Pushing boundaries to spark inspiration – this year's 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen showcased the diversity of design with numerous interdisciplinary exhibitions and young artists.

Danish designer Alvilde Holm talks to us about the value of experimentation, the limits of materials and why she considers the end result early on in the creative process.

Signe Byrdal Terenziani is the founder and director of the annual design event 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen. Within just a few years, she has managed to establish a format that sets Danish design in the international spotlight. In an interview, she tells us about her concept and what guests can expect this year from 15 to 17 June 2022.

Our review of the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia: Where is the journey taking us? About the paradigm shift in architecture.

Carlo Ratti is the curator of the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. The architect from Turin has given the international exhibition in the lagoon city the theme and title ‘Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective.’ and attracted over 750 participants for the show. In this interview, he tells us what guests can expect.

Visitors to the Biennale Architettura 2025 can experience the high necessity of climate-adapted urban planning at first hand in the German Pavilion. The International Architecture Exhibition as a whole is intended to serve as a dynamic laboratory that enables disciplines to work together to make cities more resilient, healthier and more liveable.

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.

With cardboard and tenacity: Berlin designer Pascal Hien founded his own studio last year after ten years at the Fabrica Research Centre, Steelcase and Konstantin Grcic. Hien's first designs for Tecta and Le Klint have just been launched on the market.

Lærke Ryom is a Copenhagen based furniture designer, curator and co-founder of the exhibition platform Ukurant. We spoke about the magic of working with hands, new aesthetic perspectives on materials, and finding your way as a designer in a post-graduate world.

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 Amale Andraos' architecture of polemical optimism: for an architecture that can change society.

In our series "Spotlight on Women Architects", we regularly present the work of female architects – such as Louisa Hutton, whose buildings often have a manifesto-like character. They are statements about the respective topological, social and temporal situation.

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 – like that of Mariam Issoufou, whose work is drawing attention to African architecture.

Regional Alpine tradition and international design: in the new Chiemgauhof Lakeside Retreat by Matteo Thun & Partners, both elements combine to create a skilful blend that makes the hotel unique.

The Danish Architecture Centre (DAC) in Copenhagen is hosting the exhibition ‘Recycle!’ until 10 September 2025, which explores the topic of circular economy from many perspectives – and the exhibition design is no exception.

In 2025, the Bundeskunsthalle will be dedicated to ecological transformation. An important focus of this year's programme is an international exhibition project on sustainable architecture and urban development in Europe: WEtransFORM.

What happens when two pioneers in the lighting industry are invite to a joint interview to discuss dynamic lighting in urban spaces? Ulrike Brandi and Prof. Dr. Thomas Römhild in conversation.

This year, Lodes is taking a step outside: ‘Lodes Outdoor’ is the name of the company's first outdoor lighting collection. It's a winning combination: lights that impress with their high performance and a design that creates a harmonious transition from indoor to outdoor.

Sitting outside ­– a delight for which Pedrali offers the ideal furnishings: Thanks to the elegant designs and a wide range of colours, the outdoor space becomes the centre of life. A look at the projects for hotels, restaurants and private homes shows just how diverse this can be.

Limited to 79 units, Studio ÖÖD's ‘Golden Houses’ offer five-star comfort in the heart of nature – thanks in part to the high-quality AXOR products for bathrooms and kitchens, which perfectly complement the project with their wide variety.

With their “Cadenza” furniture collection David López Quincoces and Expormim are offering a new take on rattan as a material – and a dynamic design solution in the form of vertical struts.

Dr Katharina Bredies researches experimental textile electronics, wearables and smart homes. In this interview, she tells us which ideas she finds exciting and why smart textiles are not yet part of our everyday lives.

How can cities be designed for the future? Interview: Dr.-Ing. Steffen Braun, Deputy Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO and co-founder of the Fraunhofer Morgenstadt initiative.

Tim Fu is an architectural designer who specializes in working with artificial intelligence (AI). Before founding his high-tech architecture practice Studio Tim Fu, he worked for Zaha Hadid Architects. In this interview, he tells us how AI can be used in architecture.

Connected Urban Twins (CUT) is a project between the cities of Hamburg, Leipzig and Munich that promotes the development of urban data platforms and digital twins. Our author Robert Schütz spoke to the overall project manager Dr. Nora Reinecke.

Philipp von Dalwig runs the architecture firm vonDALWIG Architecture in New York with his partner Kit, alongside a branch office in Mainz. In this interview, the German-born architect explains the firm's unique philosophy, typical areas of work and what makes the Big Apple so magical for architects.

‘All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players’: Wilkhahn translates Shakespeare's famous quote into a modern working context with its ‘Office on Stage’ concept – and lets its furniture take centre stage, literally re-enacting everyday office life.

Flexible, functional and easy to customise, Brunner's designer furniture is also ideal for environments with dynamic use. Visitors to Orgatec will be able to experience live how the working world can be designed with forward-looking ideas.

A high-quality, aesthetically pleasing interior design based on light and flexible structures: With its modular “d2” building kit, Wagner Living has launched a revolutionarily sustainable system that offers new perspectives.