A walk-in installation awaits Heimtextil guests in Frankfurt am Main from January 14 to 17, 2025: the renowned designer and architect Patricia Urquiola will present the exhibition “among-us” at the international trade fair for home and contract textiles.

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.

Developed by a bathroom specialist, perfected by a designer: Kaldewei's “FlowLine Zero” shower channel combines the pioneering spirit of a premium brand with the sensual design of Studio Aisslinger. We talked to Christian Büttner, Head of Innovation and Portfolio at Kaldewei, about its new function.

For decades, Brunner has been manufacturing high-quality chairs, tables and occasional furniture that offer great flexibility. Accordingly, the products can be found in hotels, restaurants and exclusive hospitality areas around the world, where they create a homogeneous ensemble.

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.

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.

How can luxury be redefined in the hotel industry? Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos have answered this question with the creation of the Koenigshof in Munich. AXOR products play a key role for the well-being of the guests in the recently opened five-star hotel.

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.

Arper sees life as a constant exchange with the environment in which we exist. When the boundaries between work and leisure become blurred and technology increasingly characterises everyday life, the question arises: How do we want to live? The manufacturer offers answers with its range for hospitality areas.

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.

Among the many interesting projects that have recently been realised in Heilbronn in southern Germany, one stands out with its timber framework behind glass: the Innovation Factory 2.0, designed by Darmstadt-based Waechter+Waechter Architekten BDA. Time for a site visit.

Roca presents the redesigned ‘Targa’ collection with technically sound advantages in terms of sustainability. The faucets are therefore ready for use in aesthetically sophisticated bathrooms and for everyday wellness.

Stylepark is giving away the "NOOK.SHELL" shell chair by König + Neurath in Pink/White.

With Ambright's panel lighting solutions, natural stone slabs can be evenly backlit from the inside. Master stonemason and stone sculptor Benjamin Kreis tells us exactly how this works in a brief interview.

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.

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.

For the new ‘e15-Kaldewei Collection’, designer Stefan Diez has brought the furniture brand e15 into the bathroom.

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.

The new ‘Aura’ furniture series from the Kinnarps brand Materia makes it cosy: rounded edges and a compact shape with a generous seat surface create a soft design.

‘A piece of paper furniture for the office’ was the idea that Tilla Goldberg | Ippolito Fleitz Group developed together with furniture manufacturer Richard Lampert. Sketches, paper models and test mock-ups were used to create a product that is both a shelf and a storage object.

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.

Good ideas should be developed further in order to set the next milestone, as Stefan Diez knows. Together with Wagner Living, he has designed the "D1 Office PRO", which offers ideal support, especially for long hours of screen work.

Ana Relvão and Gerhardt Kellermann have created two new seating pieces for Gumpo with characters that couldn't be more different, but nevertheless make a harmonious duo.

Good ideas for furniture design are best, when they work all year round – Busetti Garuti Radaelli thought so too. The creative trio came up with the organically shaped ‘Buddy Oasi’ seating system for Pedrali, which is now available in an indoor version.

‘Roots’ in Hamburg is a pointer to the future in many respects: as the tallest timber high-rise in Germany, the building is designed to be sustainable from the ground up. In line with this, Villeroy & Boch products offer durable and aesthetic bathroom fittings.

In our series "Spotlight on Women Architects", we regularly present the work of female architects – like that of Jórunn Ragnarsdóttir, whose buildings are both precisely thought out as well as offering space for aesthetics and inspiration.

Valentina Ciuffi and Joseph Grima are the founders of Alcova Milano, an experimental platform for independent design. For the upcoming Heimtextil in Frankfurt am Main from 14 to 17 January 2025, the duo will be curating the trends for the first time. In this interview, they give us an insight into their concept.

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.

Schmidt Holzinger Innenarchitekten have been developing customised interior solutions for private and business clients since 1998. In an interview with the publishers of Stylepark, they explain what drives them and how they work.

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.

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.

Architecture practice Cobe was founded by Dan Stubbergaard in Copenhagen in 2006 and is shaping urban designs locally and inspiring people with its international projects. We talk to Stine Lund Hansen, Director of Business Development and Communications, about the team’s philosophy and why people should be at the heart of the design.

With the ‘Lepal Lounge Chair’, Doshi Levien combines many creative contrasts into a harmonious whole for Arper.

In Shanghai, the Salone del Mobile is cooperating with West Bund Art & Design, while the SaloneSatellite Permanent Collection 1998-2024 will be shown in Hong Kong until 21 November 2024. Maria Porro, President of the Salone del Mobile.Milano, tells us what guests can expect in a brief interview.

Robin Rizzini has created the "Rizz Workstation" for Pedrali, which serves as a multifunctional tool for interior designers and room planners.