FAIRS & EVENTS Crossing borders: Ahnda by Stephen Burks for Dedon3/28/2014Indoor as opposed to outdoor furniture – do we actually need to make such a distinction? Dedon, for one, is set to eliminate those boundaries.
INTERVIEWS A platform for all players3/28/2014Be it exhibitors, young talents or curious specialist visitors – everyone needs assistance in making their way around the Light + Building in Frankfurt. Stylepark spoke with Director Maria Hasselman and asked her about the role the trade-fair plays for experts from the world of light and building technology.
FAIRS & EVENTS Satellites are ready for take-off, countdown on3/28/2014The “Salone Satellite” at the Milan Furniture Fair is considered the springboard for budding designers. Below we are presenting seven young talents who are well worth looking at more closely.
FAIRS & EVENTS Shedding light on uncles and aunts: Kartell’s 15 years of transparency3/27/2014Colorful, transparent and coherent: Kartell is celebrating transparency with uncles and aunts, and at the same time adopting a metallic and luxurious air.
FAIRS & EVENTS A game for Narcissi: Loop Mirror by Front for Porro3/27/2014Mirror, mirror on the wall, who are the most beautiful designers of all? Yes, Front has once done magic for Porro and the result is a mirror with immense symbolic power.
FAIRS & EVENTS Peeking through the keyhole: How architects live3/27/2014Many interior magazines thrive on being able to offer readers a glimpse inside the apartments of strangers. An exhibition during the Salone casts a glance at the private homes of Chipperfield, Ban, Bellini, Libeskind etc.
FAIRS & EVENTS Cassina re-issues LC53/26/2014In Paris it stood in Master Corbu’s living room and is a typical design of the team of Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand. And now Cassina is re-issuing the LC5 sofa in its “I Maestri Collection”.
ARCHITECTURE Derek Dellekamp’s fine feel for interspace3/26/2014Derek Dellekamp is one of the group of architects who helped rebuild the architectural scene in Mexico following the economic crisis there in the 1980s and 1990s. A portrait of one of the protagonists in Mexican architecture who is still successful today.
FAIRS & EVENTS April fools many, and I know I need never care...3/26/2014Welcome! It’s Salone del Mobile time again soon. While the design world may be as capricious as the month of April, the Milan cornucopia is filled to the brim again in 2014. Wanna know what’s happening where, how and when?
FAIRS & EVENTS Tom Dixon: Welcome to the club3/26/2014Tom Dixon has always felt at home in the world of bars and night-life. And now he’s bringing out his own special collection: “Club”, boasting luminaires, an armchair and bar accessories.
FAIRS & EVENTS Tord Boontje: Minimalism on the 22nd floor3/26/2014Tord Boontje isn’t picking flowers this time, but has opted for a hard-edged, cool look. For Moroso the Dutchman has created the “22nd Floor” modular sofa, with an aluminum base frame, marble inserts and a table.
ARCHITECTURE Producing architecture3/26/2014Productora – stands for unusual yet pragmatic furniture by four young architects from Argentina, Mexico and Belgium, respectively.
ARCHITECTURE Book treasures in the Tobacco Factory3/26/2014The “La Ciudadela” is an example for a sensible restoration of an historical building, showing the flexibility of its use – and how wonderful it is to be surrounded by books.
ARCHITECTURE More space for moving images3/26/2014Rojkind Architectos’ National Cinematheque in Mexico City offers not only new spaces for the film museum and film archive, the architects also created a new public space for open air film events.
INTERVIEWS A Mexican collection3/26/2014To know more about why and how the Archivo Diseño y Arquitectura in Mexico City intends to become a reference for the discussion of design in Latin America, Isabel Martínez Abascal talked with its director, Regina Pozo.
DESIGN New India Design3/24/2014A luminaire that boasts floral themes from the Onam festival or a silver beaker clad in copper that offers the user good health. But two examples of how Indian design combines tradition and innovation – on display with others at the “Samskara – Made in...India” design show.
DESIGN Everyday but definitely special3/22/2014Cecilia León de la Barra’s design objects are so pragmatic and colorful that you could be forgiven thinking they were already a firm part of every Mexican household.
ARCHITECTURE 10 of the over-40s3/21/2014Anyone visiting Mexico City should put aside some time to visit the marvelous buildings erected in the megapolis before 1980. We’ve compiled a hit list of the ten most interesting buildings aged over 40.
FAIRS & EVENTS Selected manufacturers Light & Building 20143/20/2014Light+Building is a biennial event held in Frankfurt/Main. From our list of selected exhibitors you can see which manufacturers will be presenting their newest products there this year.
ARCHITECTURE Book machine3/20/2014The Vasconcelos Library by the architect Alberto Kalach combines a library and a botanical garden – and looks like a version of Cedric Price’s Fun Palace.
ARCHITECTURE Culture in Construction3/20/2014Javier Sanchez Arquitectos and Arquitectura 911sc have modernized a building in Mexico City which dates from the 18th century and is now used by the Spanish Cultural Center.
FAIRS & EVENTS Light – as alluring as ever3/20/2014More efficient, better quality and less expensive: the LED has morphed into the new standard in lighting and enables innovative design. Light+Building 2014 looks likely to hold the one or other surprise in store here, with OLEDs still occupying somewhat of a backseat.
FAIRS & EVENTS XXL Koolhaas3/18/2014In Berlin, Rem Koolhaas has just presented the program for this year’s architecture biennial in Venice. The expectations are high: This biennial is to be larger, longer, and of course completely different.
ARCHITECTURE Mextropoli3/18/2014Mexican architecture journal Arquine is hosting a conference for the 15th time. This year it centers on the Mexico City metropolis and is accompanied by a highly diverse festival program.
ARCHITECTURE Mexico City’s Gordian knot3/18/2014Almost everything is a challenge in this megalopolis with over 20 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area that includes 40 municipalities of the State of Mexico. Alejandro Hernández Gálvez, chief editor at the mexican architecture magazine Arquine, explains why.
DESIGN Anthology with friends3/16/2014He owned a drugstore, but ever since his passion was design. He encouraged, motivated, he was design entrepreneur, consultant and museumsfounder. With Anthologie Quartett he edited designs by Ettore Sottsass, Elizabeth Garouste und Mattia Bonetti. A memorial to Rainer Krause, who died in June 2013.
DESIGN Keep your energy for after the ride3/14/2014More and more city dwellers are taking to the roads on bicycles that rely on electric motors to add zest to the daily commute. Like no other, “Footloose” by Korean automotive supplier Mando is emblematic of a new generation of e-bikes poised to capture the bike market. So what has it got to offer?
ARCHITECTURE Once upon a time there was a bunker ...3/12/2014What happens to military installations when they are no longer needed? Examples from Germany and the Netherlands show what potential such places have.
INTERVIEWS A pod – tough and tender3/10/2014In the wake of "Ploum" Ligne Roset is now presenting another upholstered group based on a shell shape: "Cosse". Martina Metzner talked with designer Philippe Nigro about his new creation, his items for the Hermès fashion house and what he learned during his time with Michele De Lucchi's studio.
ART Welcome to the Plastivorizene3/9/2014Today’s overabundance of plastic waste is the focus of the exhibition “An Ecosystem of Excess” currently on show at the Schering Foundation in Berlin. Artist Pinar Yoldas has designed a laboratory featuring plastic-digesting monstrosities.
ARCHITECTURE London's change of things3/7/2014London engages modernity on its own terms: hosting modern architecture without ever really entering into the obligation to modernize as a city.
DESIGN I’m no can3/5/2014It’s 30 years since Apple launched its first Macintosh computer complete with a spectacular Ridley Scott commercial – laying down the gauntlet for then market leader IBM. The workstation’s user-oriented design is to this day considered revolutionary. Now Apple has presented its new “Mac Pro”, which features a strikingly surprising design.
DESIGN Beef brisket with oh là là3/3/2014Maxie Eisen is the latest culinary addition to the renowned district round Frankfurt’s main station. The bistro-and-bar is not only the new place-to-be for fans of pastrami but will – thanks to the stylish interiors by the likes of Jean Prouvé and Ilmari Tapiovaara – equally appeal to lovers of good design. Only the mafia should have been kept outside.
DESIGN Cuppa tea anyone?3/2/2014Following the hype about coffee, everyone is suddenly drinking tea. Which brought the teapot back into the designers’ sights. Small, plump and in the Japanese style, it was the shooting star at the Ambiente consumer goods fair in Frankfurt. We present the most stylish examples in a picture gallery.