REVIEW – EUROCUCINA & MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2024 Maximum added value4/25/2024No sign of a crisis: the kitchen at this year's Eurocucina presents itself in a visually stunning materiality. Maximalism is becoming the maxim – and even the luxury segment is finally allowed to get dirty.
YOUNG TALENTS The force of choice4/25/2024Working together as Estúdio Rain, Mariana Ramos and Ricardo Innecco handle the kind of projects and products that offer us new insights. In the process, they explore the very limits of various materials. In this interview, they explain what is important to them.
STYLEPARK AXOR Clear solution4/24/2024With "AXOR Citterio C", Antonio Citterio has designed a minimalist basin mixer that is a statement in terms of function, feel and aesthetics – and increases comfort in small bathrooms in particular. We met the architect and designer in Milan for an interview.
REVIEW – SALONE DEL MOBILE & MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2024 Nostalgia and drive4/23/2024The Salone del Mobile.Milano and Milan Design Week took place from 16 to 21 April 2024 – read our review to find out what moves the industry and the guests got to see.
FEATURED NOVELTY Basalte 2024: RONDO4/23/2024This spring, Basalte is expanding its sound technology portfolio. With "Rondo", the Belgian company for sophisticated home technology is presenting a collection of design speakers that can be customised in size and material to suit the setting.
INTERVIEWS Rethinking Products4/21/2024In 2013, Moritz Böttcher and Nikolaus Kayser started to run their design studio together in Berlin. Since then, they designing as Böttcher & Kayser consumer goods, furniture and luminaires, both themselves and for international clients from Ligne Roset to Stelton.
FEATURED PROJECT A Lively Look4/18/2024Rieder’s "concrete skin" panels form a distinctive shell for the new Heimeran office complex on Munich’s Mittlerer Ring ("Middle Ring Road"). The dynamism of this busy location is reflected in the high-rise designed by OSA Ochs Schmidhuber Architekten and the geometrical structure of the three-dimensional façade.
STYLEPARK WAGNER LIVING The joy of experimentation4/16/2024Together with Wagner Living, architect and designer Hadi Teherani has created the ergonomic "W3D" stool, the body of which is made from recyclable bio-plastic using a 3D printing process in the #wagnerdesignlab. The matching tables will be presented at Milan Design Week. He tells us what the collaboration is about in an interview.
STYLEPARK LAUFEN Creative constant4/15/2024"Made for life" – that’s the motto of the design for “MEDA”, a complete bathroom collection. Studio Vetica’s Peter Wirz came up with the concept for Laufen and in doing so created an all-round product.
FEATURED Paola Lenti 2024: LINEA4/15/2024Just in time for Milan Design Week, Paola Lenti is presenting a classic with a fresh new look: covered in weather-resistant fabrics, the iconic "LINEA" chaise longue can now also be used for relaxing outdoors.
FEATURED Everyday Island of Repose4/14/2024COR and Altherr Désile Park Avenue have come up with an archetypal item of upholstered furniture that with its amorphous look and sustainable structure is firmly in line with the zeitgeist.
YOUNG TALENTS Designing as a Method4/12/2024Johanna Seelemann is curious and does not let circumstances or her own assumptions stop her from questioning them. Her research method is designing, her laboratory the world of materials. In this interview, she gives us an insight into her way of thinking and working.
NOVELTY Gloster 2024: DECK4/12/2024For the outdoor season, Gloster presents a versatile collection made from natural teak by Henrik Pedersen.
FEATURED Designing light4/11/2024Carlotta de Bevilacqua is an architect, designer, professor and President and CEO of Artemide and Danese Milano. We recently met her for an interview and talked about the latest collections and her vision for Artemide.
FEATURED PREVIEW – MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2024 COR4/10/2024Jeannette Altherr, Delphine Désile and Dennis Park have translated the need for a relaxed exchange into a multifaceted sofa for COR: "Siwa" will provide an island of peace during the busy Milan Design Week.
FEATURED The right spin4/10/2024Bauwerk Parkett has developed the "Spinpark" collection together with the architecture and design studio atelier oï. Thanks to a new cutting technique, it can be used to create artistic floors made of real wood.
FEATURED PROJECT Teambuilding as an added extra4/10/2024When Kinnarps is asked to plan an interior design project, it starts with a thorough analysis of the requirements and needs. In close cooperation with the team at ResMed, the Swedish company has developed a concept that brings joy and movement into everyday working life.
FEATURED PREVIEW – MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2024 PAOLA LENTI4/9/2024A flagship store as a paradisiacal garden biotope: Paola Lenti opens its first permanent showroom in the company's thirtieth year, turning its own philosophy into reality and putting nature centre stage.
FEATURED PREVIEW – MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2024 MÜLLER / LAMPERT / TECNOLUMEN / THONET4/9/2024In a converted ballet studio, four manufacturers accept invitation for a little dance on the occasion of Milan Design Week: Müller Möbel, Richard Lampert, Tecnolumen and Thonet present brand new products alongside tried and tested pieces in a lively mix.
PREVIEW – SALONE DEL MOBILE & MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2024 A presto!4/9/2024Milan Design Week offers a wide range of events parallel to the Salone del Mobile – from talks and exhibitions to live installations, we have selected our highlights for you.
PREVIEW – SALONE DEL MOBILE & MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2024 Relax emphatically4/9/2024For the new “e15-Kaldewei Collection” by Stefan Diez the trio pooled their artisanal skills to create an extraordinary design.
FEATURED ARTICLE Uncompromising Intuitive Design4/9/2024A seat that provides truly personal support – that was the aim of Brunner, manufacturer of design furniture for the public sector, when developing one of its latest innovations: The elegant "ray work" conference swivel chair adapts to the sitter’s movements and offers maximum comfort, providing an ideal work setting.
FAIRS & EVENTS La Mamma Marva4/8/2024The SaloneSatellite is celebrating its 25th anniversary: Marva Griffin founded the platform for young designers as a pioneer in 1998. What do they have to thank the SaloneSatellite for? We asked them.
INTERVIEWS The Power of Water4/5/2024Hamburg’s Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe recently opened a show entitled “Water Pressure – Designing for the Future”. Curator Jane Withers tells us in this interview how the exhibition wants to change our awareness of water as a resource.
FEATURED PREVIEW – MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2024 OCCHIO4/4/2024At the Milan Design Week, Occhio is presenting the "Luna" luminaire series and is now taking the recently introduced family into a whole new universe: with "Lunanova", the German luxury lighting brand is presenting its first chandelier.
FEATURED PREVIEW – MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2024 ARPER4/3/2024Arper showcases pioneering science and elegant design both at the Salone del Mobile and at Milan Design Week – including a revolutionary material.
FEATURED PREVIEW – MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2024 LODES4/3/2024The filigree pendant lights that Paola Navone – Otto Studio has designed for Lodes appear almost weightless. For the presentation of the new "Oblò" collection, the designer also turned the Lodes showroom in Milan into a setting that draws a Mediterranean scene in terms of colours, shapes and light.
FEATURED Innovative Textiles Duo4/3/2024From April 23–26, 2024, everything at the Messe Frankfurt trade fair will revolve around textiles. Attracting over 1,600 international exhibitors, the two complementary leading trade fairs Techtextil and Texprocess will become the epicenter of innovations in the industry – from textile production and advanced materials through to processing.
FEATURED Tiles for Cambridge4/2/2024Three in One: Tiles by Petersen Tegl have been used for a new building on the banks of the River Cam. By using different colors from the company’s "Cover" collection, the architects have succeeded in making the "Mill House" appear like three smaller structures that blend in with their surroundings.
STYLEPARK RAFFLE Classics reconsidered4/1/2024Stylepark is raffling off a "Rethinking Classics: S 32/S 64 DARK MELANGE" chair from Thonet!
STYLEPARK LIGHT + BUILDING Stylepark Talk @ Light + Building3/27/2024Which factors are essential for a sustainable building sector? – We recently had the great pleasure of discussing this topic with Prof Amandus Samsøe Sattler at Light + Building, the world's leading trade fair for lighting and building technology in Frankfurt am Main.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Insights: Design & AI3/27/2024Are internationally practising designers already working with the tools of artificial intelligence? We asked Formafantasma, Relvãokellermann and Andrés Reisinger.
YOUNG TALENTS Between Art and Architecture3/25/2024Sarah Behrens and Ina Westheiden from The Baukunst Dynamites in Stuttgart see their office as an architecture label that operates at the interface of art and architecture. Their "Doppelgänger reloaded" project, for which they designed an extension for the home of an art foundation, provides a good illustration of the approach.
FAIRS & EVENTS Transform!3/22/2024With this imperative title, the Vitra Design Museum recently opened a new special exhibition: Until 1 September, ideas around the theme of "Design and the future of energy" will be presented in Weil am Rhein.
FEATURED PREVIEW – MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2024 INGO MAURER3/21/2024After the spectacular outdoor installation "Floating Reflection" at Porta Nuova last year, Ingo Maurer will be wafting with "Flowair" through the experimental cultural centre Base Milano during Milan Design Week 2024.