From 13 to 16 March 2025, Münchner Stoff Frühling will have a new addition this year: the Munich Design Days will take place for the first time alongside the established event for textile interior design.

As part of Ambiente, the leading international consumer goods trade fair, the Word Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026 team recently provided an initial insight into the upcoming programme.

Stefan Seitz is the Head of Brand Management ISH at Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH. In this interview, he tells us what the new offerings at the world’s leading trade fair for HVAC + Water from 17 to 21 March 2025 are and what is important in the industry now.

When Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, supposedly ordered a yacht that runs on hydrogen, the excitement in 2020 was huge. It seemed that the technology had made it out of its niche after failed experiments as a form of propulsion for cars. The topic became virulent again after Russia's attack on Ukraine. What is the state of the debate?

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.

The young designer Kateryna Basiuk works on new and sustainable textiles in Lucerne. For her ‘Silent Canvas’ project, she investigated the sound-absorbing structure of insects and transferred it to knitwear. A conversation about virtual textiles, local natural materials and what moth wings have to do with fibres.

Since studying at the Royal Danish Academy in Copenhagen, Frederik Weber & Gustav Dupont have played a formative and illuminating role in the Danish capital's art and design scene as the duo Frederik Gustav. In this interview, the two reveal what inspires their love of experimentation and why they have a special bond with a chair back.

Oscar Parkinson recently completed his degree in Product and Furniture Design at Kingston University in London and already has some exciting prototypes to show for it. In this interview he gives us an insight into his practice.

Judith Burgard studies industrial design at the Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle and has designed the "Instant" furniture series. Hot water is used to give it the final shape. We asked her how the design process works and what characteristics the wood-based material for the "brewing furniture" must have.

In our series "Spotlight on Women Architects", we regularly present the work of female architects – such as that of Jeanne Gang. A skyscraper that set the record for the ‘tallest building designed by a woman’ certainly helped her. More important, however, is the stylistic breadth and self-assurance in her designs.

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: 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 Anna Heringer, who is a true believer in clay building. She was recently awarded the Federal Cross of Merit for her commitment.

Vola stands for one principle: it's the original that counts, not the imitation. Architects, designers and planners have appreciated the consistently high quality offered by the traditional Danish company for decades. Its new main catalogue demonstrates that this promise also applies to the agency.

With ‘Luna’ by Axel Meise, Occhio offers a fascinating luminaire series that optimises the atmosphere of rooms in a variety of ways. The ‘Luna sospeso’ pendant luminaires are part of this range.

The floor coverings by modulyss offer sustainable design that optimally supports the desired soundscape of a room. We give you an exciting insight into the wide aesthetic portfolio of the Belgian brand, which uses its expertise and creative ideas to optimise contract areas.

Exceptional construction projects require customised interior design solutions – especially when it comes to lighting. Lodes offers customised lighting compositions and a service that extends from the design phase through to installation. One of the unique ideas was realised in the Kempinski San Lawrenz Hotel on the island of Gozo.

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.