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What does Documenta 14 say about the current state of the world? What role do the curators play, and what role the artists? A commentary.

Schindler has outfitted the new "Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC)" building in Melbourne with an custom elevator system.

MDT-tex has teamed up with Grimshaw Architects to develop a highly flexible canopy system.

Steve Leung has decorated the products "Octagon" and "Squaro Prestige" by Villeroy & Boch with thousands of Swarovski crystals. The Chinese designer explains how he came up with the idea and how bathroom culture differs from Asia to Europe.

The new "Bonechina" bar in Frankfurt relies on a shiny black drinking culture.

On an idyllic peninsula near Kassel 20 houses are set to provide new ideas for contemporary country living. And 20 international architects have now presented their ideas, a few developers are still to be found.

Around four hours’ drive north of Santiago de Chile, Cristián Izquierdo has erected an extremely unusual holiday home.

We follow Thomas Wagner over stairs, through Kleingartenanlagen and finally over the water on his foray in Münster on the occasion of the Skulptur Projekte.

Working with Modernism: Interface has re-energized a building by Mies van der Rohe in Krefeld.

Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have devised four circular seat installations for the park at Kunsthal Aarhus.

Sometimes you have to sit down together to discuss things. Ideally somewhere where experts and interested parties meet up anyway. At the ISH, three intensive “Axor Talks” provided more than just entertainment.

BIG and Thomas Heatherwick have together designed the new London offices of Google – the form is a flowing spatial cascade.

Imagine an arcade or a park without benches. Impossible. The parkbench is as important in urban spaces as salt is in soup. The most exciting models in an overview.

We present luminaires for public spaces that score high in terms not only of energy efficiency, but also for their extraordinary lighting effects and elegant appearance.

Scandinavian design is best experienced in Copenhagen. Follow us on our tour through designer studios and showrooms at 3 Days of Design, the most vibrant design festival in the north.

On the occasion of the "Rundgang" at the Städelschule, students gave insights into their work and the most talented were awarded. The Stylepark prize went to Ada Raczka.

With the Place de la Concorde, Jakob Ignaz Hittorff created not only one of the world’s most famous squares, but also revolutionized how they were designed. This still has bearing today.