FEATURED Efficient light in Geneva1/14/2014The new WTO building is a persuasive mix of transparency, clarity and a lot of light. Stuttgart’s wittfoht architekten chose energy-saving LED luminaires by Nimbus for the job.
FAIRS & EVENTS Hot stuff1/14/2014Hurly-burly in the morning in Hall 11.2 at the imm cologne – Fire! A performance in the hall with Italian exhibitors such as B & B Italia, Poliform or MDF?
FAIRS & EVENTS Eye-catching concept1/14/2014The Featured Editions at imm cologne, curated by Stylepark together with the trade fair’s team led by Creative Director Dick Spierenburg, offers a marvelous wealth of original ideas.
FAIRS & EVENTS Ground jewels1/14/2014There was a time when floor coverings were called carpets, parquet or tiles. Today, the term is “trend floor coverings” or simply “fashion items”. We visited the Domotex fair and now know and what takes off when it gets floored.
FAIRS & EVENTS Splendidly relaxed1/13/2014Fine fabrics, solid materials, clean lines and not too much at once: Relaxed prelude to the Cologne furniture show at the Design Post.
FAIRS & EVENTS Wool instead of sheet metal1/13/2014When old Porsche wear sweater. Werner Aisslinger, the A&W Designer of the Year 2014, in the exhibition space decorated to his honor in the rooms of the Kölnischen Kunstvereins.
FAIRS & EVENTS Vive la Raffinesse!1/12/2014New digital printing technologies for home textiles are the key business driver at Frankfurt’s Heimtextil trade fair and are making sure the sector starts out the year with a bang. That said, there are few really astounding designs to be seen – but we found them.
FAIRS & EVENTS Chasing down images1/10/2014As the preferred photographer of Zaha Hadid, Sanaa and Herzog & de Meuron Iwan Baan tends to be on the road all year. In “52 Weeks, 52 Cities” on show at Marta Herford the Dutchman presents his overall view of the world – which includes both people and instructions for use.
FAIRS & EVENTS “4M” – a vision of the future1/9/2014The speed pitch voting for the US participants in the Audi Urban Future Award 2014 has been decided: Philip Parson and Federico Parolotto triumph as the winning team in the online poll that commenced in mid-December. Their idea: a “multi-mobility marketplace”.
FAIRS & EVENTS Selected manufacturers at imm cologne 20141/9/2014Each year, imm cologne is the first event to present the latest home trends for Europe and overseas. Over 1,100 exhibitors from more than 50 countries will present their innovations at the furniture fair. An exhibitor schedule presents the most important manufacturers.
ARCHITECTURE NAUKOGRAD1/8/2014A mysterious client in Kazakhstan, a well-known architectural firm named OMA and a so-called science campus are the protagonists in "Naukograd" - a piece in seven acts on the experiences of an international architectural firm.
FAIRS & EVENTS Werner and the Cologne charts1/6/2014“Welcome Ladies and Gentlemen. Cologne calling. We’re presenting the international interior furniture fair to you.” It’s imm cologne time again and much sounds like the old top-of-the-pops charts. So let’s check out who or what’s behind the current line-up.
ARCHITECTURE Laptops instead of gas heaters1/6/2014Anyone who thinks winter’s too cold to keep the brain working should simply check out life on the ground in Manhattan.
FAIRS & EVENTS In Louise Campbell’s bed1/5/2014A 30-meter-long bed and a wall of tools. Those are the suggestions Danish designer Louise Campbell has made for “The House” installation at the imm cologne. Is she taking the industry to task with a critique of consumerism? The “sneak preview” in her studio gave cause for hope.
FAIRS & EVENTS Dance the Boomerang Tango!1/3/2014The “Featured Editions” at the imm cologne is taking place for the second time, curated by Stylepark together with the trade-fair team led by creative director Dick Spierenburg. A total of 14 selected designer/manufacturer combos present experimental installations, from the spectacular to the quiet, from the poetic to the sculptural.
ART Don’t like everything!1/2/2014If a critical stance is the order of the day in the Mecca of German media freaks, will electronic networks such as Facebook cease to be as well accepted in the world after Snowden’s NSA revelations?
DESIGN 2014 or on Holy Helpers1/1/2014Welcome to 2014! Now that the clock is well past 12, and we are almost done with 13, too, it’s time to start wondering what 14 might hold in store…
FAIRS & EVENTS Bauhaus master with speared heart12/29/2013The “Herbert Bayer: Berliner Jahre – Werbegrafik 1928 – 1938” show at the Bauhaus Archive in Berlin presents the creative output of a designer who vacillated between Bauhaus ideals and currying favor with the Nazis.
ARCHITECTURE Monomade in Tokyo12/25/2013In Tokyo “urban manufacturing” is not just some post-economic crisis slogan, but lived practice day in day out. In Taitō, one of the oldest districts, furniture, bags, paper lanterns and silver tea-ceremony vessels are being made in tiny workshops – and often by craftsmen seated on the floor in the traditional Japanese style.
DESIGN Uncle Tom’s Jacket12/22/2013For some time designers and architects have been making inroads into the world of fashion. Now Tom Dixon’s collection for Adidas is hitting the stores. High on garments, low on trend, and with bags that can be transformed into textile furniture.
FAIRS & EVENTS Get your teeth into it12/20/2013For its October 2014 edition, the Biennale Interieur in Kortrijk has launched the new “Spaces” Design Award for hospitality concepts – and is now collaborating with the French creative camp Domaine de Boisbuchet.
DESIGN Petter’s perfect landing12/18/2013His search for an alarm clock and the ensuing frustration were cause enough. The experience prompted Petter Neby to establish his own company for electrical home appliances – Punkt. So far it sells three products, and they are the quintessence of Neby’s design philosophy: Keep it simple and pure, and make it to last.
FAIRS & EVENTS Speed Pitch for the Audi Urban Future Award 201412/16/2013Decide which US-Team of creative thinkers and enablers should take part at the Audi Urban Future Award 2014!The candidates in the speed pitch have widely differing interpretations of the data theme. Team 1 analyzes the question of which mobility services people want. Team 2 puts its faith in research results from the field of gamification. Team 3’s thesis is that data can create precious space in combination with technologies for cities and their residents.
DESIGN With merry wishes12/15/2013Our Stylepark team gathered, snapped shots and committed them to paper: Best wishes for a happy holiday season and a joyous new year!
ARCHITECTURE Revitalization at the touch of a switch12/13/2013It was not so much aesthetic architectural approaches that were called for as temporary solutions with a socio-cultural touch: For the second time Berlin has challenged Europe’s architects to submit entries for the “Urban Intervention Award”. A prize somewhere between “cute” and “best practice”.
ARCHITECTURE Incompleted: Frankfurt at a glance12/11/2013On behalf of Stylepark, the Director of Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM) takes a close look at DOM Publishers’ new “Architectural Guide to Frankfurt/Main”.
FAIRS & EVENTS Domotex & Stylepark: Rolling out the carpet12/11/2013“Innovations@Domotex” is a new concept that prepares the ground for architects and designers in the run-up to and at the upcoming Domotex. The platform curated by Stylepark offers plenty of possibilities here, including a special website, a trend forum, lectures, guided tours and a pocket-size brochure.
DESIGN Cantonal, red, tricky12/8/2013Moritz Schmid, This Weber and Jörg Boner represent a new generation of Swiss designers, who are beginning to step out from behind the shadows of design heavyweights such as Alfredo Häberli and Hannes Wettstein. A tour of their workshop gives you a great idea of their creative work/output.
FAIRS & EVENTS Precise, coherent, Zwicky12/6/2013Whether it’s Max Bill’s “Ulmer Hocker” in red or storage boxes that call to mind overseas trunks: The interior design show “Neue Räume” presents all things familiar – in a fresh look. A concept that goes down a real treat with the Swiss clientele.
INTERVIEWS Rethinking surfaces12/5/2013Jürgen Mayer H. is the brain behind the extraordinary surface designs set to catch the eye at “Innovations@Domotex", on show as part of the upcoming Domotex. Oliver G. Hamm chatted with the Berlin-based architect about exhibition architecture and the impact the 1970s have had on his creative work.
ARCHITECTURE On hold – The intangible legacy of the past decade12/4/2013The 2008 crisis resulted in a large number of planning operations being suspended. Will the pre-crisis boom go down in the annals of history as an aberration, or prove only to be a precursor of things to come?