DESIGN Enjoy the ride!3/10/2015Be it a wellness rocking chair, with a rainwater flush or restrooms with a back door: Students at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts have developed toilets that break with the traditional images of the WC.
ISH 2023 – REVIEW Two worlds3/20/2023It has been four years since the world's leading trade fair for HVAC + Water opened its doors in Frankfurt am Main. From 13 to 17 March 2023, visitors were able to experience an ISH whose exhibitors increasingly offered self-sufficient, sustainable alternatives and conducted research into more efficient use of water and energy.
FAIRS & EVENTS Live from the ISH 20193/11/2019Every two years, the world's leading trade fair for water, heat and air conditioning ISH in Frankfurt am Main presents the latest developments in the sector. Stylepark will show you some impressions of ISH 2019.
ISH 2017 A small gem3/22/2017It’s not always easy to find design ideas for small bathrooms. So all the nicer that at the ISH you can even view stylish systems for compact rooms, too.
MAGAZIN // ISH 2017 The ultimate butt shower3/22/2017The washlet, invented by the Japanese, is now being championed in Europe. Toto presents “Neorest,” a mixture of motorcycle seat and space capsule.
MAGAZIN // ISH 2017 Clever and colorful3/20/2017Be it ceramic or solid surface materials – alongside bowls with extremely fine edges there are now extra-large washbasins with integrated rests and extravagant models from the star designers.
INTERVIEWS TXTMSG with Ross4/29/2014Ross Lovegrove presented his new chair “Diatom” in Milan at the Moroso booth. Adeline Seidel conducted a series of txt-msgs with him on his diatomic passions.
DESIGN Atmospheres created from water vapor10/4/2013The bathroom – a little world of wonder made up of technology, light and water. As one of the leading trade shows in the area of ceramics, “Cersaie” in Bologna once again revealed just what can be achieved in the wellness zone.
INTERVIEWS My stuff is fat-free, that’s how humans, how life should be.3/29/2009At the ISH Ross Lovegrove presented his new "Freedom" collection for Turkish baths maker VitrA. We talked to him about the change in bathrooms, biomorphic shapes, fat-free design, the responsibility of a star designer, and design in an age of crisis.
MAGAZINE Crisis? What crisis?3/25/2009At this year's ISH, the "World's Leading Trade Fair for the Bathroom Experience, Building, Energy, Bathroom, Air-Conditioning Technology and Renewable Energies" in Frankfurt the economic crisis did not take centre stage. Visitor and exhibitor numbers almost matched those of the previous year and an upbeat outlook was palpable - almost defying the crisis, as it were.
MAGAZINE Room Rain or Impressions from Wellness Zone 23/17/2009There are any number of trends, but only one can lead the way: The bathroom is expanding and merging with the bedroom to form one large area of relaxation and recovery. This, however, is no easy design task to be accomplished.
MAGAZINE The comeback of copper and limescale edging3/13/2009"A bathroom with patina" - only recently that was still a euphemism for mold in the cracks, limescale-encrusted fittings and worn enamel. However, designers have rediscovered the central role of water in the bathroom. And with rain showers and mist generators, materials have returned to the bathroom which people had long considered unpractical and easily watermarked: Copper, bronze, brass, unsealed stone and untreated woods tell stories about use and the past.
MAGAZINE Braving the crisis with power and creativity1/27/2009It was tough going for Cologne's furniture fair this year. But not everyone let the crisis get them down. There were some strong showings in connection with the imm cologne, but naturally this overview is incomplete and subjective.