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Studio Besau Marguerre have redesigned the foyer of the MK&G in Hamburg. We spoke to Eva Marguerre and Marcel Besau about a space where you can catch your breath, about how to talk about colors while out for a walk and why sometimes you have to choose bright colors.

At the recent Milan Design Week, Ukrainian designers showed how design can contribute to self-assertion. Our author Thomas Edelmann took a look at the joint exhibition "Contïnuum", which was realised by the architect and designer Victoria Yakusha.

He is considered a master of timeless elegance, and many of his designs have been steadily produced by leading manufacturers in the Italian furniture industry: Piero Lissoni, architect, designer and creative director of seven Italian furniture brands, has apparently cracked the "classic" code for furniture design. Now Knoll is launching new outdoor furniture with a claim to imperishability.

Norm Architects have created a swinging homage to the material rattan with the "Loop" chair for Expormim.

How do you design a chair that is comfortable, made entirely of wood and can be ideally integrated into any setting? The "Blueprint Chair" by Herman Studio for the Danish design brand Form & Refine meets these requirements effortlessly.

High-rise. Office. Historic preservation. And sustainability as the top priority in the conversion: the interior design studio "Elbstrand & Mannschaft" is currently completing office space in Hamburg according to the standards of the future. DGNB platinum certification is the goal for the interior work - it would be just the fourth project in Germany to achieve the associated specifications.

After the photographer and author Patricia Parinejad inspired us with her work "Green Mallorca" for the multifaceted nature and sustainability initiatives of the Spanish Balearic island, she takes us in "Green Namibia" on a journey through the longing country on the African continent, which knows how to touch with an exceptionally native beauty.

Stylepark is raffling off a limited "Drip" edition in orange by Bernhard Müller for more!

Our author Florian Heilmeyer has taken a good look at “Small Houses. Homes for our Times” by Philip Jodidio and reports on superfluous sustainability dressing, hollow buzzwords, and an inspiring collection themed around living in the smallest of spaces.

Comfort in contrast: the "NOOK" collection by jehs+laub for COR includes a floor-level high-back chair, a pouf and four side tables that show that compact forms can also have a light and elegant effect.

An extraordinary home is currently being built for one of the most comprehensive private collections of abstract art in Germany. Initiated by entrepreneur Reinhard Ernst and designed by architect Fumihiko Maki, Museum Reinhard Ernst is to be a space for everyone.

With the modular "Pira G2" shelving system, String Furniture offers the re-edition of a classic from the fifties that provides maximum freedom in room design.

In collaboration with the creative minds at jehs+laub, contract designer furniture makers Brunner have developed “oval”, a flexible lounge system for cozy seating settings that promote interaction, networking, and relaxation, while enabling synergies to be tapped.

Sustainability. Quality. Creativity. No compromises. These attributes not only apply to Tohru Nakamura's cuisine, they also reflect the star chef's design aspirations. For Tohru in der Schreiberei, hildmannwilke transformed the centuries-old walls of the former Munich Stadtschreiberei into an atmospheric setting.

A door phone as a design statement: with "Adelante" from Basalte, this is possible. Linear in shape and available in premium finishes, it can be ideally adapted to any entrance area and integrated into the Basalte Home system.

With their extensive "Antao" bathroom collection Kaschkasch’s Florian Kallus and Sebastian Schneider have realized a harmonious design language for Villeroy & Boch that translates the subtle asymmetry of nature into a sustainable bathroom design.

How can your hot water supply and heating be separated in a way that is energy-efficient and what role do instantaneous water heaters play? Jörg A. Gerdes, Managing Partner of Clage, explains the principle behind the idea.

In 2021, Barbara Elwardt and Piotr Wisniewski founded weStudio in Berlin, a multidisciplinary creative studio specialising in interior design, gastronomy and the hotel industry. With a focus on art and custom-made furniture, the duo creates harmonious spaces.

Under the title "How dare you", Laufen presented an extraordinary show during Milan Design Week that included both the new collection by architects and designers Nicolo Ornaghi, Delfino Sisto Legnani and Francesco Zorzi of NM3, as well as that by artist Monique Baumann. They explain their creative approach to us in an interview.