Super-small architectural spaces for living are having a big impact on the way we think about need, comfort and sustainability. Move a bit closer.

With the ability to live more sustainably, and just about anywhere, micro homes might just be the solution to really living large.

New design criteria has seen concrete become increasingly in demand by architects and designers to create spaces with contemporary aesthetics. Microtopping is an innovative solution that combines the aesthetic qualities of concrete with the modern

Sustainability, cost-efficiency and space are just some of the factors driving an international renaissance in pocket-sized architecture that’s big on expression and style.

Architects and designers have dreamed up new ideas for micro bedrooms which maximise space with a minimal approach.

If innovative architecture and design can expand our quality of life, even in smaller living spaces, what else can it do for us? Here are nine examples that show what’s possible.

Right next to an imposing mountain wall in the Austrian Alps, a brand-new construction has risen from the ground; a building concept which offers a whole range of solutions to contemporary living demands.

Dauphin’s new Fiore chair collection has an invisible USP – an antimicrobial MicroSilver finish that is effective against bacterial infection and other micro-organisms.

These four small-scale hotel rooms use high-quality lighting, surfaces, design and their natural environments to create unforgettable experiences on a volume budget.

Small businesses can keep overheads down by literally reducing the area above their head. These professional and productive micro-offices give companies the opportunity for growth.

With no floor space necessary, hooks take previously unused surfaces and transform them into simple, practical and sometimes even beautiful storage solutions.

In the age of information overload, minimalist interiors are more than a trend. They’re a means by which to restore mental awareness. Combining formal minimalism with warm material palettes, these newly renovated homes offer not only space for

SUBLIDOT®: Because the unique laser system is able to refine any material particularly gently.

There are now a number of companies on the market which specialise in the development of micro wind turbines that enable individual power generation.

Upon a recent visit to Bette's HQ, the German bathroom expert revealed a whole world of architectural typologies in a new, immersive proof-of-concept experience.

At this year's imm cologne Degenhardt presented 'Landed', the prototype of a prefabricated house, in cooperation with Richard Lampert.

Trying to square your new year’s resolution to get out more with a desire to get away from it all? Your cabin waits…

Premium contract-furniture manufacturer Kusch+Co is using design to transform traditional work cultures into something altogether more welcoming.

Das steirische Unternehmen VITEO gewinnt die wichtigste Auszeichnung zum Thema Design Management 2011 in der Kategorie Kleinstunternehmen.

A high-performance LED luminaire for many different uses – easy to take along wherever you go.

Why has BoConcept been working with Dr Steffi Burkhart on the development of small, super-flexible hybrid spaces for living, socialising and working?

The 3D Wall Carve ceramic tile collection from Atlas Concorde adds texture to walls, with two of its five patterns created in collaboration with Italian design legend Piero Lissoni.

Relaxation redefined: with the new whirl systems from KALDEWEI.

Thanks to the equally simple and ingenious Dondola 4D joint from WAGNER, ‘sitting’ now becomes a thing we ‘do’.

Premium Italian radiator brand TUBES, known for its collaboration with big-name designers and its striking, sculptural products, turns the heat up once again with the launch of its new ‘RIFT’ radiator, the ultimate in customisation and flexible

'Furniture is often more important in our lives than architecture,' says the celebrated Japanese architect, as he discusses his long-term collaboration with Japanese producer TIME & STYLE.

As a result of diminishing resources and rising prices the age of oil is drawing to a close. Accordingly there is increasing interest in renewable raw materials as alternative sources.

Taking a look back at the most popular residential buildings and interiors of the year on Architonic.

Following the brand’s evolutionary journey, Architonic caught up with Mara at its ‘Design Landscape’ in Milan – an immersive installation shaped by a desire to stimulate the senses, inspire new expressions of furniture and forge meaningful

The Nomiya restaurant is replacing the Hotel Everland on the roof of the Palais de Tokyo for one year. Designed by the artist Laurent Grasso, the glass cube is part of the 'Art Home' culinary project by the Palais de Tokyo and Electrolux.

Cini&Nils presents Luta Bettonica’s new design for indoors, a suspension dimmerable dimmable LED lamp named Acqua, for direct and indirect lighting.

The Royal Institute of British Architects and Cassina present the exhibition "Le Corbusier’s Cabanon".

Sabine Seymour, who among other things lectures at the Parsons New School for Design, New York, has put together a collection of products and materials which looks at the close interlinking of fashion, design, technology and science.

From micro homes to coworking spaces, smart room concepts to healthy environments: megatrends, such as health, 'New Work', neo-ecology, networking and urbanisation, are increasingly manifesting themselves in interior design. Hand in hand with this,

With a commitment to sustainability, design quality and smart technology, the leading global brand GROHE introduces new product innovations that offer users even more choice and control.

For 30 years now, Italian premium lighting manufacturer ARTEMIDE has been illuminating the landscape of contemporary design with the elegant and versatile Tolomeo lamp.

These most popular project-referencing stories from Architonic’s magazine feature micro-offices, playful bathrooms and nature-set spas as well as examples of how to successfully create facade-inspired surfaces and timeless interiors.

There was strength (and warmth) in numbers at this year’s Stockholm Design Week and Stockholm Furniture Fair.

An exceptional registration rate behind the nextHeimtextil fair is driving the decisive preparation phase forwards. Between 10 and 13 January 2017, the international trade fair for home and contract textiles will be showcasing the world’s broadest

An architecturally oriented flexibility and modularity in furnishing is responding to the increasing need for spaces that cover a diversity of user needs. Orgatec investigates.

Brooklyn Design, Architecture & Art on the Forefront During NYCxDESIGN

From 14 to 17 May 2019 international exhibitors will present a comprehensive overview of the spectrum of technical textiles and textile building materials at TECHTEXTIL, which takes place every two years in Frankfurt.

Making a feature of its clean lines and a low, deep base, the sectional Wing sofa, from Flexform designer Antonio Citterio, provides a light and subtle centrepiece for uncluttered climates in top-level interior design projects.

Ambiente Trends 23+ are presented from February 3-7, 2023

Who says classics can't reinvent themselves? Italian manufacturer Artemide has released the popular Tolomeo desk lamp in an INTEGRALIS® version, which effectively combats pathogens.

Head north and you'll find a thriving design culture where the level of consideration given to the way things look, feel and work isn't determined by their scale. Be they housing projects, chairs or taps, the Scandinavian approach to design continues

Either by building a two-level structure inside a high space or by removing part of the floor, installing a mezzanine level involves architectural bravery and design nous, but can be worth it.

Ventura, the avant-garde brand of Swiss watches, is back. The first "manufacture électronique" for high quality digital watches has recently presented, in the shape of the SPARC MGS, a timepiece which once more sets a new benchmark in chronometer

50 years old and still got it. Celebrated Italian architect Mario Bellini's iconic Camaleonda seating system has been relaunched and there's a lot of love in the air.

Having received the brief to plan and design a new state capital for the Punjab, Le Corbusier, true to form, delivered a striking urban entity that's a veritable 'Gesamtkunstwerk'. A forthcoming exhibition at the Galerie Anton Meier in Geneva of the

The ‘Textile Structures for New Building’ competition for students is being held for the 14th time by Techtextil, International Trade Fair for Technical Textiles and Nonwovens. Students of civil engineering, product design and related

In 1978, Italian manufacturer FLOU introduced Nathalie, the first textile bed designed by Vico Magistretti. Even today, the brand surprises with innovative concepts for contemporary living.

Icon of the Brussels skyline, sculptural or architectural curiosity, the Atomium is increasingly regarded as not just a symbolic landmark and tourist attraction, but also as a cultural centre in the north of Brussels. Interview with Arnaud Bozzini,

She may elect to spell her name all lower case, but matali crasset's work is big on concept and ambition. Yet, the Paris-based designer, who's collaborated with the likes of Established & Sons and Pallucco, insists she's not that interested in

When photographer Greg Girard decided to visit the notorious, citadel-like 'Walled City' slum in Hong Kong's Kowloon, where the daily lives of 35,000 people played out, he was told he may not come back alive. Luckily for him, he did. And, luckily for

The D1 swivel chair family designed by Stefan Diez for WAGNER keeps users moving with its innovative joint mechanism, while fundamentally changing our conception of how office chairs look.

If you think you know premium Swiss brand USM – with its iconic modular storage and display system – think again.

25 global design experts respond to topics critical to the architecture and interior design industries in 2019.

It’s fair to say that most people will do the right thing if given the chance – and with their new Better Effect Index rating tool, KINNARPS, the Swedish furniture manufacturer, are putting this theory to the test.

With its Work from Anywhere ecosystem, contract furnishing expert Haworth provides cogent solutions to the challenges posed by modern workplace scenarios.

The new premium version of Egger’s PerfectSense lacquered board allows architects to set new standards for matt and high-gloss surface finishes.

Dutch workplace accessories brand Dataflex's latest addition to its Bento range is a mobile laptop table that allows users to work ergonomically and in comfort whether at home, in the office or wherever…

The tenth MATERIALICA in Munich focused specifically on design. For the fifth time the fair presented the Materialica Design + Technology Award to outstanding and innovative performance in the fields of design or engineering.

Coffee is big business – both in economic and cultural terms. With the brewed bean enjoying a major connoisseurial renaissance, luxury home-appliances brand GAGGENAU has brought the outside in with their fully automatic, professional-standard

Barber Osgerby’s AXOR One shower thermostat module from 2015 has now been expanded into a tactile new bathroom collection – one that has reinvented archetypes.

Doors have been the preferred method of moving around separated interiors for a long time, but are they still the best? Boasting more functionality and style, there are many other ways to enter a room.

A productive hybrid work model fuses together the sanctuary of home work with traditional office collaboration. These five key advantages make the customisable office pod work.

EVAVAARA DESIGN’s sshhh sound solutions are designed to help people work better, but their uses stretch well beyond the open-plan office. Find out how...

Housing multiple sleep aids or remaining peacefully clear, these captivating nighttime companions bookend a good night’s sleep with great looks and excellent service.

Lectures, guided tours, and the "Interior.Architecture.Hospitality“ Expo summarise HEIMTEXTIL's unique offerings for contract planners.

Fantoni Group’s innovations in acoustic panelling please the eye as well as the ear, thanks to the firm’s focus on a design-led approach and an integrated manufacturing strategy.

Flexible, adaptable furniture shouldn't mean a compromise on comfort. With its invaluable know-how in office furniture, DAUPHIN brings the rigour it applies to products for the work sphere to its home brand. The result: peerless comfort, extreme

Offering escapism from daily life, alcohol use can be a calming but perilous pastime. These four bars offer to take us on a journey through space and time, with or without the booze.

An early must-see for the international furnishings sector in the run up to the show. From 14 to 17 January 2015, Heimtextil, the world's largest trade fair for home and contract textiles, will open its doors in Frankfurt am Main. The show is a major

It's ten years since Vienna Design Week was launched and the city-wide creative showcase shows no sign of losing its lustre.

Entitled “The future is urban”, visitors to the Theme Park at Heimtextil from 9-12 January 2018 can expect a multi-sensory experience.

Designed by Swiss creative office atelier oï for contract-furniture specialists Brunner, "foild" is an ultra-nomadic, space-shaping device that turns its users into interior planners. Text by Simon Keane-Cowell

In the first of four interviews from the 2011 Milan Salone Internazionale del Mobile with four very different figures from the creative world – an internationally celebrated architect, a grand master of Italian design, a strongly concept-led

Punching above its weight, the respected Belgian design biennale Interieur, held in the small town of Kortrijk since 1968, has always thought big. What it lacks in scale, it makes up for in discernment and ambition. 'We saw how international and

In collaboration with the established French design institute VIA, the Hungarian Fashion & Design Agency is seeking to put Hungarian design on the world map.

Stealing the show at this year’s Salone, Italian furniture expert Mara unveils its latest innovations in seating and table systems, cleverly blending functionality, comfort and a distinctive, yet timeless style.

From Middle Franconia to the flex-desk world: how Dauphin has further developed the Indeed swivel chair family specifically for use at shared workspaces.

In the (unfortunate) hierarchy of design disciplines – just ask any architect and they'll confirm this – textile design has traditionally occupied a less-than-superior position. Spanish-born Londoner Cristian Zuzunaga has been troubling the

Successes are meant to be celebrated, and here, we celebrate several at once, namely the winners of this year's ICONIC AWARDS: Innovative Interior. Part 1

Leaves aren't the only things changing. October was packed with industry gatherings to discuss new ways to tackle our shared future – while we proudly launched our new DAAily insights tool, which will help fuel yours.

Life threatening conditions, abode of trolls and witches:.The Alpine inhabitants of the Middle Ages avoided the mighty peaks and icy heights of the high Alpine regions. Nowadays they are accessible for tourism.

The French designer's most recent project with the Italian furniture expert is a modular structure that befits the ever-changing nature of our contemporary interiors. We sat down with him at Salone del Mobile to learn more.

Architonic caught up with lamatilde founder Marco Ruffino to talk about the Italian office's Laqua Countryside project and why Pedrali was chosen as exclusive furnishings partner…

Best Tall Building 2009 in the Asia and Australia category by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

Respected architectural photographer Deidi von Schaewen isn't one for letting the grass grow under her feet. Active since the 1960s and with no sign of hanging up her camera any time soon, Architonic caught up with the peripatetic image-maker to talk

Wingburg allows door and wall to become one, so that rooms are not simply subdivided, but can be perceived as a flowing sequence of spaces – illustrated here by three interior projects...

These four square-edged homes and residential projects prove boxy doesn’t have to mean boring with unique and characterful takes on geometricised architecture. Featuring one-aftr, QBO3 Arquitectos, Plan:b arquitectos and WE-S architecten.

A diversity of innovative materials, contemporary colour spectrums and new manufacturing methods: Part seven of our nine-part series celebrates the winners of the ICONIC AWARDS 2022: Innovative Interior in the field of furniture.

Announcing the 2017 Ventura Lambrate themes: Social design and cultural heritage

If anyone knows water, Grohe does. In spite of having clocked up over 100 years in business, the world’s leading provider of premium sanitary fittings is squarely looking to the future, with technology, innovation and sustainability its constant

These four kitchens elevate the interior design of their respective residences by taking on a central role. Featuring Markéta Bromová Architekti, Mistovia, Prior Barraclough and Ester Bruzkus Architekten.

Makro doesn’t do compromise. Its second-to-none bathroom concepts respond to the precise needs of its customers, providing the perfect solution for even the most demanding of architectural projects.

Since its establishment in 2011 by Lou Weis and founding designers Charles Wilson, Trent Jansen and Adam Goodrum, Broached Commissions has radically disrupted the Australian design scene.

Cabin life is more than just the uprising trend of cabincore interiors. These small-scale structures also bring us closer to our environments’ past.

Once so disenfranchised that they didn't even appear on maps of the city, Caracas's favelas are, thanks to projects such as the technically and politically remarkable MetroCable transport system in San Agustín, acquiring a social legitimacy. Here,

In addition to innovations from the industry, Heimtextil 2020 offers the contract sector a specialist programme that makes it well worth travelling to Frankfurt to spend some time and be inspired.

Graphic designers are giving architects a run for their money as the creatives who cross disciplinary boundaries. Here, Architonic takes a look at some examples of two-dimensional specialists who've channelled their creative talent into product

Modern innovations in kitchen appliances mean fans of the stark visuals of extreme minimalism can create the look, without giving up the stuff.

Adaptive reuse is the sustainable face of architecture. This visionary process of architectural alchemy allows cities to thrive and remain relevant, without forgetting their past.

As a sustainable material, wood lasts a long time, it’s renewable and with amazing natural looks, it has a long-lasting impact too. Here are ten examples of products that use solid wood wisely.

Inspiring, touch-focused and close to the industry: Heimtextil finished after four successful trade fair days in Frankfurt am Main. In spite of the snow, ice and storms, particularly on the first and last days of the trade fair, almost 70,000 trade

Put a group of designers, curators and design writers in a room and what do you get? The Dornbracht Conversations. The third annual platform for intelligent dialogue on the state of design, past, present and future, hosted by German design

On a family holiday to Lake Garda as a teenager, staying near the town of Malcesine, I discovered a design store that seemed to house all the contemporary design I had only ever seen before in books. The shop owner took to my enthusiasm and gave me a

Or not just a chair? The punchline: when it's deployed by pioneering, London-based designer Ilse Crawford, whose enviable portfolio of projects is driving a reevaluation of the very role of interior design.

Nature does a pretty good job of shaping our environment. But what happens when innovation and creative thinking are applied to the more sustainable natural materials out there? Leading materials consultancy Materials Council investigates the

These stylish home gym products allow users to exercise in the privacy of their own homes, without bulking out the interior.

These four saunas combine natural locations and thermo-climatic architecture to lower stress levels by raising body temperature, all as part of a rounded wellness regime.

Where most kitchen activities start and finish, the kitchen sink is imperative to a cohesive, effective and multifunctional kitchen. Here’s what to consider when choosing one.

Excuse me. Have you got a light? No? Well, maybe you should have visited this year's edition of Euroluce, the international lighting fair that rides pillion with the Milan Salone Internazionale del Mobile. But not to worry. Architonic has made a

Sustainability is both a commandment and a buzzword for our times. But what do we mean by sustainable design? Are sustainable production and sustainable marketing at all possible in a global market place? At this year’s Orgatec we discussed the