Bette produces architectural bathroom elements made of glazed titanium steel. In the search for new perspectives, the team is constantly exploring the limits of steel molding with renowned designers. Thilo Pahl, managing director of Bette, gives the publishers of Stylepark a glimpse behind the scenes of the think tank.

Stylepark honors the best new products of the year with the Stylepark Selected Award 2024. We present the winners to you.

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.

At the Louisiana Museum in Humlebaek near Copenhagen, the first exhibition in the new series “Architecture Connecting” is currently on display: “Living Structures”. The aim is to encourage interdisciplinary discourse on how to achieve a new, environmentally aware start in architecture and design. In this interview, curator Mette Marie Kallehauge explains the concept.

In the trade fair city of Munich-Riem, the Wogeno cooperative and architect Peter Haimerl have countered the boringly smooth cuboids of the surrounding buildings with a honeycomb cluster. Not only the house, but also the living concept is unusual.

The efficient sorting of used textiles is fundamental to the circular economy – reverse.fashion has developed an automated sorting system that uses artificial intelligence to save time and money. Dr Karsten Pufahl, Member of the Management Board, tells us how it works.

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.

Under the name ‘into stories – architecture and beyond’, Berlin architects Romina Falk and Sophia Frommel develop individual narratives for their building projects, going beyond the usual design process. They are concerned with core questions: how they want to work and respond to the signs of the times.

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.

Moritz Walter is an industrial designer and lives in Berlin. His extensive portfolio does not show that he only completed his studies last year. In this interview, he tells us what his idea for the heating system of the future is and why he is fascinated by designing luminaires.

In our series “Spotlight on Women Architects”, we are introducing the work of female architects to you at regular intervals. And now it’s the turn of Sofia Ceylan, Dr. Katharina Neubauer and Annabelle von Reutern, who have teamed up under the name TOMAS.

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 the brilliantly quiet work of the Belgian architect Marie-José Van Hee, to whom the Flanders Architecture Institute in Antwerp is currently dedicating an exhibition.

In our series “Spotlight on Women Architects”, we regularly present the work of female architects – such as that of Anna Heringer, who is a true believer in clay building. She was recently awarded the Federal Cross of Merit for her commitment.

SO-IL, one of the most interesting architecture studios in the USA at the moment, has set out to revolutionise multi-storey residential construction in New York City. The office is characterised by high standards in terms of both programme as well as materials and formulates a complex approach to what architecture should achieve.

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.

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.