FEATURED Between Hahnenkamm race and Alps10/12/2015In collaboration with architect Ralph Dablander, the Atelier Enders architectural studio has designed the new HQ for Sportalm Kitzbühel, featuring a snow-white façade and luminaires by Nimbus.
FEATURED Friendly reception10/10/2015In 2015 the office building “Delftse Poort” in Rotterdam was renovated by the interior designers at real-estate developer CBRE Group – for the foyer they chose sand-colored tiles from the “Solids” collection by Mosa.
FEATURED Masterful landscapes in Bergamo10/6/2015Sixteen days of pure Lombard horticultural pleasure: from 5 to 20 September Bergamo hosted the fifth “I Maestri del Paesaggio – International Meeting of the Landscape and Garden”. The quiet town at the foot of the Alps offers landscape architects and designers the space and setting to meet others from their profession in the midst of public garden presentations. Simultaneously, it takes leave of the Italian summer.
FEATURED My, your, our place of work10/2/2015Basler Versicherung ran a successful pilot project to test a new, open and flexibly designed office world – complete with furniture by Lista Office LO. Here, Jürgen Bartels, a section head at the insurance company, explains why.
FAIRS & EVENTS 100 seconds for longing9/20/2015Six architecture studios have developed installations for the seventh “Ampelphase” exhibition that offer drivers waiting at the traffic lights entirely new insights into the Vitra Showroom in Frankfurt/Main.
FEATURED It is here that protagonists of the art business gather9/1/2015Arper equipped the VIP lounge at Art Basel 2015.
ARCHITECTURE Under a single roof8/10/2015Sauerbruch Hutton have designed an open "Forum" for the Hager Group – in Obernai in the Alsace. It persuasively embodies the company’s brand values.
FEATURED Come together!8/4/2015The new UPC Cablecom head office in Zurich affords staff members a lot of freedom of movement- thanks to flexible work stations courtesy of the systems by Lista Office LO.
DESIGN Out on the roof, too 7/15/2015Product Design students of École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne had a go at outfitting “Appartement 50” in Marseille’s “Cité Radieuse”. The result is an homage to Le Corbusier that uses plenty of color and adaptable furniture.
ARCHITECTURE Sweating in a tin box6/15/2015In Göteborg in Sweden, the free port is gradually being transformed into a new district – complete with a sauna designed by Raumlabor.
ARCHITECTURE Modernism with a cummerbund6/1/2015The exhibition “Radically modern - urban planning and architecture in 1960s Berlin” on show at Berlinische Galerie compares and contrasts the architectural heritage and urban planning in East and West Berlin. And yet it misses the city’s most important structure: the Wall.
FEATURED May the force be with you5/28/2015“Force One” is the powerful name for the new luminaire that Berlin-based designer Rupert Kopp has created for and with Nimbus. With its slender body and intelligent details, the workstation floor-standing lamp cuts a fine figure in any office.
FAIRS & EVENTS Relax, it’s not just learning and eating5/28/2015The World Expo in Milan actually has a lot to offer, and proves to be very entertaining into the bargain. As so often, it’s all a matter of perspective.
FEATURED Spots of color on the green5/26/2015Summer is here and life can at long last move outside again. To mark the start of the al-fresco season Italian furniture manufacture Pedrali has launched four new outdoor lines destined to transform your patio and garden into an open-air living room with a Mediterranean flair
ARCHITECTURE Spanish lace 5/11/2015And the winner of this year’s “Mies van der Rohe Award” is…: the Philharmonic Hall in Szczecin, Poland, designed by Barozzi Veiga. First prize in the “Emerging Architect” category goes to Arquitectura-G for its “Casa Luz” in Cilleros, Spain.
FAIRS & EVENTS Deft wefts and smart warps5/5/2015Technical textiles energize interior design and architecture alike. We present the most inspiring product innovations from Techtextil in Frankfurt.
ARCHITECTURE Pradapolis5/5/2015Rem Koolhaas and his Office for Metropolitan Architecture have converted a former distillery in the south of Milan on behalf of Fondazione Prada – and created an anthology of diverse spaces and materials.
ARCHITECTURE Propaganda and change 4/24/2015An expo is not just a spectacle, an event, where everything gets torn down afterwards. Since the very first World Exposition in London key milestones in architecture have been created specially for such great occasions – and many were indeed great in size and stature. Some of them are still standing. Others mere ruins.