VICTORIA WILMOTTE The Alchemist1/5/2017Victoria Wilmotte certainly knows how to surprise us as her designs combine often somewhat unusual materials. So what is the French designer’s style? Truly sculptural.
DOMOTEX 2017 Along new paths1/5/2017The projects of the Young Designer Trendtable is slowly taking shape. And the young designers are questioning the customary manufacturing methods with their personal visions for the floors of tomorrow that they will present at the DOMOTEX. They’re still tweaking the details.
FEATURED The Individualist1/5/2017Hanne Willmann likes the Nordic design language. Yet in her own designs the Berlin-based designer always goes one step further and arouses attention through exciting contrasts.
KLAAS KUIKEN The Modifier1/5/2017Klaas Kuiken makes use of creative processes that leave their trace on the relevant object, but the Dutch designer also transforms existing products into objects of poetic beauty.
BILGE NUR SALTIK The Poet1/5/2017The designs by Bilge Nur Saltik blend old and new craft techniques, different cultures and modern design. One instance, for example, is her combination of marble and high-tech, which have already been brought together in an ingenious way.
BRIGGS & COLE The Artists1/5/2017Jane Briggs and Christy Cole together form Briggs & Cole. For the Glasgow-based duo, each design begins with a collage. Their products are hugely diverse, ranging from silk cloths to entire interior design concepts.
FEATURED Classic in new robes1/3/2017Vola mixers with PVD surfaces set the tone in the new master bathroom in a historicist villa.
THE BF-PREIS Up-and-coming design critique 1/2/2017Thoughtful reflection expressly desired: In Berlin the Wilhelm Braun-Feldweg advancement award for essays in design criticism is being bestowed for the seventh time.
IMM COLOGNE 2017 Picking up the thread1/2/2017The “Featured Editions” curated by Stylepark for the imm cologne 2017 furniture trade fair center around the key theme, “textiles”. For the very first time, visitors to the fair can choose their favorites.
ART What it takes12/28/2016Again the calendar has jumped. Behind the 20 is now the 17. What is behind this number?
DESIGN From selvedge to rug 12/28/2016The basis for the aesthetic felt rugs are high-quality waste selvedges that are arise when producing wool materials.
ART A touch of glamour, if you please12/27/2016Once upon a time, Hollywood stars and starlets had Peter Gowland photograph them nude in erotic poses. Now the Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen Mannheim reveals that as testimonies to cultural history, Gowland’s pinups are far more exciting.
ARCHITECTURE A completely false and scurrilous architectural fairytale12/27/2016We know the name of neither the city nor the country, and not even the surname of the man about whom I recorded the following story. An architectural fairytale by Arno Lederer, illustrated by James Turek.
STYLEPARK IMM COLOGNE 2017 Definitely not to be missed12/22/2016The TOP 10 new products on show at the imm cologne 2017 – selected by Stylepark
STYLEPARK IMM COLOGNE 2017 Surprisingly light in appearance12/21/2016Vibration-proof: “Kosi” by Moritz von Schmeling for Zeitraum
STYLEPARK IMM COLOGNE 2017 This Spaniard can speak Viennese12/21/2016Historical ties: “Vuelta” by Jaime Hayon for Wittmann
STYLEPARK IMM COLOGNE 2017 Ingenious semicircle12/21/2016First turn it, then fold it out: “Lot” by Wolfgang Hartauer for Tecta
STYLEPARK IMM COLOGNE 2017 Praise be the compartment12/21/2016For analog or digital work “Bureau” by Rachel Griffin for Schönbuch
STYLEPARK IMM COLOGNE 2017 Boutique for the home12/21/2016Keep your eye on your clothes: Raumplus’ “RPS Aluminum Frame Swing Door”
STYLEPARK IMM COLOGNE 2017 Sturdy funnel12/21/2016A fresh interpretation of a classic: “Above” by Mads Odgård for Louis Poulsen
STYLEPARK IMM COLOGNE 2017 Railing for the new!12/21/2016Sitting comfortably at the dining table: “Joline” by Mathias Seiler for Girsberger.
STYLEPARK IMM COLOGNE 2017 The makings of the lead actor12/21/2016If the backrest snuggles up to the body: “Roc” by Uwe Fischer for Cor
DESIGN Show who belongs to the club12/20/2016A column by Michael Erlhoff about Brands as designed denunciation.