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Design from Poland? Is not known by everyone. But it's absolutely worthwhile to look at the hustle and bustle of the local scene. So follow us on our tour to Gdynia, Gdansk and Warsaw to the hotspots and interesting heads of the Polish design.

In retrospect everything looks clearer. A column by Michael Erlhoff.

The Qvest boutique hotel combined for a photoshooting neo-Gothic architecture with Richard Neutra products from VS Möbel.

The Galerie Kreo in London is showing a selection of works by Hella Jongerius – colorful – in the truest sense of the word.

This encyclopedia of forgotten sports brings together any number of bizarre and quite horrific pursuits. Anyone who has read the book will view people and sports in a different light.

Whether it’s for premium loudspeakers, SUVs or classic sneakers – the fabrics from Danish textile label Kvadrat are ever more frequently a sales argument for luxury products.

Designer Simon Husslein and entrepreneur Pierre Nobs want to stir things up on the watch market with their newly founded company “Bólido”.

Its superb acoustics make the Roman amphitheater in Verona an ideal venue for operas and concerts. Were it not for the rain. Schlaich Bergermann Partner together with GMP Architekten have now devised an extremely smart and mobile roof structure to keep out bad weather.

The Westin Hotel in Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie is pitch-perfect with Villeroy & Boch products.

Alfred Barr Jr. and Philip Johnson are celebrated as “pioneers of the Bauhaus” at the Kunsthalle Bielefeld.

The patio of a purist villa morphs on request into a world of a cool pool – thanks also to Mosa tiles.

DIY superstores, furniture stores, fast-food restaurants. In commercial zones, the horrendous lurks. Can things be done differently? Here are five current examples.

When all the traditional criteria are evoked. A column by Michael Erlhoff.

Architect and designer Jean-Philippe Nuel lends the “Les Cures Marines” hotel a touch of striking elegance with furniture by Ligne Roset.

Architect Rafael de Cárdenas and architecture duo Neri&Hu have developed spatial concepts for Dornbracht in which the latter’s new range of faucets, which goes by the name of “Vaia”, has its own special role to play.

He was fascinated by the material and never lost his delight in experimentation: On Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice, Le Stanze del Vetro are presenting sensational glass works by Ettore Sottsass.

It took an architect from Burkina Faso such as Francis Kéré to create a Serpentine Pavilion that celebrates the infamous English weather in all its glory. This year’s pavilion looks set to be a great success.

Residential house at the Starnberger See: Impressive views with the sliding window cero.

Are bathrooms becoming ever more colorful? And what prompted Bette to launch a bathtub clad in fabric? Martina Metzner talked with Managing Director Thilo Pahl and Head of Marketing Sven Rensinghoff.

What will be the house technology of the future can be experienced im "Energy Campus" by HHS Planer + Architekten for Stiebel Eltron.