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Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec have designed an architectural lighting system for FLOS with "Belt".

Bergmeister Leuchten have teamed up with Licht Kunst Licht to light up the Goldkammer in Frankfurt with a special purpose-made luminaire. And the effort certainly paid off: The museum won the German lighting design award Deutscher Lichtdesign-Preis 2020.

With 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.

The new wall luminaire "Flauta" by Patricia Urquiola for FLOS.

Italian restaurant, co-working space, meeting place for staff – La Visione on the “Object Campus - City of Visions” is many things all at once. And on the inside the rugs of Object Carpet reflect the diverse ways it is used.

During the virtual Dutch Design Week the designers making up “Generation Köln” will give a first insight into their collaboration with the International Glass Art Center CIAV Meisenthal.

Has the office as a concept become outdated? We spoke with Philip Tidd, Principal/Managing Director and Head of Consulting at design and architectural office Gensler Germany.

COVID-19 and spatial perception: The first digital Vitra Summit addresses the ramifications of the crisis for architecture and design.

High-quality shipbuilding meets elegant design: Paola Lenti has fitted out the luxury yacht LEL by Rossinavi.

In the form of the ViCare product family Villeroy & Boch has added smart details to the function and design of accessible bathrooms.

In 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.

The first stilwerk hotel is an impressive example of a successful gesamtkunstwerk, reflecting an unerring instinct for style from the lobby right through to the bathrooms that supports all aspects of hospitality. In on the act: the classic BetteUltra shower tray.

What 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.

Studio Besau Marguerre has developed the modular display board system "SIGEL Mocon" for SIGEL that ideally supports agile working in the spirit of New Work, both in the office and at home.

The book "Out of the Woods - Architecture and Interiors Built from Wood", recently published by gestalten Verlag, uses fascinating examples to show architecture in union with nature.

On the occasion of Vico Magistretti’s 100th birthday.

A blueprint for the new work office: Wilkhahn cooperated with architectural practice 1zu33 to develop a virtual reference project that supplies architects and office planners with inspiring best-practice examples for pioneering work environments.

When the idea of coworking came into being in San Francisco back in 2005, digital nomads became the avantgarde of a new world of work. Only 15 years later the flexible office is booming – particularly in times of a global pandemic.

Stylepark raffles off four modules of the "B-302" bookcase by Mara.

BMW and Adacor: one large corporation and one medium-sized business that have both set themselves the task of creating optimal work environments and structures. So what sort of approaches have they adopted to New Work?

BAU, the world's leading trade fair for architecture, materials and systems, will be held next year as a hybrid format.

“We believe that flexibility is a crucial aspect of the modern office,” says Laura Marchina, CEO of furniture manufacturer Mara. For 60 years now the family-run business has been fielding space-saving, height-adjustable products for workplaces.

How 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.

FREAKS Architecture integrated a hybrid structure into an industrial hall in their design for Sammode’s new research center.

Chair ladder step: "K7" by Thomas Schnur for Tecta.

Furniture from Arper offers aspiring medics at Ireland’s Royal College of Surgeons a variety of study settings.

The "WORK.CULTURE.MAP" by König + Neurath helps architects answer the question: Does my office planning match the client’s workplace culture?

The ISH – leading international trade fair for water, heating and air-conditioning, will take place exclusively in digital form next year.

Good things should be combined. That works for wine and cheese but also for ceramic tiles. An opinion shared by Mosa which is now presenting the new “Core Collection”.

In the light of the current pandemic and the renewed tightening of travel restrictions, Messe Frankfurt will not hold any physical trade fairs of its own at the Frankfurt am Main venue up to and including March 2021.

The longstanding Swiss company Bauwerk Parkett has opted for an open-plan structure for its own business premises. The optimum arrangement of individual work areas is guaranteed by the furniture from Lista Office LO.

A “power place” is a place in nature that strengthens the soul and frees the mind. A perfect example is the Ploseberg in the Dolomites, the location of the recently opened five-star Forestis Hotel, where the materials and design idiom seek to be firmly in harmony with the surroundings.

For the "Impressões" project, artists from Brazil have worked on an unusual surface: a ceramic sculpture that the Swiss sanitary ceramics manufacturer Laufen created especially for this purpose. A film documents this very special cooperation.

With its “Ports” design line, the duo Pearson Lloyd has crafted multifunctional products for Bene that work both individually and as an ensemble.

Studio Visser & Meijwaard have designed for pulpo a series of transparent cabinets and high boards called "LYN", reduced to the essentials.