Dr Christian Sonnendecker and his team from the Institute for Analytical Chemistry at the University of Leipzig have discovered an enzyme that can degrade PET plastic in just a few hours. He tells us in an interview what it will take for this technology not to remain research.

The pendant lamp "Avro" by Martinelli Luce offers a socket in the lower part of the shade, allowing new forms of smart working.

Vibia, Midgard, e15, Diez Office, Neumann Communication and Stylepark present a flexible lighting concept developed by Stefan Diez at Badias Schirn Café in the old town of Frankfurt am Main. The installation was opened last Monday evening with an atmospheric dinner.

The new "Gira Keyless In Fingerprint" adds a module to the "Gira System 106" that enables keyless access to buildings.

Benedikt Stonawski and Hauke Unterburg founded ante up – a studio for circular product and furniture design – in 2020. In addition to design, they have since worked as consultants for companies on the topic of eco-design principles, sustainable materials and production methods. We met them for an interview.

Pedrali thinks green – in every aspect of its work from sustainable production to environmentally conscious design. Nature conservation and cultural heritage have been part of the Italian furniture maker’s DNA since its founding. The publishers of Stylepark accepted Pedrali’s generous invitation to the festival “I Maestri del Paesaggio”.

Martinelli Luce celebrates the 100th birthday of company founder Elio Martinelli with a "Cobra" lamp in yellow, limited, signed and numbered to 100 pieces.

This autumn, Messe Frankfurt is shining all the brighter: the compact special Light + Building Autumn Edition of the world's leading trade fair for lighting and building technology is bringing the industry together again after the pandemic-related break. We show you ten highlights out of the halls.

Bonnie, a restaurant in the Morland Mixité Capitale, refurbished and extended by David Chipperfield Architects, is now one of Paris' architectural and gastronomic highlights.

The "Gira E2" switch range has been expanded to include a surface-mounted solution that is also available in matt black and includes a lighting element.

The KAI 8B office building, equipped with luminaires from TTC Timmler Technology, forms a new luminous building block in Düsseldorf's Medienhafen.

Stylepark is raffling off one "Tion" swivel chair by HÅG.

With "Haven", Sebastian Herkner has designed an outdoor collection for Gloster whose comfortable furnishings create a place of retreat.

What can individual luxury look like? In the context of its Distinctive project, AXOR has developed three spatial scenarios in collaboration with Tristan Auer, Maison Sarah Lavoine, and Hadi Teherani. Each shows in exemplary fashion just how diverse bathroom worlds can be.

How do luxury and sustainability go together? Architect Ludwig Godefroy answers this question with the brutalist boutique hotel Casa TO on Mexico's Pacific coast.

With a new CO2-reduced fiberglass concrete, the facade manufacturer Rieder wants to contribute to ecological change. The new building material also characterizes the facade of the new glemm21 headquarters.

Villeroy & Boch offers a wide range of possibilities for bathroom design as part of the "Artis" collection with four shapes and nine colours. Designer Gesa Hansen explains the colour concept to us in an interview.

Deep, matt black: Fantini is expanding the colour versions of its iconic fittings with the new "Deep Black" PVD finish. Graphic and clear, this offers a particularly appealing variant that can be seen from every perspective - also with a view to the properties of the material.

In our series "Spotlight on Women Architects" we regularly present the work of female architects – the Sri Lankan architect Minnette De Silva was a true pioneer and combined tradition and modernity in her projects. About time to rediscover her work.

With "Yonda", Wilkhahn offers a range of shell chairs designed by Neunzig°design, developed for the circular economy and suitable for both living and working environments.

Arkitema Architects has designed an impressive lobby for the Hotel NH Collection Copenhagen – featuring Banker Wire’s Architectural Mesh Wire pattern "S-50".

Light + Building Autumn Edition will be hosted in Frankfurt/Main from October 2 to 6 2022. News of the return of the world’s leading trade fair for lighting and building technology has met with an excellent response from the sector: More than 1,500 exhibitors have already registered.

Object Carpet offers two new variants for the popular "RUGX" carpet collection: "Eddy" and "Moddy".

This year's Forum Mediendesign will take place at the Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln on 24 September from 11 am to 5 pm, offering a diverse programme with international guests, from product design and set design to documentary film and project management.

The "Ester" and "Panarea" armchairs by Pedrali have recently been chosen to complement the rooms of the legendary Raffles Hotel in Singapore. Studio Jouin Manku explain the interior concept to us in an interview.

The "Low Table" by Acapulco Design consists of a metal frame and a terrazzo top, which together give a distinctive appearance.

In Amarante, Portugal, Fala Atelier has transformed a residential building into a colorful and texture-heavy collage whose unifying element is a concrete chimney.

The Vienna Design Week, Austria's most important multidisciplinary design festival, presents Vienna's design landscape to an international audience with a multi-faceted programme until 25 September 2022. The focus is on democratic design, sustainability and the question of design identity in times of crisis.

A special installation is being created parallel to this year's edition of Light + Building in Frankfurt/Main: Vibia, Midgard, e15, Diez Office, Neumann Communication and Stylepark are jointly presenting a concept developed by Stefan Diez at Badias Schirn Café. In an interview the renowned industrial designer tells us what visitors can expect.

With the new volume "Licht Kunst Licht 5 – Lichtdesign für Architektur", the Büro Licht Kunst Licht shows how multilayered space and light can interact with each other.

On the occasion of Zurich Design Weeks, Okro Gallery is showing the exhibition format "Raw Senses", which is dedicated to the interface of design and craft, questions our relationship to consumption and presents new design approaches in analogue processes.

With "Arco", designer Moritz Bannach presents a geometric coffee table that adds a sculptural plus to the room in terms of shape and colour.

The Câble 1 (C1) aerial tramway currently being built by Doppelmayr/Garaventa in the paris area is a prime example of what sustainable transport spaces can look like.

With its new glass fiber concrete, Rieder aims to gradually substitute cement completely in its products in order to become climate-positive by 2030.

The "TECEdrainprofile" shower profile from Tece gives the shower an elegant appearance and ensures optimum drainage.