DESIGN Fashion designer Virgil Abloh has passed away11/28/2021According to a statement posted by Virgil Abloh's family on the social network Instagram, the internationally renowned designer passed away after a long battle with cancer.
DESIGN Attractive stay-at-homers3/24/2020#Stayathome, to protect your own health and protect others from an infection with coronavirus – that is the order of the day right now. Stylepark outlines ten practical tips for working from home that will ensure you don’t need to go short on comfort.
DESIGN Classy copywriting7/4/2018The media company Condé Nast Germany has moved to the Richard Meier Building in Munich after an extensive redesign.
ARCHITECTURE Get on your UFO!8/29/2017The built future optimism of the 1970s can currently be viewed at the “Utopie Plastic” exhibition in Friche de l’Escalette near Marseille.
FAIRS & EVENTS Déjà-vu in Basel6/27/2016The Design Miami trade fair takes place parallel to Art Basel – but this year only featured very few highlights. There was a lack of real innovations or an exciting exhibition.
DESIGN Not without my quilt11/18/2015Hard-edged and technoid or soft and round – formally furniture and fashion are certainly not so far apart from each other.
FAIRS & EVENTS Simple and smart – perfect working from home10/10/2014Working from home – a convenient alternative in today’s networked age. Working at the dinner table or cram heavy-duty desks is not necessary – considering the abundance of small, delicate, readily movable and well-designed alternatives. We present the best choices.
ART Voulez vous Prouvé?6/27/2014At Design Miami, which took place in parallel to Art Basel, the French galleries presented an awful lot of Jean Prouvé originals. The icing on the cake: Konstantin Grcic transformed an Audi TT into a mobile living machine.
FAIRS & EVENTS Modernism and its uncle6/17/2014A fun-loving uncle resides in the French pavilion. He’s called Hulot, was invented by Jacques Tati, and shows in an amusing way all the things that can go wrong in the world of Modernism.
DESIGN Beef brisket with oh là là3/3/2014Maxie Eisen is the latest culinary addition to the renowned district round Frankfurt’s main station. The bistro-and-bar is not only the new place-to-be for fans of pastrami but will – thanks to the stylish interiors by the likes of Jean Prouvé and Ilmari Tapiovaara – equally appeal to lovers of good design. Only the mafia should have been kept outside.
MAGAZINE Going vintage ain’t enough6/16/2013The Design Miami trade fair, which runs parallel to Art Basel, was not very convincing. It lacked a clear curatorial thrust, exciting exhibitions and statements. And not least there was no clear position on contemporary design, although this is so sorely needed.
MAGAZINE Prouvé in context8/13/2012The Lorraine city of Nancy is not just the city of Baroque and Art Nouveau, but the birthplace of Jean Prouvé too. And now the city is celebrating this relation with a series of exhibitions and showings.
MAGAZINE In a southern light12/13/2011What makes Miami a relevant location on the world design map? Is it the flair of "Miami Vice" with the summery villas, luxury yachts and all the naked skin? Definitely not, as today the Design Miami trade fair pulls the crowds with products by Jean Prouvé, presented close to buildings by Frank Gehry and Herzog & de Meuron.
MAGAZINE Patterns à la Prouvé6/28/2011Over the past few years several crossover projects between fashion and furniture have attracted much attention. Together, G-Star Raw and Vitra are sounding out the furniture cosmos of Jean Prouvé. The "Prouvé Raw" collection is a successful homage to the French designer.
MAGAZINE Fascination with the tried and true6/21/2011At Design Miami Basel above all countless classics were on show. But anyone who managed to make their way past all the Jean Prouvés, Bauhaus, Mid Century Modern and Art Deco found contemporary design by the likes of Pierre Charpin and Max Lamb waiting to be discovered.
MAGAZINE A traveling house8/23/2010One area on which Jean Prouvé focused in his work was prefabricated houses, construction elements and façades. The now legendary Maison Tropicale was one product of this. The prototypes stood in West Africa for almost 50 years and are now on show in a series of exhibitions in Europe and the USA.
