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Simplicity takes centre stage in CEAdesign founder and creative director Natalino Malasorti’s design for Abaco, a completely customisable, modular system that integrates all necessary bathroom technology into a single component.

First introduced as part of the restoration of Paris’s landmark Hotel Lutetia, Italian stainless-steel specialists CEAdesign's new Lutezia range of bathroom fittings pay homage to the Belle Epoque.

The German manufacturer WEISHÄUPL has been celebrating the sunny side of life with its garden furniture collections for fifty years now. As it marks this anniversary, it has us longing for summer.

Premium German manufacturer HEWI has been setting standards in the area of barrier-free sanitary rooms for decades. Its System 900 masters the complex requirements of professional care without making any aesthetic compromises.

"Don't move. Improve!" So goes the saying. And why not? What with increasing property prices and a greater need to think sustainably. Never was the home extension on such fertile ground.

Quality, craftsmanship and timeless design have been the keys to INTERLÜBKE’s success for more than 70 years.

Premium Project Logistics partner, the global logistics specialists Kuehne + Nagel, know a thing or two about problem-solving when it comes to delivering your products on site and on time.

Premium Project Logistics is a new, end-to-end logistics service from two industry leaders – Architonic and Kuehne + Nagel – specially designed for high-end projects.

The German sanitary fittings manufacturer GROHE is fully in its element, presenting sophisticated product innovations for the kitchen and bathroom.

Copenhagen Architecture Festival is Denmark’s largest architecture festival and the world biggest architecture film festival, and will open its sixth edition running from 4-14 April 2019 in Copenhagen, Aarhus and Odense.

Reduced to pure function the versatile Lancia light collection from Italian manufacturer EGOLUCE becomes a timeless, modern classic.

Combining the RAUMPLUS S1200 Air sliding door with the Uno and Legno interior systems allows the dream of a walk-in closet to become a high-end reality.

The Italian manufacturer SOVET, which became known for elegant products made of, and using glass, adds to its portfolio dining room and upholstered furniture of the finest craftsmanship.

The game-changing phenomenon that was the Bauhaus is still very much present in our built and material environment. Amid the centenary celebrations, we take an objective look at its significance.

The Bauhaus, the interwar German design school that profoundly influenced later developments in art, architecture, product design and typography, was a complex, contradictory crucible of ideas.

100 years since the founding of the Bauhaus. 5 contemporary projects that channel its spirit.

At HAIN – the specialist for oiled natural wood flooring – every single plank is processed with care and dedication.

Weaving its magic for 200 years, CHRISTIAN FISCHBACHER celebrates this milestone with new collections and the opening of an exhibition space in Munich.

The in-house design studio of Swiss textile manufacturer CHRISTIAN FISCHBACHER is where creative inspiration comes to life thanks to the keen eye and expertise of Art Director Camilla Fischbacher.

Swiss textile manufacturer CHRISTIAN FISCHBACHER takes historical designs and traditional weaving techniques into the present with two new unique, contemporary fabric designs: INTERACTION and INTERFLORAL.

Inspired by the shape of a flower bud, the innovative office furniture manufacturer STEELCASE has developed a revolutionary, simple office chair that adjusts perfectly to the user's body without complex mechanics.

Young Italian furniture brand INFINITI is making a name for itself amongst a worldwide clientbase, with a novel philosophy of finding and nurturing the best, but previously unproven, fresh creative talent.

Far from the madding crowds and blanketed in nature, the bedrooms of these recently built, secluded retreats are the stuff dreams are made of.

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

Everything from fine textiles producer EGE is always made to measure, always perfect and always unique – pure craftsmanship.

When it came to specifying high-end outdoor furniture with an understated elegance for J Contemporary Japanese Restaurant Sorrento, Italian brand RODA was the obvious choice.

The new RODA Projects app gives architects and designers a way to fully visualise their ideas, including the ability to create and configure outdoor schemes in augmented-reality scenarios.

Pioneers in the outdoor furniture sector, Italian brand RODA extends its design possibilities with the Mix&Match project, offering more choice with a range of colour and finishing options.

In its 2018 Outdoor Collection, the Italian high-end manufacturer MINOTTI pursues a philosophy of seamless transition between inside and outside in terms of style, elegance and quality.

The Italian ceramics manufacturer FLORIM produces large format tiles up to a size of 160x320cm in a variety of material options, thus enabling an unsurpassed seamless elegance.

A furniture business that started out with a slab of stone has evolved into a boutique manufacturing enterprise with all the skills it needs under one roof – DRAENERT.

This year, B&B ITALIA Outdoor launches the Erica ‘19, an extra-deep and more relaxed version of one of the brand's most popular designs.

Ribes, newly designed by Antonio Citterio for the B&B ITALIA Outdoor collection, is a highly versatile, modular seating system comprising multiple elements that can be configured to suit a range of outdoor contexts.

Additional designs, a new palette of colours, as well as inspired fabrics and patterns refresh the 2019 B&B ITALIA Outdoor collection.

German premium manufacturer PHOS defies the volatility of short-lived trends with their truly long-lasting, highly durable and aesthetically designed architectural products made of stainless steel.

INTERSTUHL responds to the trend in flexible workspaces with its PUREis3 chair – where a pared-down aesthetic meets ergonomic adaptability.

The PUREis3 chair from INTERSTUHL keeps users alert and active while sitting, thanks to its innovative, fully automatic Smart Spring system.

The quality of its furniture is down to one simple factor: COR takes its time! And that applies just as much to the development of new models as to their production by experienced hands.

In-air travel might have lost some of its lustre, but newly designed airport lounges are changing the course with ultra-modern and luxurious settings that invite travellers to unwind or keep working in total comfort.

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.

The sleek SmartControl Concealed system from GROHE hides its advantages in plain sight. With its streamlined design and easy Rapido SmartBox installation, you can control up to three showers with one trim.

GROHE demonstrates its grasp of our contemporary and future kitchen needs with its innovative Blue and Red Watersystems and customisable, professional-grade kitchen fixtures like the new Essence.

Architecture festival TURN ON 2019 will take place from 7 - 9 March 2019 at the RadioKulturhaus in Vienna.

This past January, Frankfurt's HEIMTEXTIL, the largest international trade fair for home and contract textiles, exceeded all expectations with its new, optimised concept.

For 70 years, BULTHAUP has been developing kitchens designed for people – and creating living spaces where they can get together and communicate.

With the PodBooth Finnish office furniture manufacturer MARTELA brings more peace, balance and productivity into the office.

ISH, the world's leading trade fair for the sanitary, heating and air-conditioning industry, is taking place in Frankfurt from 11 to 15 March. For us at Architonic, this is an ideal opportunity to take a look at a major current trend: the growing

For 65 years, the COR family business has been producing furniture that comes from the heart in the truest sense of the word.

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.

Because good quality calls for a great deal of care, BIELEFELDER WERKSTÄTTEN make every single piece of their exquisite upholstered furniture collection using the classic techniques of hand-crafted production.

JESS DESIGN proudly presents one of their biggest projects: The Warehouse Hotel in Singapore.

Whether it’s extra elbow room or a place to rub shoulders you’re looking for, new architect-designed public spaces give city dwellers a chance to choose their own adventure.

A round-up of recent waterfront projects offering locals and visitors sites for leisure and lively social interaction prove water really is one of the elixirs of life.

The revolutionary System 111 lever handle from HEWI is 50 years old and the innovative manufacturer itself has been around for 90. Their longevity alone is reason to take a look at the brand's latest developments.

Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair kicks off 5-9 February 2019. About 700 companies gather to show the latest trends in furniture and lighting design.

STEELCASE's Share It Collection combines open-plan design with private office elements that structure space into separate neighbourhood areas, providing both privacy and focus, as well as Team Hubs for colleagues to connect.

Masterpieces – family-run company BETTE produces architectonic elements for the bathroom out of enamelled titanium steel.

With a deep understanding of materials, coupled with fine Japanese aesthetics and craftsmanship, CONDE HOUSE makes long-life furniture that honours and celebrates nature without taking it for granted.

AMBIENTE, Frankfurt’s leading international trade fair for consumer goods, has also developed into a hotspot for the HoReCa segment in recent years. Manufacturers, architects and planners come together to network and inform themselves about the

A kitchen isn’t just a kitchen. For ALNO, it’s the place where people enjoy themselves, celebrate, make plans, relax, withdraw, receive guests, eat and can be themselves.

With their bold and expressive forms, textured facades, and sustainable-design features, new office blocks around the globe are showing that they mean business – now and in the future.

The green wall elements of the FREUND Moosmanufaktur have so many advantages for the room climate that one wonders why there are any offices without the sound-absorbing, dust-catching, climate-regulating and good-looking greenery systems made of real

Italian brand KARTELL expands its reach with an increased focus on the contract market, offering architects and designers an extensive collection to specify commercial projects and the capability to deliver products – quickly and in quantity.

Still creating after all these years: the iconic Italian brand KARTELL celebrates its 70th-anniversary, launching a new collection of designs for residential and contract settings.

Pushing the boundaries of plastic manufacturing once again, Italian firm KARTELL unveils its newest innovation: the Matrix chair by Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka.

Emotion is the special material that runs throughout the Catalan designer’s work and his new Remind and Soul chairs for PEDRALI are nothing if not in touch with their feelings.

With its Frame House, the Dutch product label WELTEVREE offers the possibility to create a space within a space. It‘s a strong starting point for a variety of interior and exterior design projects.

With increasingly flexible lifestyles, the static boundaries between kitchen and living areas are disappearing. After examining this trend, the German premium manufacturer POGGENPOHL found the perfect solution with its new +VENOVO kitchen concept.

DORNBRACHT – the family-run company cultivates a different way of thinking and is always one step ahead of the present.

From 14 to 20 January, JESS DESIGN presents their newest models and newest shades of leather at imm cologne - Stand A-017 in Hall 3.1.

FREIFRAU designers Birgit Hoffmann and Christoph Kahleyss keep the creative ball rolling with the Leya Rocking Chair, their latest addition to the brand’s popular product range.

A fresh perspective and a flair for following her intuition gave Czech designer Lucie Koldova’s first chair design, Celine – created in collaboration with German seating manufacturer FREIFRAU – its own legs to stand on.

Created in collaboration with German designer Sebastian Herkner, FREIFRAU introduces Ona, an innovative new chair series that achieves a perfect balance of beauty and comfort.

Innovative and intelligent: The DOMOTEX 2019 fair in Hannover will be featuring digital technologies for visualising and combining carpets and other floor coverings.

Haven't heard of SL Sonic, VORWERK's sound-absorbing acoustic tile? That's because of its high efficiency.

A presentation of the winners of the ICONIC AWARDS 2019 at 'DESIGN IM KUNSTVEREIN'.

This January’s LivingKitchen show at imm cologne will see a paradigm shift in the way we think about the kitchen landscape thanks to premium Italian manufacturer ALPES-INOX. – Visit Alpes-Inox at LivingKitchen at imm cologne: Hall 4.2, Stand

Sustainability and ALAPE are a perfectly functioning duo – and have been for more than 120 years.

New York City-based practice Grzywinski+Pons awakens an historic, 19th-century structure in Manchester, England, with Whitworth Locke – an adaptive reuse hotel project.

Not sleeping on the demands of today’s travellers, the latest hotel projects offer guests more experiential stays without skimping on amenities.

The PLUG & LIGHT network of Insta, Gira, JUNG and BRUMBERG bring the strengths of their individual expertise together, creating an innovative, versatile plug-in light socket.

Set the mood and change it up in an instant with the flexible interior lighting options and solutions enabled by the PLUG & LIGHT system.

Easy to use and highly compatible, PLUG & LIGHT puts the power into users’ own hands with lighting control sourced directly from the socket.

At the upcoming HEIMTEXTIL, international experts will present the latest findings and textile innovations for a restful night.

With its SPA Colours collection, fittings specialist GROHE is further developing the trend towards creative, individualised interiors.

Establishing a new standard in surface quality with their innovative PVD –Physical Vapour Deposition technology – GROHE's SPA Colours collection offers highly durable, brilliant finishes that can be perfectly matched to a range of bathroom

Michael Seum, GROHE’s Vice President of Design, paints a picture of the brand’s latest additions to their long-lasting, high-quality SPA Colours collection.

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

As cleverly adapted spaces, lofts projects provide toothy creative fodder for architects and aspirational living for their users.

Hotel Van der Valk opts for a warm and natural look, choosing Mosa Solids tiles in 90 x 90 centimetres to complete the picture.

At DOMOTEX 2019, the world’s leading trade fair for the flooring industry, a wide range of supporting events will provide architects and designers with creative impulses.

The Swiss firm SKY-FRAME, the leading international manufacturer of frameless sliding window systems, has launched a new series of video portraits that opens a window into the world of the great contemporary architects and designers.

With the PUREis3, the German office furniture manufacturer INTERSTUHL is launching an uncomplicated office chair for today's office: flexible in use in almost all office situations, easily adaptable to individual seating preferences and - thanks to a

DOMOTEX, the world's leading trade fair for floor coverings, is more than just a product showcase. With an impressive accompanying programme, it invites visitors to broaden their perspective in an atmosphere that fosters networking and exchange.

Libraries are turning the page and entering the post-digital age with help from architect-led designs that revitalise and reactive their civic value.

January’s big-top international design fair is as much a platform for new ideas and inspiration as it is a showcase for the latest products.

A shift in the classic classroom dynamic has occurred and architects have taken note, designing schools that are ready to respond to the future with a mind toward sustainability and more room for creativity.

With its ERCO individual service, the German specialist for architectural lighting offers comprehensive options for customising its serial-produced products, supporting the development of sophisticated special lighting for a wide variety of projects.

ERCO LED lighting tools for glamorous exhibition design: the Yves Saint Laurent Museum in Marrakesh.

German bathroom and kitchens fitting company GROHE has fused state-of-the-art engineering with traditional Japanese spa culture to dream up the unique Sensia Arena shower-toilet.

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

Düsseldorf's Media Harbour is home to the open-plan offices of ingenhoven architects – illuminated with flexible track Optec spotlights by ERCO.

KINNARPS propels office life into a new orbit with Space, a modular storage system that’s universally adaptable.

The highly adaptable Next Office® service from KINNARPS creates agile workspaces that give employees options for where, when and how to work best.

Creating inspiring, emotional environments with their workplace furniture, KINNARPS makes going to the office feel, well, less like work.

At DOMOTEX 2019, designers and producers stage creative presentations of carpets and flooring in direct relation to the current keynote theme and CREATE’N’CONNECT.

As bricks-and-mortar retail continues to suffer heavy losses, pop-up stores are stepping in – design-led, temporary spaces that are as much about a curated brand experience as they are about shifting stock.

FALPER strengthens its relationship with its dealers and starts an important affiliation campaign aimed at identifying its next Italian and international brand Ambassadors.

Acoustic-solutions brand acousticpearls offers more than just off-the-shelf, noise-cancelling products. With its expert consultancy, it’s on a mission to make your ears happy.

Long live the office! When designed well – as go-to office manufacturer Palmberg proves – workplaces can enhance the well-being of their users, giving them the flexibility to be themselves.

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,

Two outstanding designers will represent the partner country India at AMBIENTE 2019.

From 11–14 January 2019 DOMOTEX, the leading floor covering fair, will share the latest trends and concepts in flooring with its programme of talks, lectures and tours.

The Framing Trends exhibition at DOMOTEX offers visitors the latest ideas and innovations in floor coverings, as well as a networking platform for architects and designers.

With its Create'N'Connect theme, the 2019 edition of DOMOTEX demonstrates how the steps we take have the potential to bring us together.

Taking over the ICM in Munich between 27-28 November, the third instalment of BIM World MUNICH will champion the latest innovations, IT applications and IoT tech to digitally transform the construction and real estate industry.

A new concept for its 2019 edition sees HEIMTEXTIL also tighten its contract focus. Frankfurt in January is where architects go to discover the latest textile products and ideas with space-shaping value.

Italian brand PEDRALI, known for its expertise in industrial production, turns the prosaic into the poetic with its first-ever, aesthetically charged collection office and workspace furniture.

VILLEROY & BOCH presents an e-book on the hotel (bathroom) of the future.

Trends and innovations for contract textile furnishing are at the heart of the Interior.Architecture.Hospitality Expo – individual, sustainable, functional.

FALPER offers an unparalleled emphasis on natural materials and a new mood that meets the highest quality and stylistic standards.

In 2004, the Italian manufacturer ARPER introduced its Catifa 46 chair, laying the foundation for the celebrated family.

Committed to innovation, ALAPE has brought the colours and textures of the natural world to two new surfaces: Aqua and Terra.

A revolutionary creation when it was launched two decades ago, Gerhard Busalt’s innovative dish-basin design remains central to ALAPE’s collection.