In Stylepark Magazine’s theme focus on Climate, we present forward-thinking ideas from the worlds of design and architecture, current research, fascinating personalities, and entrepreneurial commitment to sustainable action. 

Olaf Holzapfel has created a walk-in sculpture entitled ‘Parlament’ for the Schirn Kunsthalle in Frankfurt am Main, which serves as a metaphor for the search for order in our fragmented present. Through this creative endeavour, he invites discussion on the interrelationships between people, technology and nature.

Enric Ruiz Geli, head of the transdisciplinary studio Cloud 9 in Barcelona, places the collective and nature at the centre of his architectural thinking in order to develop new perspectives. In this interview, he explains what matters now.

Djernes & Bell, a Copenhagen-based architectural practice, reimagines existing buildings and landscapes with a particular sensitivity to heritage, materials, and context. Through transformation, restoration as well as resource-conscious design, the studio creates sustainable spaces that generate ecological, social, and cultural value. In this interview, they provide insight into their work.

Vienna-based design studio ante up presents “up the system”, a furniture brand combining an open, modular system with an aesthetic inspired by industrial shelving structures. Manufactured in Austria, the collection emphasises adaptability and expandability, ensuring that furniture remains usable over the long term.

With the use of 3D printing, processes can be optimized: The department of Experimental and Digital Design and Construction at the University of Kassel is currently collaborating with Buro Happold to develop a new manufacturing process for circular components based on recycled wood particles.

The exhibition “Too Hot – Scorching Cities, New Ideas” at the Deutsches Architekturmuseum explores the projects that municipalities, planners, and initiatives are using to adapt urban spaces to rising temperatures, heavy rainfall, and water shortages.

Through its spin-off, Nflection, and the jifto platform, Henning Larsen Architects A/S has translated over a decade of research into a digital tool for the design industry. The system enables real-time environmental analysis and aims to provide a firmer basis for climate-resilient designs from the outset of a project.

loopamid® is a polyamide 6 produced entirely from textile waste, enabling the production of high-quality fibres without any loss of quality. The material is therefore becoming a key component for brands seeking to embed circular practices into their production processes. 

The Architektur Galerie Berlin is currently hosting a transformation-themed exhibition focusing on the work of Copenhagen-based architectural firm Cobe. The exhibition illustrates the multifaceted process of conceptualisation, construction and evolution of the firm’s practice through seventeen projects.

Dominique Béolet’s work as a designer ranges from specific objects to several hundred square meters of exhibition space. He focuses not only on an attractive appearance and practicality but also and primarily on sustainability.

3D-printed clay walls and roofs made of cork: Why architects are building the future with more than just concrete. Plus: six current projects that set the tone.

Neonyt has taken up the cause of presenting “sustainable fashion” in all its forms. In January the “Fashion Hub” opens its doors for the third time in Berlin.

Seaweed, sunflowers and salt – with the aim of sparing the environment, designers are increasingly experimenting with natural materials. And suddenly nature is making a comeback as a source of raw materials.

Designer Karina Nielsen Rios teamed up with Kvadrat to develop the outdoor fabric “Patio”, which is both sturdy and environmentally friendly. And it looks good into the bargain.

Scientists from École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have developed a compact method of storing hydrogen that could mark a breakthrough in research. In interview, Prof. Dr. Andreas Züttel from the EPFL’s material lab explains the details.

A vertical garden as a public space and an enormous greenhouse on the roof: The new Job Center in Oberhausen designed by Kuehn Malvezzi is an architectural windfall for the city.

Nature's broken. What next? If you look at the XXII. Triennale di Milano, the answer is: rethink! What you can expect from “Broken Nature: Design Takes on Human Survival” is what Paola Antonelli tells us in an interview.

The PALAIUS design studio places great emphasis on environmental awareness in its designs. Its new chair “MAE” is half bananas.

Plants that provide light: Professors Sheila Kennedy and Michael Strano are investigating the use of nanobionic organisms that could change our urban structures in the long term.

The studio Formafantasma explores in "Ore Streams" at the XXII. Triennale di Milano materiality, social influences and critical approaches. What drives the duo? We have asked them.

Everybody is talking about sustainable production. Camira has been practicing it for years. The British textile manufacturer makes fabrics from stinging nettles, hemp and jute and is a great champion of recycling.