fairs

The Design Miami trade fair takes place parallel to Art Basel – but this year only featured very few highlights. There was a lack of real innovations or an exciting exhibition.

Silver lining in October: The Biennale Interieur celebrates its 25th edition with a wide-ranging cultural program and some 250 selected exhibitors from the design world.

“A@W Lectures by Stylepark” during the Architect@Work in Copenhagen

Light + Building clearly showed that light is becoming ever more digital and offers tools for emotions of all kinds. Among the mass of novelties, you could notice that good light is getting ever more rare.

Numerous innovative products are on show in the “Trendspot Design” in Hall 1 of the Light + Building in Frankfurt. We checked out some of the highlights from all categories specially at the booths.

Concepts for furniture and luminaires that stand out for their coherence and precision arise in his studio: a visit to Jörg Boner in Zurich.

On the occasion of Light + Building 2016, Messe Frankfurt and Stylepark are hosting a lunch in the “Stylepark Architects’ Lounge”.

For the “Stylepark Architects’ Lounge” at this year’s Light + Building in Frankfurt/Main, Swiss designer Jörg Boner has deliberately focused on a few simple but effective elements.

At this year’s Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair the Scandinavians show how much we long for homeliness.

Marie Christine Dorner is convinced that a piece of furniture must look good from all sides, even from below. Uta Abendroth talked with the interior architect and designer about her new creations for Ligne Roset.

Hella Jongerius goes for carpets: Uta Abendroth spoke to the designer about her five new models for Danskina.

While textured surfaces for wallpapers, upholstery fabrics and curtains are causing a real stir, the motto of “Well-Being 4.0” is intended to show how textiles can promote calm and relaxation. A tour of Frankfurt’s Heimtextil trade fair.

The imm cologne takes place from January 18-24. The Cologne trade fair is very upbeat and with good reason. Although the basic conditions of homes and living are changing.

Each year, imm cologne is the first event to present the latest home trends for Europe and overseas. Over 1,200 exhibitors will present their innovations at the furniture fair. An exhibitor schedule presents the most important manufacturers.

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".

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.

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 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 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.

The organizers of Architect@Work in Düsseldorf and Stylepark have created “A@W Lectures by Stylepark”: focusing on wood as a sustainable material.

The LOOM+ woven vinyl flooring by NOX Corporation was recognised with the 2015 Innovations@DOMOTEX label and contributes to making the Seoul National University’s new library.

The jury for Innovations@DOMOTEX has met: It selected 60 innovative floorings and applications. They will be presented together with the 24 modern handmade carpets that have won the Carpet Design Award in January at the special zones at the DOMOTEX in Hanover.

Stefan Höglmaier founded Euroboden 16 years ago as a building development company specialized in high-end architecture. Today, he collaborates with stars of the sector, such as David Chipperfield, Jürgen Mayer H. and David Adjaye.

Why is architecture dangerous and how can a floor protect life – Martina Metzner talked about such things with Piero Lissoni – Special Guest at Domotex 2016.

Moduleo Impress design flooring by IVC Group received the Innovations@DOMOTEX label in 2015 and added a touch of luxury to the recently refurbished Stadshotel Woerden.

In January 2016 DOMOTEX, the world’s leading trade fair for floor coverings in Hanover, is looking forward to greeting special guests Piero Lissoni and Wolf D. Prix. And to opening the new theme-specific innovative highlights: the “Dialogues” and “Guided Tours”.

Refugees, tradesmen and an open-ended notion of design. The Vienna Design Week differs from other design festivals as a major curated event with qualities all of its own. A tour.

We visited the London Design Festival with a group of architects and interior designers and met Barber Osgerby, who in the form of “Axor One” are no also focusing on the bathroom.

So what does it look like, the automobile inner world of the outer world of the world of interiors? Everyone’s talking about digitalization, yet the interior fit-outs remain surprisingly conventional.

Arper equipped the VIP lounge at Art Basel 2015.

Danish design has a contemporary look to it, despite many of the ideas being over 50 years old. At Copenhagen’s “3daysofdesign” there was much talk of tradition and values, and of updating classics.

“A@W Lectures by Stylepark” during the Architect@Work in Copenhagen

Interzum in Cologne rounds up all the big names from the furniture making and interior fittings industry, making the trade fair a treasure trove for all those in the fields of design, planning and building.

Technical textiles energize interior design and architecture alike. We present the most inspiring product innovations from Techtextil in Frankfurt.

Dynamic walls, luminescent concrete and polar-bear houses, a tour of the experimentation and research going into textile construction.