DESIGN Open air lounge11/9/2017Outdoor home comforts: With “Atmosphere” for Gloster, Cecilie Manz has created an elegant collection for relaxing outdoors.
ARCHITECTURE A threatened species11/8/2017Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM) in Frankfurt is focusing on one of the most important architectural currents of the 2nd half of the 20th century: Brutalism. The museum is consciously championing the preservation of Brutalist buildings, as these are increasingly under threat.
STYLEPARK RAFFLE Good genes11/7/2017GamFratesi created with YUH a lamp for Louis Poulsen, which continues the great tradition of scandinavian light design. Stylepark is raffling off a table luminaire in the color of your choice!
FEATURED Rational Openness11/7/2017Furniture by Arper creates a cozy atmosphere in Össur’s European headquarters.
STYLEPARK DOMOTEX 2018 Forget the rug!11/6/2017Under the motto “Individualization”, brand architecture office Schmidhuber has created a richly facetted trend area for Domotex, which is repositioning itself.
FEATURED A monument to the birch tree11/6/2017Snøhetta and White Arkitekter have spruced up the “Väven” cultural center in Umeå using Terra Tones ceramic tiles by Mosa.
ARCHITECTURE OMA on behalf of the state11/5/2017Architecture company OMA has significantly converted an existing ministry building to render it fit for a new purpose.
ART Dance with Flags11/4/2017Gagosian Gallery in Le Bourget outside Paris is showing a solo show by William Forsythe titled “Choreographic Objects”.
DESIGN The crucial point11/3/2017In the form of “Semis” for Danskina, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have created an homage to the handicrafts tradition of Tibetan carpet weavers.
ARCHITECTURE Raw and unadulterated11/2/2017The restaurant “Ernst” in Berlin’s Wedding district unites the excellent cuisine of Dylan Watson-Brawn with the extraordinary architecture of Gonzalez Haase to create a very special experience.
DESIGN Beyond time and space10/31/2017“Jackie”, a bar designed by Joanna Laajisto, would be a credit to any Italian metropolis – it so wonderfully quotes postwar Italian design. However, it is located at the opposite end of Europe.
FEATURED Porcelain Avengers10/31/2017Villeroy & Boch’s sanitary ceramics emphasize the clear-cut look of city hotel “Radisson Red” in Brussels.
STYLEPARK DOMOTEX 2018 Something you enjoy walking over10/30/2017Suddenly floor covering is becoming individual and the ego endless: In this interview Susanne Schmidhuber explains what is behind “Unique Youniverse”, the trend show at the newly aligned Domotex fair.
FEATURED Villa Incognito10/30/2017Architecture studio Joep Mollink has clad a building in Haarlem in the Netherlands with Petersen Tegl’s new brick product – the “Petersen Cover”.
ARCHITECTURE Brick shrine for a fashion god10/29/2017The new Musée Yves Saint Laurent in Marrakesh is the expression of the designer’s life-long love of North Africa.
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.
ARCHITECTURE Elevated 10/26/2017Architecture studio Delordinaire has built a slender, modern chalet in a Canadian skiing area.
DESIGN Fashion furniture 10/25/2017Parisian Galerie A1043 presents furniture by Japanese fashion designer Rei Kawakubo.
FEATURED A communicating office10/23/2017For a pioneering bank building Wilkhahn has realized individual solutions.
FEATURED A concrete treasure chest10/23/2017South Tyrol’s greatest treasures are hidden behind the dark-gray façade made from “Fibre C” glass-fiber-reinforced concrete elements by Rieder.
ARCHITECTURE Memories of tropical Modernism10/22/2017Architecture offices Bernardi Peschard and Blancas Moran have designed a villa in Mexico City that is firmly in the tradition of Latin American mid-century architecture.
ART Calm sea10/21/2017Carpenters Workshop Gallery in New York City presents Mathieu Lehanneur’s furniture sculptures in a solo show entitled “Ocean Memories”.
STYLEPARK IMM COLOGNE 2018 A house for light10/20/2017Designer Lucie Koldova, whose sculptural glass luminaires have in recent years caused a real stir, designed “Das Haus” at the imm cologne 2018. And it of course focuses on the topic of light. In her native Prague she presented her idea.
DESIGN The re-definer10/19/2017Ana Relvão and Gerhardt Kellermann like to get down to basics when the talk turns to designs. For the Cor Lab, the redesigned the room divider completely.
ARCHITECTURE Gonzalez Haase to live in 10/18/2017Architects Judith Haase and Pierre Jorge Gonzalez made a name for themselves with their spectacular shops for Balenciaga, Murkudis and the KaDeWe Group. They have now just completed their first residential home.
FEATURED A house inside a house10/17/2017In Berlin’s Hotel Michelberger architect Sigurd Larsen used Simonswerk hinging technology to create a living cube in two of the rooms.
DESIGN When design becomes a market advantage10/16/2017The small French hotel chain Okko seeks to win out in the tight market for four-star city hotels – thanks to its design concept. Patrick Norguet designed the latest hotel, in Strasbourg.
FEATURED The right place for everyone10/16/2017Steelcase and Microsoft have developed five “Creative Spaces” that combine space and technology to enable the users to work more creatively.
DESIGN It’s back!10/15/2017Feria Habitat Valencia is back – thankfully. We cast a glance at the novelties from the South.
ARCHITECTURE The end of the school corridor10/14/2017NL Architects have designed a kindergarten and primary school complex in Knokke in Belgium that certainly stands the usual school hierarchy on its head.
ARCHITECTURE Embrace it!10/13/2017Architect Bruno Dias has created a remarkable courtyard in the small Portuguese town of Ansião, effortlessly combining intimacy and stringency.
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.
DESIGN Making life easier for digital nomads10/11/2017They do exist – items for life with a smartphone and a laptop that are as carefully considered as they are well designed. Users need look no further than the label Nolii, founded by British designer Benjamin Hubert.
STYLEPARK VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Zizi and her feathers10/10/2017Arts and crafts have always got on fabulously in Vienna. The “Vienna Design Week” takes up the thread and skillfully explores all the different things that pop up under an expanded design concept.
FEATURED Gems beneath your feet10/10/2017For the creative design of the underground railway stations along the new “Wehrhahn” line, architecture firm Netzwerkarchitekten are making use of individually manufactured ceiling systems from Lindner.
