DESIGN B&B Italia 2021: NOONU4/29/2021With “Noonu”, B&B Italia is advancing the concept of the sofa as an island of comfort. The collection designed by Antonio Citterio scores heavily for both its elegant design and its flexible format.
FEATURED Airplanes in Mind3/31/2021“Borea”, the new outdoor furniture collection by B&B Italia, calls to mind the glamour of airplane trips in the days of yore. The collection is the brainchild of Italian architect and designer Piero Lissoni, and with it he is not only acknowledging his love of aviation, he is also making a contribution to sustainable design.
FEATURED Italy in the Heart of Beijing1/8/2020In the luxurious Bvlgari Hotel Beijing, architecture studio Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel has joined forces with B&B Italia and has succeeded in achieving the perfect interplay between different notions of design.
FEATURED Lava and leather12/13/2019In the luxurious “Blue Lagoon” wellness resort set in the breathtaking Icelandic lavascape guests can relax on the upholstered furniture of B&B Italia.
SALONE DEL MOBILE 2017 Netted3/30/2017For B&B Italia Antonio Citterio is opting for fresh air with his line of outdoor furniture “Erica.”
3DAYSOFDESIGN 2022 – REVIEW Ten out of three6/20/2022Due to the pandemic, the 3daysofdesign took place this year from 15 to 17 June and once again showed how varied Scandinavian design can be. "Remember to Play" was the motto, which Luca Nichetto translated graphically. We have selected ten highlights from the numerous showrooms and exhibition areas.
REVIEW – SALONE DEL MOBILE & MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2022 On the center lane6/13/2022Salone del Mobile and the Milan Design Week took place on June 7-12, 2022. What trends, contrasts and issues did the international event highlight? Our review.
DESIGN On the sunny side4/7/2022April may be doing its rounds as usual, but the warm summer days won't be far away. For the ideal furnishing of gardens, terraces and balconies, we show you 29 current products that combine craftsmanship with elegant design.
SALONE DEL MOBILE 2022 – PREVIEW Quitting is not in my DNA, but you never know…!4/4/2022Marva Griffin established the SaloneSatellite in 1998 and since then has made it possible for over 13,000 young designers to present their work to an international public at Salone del Mobile. She talks to us about what motivates her, her love of design and tells us about her current plans.
DESIGN Stylepark Selected Award 202111/10/2021With the Stylepark Selected Award 2021, Stylepark honours the best new products of the year. These are the award winners.
PREVIEW – SALONE DEL MOBILE 2021 On your marks, get set, super!8/27/2021September 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.
HOTEL Boundless pleasure7/8/2021Light, luxury and fluid transitions: Patricia Urquiola has created a modern retreat with the hotel "Il Sereno Lago di Como", which was recently expanded with an exclusive penthouse suite.
INTERVIEWS STYLEPARK ZOOM IN with Michael Anastassiades4/21/2021Michael Anastassiades on the design of the "AA/27" fitting for Aboutwater, his form language and current projects such as for the Fondazione ICA Milano.
DESIGN Outdoor Weather3/16/2021Little by little, the temperatures are getting milder and the dream of balmy summer evenings and relaxing vacation days is within reach. For the right outdoor equipment we have put together a refreshing selection from our Novelties Stage.
HOTEL Inspiration sea1/25/2021The Grand Park Hotel Rovinj by Croatian studio 3LHD and realized in collaboration with the interior designers at Lissoni Casal Ribeiro has become a gesamtkunstwerk looking out over the Old Town and Adriatic.
HOTEL A nest with a hill1/8/2021With the Shiroiya Hotel, Sou Fujimoto Architects have succeeded in producing a fascinating combination of an old building and a conversion, design, architecture and art. Michele de Lucchi, Jasper Morrison, Leandro Erlich and Sou Fujimoto have each designed one of the rooms.
NEW WORK The Changing World of Work11/18/2020British flexible workspace provider The Office Group is opening its first branch in Germany, “Kontorhaus Mitte” in Berlin. With this in mind, Studio Weiss–heiten has provided the office floors in the Kleihues-Karree with a harmonious update.
DESIGN High above7/10/2020Sebastian Herkner combines elegant design, craftsmanship and functionality into a harmonious ensemble for a model apartment in the Frankfurt skyscraper One Forty West.
DESIGN Open-air office4/8/2020Spring is just around the corner bringing with it the first warm hours of sunshine. Anyone lucky enough to have their own balcony or patio can move their workplace outdoors – Stylepark provides you with ten ideas for doing your office work in the fresh air.
SPA Leisure is a luxury12/13/2019The spa resort The Retreat at Blue Lagoon Iceland in a lava field on the Reykjanes Peninsula takes luxurious comfort to a new level.
SALONE DEL MOBILE 2019 Revival vs. Innovation4/25/2019The grand review: These are the trends and highlights of this year's Milan furniture fair.
SALONE DEL MOBILE 2018 The end of the fitted kitchen5/10/2018How are kitchens changing in the digital age? Are they being reduced to a few items of furniture or expanding into new spatial concepts? The showrooms and trade-fair booths in Milan offered visionary examples and real concept ideas.
SALONE DEL MOBILE 2018 Impressions of the Salone del Mobile 20184/22/2018You didn't make it to Salone del Mobile 2018? Never mind! Stylepark brings you the impressions of the trade fair and the showrooms in Milan on your monitor.
STYLEPARK SELECTED SALONE DEL MOBILE 2018 The Award Winners4/14/2018Here they are: the 29 innovations Stylepark awards at the Salone del Mobile 2018 as part of Stylepark Selected.
DESIGN Stretch out and lay 5/16/2017Be it on castors, suspended, or a fold-out: We present sun recliners which you will simply want to stay lying on.
FAIRS & EVENTS The Donkey in the System4/20/2016Salone 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 Busnelli´s Best4/11/2016As B&B Italia turns 50, the company is still helping to kick-start change.
DESIGN Good night guaranteed2/15/2016Relax, read or work – bedrooms have long since ceased to only be used for sleeping. Assuming the bed is comfy and flexible – and cuts a fine figure, too.
DESIGN Sit down on the goat11/25/2015Leather, hide or brocade – fashion is reveling in high-grade materials and elaborate textures. The furniture design at times remains restrained.
DESIGN Give Tarzan a break!5/15/2015If 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 Clerics meet Matrizia4/22/2015“An impure tongue does not taste; dulled senses only notice the sharpest stimuli, or they chew more than they feel.” – Johann Gottfried von Herder
FAIRS & EVENTS Milan is realigning1/3/2015The organizers of the Milan Furniture Fair have given themselves a new structure. And Italian manufacturers and brands are also in the midst of change. The outlook for 2015.
FAIRS & EVENTS Comfy chair with a fur collar9/3/2014What happens if fashion and furniture embark on a relationship? We’ve made a few matches for you from among the novelties at the Milan Salone and the catwalk couture for the coming winter season. All just coincidence?
INTERVIEWS Patricia is everywhere4/27/2014Once again, Patricia Urquiola was omnipresent in Milan. The reason is simple: Most established design brands, be it B&B Italia, Moroso, Glas Italia, Molteni, Mutina or Kvadrat, are featuring her products. Uta Abendroth spoke with the designer, who has chosen Milan as her home, about the innovations she is presenting at the Salone, prototypes in her own home, and the family factor.
FAIRS & EVENTS The charm of the unfinished2/14/2014It is an ambitious idea to focus an exhibition purely on the aesthetic of objects in their emergent state, but this has been beautifully accomplished by the Design Museum London: Barber Osgerby’s “In the Making”.
MAGAZINE Twelve dreams under the big blue sky5/8/2013Lounging and dreaming in the big outdoors, preferably on huge sofas and comfy daybeds, into which we lightly sink and forget the everyday rat race.
MAGAZINE 18 million coins for the Underground5/7/2013In 2012, Edward Barber uand Jay Osgerby caused quite a stir with their design for the Olympic torch. This year the two architects are placing a renewed emphasis on furniture design. Uta Abendroth met with one half of the duo, Jay Osgerby, in Milan, where their sofas, tables and stool premiered at Knoll.
MAGAZINE Return of the grid8/3/2010System furniture was long considered the epitome of no-fun and über-rational design, but now it is undergoing a revival. The new items of system furniture are proof that functionalist Modernism is being seen in a new light and mark the end of the heyday of design art and limited editions.
MAGAZINE Almost everything that is new!5/4/2010Salone del Mobile 2010 has been and gone. Which of the new designs will endure, and which will swiftly be forgotten? The Stylepark ABC of the most persuasive new products predicts what may that future may be.
MAGAZINE Found object: Mother’s lap is forty years old!6/15/2009Soft curves and gentle cambers are their distinctive feature. The Up series designed in 1968 by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia has been revamped to celebrate its anniversary.
MAGAZINE A Quantum of Product Placement12/8/2008Down through the years, James Bond has had to endure a lot, has traveled round the world countless times, loved countless women, and overcome at least just as many adversaries. In the course of time, not only have his weapons become more effective, his escape vehicles faster, and his enemies trickier, but Bond himself has morphed. Yet throughout the feel for good design has remained constant.
MAGAZINE Furniture also wants to be mobile5/15/2008Mobility and flexibility are qualities which we generally need nowadays to get through life successfully. Especially when we are young, we value not pinning ourselves down and remaining as independent as possible. We are all too happy to travel back and forth like nomads between a job in one city, a relationship in another, and friends all over the world. Thus, we are constantly in motion, be it mentally, physically or socially.
MAGAZINE Stephen Burks - or The readymade spirit3/20/2008Marcel Duchamp's famous readymades are objects which have been removed from the sphere of the useful and placed in a new context. For US designer Stephen Burks, this "multiple use" and the fact that our perception influences the intuitive use of an object are highly inspiring.
