The semester project “now_unsealed” by students of the Integrative Design course at the Offenbach University of Art and Design addresses urgent environmental issues such as climate change, resource consumption and soil sealing. We present a selection of the projects.

British designer Sophie Earp has designed stools made of ash with a seat in green paracord – the "Woven Collection" – for the graduation of her studies in three-dimensional furniture and product design at Northumbria University. She explains the idea in an interview.

With the “UNO” table collection, Moritz Bannach has launched his own studio in style. We talked to him about pie in the sky and those “wow” moments.

The Deutsches Architekturmuseum is a guest at the Museum Angewandte Kunst in Frankfurt am Main until 12 January 2025 – the exhibition "Best High-Rises: The International High-Rise Award 2024/25" is on display in the foyer.

Not only beautiful, but also socially and ecologically sustainable: this is how the real estate company CapitaLand wants its own projects to be. To achieve this, the company has been working for years with architects such as Moshe Safdi, Toyo Ito, Ole Scheeren and Bjarke Ingels. Time for a portrait of a client.

BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group and CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati have conceived the “CapitaSpring” high-rise in Singapore – a vision for the future of urban development which was honoured today with the International High-Rise Award. Brian Yang and Carlo Ratti explain the idea of vertical urbanism to us in an interview.

The community and town hall in Holzwickede by bez+kock architekten is impressive in terms of aesthetics and space. A truly integrative urban building block, it shows what open architecture can look like that takes the citizens as seriously as the users.

In our series “Spotlight on Women Architects”, we regularly present the work of female architects – such as that of Odile Decq, who seeks with her work to find an individual and holistic form of architecture.

In our series Spotlight on Women Architects we regularly present the work of female architects – for example the buildings of Silvia Gmür, whose residential buildings and hospitals left a mark on Swiss architecture.

In our series “Spotlight: Architects” we regularly present the work of architects – for example, the projects by Kim Le Roux and Margit Sichrovsky, who integrate circular planning and building into their work.

In our series “Spotlight on Women Architects”, we regularly present the work of female architects – such as that of Johanne Nalbach, who has demonstrated a particular expertise in the design and construction of hotels, and who recently carried out the extensive refurbishment of the Kant-Garagen in Berlin.

Prof Dr Brigitte Franzen has recently been appointed President of the Hochschule für Gestaltung (HfG) Offenbach. In this interview, she tells us about the qualities she would like to promote at the university of art in the future and what the HafenCampus will change.

Prof Lesley Collier is a professor in occupational therapy with a focus on dementia, sensory processing and sensory integration. In this interview, she tells us what influence textiles have on cognitive impairment and how her research can be applied to the design of workspaces.

Wilhelm Opatz is an interior designer and runs a graphic design studio in Frankfurt am Main. He recently published a new volume in his ‘Architekturführer Frankfurt’ series, this time presenting selected buildings from the years 2000 to 2009. He tells us in an interview what his concept is and why he appreciates side paths.

Markus Frenzl is Professor for Design and Media Theory at the Faculty of Design at the Munich University of Applied Sciences (MUAS). Parallel to this he conducts research into design and innovation cultures as part of the Hightech Agenda Bavaria (HTA). A key component of his additional research professorship is the founding of the design cultures institute for applied design research (dci). He presented the ideas in an interview with us.

How well contemporary art and experimental furniture design go together was recently demonstrated at Artissima in Turin, the most important trade fair for contemporary art in Italy. Paola Lenti partnered the fair for the second time and designed the VIP lounge.

The ISH will take place in Frankfurt am Main from 17 to 21 March 2025. The motto of the world's leading trade fair for water, heat and air is ‘Solutions for a sustainable future’. In this context, we spoke to Dr Christian Schlicht about the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) for the building sector.

BAU will take place in Munich from 13 to 17 January 2025: As the world's leading trade fair for architecture, materials and systems, it offers a universal platform for the latest ideas that support the planning and construction of sustainable, future-proof buildings.

The Salone del Mobile.Milano, which takes place from 8 to 13 April 2025, will present a new format on two days of the Euroluce lighting biennial. The first insights were revealed at a press conference in Munich as part of the team's current international tour.

The 2024 Pawson Furniture Collection celebrates 30 years of collaboration between Dinesen and John Pawson, drawing inspiration from his 1992 sketches.

Elegant, inviting and ergonomic, Steeve Lou creates the ideal environment for relaxing and creating.