incorporate it into the range of D1 swivel chairs.
SALONE DEL MOBILE 2018 A sofa as passe-partout5/15/2018Alfredo Häberli has designed the “Dado” modular sofa system for Spanish furniture makers Andreu World. It was presented at the Salone del Mobile 2018. Fabian Peters spoke to the designer about the product and the process involved in developing it.
SALONE DEL MOBILE 2018 West–Eastern Diwan5/5/2018"Kiik" is the name of the new collection of seating furniture and consoles that Ichiro Iwasaki created for Arper. Robert Volhard spoke to the Japanese designer about his design, which was now awarded at "Stylepark Selected Salone del Mobile 2018".
STYLEPARK MINI Totems for micro-living5/2/2018In Milan, MINI LIVING showed the installation MINI LIVING – BUILT BY ALL, developed in cooperation with London-based architecture firm Studiomama. Fabian Peters spoke to Oke Hauser, Creative Lead MINI LIVING, and Studiomama founder Nina Tolstrup about the project.
SALONE DEL MOBILE 2018 A question of balance4/26/2018At the Salone del Mobile TON showed the advanced version of “Chips” by Czech designer Lucie Koldová, which was presented for the first time at the imm cologne earlier this year. In interview, the designer told Anna Moldenhauer what exactly she changed.
SALONE DEL MOBILE 2018 I’m not ready to retire4/25/2018In Milan, Konstantin Grcic presented his furniture collection “Chess” with Magis, a sofa with Established & Sons, a chair with Plank, and much more besides. Uta Abendroth spoke to him about inspiration, materials and the relocation of his studio.
ART Please touch the artwork!4/10/2018Designer Paul Kelley will be showing “The Dignity of Labour” in the foyer of Taunusturm in Frankfurt/Main until June 29, 2018. For him, interaction between the installation and the viewer is key. He explained to Anna Moldenhauer why that is.
FEATURED Quality over quantity3/21/2018The world’s leading trade fair for light and building services technology is currently drawing international trade professionals to Frankfurt once again – which solutions for intelligent building technology can visitors expect to see from Gira? We found out for you.
IMM COLOGNE 2018 Sitting in a flower1/24/2018The sofa “Paipaï” is part of Stylepark Selected 2018. Thomas Edelmann spoke to its designers about folding foam, the home as an Archimedean point, and their response to the endless stringing together of identical boxes.
IMM COLOGNE 2018 A new dimension for floors1/22/2018Jan Kath designs and produces extravagant hand-knotted and hand-tufted carpets. Jasmin Jouhar spoke to him about his floor work.
IMM COLOGNE 2018 Let’s talk about trade fairs!1/11/2018In the last nine years imm cologne has changed appreciably under its Creative Director Dick Spierenburg. Fabian Peters spoke to the designer about innovative concepts,and his "side job" at the Museum of Applied Art Cologne.
STYLEPARK HEIMTEXTIL How much trend should it be?11/20/2017The design of the Theme Park and Trendbook for the upcoming Heimtextil is once again in the hands of British design research agency FranklinTill. Which trend matches to whom – and how to work with it? Caroline Till in the conversation.
INTERVIEWS The challenger with the tiger nose10/27/2017As design chief, Peter Schreyer has made sure that the models of the Hyundai Kia Automotive Group can stand up to comparison with established marques in terms of design, too. Fabian Peters spoke to him about his understanding of current automobile design.
INTERVIEWS In future you pay at the central table10/12/2017Vizona is back! Matthias Hummel was appointed the new CEO of the shop-fitting expert in July 2017. Robert Volhard and Fabian Peters spoke with him about the company.
IAA 2017 An icon, two characters9/18/2017Thomas Wagner spoke to Christopher Weil, in charge of Exterior Design at MINI, about the “MINI Electric Concept” and the “MINI John Cooper Works GP Concept”.
IAA 2017 Which forms of settlement have which mobility needs?9/11/2017Do we need more sweeping changes to the interplay between building and mobility? Christian Gärtner from Urban Standards about the steps needed for a new mobility policy.
INTERVIEWS Freedom drives us on to greater things9/8/2017Daniel von Bernstorff and Robert Volhard spoke to Carlo Urbinati, founder and managing director of Italian luminaire maker Foscarini: about emotions, freedom, inspiration, and the creative world behind the products.
STYLEPARK SWAROVSKI No kitsch or nostalgia9/6/2017In the beginning it was all rough and ready. So how does a designer switch from plywood furniture to refined chandeliers? In the interview, Tord Boontje explains.
STYLEPARK DALLMER Prospect of a new type of home8/5/2017Designer Alfredo Häberli has created a sample house in the Allgäu region as the symbol of a changed aesthetic of the home. It shows that it is well worthwhile trying to reconcile design and ecology anew.
SPECIAL: MY MODERN HOLIDAYS Reinventing the House7/21/2017On the edge of a national park near Barcelona project developer and gallery owner Christian Bourdais has teamed up with 15 architects to build 15 holiday homes that he believes will revolutionize residential living. Florian Heilmeyer met him and asked how this is going to evolve.
INTERVIEWS Walter's Way7/18/2017Architect Walter Segal developed a system that enabled you to design your own home and indeed even build it yourself. The result was two neighborhoods in south London that precisely in an age of housing shortages certainly bear revisiting.
SALONE DEL MOBILE 2017 Fortune follows passion4/24/2017Nemo was founded together with Cassina. In two steps the luminaire brand was then acquired by entrepreneur Federico Palazzari. In conversation with Thomas Edelmann he talks about the proven approaches and pragmatic experiments.
SALONE DEL MOBILE 2017 No one can expect me to design right angles4/13/2017Furniture, luminaires, glass, porcelain, bathroom ceramics, loudspeakers – Cecilie Manz is a past master of the entire design spectrum. Uta Abendroth spoke to the Danish maestra about her outdoor furniture for Gloster.
MAGAZINE Objects with potential4/1/2017On the gravity of tradition, hybrid furniture items and updatable design: in conversation with Thomas Wagner Mike Meiré explains what he feels is most important when repositioning long-standing corporation Flötotto.
ISH 2017 Live healthily – and really live3/23/2017The bathroom of tomorrow will also involve healthcare. At the ISH Thomas Wagner spoke with Andreas Dornbracht about the new concept of the LifeSpa and general trends in the bathroom experience.
INTERVIEWS For the Music of the Pearl Divers1/31/2017Two small new buildings with an iridescent metal façade have been integrated into one of Bahrain’s historical districts. They were developed by Belgian architects Kersten Geers and David van Severen for a project in aid of preserving the music and culture of local pearl divers.
INTERVIEWS All good things come in threes1/30/2017Since 1987 Nani Marquina has been producing hand-made designer carpets. As a trailblazer in carpet design she has set many new standards. At imm cologne Anna Moldenhauer spoke with her about her current “Tres” collection and found out just why she is so fascinated by the traditional art of weaving.
INTERVIEWS I think with my hand1/20/2017Furniture, luminaires, and special gallery editions by Parisian Eric Jourdan are invariably very refined and elegant. As is “Riga”, his new upholstered furniture for Ligne Roset. The designer and Martina Metzner made themselves comfortable on it to talk about French feelings, vivacious lines, and barbarian times.
INTERVIEWS I felt like a chameleon 12/6/2016Hamburg‘s Designxport design center is dedicating a retrospective to designer Peter Maly on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Thomas Edelmann talked with him about his own career path and industry trends in recent decades.
INTERVIEWS A museum like a three-star restaurant11/7/2016The new museum for watchmaker Audemars Piguet designed by Danish architecture studio BIG is spectacular. The exhibition concept, developed by the company together with Atelier Brückner, is in no way secondary.