From 26 February to 2 March 2023, the global retail industry will meet in the halls of Messe Düsseldorf: guests can expect the latest trends, forward-looking ideas and inspiring solutions for every aspect of retail.

With its "BORA X BO", the Upper Bavarian manufacturer of hob extraction systems and FlexBake ovens offers a professional steam oven for the home.

The Swedish architecture and design studio Claesson Koivisto Rune was founded in 1995 by three students: Mårten Claesson, Eero Koivisto and Ola Rune. The trio is not affected by supposed boundaries between disciplines: Their work is diverse and creates new perspectives. In the interview, Eero Koivisto looks back at the beginnings and ahead to current projects.

How can holistic ergonomics help to optimize working conditions in a company, not to mention its bottom line? Kinnarps has the answer to this tricky question and offers sustainable strategies for the kind of design that has been thought through right down to the smallest details.

Gumpo offers more than do traditional office furniture makers: The products designed by Relvāokellermann can be flexibly adapted to meet architects’ wishes for each particular project. In our interview, Gumpo General Manager Sebastian Waibel told us why it is worth critically revisiting processes, and what New Work means to him.

Changing the way we understand, perceive and relate to materials: That’s the aim of Bonnie Hvillum, who’s focus is on human interaction with the world. The interdisciplinary projects she tackles straddle science, biology, chemistry, design and art.

With "Jiometori", the family-owned company Cleaf offers an exceptionally versatile texture with a geometric composition that is visually and haptically an experience.

People like Robert Comploj are hard to find. At his studio he combines art and design with the craft of glassblowing. It is currently sidewalks, manholes, hydrants and tram tracks that represent the inspiration for his work.

Stylepark is raffling off one "Ring Table" by Acapulco.

Roberto Monti has taken over the role of CEO for Arper at the beginning of 2022 and since then has brought in a lot of dynamism. In this interview, he tells us in which direction he would like to lead the company and what significance sustainability has for him in this context.

The Metaverse provides a digital platform that is freely designed with the help of architecture, art, and design. In the following interview George Bileca, CEO of Voxel Architects – the first architecture practice in the Metaverse – outlines the benefits and tells us where the limits are.

Emma Olbers is a designer and sustainability strategist. As part of the upcoming Stockholm Furniture Fair, she is presenting the exhibition "Now or never 1kg CO2e" from 7 to 11 February 2023 on the invisible climate impact of our furniture. She explains the concept of the show in an interview.

Bas Smets – one of the most distinguished landscape architects of our day – tells us in this interview why though he is not optimistic when it comes to climate change, but we should not give up hope.

In collaboration with studio Besau-Marguerre, burgbad has come up with a homely bathroom furniture collection “b:me” that can be adapted to any and every style and offers ingenious ideas for small spaces. The duo drew inspiration for the design from the lines of nature, art and architecture.

2025 exhibitors of 54 countries are currently already expected at the ISH in Frankfurt am Main. Visitors can look forward to a multifaceted range of products and services presented by the HVAC and sanitation industry from March 13 to 17, 2023.

In her book “Schwarzer Rolli, Hornbrille” (Black Turtleneck, Round Glasses) Karin Hartmann highlights various aspects of the architecture profession and examines when, where and why women are at a disadvantage owing to systemic discrimination. In conversation, the author reveals why these questions must be asked and what gets lost because of this lack of perspectives.

Architect Arno Lederer has died at the age of 75 after a serious disease. With him, architecture in Germany loses one of its most brilliant minds and a moral authority, the personification of building culture.

Our author Falk Jaeger presents two current publications that offer a fresh and exciting take on the architecture in Germany’s capital.

In our series “Spotlight on Women Architects”, we regularly present the work of female architects – such as that of Regine Leibinger, who uses her special interest in sophisticated load-bearing structures, novel construction methods and materials when designing her extraordinary buildings.

Professor emeritus Dr. Uta Brandes is a design expert, theorist and author as well as the founder and chairwoman of iGDN – the international Gender Design Network e.V. As a pioneer, she has brought the topic of gender and design out of its academic niche. In an interview, she tells us what she feels is still lacking today.

The creative mind behind the project "An Improbable Future" wants to remain anoynm. We only do know this much: Mx is an industrial designer from New York whose work explores what the industrial and transport design of the future might look like if it is based on existing designs created by artificial intelligence.

Preserving the soul of the house – a goal that should be central to building with existing structures. For the renovation of the spacious "Hazelnut House" guesthouse in the east of Luxembourg, cookbook author Theresa Baumgärtner mastered this challenge with bravura. The barrier-free bathroom solutions from Villeroy & Boch contribute to the feel-good atmosphere.

Heimtextil, the largest international trade fair for home and contract textiles in Frankfurt am Main, has just closed its doors: We present ten projects that particularly caught our eye during our visit.

With "LANI", Toan Nguyen has designed a versatile bathroom furniture set for Laufen that offers plenty of storage space, can be integrated into any concept thanks to its elegant design and impresses with its sophisticated lines and high-quality materials.

After a successful start, Destination: Design is going into a new round from 22 to 24 January 2023. This year, a collective of 49 international manufacturers invite visitors to the Klokgebouw, a heritage-protected industrial building constructed in Eindhoven at the end of the 1920s.

Dominique Béolet’s work as a designer ranges from specific objects to several hundred square meters of exhibition space. He focuses not only on an attractive appearance and practicality but also and primarily on sustainability: For the cosmetics company nkm he recently designed a line of bottles for a reusable system that allows an almost zero-waste recycling cycle with low carbon emissions.

We take it for granted that roads and cycle paths are built to get us from A to B as quickly as possible. But does this necessarily have to be the case? And what happens if we no longer make saving time the uppermost priority in transport planning? New approaches are what journalist Thalia Verkade is pursuing in her book Movement, which she wrote together with the “bicycle professor” Marco te Brömmelstroet.

Irmel Kamp is perhaps not one of the most prominent names in architectural photography. Now, the first book on the work of the 85-year-old German photographer shows that it is indeed worth knowing her work.

Mona Makebrandt and Thomaz da Silva Lopes Vieira are the founders of ClipHut – a company offering a flexible wooden construction system that can be easily assembled and dismantled. With just a few elements it can be used to make houses, furniture, room dividers or trade fair stands. Thomaz da Silva Lopes Vieira explains the concept in this interview.

The style, the architecture, the attitude: At the Hotel Château Royal, Germany's capital city shows its best side. This "Berlin living room" is a place to experience contemporary art, to dine or to spend the night.

In our series “Spotlight on Women Architects”, we regularly present the work of female architects – such as that of Johanne Nalbach, who has demonstrated a particular expertise in the design and construction of hotels, and who recently carried out the extensive refurbishment of the Kant-Garagen in Berlin.

In September 2022 Bettina Bär took over as head of the Heimtextilien segment of Heimtextil. In this interview she tell us what appeals to her about her new task and what we can expect from the upcoming international trade fair for home and contract textiles in Frankfurt/Main.

How can craftsmanship draw inspiration from industry? Ceramic designer Charlotte Cigan and industrial designer Martin Duchêne of Studio Biskt address this question with works that are equally functional and individual.

Stylepark is raffling off one "Bouquet" table lamp by Magis.

By combining an interior design studio with its own workshops Holzrausch can offer holistically planned projects. Unique furniture and luminaire designs are regularly produced for these projects in cooperation with architects and designers – a selection is now available as editions in the Munich showroom. In this interview Tobias Petri and Sven Petzold give the publishers of Stylepark an insight into their work.