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The SECTO DESIGN story is as much about production as it is about products, with the brand harnessing the centuries-old tradition of local Finnish woodworking.

Instantly recognisable for their formal elegance and innovative construction, Finnish brand SECTO DESIGN's carefully crafted birchwood lamps have been specified around the globe, in particular for high-end contract settings.

The Italian manufacturer SICIS revolutionised mosaic production by significantly simplifying the steps it takes to create a unique surface. With its expansion into the furniture and interior sector, the brand offers its customers a truly holistic

From 23 to 27 October, Cologne's ORGATEC – the biennial leading trade fair for modern working environments – will open its doors. Under the motto "culture@work", the interplay between people and the workplace will be highlighted and inspirations

The interior design of the apartments and entrance of Alto in Wembley Park focuses on the flow of space, orientation, light, and a palette of high quality materials.

Come and see the newest models from JESS DESIGN and discover their furniture with a unique character!

With its new VITAWORK floor lamp, the German lighting brand LUCTRA presents a customisable solution that illuminates the entire office space with direct and indirect light.

Can a sofa cover the entire spectrum of people's needs? With BRÜHL it certainly can, and on top of that, it can even be eco-friendly and durable as well.

For more than four decades, Munich-based taste-makers CHRISTINE KRÖNCKE INTERIOR DESIGN have been on a mission for stylish interiors.

Design for everyone! With its numerous program partners, the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK invites visitors to inform themselves, to be entertained and to be inspired. In short: to experience design yourself.

With almost 140 years of fine furniture-making under its belt, it’s safe to say that Swiss manufacturer HORGENGLARUS knows a thing or two about the value of true quality craftsmanship.

Experience architecture up close with CeramicPlus from VILLEROY & BOCH.

Experience surprising and inspiring encounters with the furniture of Jess Design.

Italian bathroom fitting and furniture brand ANTONIOLUPI's newest ranges continue to bring technological elegance and luxury to the front of the design table.

A raft of recently completed restaurants give new meaning to being on a plant-based diet, with designs that incorporate organic elements or literally merge with nature. So now there's no excuse not to eat (with) your greens.

Stay awake with a double shot of design from this cohort of new coffee shops around the globe.

The new FlexGrid on INTERSTUHL's JOYCEis3 range provides a healthy seating posture throughout the workday by dynamically responding to the sitter’s every move.

When it comes to finding an office chair to suit your individual seating style the JOYCEis3 range from INTERSTUHL offers plenty of choice.

For over 50 years INTERSTUHL has continually strived to increase well-being in the workplace.

Solitary structures with a distinctive character, spectacular residential buildings, innovative retail design. The international architecture competition of the German Design Council sets standards.

The Swiss luxury brand FOUTA crafts classic Mediterranean towels like those traditionally worn by men and women in the public baths of the 19th century.

Is there growing a market for Italian design in Poland?

The new GROHE Red provides instant access to boiling-hot water straight from the tap, turning your kitchen into a culinary hot spot.

With just a touch, the intelligent GROHE Blue Home Watersystem is at the ready to quench your thirst with delicious chilled, filtered and sparkling water.

Pure-tasting water, at the perfect temperature, pours on demand with the new GROHE Watersystems.

ArchichefNight London will be held on Wednesday, 17 October 2018.

Fitness studios around the globe are going for the architectural burn.

Do you have your tickets yet for MoOD+Indigo? If you are visiting on Tuesday,11 September then make sure to register for the keynote by none other than Daan Roosegaarde!


Design Indaba rallies for words becoming deeds in the pursuit of a better world.


Equipped with intelligent technologies, the latest cohort of smart homes are opening the door to easier and more efficient living.

Let’s face it. Sometimes you do judge a book by its cover. And a building by its facade. We bring you a selection of innovation-led architectural show-offs...

Africa’s influence on contemporary design continues to expand.

ArchichefNight is an exclusive dinner with architects as chefs for one evening.

Away from high-gloss towards soft look surfaces: matte is becoming the symbol of exclusiveness.

The highly anticipated finalists of the SBID International Design Awards 2018 have now been revealed.

The revolutionary GROHE Watersystems have finally done away with the two things troubling humanity for thousands of years: carrying drinking water and waiting for it to reach the right temperature. Now filtered, chilled, sparkling, and boiling water

The Musée Yves Saint Laurent Marrakech is an homage to person and place.

The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa is a place dedicated to contemporary African Art.

In a smart location in South Kensington, in front of the Victoria and Albert Museum at 10 Thurloe Place, Meridiani officially opened its doors on the 1st of June this year.

The simple elegance of GROHE Atrio's new design is what "Made in Germany" is all about – highly skilled, precision engineering that’s built to last.

A clean aesthetic and multiple mounting options allow the GROHE Atrio series to integrate easily into any bathroom design scheme.

GROHE's Vice President Design Michael Seum explains how circular geometry was the point of departure for the Atrio series.

Strength! is the theme of Warsaw Home International Interior Design Fair’s third edition and it highlights Poland’s emerging position on the scene.

Top name guest speakers are just part of the proof Warsaw Home Fair is quickly becoming a significant meeting place for the international design market.

Combining sustainability with premium amenities, recently completed residential towers give new meaning to living the high life.

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

With a central theme of "culture@work" this year's ORGATEC, the leading trade fair for the modern working world – held from 23-27 October – presents an extensive programme of events offering a comprehensive look at the future of workplace

Founder and CEO of Warsaw Home Fair, Kasia Ptak knows how to pique interest in Poland’s potential to be the next hot spot for the international contract market.

Stephen Burks on his relationship with Africa, working with African artisans, and the evolution of his practice.

One could say that WARASAW HOME in 2016 was the next big thing. Today, this has become a reality.

Diébédo Francis Kéré creates places of community.

With its uncompromisingly clean lines, GROHE’s newly designed Atrio fittings collection is already a design classic.

Recent concert hall projects are hitting all the right notes with a mix of intriguing forms and multi-functions that make room to enjoy more than just the music.

A swivel chair is a swivel chair is a swivel chair, right? Not at all, as shown by the JOYCEis3 by Daniel Figueroa for the German furniture manufacturer INTERSTUHL. Thanks to its innovative modular design, myriad individual combinations are possible.

Pavilion projects are like catnip for architects. These often impermanent structures provide the ideal testing ground for new concepts, forms and material expression.

The results of Azure’s eighth annual AZ Awards competition are in!

FIR ITALIA presents Green Total Look, the new totally 'green' stainless steel programme.

There’s a lot to be said for being superficial. CLEAF, the design-meets-technology surfaces manufacturer, has turned it into a veritable artform, as only the Italians know how.

By seamlessly hiding away the mechanics of their designs the modular components of VOLA’s mixer taps offer endless potential.

Arne Jacobsen’s clean-lined and uncomplicated HV1 design commissioned by VOLA founder Verner Overgaard was the defining moment for the modern tap.

SBID has announced an extension on the entry deadline for the SBID International Design Awards. Interior Designers and Architects now have until 6 July 2018 to submit their entries.

When it comes to sitting, what type are you? And what does your sitting style say about you? Are you a self-engrossed sloucher, a boastful alpha male or, possibly, a fearful bunny? This sitting test will tell you.

Urban greening projects are breathing new life into global cities by opening up public access to previously underused civic spaces.

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management combines tradition and dynamics in unique urban architecture. 

JESS DESIGN produces designer furniture with a unique character that you can see and feel in the appearance, materials and comfort. Come into our world and experience it for yourself.

Why children prefer a clear architectural style, and what levels of flexibility and openness spaces should offer.

VILLEROY & BOCH introduce a new tile concept. OPTIMA: Imposing mega-formats bring out the best in ceramic surfaces.

Calvi Brambilla transforms ANTONIOLUPI's Milan showroom in the style of a hammam to set the perfect stage for the company's unusual designs.

To honour its 15 years of collaboration with Dutch designer Tord Boontje, Swarovski launches the enchanting chandelier collection Luminous Reflections.

VILLEROY & BOCH's specialist bathroom furnishings are perfect for specification in kindergarten projects.

VILLEROY & BOCH’s O.novo Kids collection helps children grow and learn to trust their instincts- while getting them excited about hygiene.

They say the revolution starts at home, but Villeroy & Boch's O.novo Kids collection makes the case the bathroom can be an important place of learning as well.

Recently completed pool projects around the globe provide more than a just quick dip. Their bold designs make for an altogether more atmospheric and immersive swim experience.

The leading Italian design furniture company B&B ITALIA honours the pioneering designer and architect Luigi Caccia Dominioni with an extensive new edition of his most impressive designs.

The next edition of WARSAW HOME, the largest interior design fair in Central and Eastern Europe, starts on October 4, 2018. Read on to find out why it is worth being there.

The German sanitary fittings manufacturer GROHE knows how hard it can be to create a consistently harmonious bathroom. It has found the ideal solution in the new GROHE Ceramics series, which is perfectly coordinated with the company's own fittings.

ATLAS CONCORDE’s offerings allow customers to personalise their home with a selection of tiles that perfectly suit their individual style

ATLAS CONCORDE’s innovative floor and wall solutions for hospitality and retail spaces create richly immersive, emotional environments.

ATLAS CONCORDE says relax with their tactile, natural-looking wall and flooring solutions that combine beauty and functional aesthetics.

Ventura Future took place in three exceptional locations: Loft, a beautiful Milanese gallery space, FuturDome, the former meeting place of the Futurist movement; and the former pharmacy faculty of Viale Abruzzi, an ancient building with an

Great oaks from little acorns grow. This is the story of how the premium workspace-solutions brand KINNARPS managed to become a global player while staying true to its roots and values.

Stacking up literally and figuratively, Jehs+Laub’s A-Chair design for BRUNNER brings style, function and comfort right to your seat.

Proudly industrial and always premium, Italian furniture and lighting brand PEDRALI put on a show to remember at this year’s Salone del Mobile in Milan.

With design concepts integrating environmental factors, multi-use function and strong aesthetics, today’s car parks are bringing man and machine into better coexistence.

When it came to the design of a new park-and-ride facility in the Netherlands, Dutch office Groosman chose to give people and place as much right of way as automobiles.

Nimbus lends wings to light with the battery-powered wall luminaire Winglet CL. It can be positioned in any conceivable location without the need for power outlets.

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For the Italian manufacturer FLEXFORM, the sofa is the most important piece of furniture. Having perfected its comfort, functionality and elegance, getting up is now only in exceptional cases necessary.

MOSA presents Murals Fuse, a ceramic series that offers a fresh approach in designing with tiles.

"The future is cableless!" Following this credo the Nimbus Group develops battery powered luminaires that provide an unprecedented flexibility to its users.

Firmdale Hotels commissioned ORIGINAL BTC to create a customised version of its Pillar Light for the Whitby Hotel in New York. I think the Sting song title works well.

Fusing classic forms with the contemporary, ORIGINAL BTC exhibits newly launched products at this year’s ICFF in New York.

With innovative designs and a strong interest in preserving traditional craft, Original BTC is a shining example of British-made design.

Villa Schilde is an impressive detached house in sculptural architecture.

For the last 60 years, the innovative Italian bathroom manufacturer ANTONIOLUPI continues to surprise with their unconventional concepts that question existing design stereotypes.

WantedDesign 2018 will take place May 17 – 22 With its marquee events during NYCxDESIGN in May, WantedDesign is a platform dedicated to promoting design and fostering the international creative community at large throughout the year.

Utilising modern processes, the Italian mosaic manufacturer MOSAICO+ expands the individualisation and expressive possibilities of this iconic technique, taking it into today's world.

For the design of the St. Regis Vommuli Resort, the architects of WOW blended natural forms and traditional materials that partner seamlessly with Tribù’s luxurious outdoor furniture.

Clean, zen-like havens with a Scandinavian sensibility were on display in the 2018 Collection from MINOTTI at the Salone del Mobile.Milano

MINOTTI's latest designs for the 5-star hospitality sector mix aspirational glamour with a zen-like attitude.

The second edition of Ventura Centrale hosted the following exhibitors: Stephan Hürlemann with horgenglarus, Surface in collaboration with David Rockwell and 2x4, Baars & Bloemhoff, Editamateria with Antonio Aricò, Nitto, AGC Asahi Glass,

Design-led store concepts are turning shopping into a resolutely aesthetic experience, with highly curated, supremely Instagrammable interiors.

A veritable collection of local designers, installations, live demos and panel discussions make the show a must-attend destination for trade professionals and design lovers of all ages

The new RESCLITE PRO LED solution from Zumtobel adds an extra dimension to emergency lighting. This efficient emergency luminaire utilises new lenses to provide enhanced flexibility.

The way we work has fundamentally changed in the last decades. With modular systems and specially tailored solutions, the German office furniture manufacturer PALMBERG ensures an office interior that supports the work process instead of standing in

Here are the winners of the Cristalplant® Design Contest 2018

From an unprecedented 997 entries from 46 countries, the illustrious jury has selected 64 projects, products and concepts/ideas as the AZ Awards 2018 finalists.

Old buildings are changing. Be it for reasons of historical preservation or land conservation, demolition is giving way to creative adaptation. It’s a whole new you.

British architectural practice WilkinsonEyre’s repurposing of a trio of listed Victorian gasholders has reinscribed their status as a London architectural landmark.

It's half a century since pioneering, Danish tap manufacturer VOLA first collaborated with design legend Arne Jacobsen. You wouldn't guess it, though, looking at their still-contemporary, architectural products.

Denmark’s first and largest architecture festival opens its fifth edition with a packed program, presenting again this year the range of the architectural field and a high level of ambition. Over 220 architectural ventures in Copenhagen, Aarhus,

The high-end Italian furniture manufacturer MINOTTI celebrates its 70th birthday! To mark this milestone, the company is launching an impressive collection of anniversary products that are among the highlights of this year's Salone del Mobile.

Premium German bathroom-fittings manufacturer GROHE has given its iconic Atrio series a stylish new redesign.

Thanks to the innovative solutions of JUNG, every hotel becomes comfortable.

Since 1912 JUNG has been producing timeless switches to the highest design standards in precision manufacturing.

On the occasion of Milan Design Week 2018 German manufacturer JUNG is inviting visitors to an interactive audiovisual staging of its iconic LS 990 light switch.

Since its recent launch in March 2018, GAGGENAU’s new Vario cooling 400 series has already garnered the coveted iF gold award for product design.

GROHE's SmartControl system turns the shower user into the author of their own shower experience. Water – the way you want it.

With high-tech yet simple and intuitive features, GROHE's new SmartControl system is a perfect addition for high-end hotel chains

Innovative and design-led sanitaryware manufacturer GROHE's new SmartControl system controls three separate spray functions with an exclusive turn feature, putting the user in full control of their shower.

The rise of Airbnb may have been a blessing in disguise for some architects as hotels must now compete even harder for their guests. The need for outstanding design and a strong sense of place means a new, more characterful and more interesting breed

Italian surface specialist INKIOSTRO BIANCO marries collaborations with talented designers with innovative production techniques, offering interior architects and other specifiers a far more expansive and individual effect than traditional wallpaper.

In these years Brera Design District has been establishing its role as first and most important district promoting design in Italy.

ARCHITECT@WORK will take place for the third time from 16 to 17 May in Copenhagen. At the exquisitely curated international trade fair, over 300 carefully selected exhibitors will present the newest and most innovative products, materials and

Italian high-end furniture manufacturer LONGHI defines luxury with its highly customisable collections as the pleasure of having something unique.