The "Variant VX" hinge system from Simonswerk securely holds the heavy doors of the Wälderhaus Hamburg.

Lighting manufacturers have already made the leap into the digital world, which means that the Light + Building trade fair in Frankfurt/Main will be focusing less on new products and more on changed fields of use and services.

We are still tethered to our electronic gadgets and devices – for now. But thanks to wireless electricity transmission, the entire furnishings of our homes and offices are set to become charging stations.

For the family-run firm Vola, tradition and modern design go hand in hand: The minimalist bathroom fittings by Arne Jacobsen have superbly managed the seamless transition from innovation to ageless classic.

In the culinary heaven, there is still one place left: on Pedrali's chairs and armchairs you can dine in the three-star restaurant "L' Auberge de l' Ill" in Alsace.

With its Genius Building at Milan Fashion Week, Moncler revealed an experimentation laboratory for designers.

Stylepark, BDIA Hessen and Messe Frankfurt inviting architects, interior designers and designers to an Architects Cocktail at the Light + Building 2018.

"Stylepark Selected" awards 33 excellent lighting products from the Trendspot Design of the Light + Building 2018.

Max Dudler Architects renovated a baroque manor house on the river Saar and added two outbuildings. They have created a subtle play of forms, materials and quotations.

Luminale gets a fresh new look for this year’s Light + Building in Frankfurt/Main.

The second edition of the conference "Architecture Matters", which will take place in Munich on March 8 and 9, will examine the relationship between money, architecture and the city.

Pauline Deltour does not want to be pigeonholed – and nor should she be. After all, her furniture designs are just as convincing as her fashion or indeed the bicycle she has just designed.

On behalf of Hyundai Motor, Asif Khan designed a pavilion for the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang whose façade absorbs light.

Snøhetta's architects have added a new kitchen wing to the three-star restaurant " The French Laundry" in California.

At the upcoming Salone del Mobile Cos is cooperating with the artist Phillip K. Smith III.

The “Young Design” section at Light + Building offers young designers the chance to present their works to an international specialist audience for the first time.

Vola is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year - to mark this occasion, we are presenting the design classics of the traditional Danish company with a series of short films.

Scandinavian design is booming worldwide. And the Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair is the showcase of the prospering industry. This year the fair has done a lot to become even more attractive. Our review.

It helps save resources and allows easy control of heating and the like: Gira’s smart building technology.

Lindner has fitted out the interior of the “Brainlab Tower Riem” as general contractor.

At Light + Building 2018, Stylepark in cooperation with Messe Frankfurt is running a daily exclusive tour of the highlights of the Trendspot Design in Hall 1.

In Hall 1 at Light + Building 2018, in cooperation with Messe Frankfurt and e15, Stylepark is opening the exhibition Stylepark Selected Light + Building 2018 | Trendspot Design with a café attached.

The Paris-based gallery A1043 explores the borderline between design-related art and art-related design.

The label Flexound has developed a cushion that literally touches you with sounds.

HCL - "Human Centric Lighting" will be one of the focal points at the world's leading trade fair Light + Building in Frankfurt am Main from 18 to 23 March 2018.

In Dornbirn, Zumtobel will be demonstrating pioneering special lighting solutions and the transfer of technological and design expertise into worlds of experience.

Todd Bracher's "Vessel" luminaire offers glare-free light with a cylinder made of quartz crystal.

Networked light, OLEDs, human-centric lighting and new design solutions: Light + Building, the world's leading trade fair for lighting and building services technology, takes a look ahead.

The discounter Aldi Nord plans to create affordable housing in Berlin by combining it with its own markets.

Villeroy&Boch tiles let the Düsseldorf Vabali Spa shine in fresh shades of blue and turquoise.