INTERVIEWS Beyond the upholstered world10/28/2014“Allstar” and “Hack” are the two items of office furniture that Konstantin Grcic has designed for Vitra. At the Orgatec Thomas Wagner talked with him about changes in the office world and the two newcomers.
FAIRS & EVENTS The survival of the office10/27/2014Claesson Koivisto Rune’s Mårten Claesson explains why Swedes found the transition to open offices so easy and why you shouldn’t turn a lawyer’s office into a playground. An interview by Martina Metzner
FAIRS & EVENTS Eight ideas for the Home Office10/27/2014At Orgatec’s “Being Home 4+4” exhibition curated by Stylepark, eight well-known designers presented their ideas of today’s Home Office – giving their comment on it.
ARCHITECTURE Using the social status to help society10/26/2014Team Seoul uses the car to promote social engagement as a status symbol in Korea.
FAIRS & EVENTS Work with love10/24/2014One thing is clear at this year’s Orgatec in Cologne: the lines dividing homes from offices are becoming very blurred. While the playful office world may still be a topic, work is being taken seriously again. We outline the key new products at the fair.
FAIRS & EVENTS A touch of quiet never harms10/24/2014Think gray felt clouds above your desk, planks on the table and gingko leaves on the wall: At the Orgatec in Cologne, there’s a colorful and fun office world full of acoustic panels on show that constrains the communicative cacophony of open-plan offices.
FEATURED There are volcanoes along the interstate10/23/2014Embedded between poppy fields and asphalt in Lainate, Italy, a striking roof almost 28 meters high interrupts the landscape. What looks from a distance like a small volcano at closer inspection turns out to be the “Villoresi Est” interstate service station.
FEATURED Taking the waters with St Francis of Assisi10/22/2014An exclusive spa complex with medical center was realized on the outskirts of St. Gallen. The modern fittings include office furniture by Lista Office LO.
INTERVIEWS Guglielmo Poletti10/22/2014Guglielmo Poletti forms metal with precise elegance and comprehend design as a way to achieving happiness.
FAIRS & EVENTS Sunnyside up!10/21/2014Kortrijk’s Biennale Interieur does justice to its reputation this time. Despite the one or other error of judgment, it makes living and interiors an experience for all to enjoy.
ARCHITECTURE From “Slummerville” to “boom town”10/19/2014Philip Parsons, head of Team Boston, explains the opportunities of a close collaboration between urban designers and traffic planners.
DESIGN Let’s print a pizza! 10/17/2014Pasta from a printer and banana skins that are decorated by laser are intended to expand our culinary world. Is that what we want? Or are we just doing it because it’s possible? A conglomeration of useless things.
ARCHITECTURE Architecture with added value 10/15/2014Just because a building looks good in a photograph doesn’t necessarily mean it’s good architecture. The winning projects in the various categories of the Zumtobel Group Award are now demonstrating what it takes to gain an extended understanding of planning and building.
FAIRS & EVENTS Everybody: Stand Up!10/14/2014Bid farewell to back pain. Height-adjustable tables at which you can work standing or sitting are a welcome addition to ergonomic office worlds and encourage you to change posture. We present the best examples.
FAIRS & EVENTS Workplace or playground?10/14/2014The office as a large playground where it’s all about fun and performance counts more than output? Are the designers and manufacturers who create offices getting overly inspired by the habits of Silicon Valley nerds?
FAIRS & EVENTS Selected Manufacturers Orgatec 201410/14/2014The trade Fair Orgatec 2014 is ready to go from 21st to 25th October, Our list of selected exhibitors shows which manufacturers are to be found where
INTERVIEWS Alexander Rehn10/10/2014: folds sofas like origami and builds fantastic cocoon worlds on sand.
FAIRS & EVENTS Simple and smart – perfect working from home10/10/2014Working from home – a convenient alternative in today’s networked age. Working at the dinner table or cram heavy-duty desks is not necessary – considering the abundance of small, delicate, readily movable and well-designed alternatives. We present the best choices.
DESIGN Snow White and the Apple10/8/2014Who kissed life into Snow White? Hartmut Esslinger has written a book about the early design years of Apple, the “Snow White” process, his friendship with Steve Jobs and the difficulties with managers.
INTERVIEWS The 3D-printer is not a magic machine10/6/2014But the potential the technology has and how it can alter design is explained by Belgian designer duo Unfold alias Claire Warnier and Dries Verbruggen – pioneers of 3D ceramic printing – in interview with Martina Metzner.
ARCHITECTURE Smart elevators as a model for autonomous transport10/5/2014Elevators, that know the destination of passengers, are highly efficient. Could this principle work for cars, too? Martin Lewicki talked to Paul Friedli about driverless transport systems.
ARCHITECTURE Energy remains within the interior10/3/2014Vitra Design Museum is focusing on Alvar Aalto. And the result is more than just another show on that Grand Old Master of Modernism.
FAIRS & EVENTS At home, assuming it exists?10/1/2014At the Biennale Interieur in Kortrijk, Belgium, curator Joseph Grima seeks to undermine traditional notions of the home. And the “Interieur Awards” category "Spaces" promise a mouthwatering take on design.
ARCHITECTURE The European Answer to Silicon Valley9/29/2014When Berlin´s new airport BER is in use, what will happen with the former area of the Berlin airport Berlin-Tegel?
FEATURED An open space for Milan high in the sky9/28/2014With the UniCredit Tower by Cesar Pelli, the bank is setting the tone for its restructuring, as well as with the open-space offices with furniture by Arper.
FAIRS & EVENTS Mirror, mirror on the wall9/26/2014Split cobs with Sebastian Cox Holz, admire yourself in Barber Osgerby’s huge ceiling mirrors, and watch the future of mobility through stained glass. And in addition to these attractions, this year’s London Design Festival also served up many interesting team line-ups and countless cool results.
FAIRS & EVENTS At home – what’s that? 9/25/2014No London Design Festival without some special highlight. This year, four small houses were on show outside the National Gallery on Trafalgar Square – by Jasper Morrison, Raw Edges, Ilse Crawford and Patternity, created for the “A Place Called Home” project.
DESIGN Replicants, Cyborgs and digital spirits9/24/2014Few of the things currently featured as “digital fabrication” are based on role models in literature, art and film and are serving as a source of inspiration. How flights of fancy can lead to products and products can fire the imagination.
FAIRS & EVENTS Tranquility – is to be found in salad bowls9/23/2014The “Helsinki Design Week” took place for the 10th time this year. For all those who may have forgotten what makes Finnish design so special – the trade fair complex and Helsinki’s Design District provided a lot to bring things back to mind.
DESIGN Digitalizing intuition9/22/2014A holodeck for urban planners and architects. The designer’s hand as the input tool for digital models and a client for visiting the matrix. Digital designing is a question of interfaces, and optimally the thoughts flow straight from the brain into the computer.
INTERVIEWS Everything in life is a game9/21/2014Charlotte Malz talked to Tim Chang about gaming as part of human nature and how this can support an eco-friendly driving style.
