Philippe Starck

The best of both worlds

9/17/2024

‘The only acceptable style is freedom,’ says Philippe Starck. For 30 years, he has been creating designs for AXOR that offer new perspectives, dissolve boundaries and remain in the mind: reduced to the essentials, yet bold.

STYLEPARK AXOR

Modern-style Bavaria

2/12/2024

In a central location in Munich, Tara Bernerd & Partners connected two adjacent historic buildings to create a stylish hotel. The Rosewood Munich offers guests a modern ambience combined with a historic flair. A special highlight is the hotel’s wellness area complete with AXOR fittings.

FEATURED

Individual and sustainable

12/8/2023

Olivier Sogno is Business Unit Leader AXOR and Vice President Corporate Marketing for the Hansgrohe Group. He talks to Robert Volhard, Stylepark founder and publisher, and explains which topics are important for the longstanding company and its design brand today.

STYLEPARK AXOR

New Worlds

11/7/2023

As part of the “Make it yours!” promotion campaign AXOR has developed three new bathroom concepts with Barber Osgerby, Ushi Tamborriello, and Masquespacio, which demonstrate how a sensory experience can be created in the bathroom through color, texture and tactility.

STYLEPARK AXOR

A Personalized World of Color

9/12/2023

In its current “Make it yours!” campaign AXOR demonstrates how color can help design individual bathroom scenarios where luxury, haptics and sensuality converge.

ISH 2023 – REVIEW

Two worlds

by Anna Moldenhauer | 3/20/2023

It has been four years since the world's leading trade fair for HVAC + Water opened its doors in Frankfurt am Main. From 13 to 17 March 2023, visitors were able to experience an ISH whose exhibitors increasingly offered self-sufficient, sustainable alternatives and conducted research into more efficient use of water and energy.

STYLEPARK AXOR

Clear luxury

3/16/2023

Internationally renowned designer Philippe Starck has been creating exceptional collections for the AXOR design brand for over 20 years now. For the 2023 edition of the ISH in Frankfurt the creative team presented two new lines that make bathroom downtime an exceptional experience both in terms of function and aesthetics.

DESIGN

Respect for the beast

by Thomas Edelmann | 2/8/2022

The film "Monobloc" by Hauke Wendler puts the internationally present white plastic chair in the spotlight, but leaves important facts in the shadows.

PREVIEW – SALONE DEL MOBILE 2021

On your marks, get set, super!

8/27/2021

September is approaching and with it the supersalone – a highly anticipated event that brings the design scene back together in Milan after the dry spell of the last few months. In addition to the exhibition at the fairgrounds, you can look forward to a wide range of events in the city. We show you which events you should not miss.

IMM COLOGNE 2020

Documentation Center for Social Practices

by Fabian Peters | 1/21/2020

imm cologne 2020 has provided its annual update on the state of our lifestyles. Our review of the trade fair.

STYLEPARK SELECTED ORGATEC 2018

Excellent!

10/23/2018

The Stylepark Selected Award Winners at the Orgatec 2018.

STYLEPARK AXOR

If you have the choice ...

by Thomas Edelmann | 5/29/2017

Individuality rules the world. Seldom before have we as individuals been offered greater opportunities to define our lives ourselves.

SALONE DEL MOBILE 2017

Salone, viewed critically 04: Funny and Glossy

by Thomas Wagner | 4/18/2017

No, the past wasn’t more tinsel, things are still fun today. And while it the past it was only metal that glittered, while wood played modest, today the lacquers really gleam.

SALONE DEL MOBILE 2017

Cutting it cordless

by Jasmin Jouhar | 4/2/2017

Phones, speakers, headphones, vacuum cleaners: Cordless devices are gradually taking over our daily lives. And now we’re seeing portable luminaires too. We present the most exciting models.

DESIGN

Chrome-plated harmony

by Anna Moldenhauer | 2/27/2017

The Hansgrohe Group has kitted out a hotel on the shores of the Melchsee with fittings and showers from their brands Axor and hansgrohe.

FEATURED

Water, society and the Net

8/16/2016

FAIRS & EVENTS

Modern always works

by Thomas Wagner | 4/28/2016

Salone 3: Forget social issues. The trend in furniture is to give modern classics a contemporary tweak, a makeover that guarantees their timelessness.

FAIRS & EVENTS

The Donkey in the System

by Thomas Wagner | 4/20/2016

Salone 1: In Milan, well-being is the order of the day – Ettore patiently bears burdens,there are benches, small tables, and large sofas.

FAIRS & EVENTS

Two ideotypes

3/29/2016

Philippe Starck’s new chair series for Kartell

The king not only has two bodies, he also needs two chairs – Generic A and Generic C.

FEATURED

Fire meets Water

11/3/2015

Matteo Gonet is a glass blower – a skilled trade that few master today. Adeline Seidel spoke with the Swiss craftsman about water, glass fittings and the beauty of fragility.

DESIGN

Give Tarzan a break!

by Martina Metzner | 5/15/2015

If you’re happy to stay in although spring has arrived, that’s up to you! We had a look around imm cologne and the Salone del Mobile to spot the latest in outdoor furniture designers and manufacturers have created specially for the season.

FAIRS & EVENTS

Gender-sensitive design

by Thomas Edelmann | 4/9/2015

In Hamburg, after years of preparation, in 2014 a new platform for presentations and debates relating to design opened in the form of designxport. Currently on show: an exhibition on the gender influence in design and possible alternatives.

FAIRS & EVENTS

Milan, the full Monty!

4/6/2015

Given their sheer immensity, you need to plan your visit to the Salone and the Fuorisalone in Milan quite carefully. Find out below which events, places, shows and symposiums are the real musts.

FAIRS & EVENTS

Sweetly squeezed

3/29/2015

“Juicy Salif” by Philippe Starck for Alessi

It provides fresh juice and a lot of fresh material for conversation: Philippe Strack’s lemon squeezer is available in white and in bronze to mark its 25th birthday.