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In Stuttgart, no w here architects have transformed an old building apartment into a personal retreat where serien.lighting luminaires are part of the overall concept.

Every other year, graphic designer Wilhelm E. Opatz and the association Freunde Frankfurts produce an architectural guide on Frankfurt, titled “Architekturführer Frankfurt.” Each edition addresses one decade of architectural history in the metropolis on the Main. And the guides explore much more than the buildings themselves. The latest publication is dedicated to the 1990s.

Mara's new "Timmy Libro H1050" table is a perfect companion for any working or living environment: minimalist in form, foldable in function and flexible to transport on castors.

Gira has supplemented the "Gira Esprit" switch range with the color spectrum of the "Gira System 55" and offers a total of five colors for this purpose.

“Adaptive Architecture – Building Upon the Existing” is the name of the current DAM exhibition being held at the museum’s temporary quarters in Frankfurt’s Ostend district of. It runs until January 15, 2023 and highlights just how topical the issue is.

Laufen Smart makes sustainable and predictive water management possible at any time and from any location. Laufen products can be digitally regulated and managed either via an app or by integration into the facility management technology.

Kensaku Oshiro has designed the "Tonbo" chair for the Italian furniture manufacturer Kristalia, whose backrest refers to a shy creature of nature.

Rapids, waterfalls, sudden changes of direction: the book "The Office of Good Intentions" is unusual. Our critic Florian Heilmeyer has let himself be shaken by it.

Antrei Hartikainen realises projects from Fiskars Village in southern Finland which can be product design as well as sculpture or installation. The designer, master carpenter and sculptor translates the transitions between the disciplines into extraordinary works.

With "ONEMM", Peter Kunz has designed the essence of a table for Arper – purist in form, resource-saving and robust in quality and simple in construction.

Dr Christian Sonnendecker and his team from the Institute for Analytical Chemistry at the University of Leipzig have discovered an enzyme that can degrade PET plastic in just a few hours. He tells us in an interview what it will take for this technology not to remain research.

The pendant lamp "Avro" by Martinelli Luce offers a socket in the lower part of the shade, allowing new forms of smart working.

Vibia, Midgard, e15, Diez Office, Neumann Communication and Stylepark present a flexible lighting concept developed by Stefan Diez at Badias Schirn Café in the old town of Frankfurt am Main. The installation was opened last Monday evening with an atmospheric dinner.

The new "Gira Keyless In Fingerprint" adds a module to the "Gira System 106" that enables keyless access to buildings.

Benedikt Stonawski and Hauke Unterburg founded ante up – a studio for circular product and furniture design – in 2020. In addition to design, they have since worked as consultants for companies on the topic of eco-design principles, sustainable materials and production methods. We met them for an interview.

Pedrali thinks green – in every aspect of its work from sustainable production to environmentally conscious design. Nature conservation and cultural heritage have been part of the Italian furniture maker’s DNA since its founding. The publishers of Stylepark accepted Pedrali’s generous invitation to the festival “I Maestri del Paesaggio”.

Martinelli Luce celebrates the 100th birthday of company founder Elio Martinelli with a "Cobra" lamp in yellow, limited, signed and numbered to 100 pieces.

This autumn, Messe Frankfurt is shining all the brighter: the compact special Light + Building Autumn Edition of the world's leading trade fair for lighting and building technology is bringing the industry together again after the pandemic-related break. We show you ten highlights out of the halls.

Bonnie, a restaurant in the Morland Mixité Capitale, refurbished and extended by David Chipperfield Architects, is now one of Paris' architectural and gastronomic highlights.

The "Gira E2" switch range has been expanded to include a surface-mounted solution that is also available in matt black and includes a lighting element.