INTERVIEWS The Fine Particle Vacuum Cleaner7/9/2016Artist and environmental designer Daan Roosegaarde talked with Paul Andreas about his Smog Free Tower, a smart highway and light-intensive projects that can nevertheless be sustainable.
INTERVIEWS The idea must also be to save light3/18/2016What developments will shape the face of the lighting industry going forward? Adeline Seidel asked lighting designer Rogier van der Heide.
FAIRS & EVENTS Why not simply rent your light?3/15/2016The lighting industry is on the brink of profound change. Adeline Seidel talked to Ulrich Schumacher, CEO of the Zumtobel Group, about where the journey is headed.
INTERVIEWS Slender head, large impact3/12/2016Ewo, a company in Northern Italy, teamed up with Jörg Boner to develop the “GO” luminaire series. Sandra Hofmeister spoke to the Ewo Head of Marketing Hannes Wohlgemuth about the collaboration.
FAIRS & EVENTS The Spirit of Fabrication3/10/2016Jörg Boner’s product stagings and installations often refer to specific places and thanks to the mood they create remain lodged in the mind.
FAIRS & EVENTS Stylepark Map – Trendspot Design 3/8/2016Check the “Stylepark Map” and find a selection of exciting and relevant products by leading manufacturers that are must-sees in Hall 1.
FAIRS & EVENTS Jörg Boner’s lesson of archetypes3/6/2016Concepts for furniture and luminaires that stand out for their coherence and precision arise in his studio: a visit to Jörg Boner in Zurich.
FAIRS & EVENTS Lunch in the lounge3/4/2016On the occasion of Light + Building 2016, Messe Frankfurt and Stylepark are hosting a lunch in the “Stylepark Architects’ Lounge”.
FAIRS & EVENTS Jörg Boner’s Stylepark Architects’ Lounge 3/2/2016For 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.
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.
FEATURED Whizzing through architectural history in a capsule5/19/2015JPW Architekten have given the rooms of Macquarie Bank Limited in Sydney a makeover. Transparent express elevators by Schindler take people on a swift ride with a panorama view.
FAIRS & EVENTS Light emotions 4/22/2015The Euroluce and the events accompanying it in Milan showed how light and luminaire makers are tackling the challenges of the electronic age: with a specific mixture in each case of tradition, technology, and private equity investors.
FAIRS & EVENTS Tutto è progetto!1/6/2015Based in Veneto, luminaire manufacturer Foscarini relies wholly on the strength of design. Instead of developing models itself, the company has devised a system whereby it selects convincing designs from projects.
DESIGN Sun, moon and marble6/9/2014When it comes to designing fragile luminaires that have a minimalist, elegant look-and-feel, Michael Anastassiades, a Cypriot-born designer now living in London, is considered a master in his field. He even succeeds in teasing extraordinary shapes from a solid block of marble.
INTERVIEWS Mr Hashimoto’s Chou Chou effect6/1/2014Yukio Hashimoto is one of Japan’s top interior designers and imbues hotels, spas and restaurants with a very special look and feel. Martina Metzner met the architect and asked him how he blends tradition with modern aspects, and why restaurants need dramatic lighting effects.
FAIRS & EVENTS Showered by golden time pieces – Citizen’s “Light is Time” installation4/22/2014At this year’s Triennale di Milano Citizen presented an enchanting installation composed of most delicate and minute watch parts, entitled “Light is Time”.
FAIRS & EVENTS A Sound-&-Light Lab4/14/2014As part of the Luminale, artist collective RaumZeitPiraten created an experimental sound-&-light lab in a church, evoking somber counterworlds in the process.
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 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 Urban beacons2/19/2014Frankfurt gleams in a new light – in 2014, parallel to the Light + Building trade fair, one of the world’s largest and most renowned light festivals will take place again, the Luminale. Take a look at our preview of the top ten light-installations.
FAIRS & EVENTS Better light and adaptive buildings2/18/2014Architects, designers and professionals are looking expectantly towards this year´s Light + Building, taking place in Frankfurt, March 30th to April 04th - this year focused on subjects as LEDs, networking buildings and the impact of light on the human body. At the same time the Luminale as an exciting event gives with its several highlights opportunity to discover the city.
FAIRS & EVENTS Seeing the light10/13/2013Let there be light! “Vitra Design Museum” is exploring different shades of lighting design with “Lightopia”, its major exhibition currently on show in Weil am Rhein.
FAIRS & EVENTS Driving, light10/9/2013Technology, safety, design – there’s a lot happening in the field of automotive lighting. Lighting technology is advancing in leaps and bounds. While the designers aren’t always creating new currents, the complex forms of automotive lighting will definitely impact on other products.
INTERVIEWS Curator with heart9/26/2013Luminaires, chairs, cutting boards. Sebastian Bergne’s portfolio is diverse and his designs are often persuasively clever. Daniel von Bernstorff spoke with the multi-talented designer about his new role as design curator and about his love of traditional crafts workshops.
INTERVIEWS 15 Questions to Paul Cocksedge9/1/2013Daniel von Bernstorff, Stylepark, met Cocksedge in London to talk about his recent projects, his solo exhibition in New York and his fascination for crowd-funding.
MAGAZINE A cut-out-and-keep church7/5/2013“Learning from Las Vegas” taught us that anyone building in a location where people rush past needs to communicate simple messages. This premise no doubt served Frankfurt-based architects Schneider+Schumacher as a basis for their design. Their highway church speaks the language of a billboard, yet still surprises with its architectural diversity.
MAGAZINE Do I wish to sit on a chair that lights up?6/26/2013The idea is unusual, possibly even revolutionary. In the form of “Natevo” Italian bed specialist Flou has involved the public in the design process – and brought glowing furniture to market.
MAGAZINE Life is too short for jetlag5/2/2013Jean-Marie Massaud lives and works according to the motto “Design is nothing, life is everything.” Uta Abendroth spoke to the Frenchman about his “Lightwing” design for Foscarini, the quality of light, the right way to grow and life outside of work.
MAGAZINE To light or to illuminate – that is the question4/24/2013For quite some time, manufacturers of decorative luminaires were hard hit by the innovation of LEDs. What to do with their traditional designs that were built around lamps and spots? They have since overcome the future shock and the industry is now fielding new products in all shapes and sizes.
MAGAZINE Light is just light5/21/2012What is the difference between light and lighting? With “Verto”, Naoto Fukasawa has designed a luminaire for Belux that is based upon the principle of reflection. Nina Reetzke met the Japanese designer for a chat.
MAGAZINE Cities have a language5/7/2012How to avoid buildings aging owing to the facility technology and stop the lifecycle of the infrastructure defining construction cycles? Questions such as these were debated by Saskia Sassen, Bjarke Ingels and other experts at the Zumtobel Expertenpanel during this year's Light+Building.
MAGAZINE Leading lights4/28/2012Clear the stage for stars of lighting trade fair "Light+Building" in Frankfurt: Shadows, sphere lights and glass tubes all stole the show at this display of new products.
MAGAZINE Let there be sight!4/24/2012LEDs wherever you look! The technology, still very young, has already firmly established itself. But what does that mean for the designs? A commentary on the Light+Building.
MAGAZINE Spotlighting greater efficiency4/24/2012At the Frankfurt lighting trade fair, Light+Building, everything revolved around LED technology and its advancement. But it was those lighting manufacturers who had more to offer by the way of technical features that stole the limelight.
MAGAZINE Light from a diode4/12/2012The lighting industry is undergoing massive change. Light digitalization is the all-defining issue. Thanks to improved LED technology, light planners can rely on new design potential when considering aspects such as energy efficiency, color rendition, light control and eliminating dazzle.
