The”Melt and recreate” luminaire by Siri Bahlenberg and Sofia Bergfeldt is a good lesson in the eternal cycle of emerging and passing.

The myth would have it that rebel Sisyphus is condemned to constantly roll a huge boulder up a hill, yet when he reaches the top the rock goes rolling back down again. Today, he goes about a similar occupation.

A kettle can whistle, be it like a bird or a dragon. Something Michael Graves certainly knew.

Do you dance in your bikini round the mountains at Christmas? Or prefer to spend it writing postcards?

For all those men who don’t want to wait till Spring comes: “The Ride” has already shifted up a gear.

With the new “Axor One” control unit for Axor, the Hansgrohe SE design brand, showering is simpler and more intuitive. Designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby explain just how in conversation with Martina Metzner.

A carpet by the duo Veli + Amos wittily undermines media self-adoration and the use of patterns.

Ikea brings people together at the Christmas table. And call it “Gästaurant”.

In museum stores, different ages and worlds mix unabashedly, such that Munch’s “Scream” can easily become the latest rage.

There can be surprises when early and contemporary paintings of one and the same artist meet up – as in the case of Rolf-Gunter Dienst.

“Handle with Care” is the latest addition to Antonia Henschel’s series of “Objects” – this time they’re made of glass, china and ceramic.

“Das Stue” in Berlin boasts a colorful and varied interior. Uta Abendroth talked to Eugenia Linares of LVG Arquitectura about their design concept for the hotel.

Finland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has had an entire set of “typically Finnish” emojis designed – the first country to take such a step.

The Heimtextil trade fair is prioritizing the topic "Sustainability": with a “Green Directory” guidance system and a total of 125 exhibitors in this section.

Is all the song and dance of staging things now affecting design or do classics need a makeover now and again?

The Heimtextil, takes place in Frankfurt/Main from January 12-15, 2016, and thus on different days than in the past, highlights the topics of "Sustainability", “Well-Being 4.0” and "Hospitality".

Artist Stephan Huber has created many fantastics map. And they’re now all brought together in his “world atlas".

: is a design nomad and explores the culture of the global economy

In Rotterdam the Timmerhuis designed by Rem Koolhaas and his OMA is fast closing on turnkey.

Meß mer’n Tee with a spoon for measuring out the tea or enjoying the taste of snow? What we can learn from the literature on branded goods.

An attentive viewer will constantly find something new and surprising in Christiane Schlosser’s drawings.

The Stylepark team recommends special gifts, has any number of good wishes, and is busy handing out lots of tinsel, too.

When it’s time for a color switchover on the Pedrali furniture production line, there are various surprising side-effects in the injection molding plant.

Were buildings constructed to the passive house standard just an architectural flash in the pan. Will everything now turn for the better with the advent of the Active House?

The choice of textiles employed in the luxury hotel sector is primarily determined by quality. Decision-makers see this aspect as being even more important than sustainability, design and price – says a study carried out by Business Target Group for Frankfurt's Heimtextil - International Trade Fair for Home and Contract Textiles.

Key novelties at Innovations@DOMOTEX 2016: Wooden floors remain very much in demand. Alongside rustic floorboards made from sustainably forested oak, increasingly other types of woods and unusual parquet formats are on offer – courtesy of leading designers.

Key novelties Innovations@DOMOTEX 2016: The designer flooring success story continues: New formats make them even more attractive, harder backing materials facilitate their use with difficult substrates, and in the form of cork there’s an alternative to plastic.

Key novelties at Innovations@DOMOTEX: We are seeing a renaissance in carpets, and not only because carpet tiles spell new worlds of patterns and unusual designs, but also thanks to the outstanding qualities and health-enhancing add-ons available.

Key novelties at Innovations@DOMOTEX 2016: Using ecofriendly adhesives, novel undercoats, intelligent footfall muffling solutions and all manner of other tools, substrate preparation is becoming ever more important.

Did you know that you can also play the Happy Families game with standardized prefabs? Here’s how: Soviet Mass Housing 1958 -1980.

Richard Neutra wanted to expand architecture to include a biorealistic element. Evidently he also had an eye for animals.

Anyone who saw it probably headed straight for the attic to retrieve the old “Remington”, “Gabriele” or “Hermes Baby” typewriter.