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One giant step: Domotex 2018

Brand story

Dominic Lutyens

14.02.2018

With a new, user-friendly concept and a creative, trend-focused supporting programme, this year's edition of DOMOTEX fascinated both visitors and exhibitors.

Tala: turning a light-bulb moment into a lighting revolution

Brand story

Emma Moore

27.04.2022

Climate-conscious British lighting brand Tala is on a mission to harness the potential of LED technology as not only a source of light, but a key tool in creating zero-carbon interiors.

Divide and conquer: Adotta

Brand story

Alyn Griffiths

23.10.2017

For more than 15 years, the Italian manufacturer ADOTTA has been designing and producing high-end wall-partition systems that are first in style and quality.

MAISON&OBJET 20th anniversary

Maison et Objet Printemps

08.01.2015

This anniversary is celebrated in honour of all our exhibitors who annually provide excellence, bring diversity and deliver boldness to MAISON&OBJET PARIS. But it is also thanks to you, our visitors, that our fair has become such a success over

Strong brew: 6 buzzworthy coffee shops

Jaime Heather Schwartz

03.09.2018

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

Fortsetzung der Dornbracht Installation Projects®: Tomás ...

Dornbracht

30.09.2011

Zum achten Mal initiiert der Iserlohner Premiumhersteller von Designarmaturen die Dornbracht Installation Projects®. Die Nationalgalerie im Hamburger Bahnhof zeigt vom 15. September 2011 bis zum 15. Januar 2012 im Rahmen der Dornbracht Installation

Chronosophia: Tomáš Libertíny, Solo Show

TLmag

16.06.2017

“Chronosophia” is a solo exhibition by Tomáš Libertíny showcasing a selection of his new and recent works—interactions with nature that explore the notions of time and repetition.

Cleaned up: bathroom renovations

Jaime Heather Schwartz

05.06.2019

These bathroom-renovation projects transform washed-up designs into spaces of rejuvenation and relaxation.

WorkOf x Architonic – Red Hook Studio Tours: Pelle

WorkOf

18.11.2015

Since leaving their day jobs as architects to found their namesake studio, Jean and Oliver Pelle, turned what were once several smaller studios into a burgeoning company headquarters. With a singular design sensibility and a growing collection of

BoConcept cares

Brand story

Sisse Bro

24.04.2023

Danish hygge specialist BoConcept proved to be the ideal partner when Jeff Lee was looking to bring a comfortable and contemporary design feel to his high-end elderly care home, Wentworth Grange…

Sink Rethink: Franke's Innovative New Chef Center

Brand story

Simon Keane-Cowell

16.05.2017

FRANKE – the leading kitchen brand with a whole lot of Swiss heritage – knows how to multitask. Its new Chef Center transforms the traditional sink into the ultimate in operational and entertaining hubs, perfect for open-plan living.

Maintenant – Bernard Tschumi at the Pompidou Centre

Klaus Leuschel

03.06.2014

Among the numerous signs that one's status as a grandee of architecture has been secured is having a big survey exhibition at Paris's Pompidou Centre. Architonic uses the current Bernard Tschumi retrospective as an opportunity to reflect on the Swiss

Awaken your curiosity at Sleep 2016

Sleep

07.11.2016

Sleep 2016 will open its doors to Europe’s hotel architecture and design community on 22-23 November. The two day event at London’s Business Design Centre is an unmatched opportunity to catch up on the global hotel landscape with a conference

Call for Entries: Lamborghini Road Monument

Young Architects Competition

21.09.2016

Visionary, cutting-edge, pure: these are the values that currently characterize Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. (“Automobili Lamborghini”). Since 1963 this company does not create cars but four-wheeled dreams, design and engineering masterpieces

History Repeating

Brand story

Simon Keane-Cowell

10.12.2013

You can never have enough of a good thing, so they say. But lovers of iconic lamps from the early 20th century were for decades deprived of the possibility of owning some of the most striking luminary pieces by the Wiener Werkstätte and the Bauhaus,

Go with the flow: KWC

Brand story

Katharina Sommer

17.03.2017

Premium Swiss manufacturer KWC has been producing high-quality, highly elegant faucets since the late 19th century.

Light Headed: Euroluce 2011

Simon Keane-Cowell

05.05.2011

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

High Performance Spaces: concert halls and opera houses that ...

Simon Keane-Cowell

29.08.2011

If music be the food of love, then where better to dine out than a world-class concert hall or opera house? Here, Architonic examines a number of recently completed architectural projects that perform as hard as the artists who take to their stages.

Back in Brooklyn

Shonquis Moreno

16.05.2016

(In English only) The NYC design borough that’s still mixing things up.

International Design from Upper Franconia

Atrium Magazin für Wohnkultur, Design und Architektur

20.01.2014

Kati Meyer-Brühl is a name that stands for internationally acknowledged design. Since she started designing upholstered furniture for Brühl in Bad Steben as the company's Creative Director, Kati Meyer-Brühl's work has earned her a growing number

Azure announces the winners of the 2020 AZ Awards

AZ Awards

25.09.2020

In a landmark year, AZURE celebrates the winners and finalists of the 10th annual AZ Awards. The first-ever virtual AZ Awards Gala featured inspiring special appearances by All-Star guests and the 20 winners of the AZ Awards 2020, participating from

Looking Back on Ventura Lambrate 2017

VENTURA PROJECTS

27.04.2017

We can look back on another successful edition of VENTURA LAMBRATE.

It's only natural: new spa projects

Peter Smisek

03.07.2019

Naked bodies call for natural materials, as an international survey of the latest spa projects demonstrates.

The Time For Sleep Draws Near

Sleep

01.11.2017

Next month sees the global hotel design, development and architecture communities descend upon the Business Design Centre, London for Sleep 2017.

Facing the future: innovative facades

Jaime Heather Schwartz

07.08.2018

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...

So PoMo! – 'Postmodernism: Style and Subversion ...

Simon Keane-Cowell

23.09.2011

It's forty years since the love-it-or-hate-it, style-driven phenomenon that was postmodernism first emerged in architectural practice, soon manifesting itself in design, art, fashion and music. The V&A's major new show, 'Postmodernism: Style and

It's elementary: new outdoor furniture from Pedrali

Brand story

Simon Keane-Cowell

08.03.2021

Strong on robustness and comfort, light on optics, new PEDRALI seating for the elements by Patrick Jouin and CMP Design provide flexible content for outdoor contract settings.

Announcing the Winners of the 2015 AZ Awards

Azure Magazine

26.06.2015

Top players in the international architectural and design community, from Canada, the U.S., Denmark and beyond, gathered at Toronto’s Evergreen Brick Works tonight as Azure announced the winners of its fifth annual AZ Awards.

In Flux: Dornbracht

Brand story

Barbara Jahn-Rösel

02.08.2017

For the introduction of Vaia, its new series of fittings, the German premium manufacturer DORNBRACHT has joined forces with Rafael de Cárdenas and Neri & Hu to realise two extremely inspired and inspiring bathroom design environments.

A change is as good as a rest: adaptive reuse in hotel ...

Peter Smisek

22.04.2020

Repurposing an existing structure in architecture generally signals good news for the environment. When it comes to hotels, where architects get to celebrate, rediscover and reinterpret a building’s story, it also means creating added value for

“Sinfonia” by Création Baumann lights up at IMM Cologne ...

Création Baumann

06.02.2017

“The House - Interiors on Stage” design event

What’s new in design? ICFF and WantedDesign Manhattan 2023 ...

Brand story

Emma Moore

05.05.2023

Returning to New York with a refreshed approach, ICFF and WantedDesign Manhattan 2023 bring a cohesive and interactive event, cutting-edge design and new spaces to meet.

Glass ceiling: Saflex® Structural

Brand story

Peter Smisek

03.08.2020

In creating the dome of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ museum in Los Angeles, aesthetic and structural considerations were of paramount importance. For the designers, the choice was clear: SAFLEX® STRUCTURAL

Celebrating a Scandinavian icon: 100 years Finn Juhl

Susanne Fritz

07.03.2012

On 30 January 2012, the internationally recognised Danish furniture designer and architect Finn Juhl who died in 1989 would have turned 100.Events all over the world – from Tokyo via Cologne to Milan as well as in his native Copenhagen –

WorkOf x Architonic – Red Hook Studio Tours: Token

WorkOf

18.11.2015

On the water’s edge a building that dates back to Civil War era has been split into smaller commercial and industrial spaces, one of which is occupied end to end by design studio TOKEN. Here, inside the centuries old façade their team of

Finalists Announced for SBID International Design Awards ...

SBID International Design Awards

02.08.2018

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

Meet the Jury for the 2021 AZ Awards!

AZ Awards

16.02.2021

Our 10 spectacular jurors include designer Patricia Urquiola, architect Sou Fujimoto and interdisciplinary designer Karim Rashid.

High five: 5 residential towers with lofty ideals

Jaime Heather Schwartz

19.07.2018

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

The Milan Conversations: Part III – Ilse Crawford and Omer ...

Simon Keane-Cowell

11.05.2010

The Milan Conversations – a series of discussions held at this year's Salone del Mobile with some of the most celebrated designers working internationally – continues with thought-provoking exchange with Ilse Crawford and Omer Arbel.

One-stop design: DRAENERT

Atrium Magazin für Wohnkultur, Design und Architektur

26.02.2019

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.

Station to Station

Alyn Griffiths

12.04.2016

There has been a dramatic shift in the demands placed by public transportation on contemporary architecture since the turn of the millennium – the need to square the burgeoning of passenger numbers that attends the unstoppable march of urbanisation

Grounded: new landscape projects

Alyn Griffiths

23.07.2017

Successful landscape architecture is more than just a case of unexpected surfaces and a bit of greening. It can provide valuable ground for real place-making.

Building back better with ICFF

Emma Moore

09.11.2021

ICFF returns to the Javits Center on the 14 and 15 November, to showcase the fruits of the design industry’s lockdown labours, and host conversations around a sustainable and inclusive future.

Woven Visions of a Distant Future: Kustaa Saksi & IC-98

TLmag

20.06.2019

In 2017, the Finnish artist duo IC-98, comprising of Visa Suonpää and Patrik Söderlund, teamed up with artist and designer Kustaa Saksi to create a vision of the world in 2,000 years time.

Mountain High, River Deep

Brand story

Giovanna Dunmall

15.12.2015

With their first-rate designs authored by the likes of Marc Sadler and Patrick Jouin, not to mention their ‘Made in Italy’ stamp, it’s no wonder PEDRALI’s products have been specified for an international array of diverse and enviable

Gimme Shelter

Simon Keane-Cowell

26.09.2015

Conflict, natural disasters, endemic housing shortages. Architects and designers around the globe respond to humanitarian and social crises with a range of smart, prefabricated solutions.

We are family: The Maris line from Franke

Brand story

Simon Keane-Cowell

26.03.2018

Let’s come together. Swiss manufacturer FRANKE's super-sleek, yet friendly, Maris line recasts the kitchen as the ideal platform for us to reconnect via the joy of cooking.

Yes We Can: debating the future of American design

David Sokol

14.05.2013

A recent panel discussion at Washington DC’s International Design Festival got to grips with the somewhat provocative question, “What Happened to American Design?”, the implication being it doesn't enjoy the singular, coherent identity of other

Water in public-space architecture

Peter Smisek

01.09.2023

Water, whether river, lake or pool, not only adds playful potential to public-space architecture, it also offers numerous other aesthetic, practical and environmental benefits.

Ron Arad – Deconstructed / reconstructed

TLmag

12.02.2014

For over thirty years, Ron Arad has been producing unique objects that define a practise that falls somewhere between architecture, sculpture and design. If, in these creative fields, the longstanding question about whether form should follow

In Great Shape

Brand story

Simon Keane-Cowell

23.06.2014

With half a century of creativity and business under its belt, Italian design manufacturer Pedrali is showing little sign of easing up on the gas pedal. It's full speed ahead for the premium furniture and lighting brand whose elegant marriage of

Convertible

Atrium Magazin für Wohnkultur, Design und Architektur

19.02.2014

Swabian furniture manufacturer DRAENERT is known for its innovative technology and a sustainable approach to materials.

Seating as a social catalyst: Hew by Parla

Brand story

Harriet Thorpe

16.01.2024

At times, all it takes is a thoughtfully crafted sofa, bench or armchair to spark connections. Parla’s Hew seating collection embodies this concept, providing the necessary comfort and adaptability to cultivate all kinds of social interactions…

LED it be!: the latest lighting projects

Peter Smisek

05.05.2021

The exponential growth of LED and other technologies has made light even more biddable as an architectural element, as the latest crop of restaurants and museums demonstrate.

LAUFEN: ways of seeing

Brand story

Simon Keane-Cowell

10.06.2022

LAUFEN x Alessi x Snøhetta. Three design heavyweights provide new perspectives in Milan.

Reinvented Architecture: The New City Studio (Part II)

TLmag

14.09.2017

Drawing upon rich traditions of architectural representation, these featured studios strike at the heart of architectural production while broadening the boundaries of professional identity.

Furniture That Works With You

Brand story

Simon Keane-Cowell

27.01.2014

Almost 70 years in business and forward-thinking Japanese manufacturer OKAMURA, renowned for, among other products, its super-engineered office furniture, shows no sign of taking its eye off the ball of innovation. Sit up straight, people.

The new naturists: cities go greener

Peter Smisek

18.06.2018

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

Feast your eyes: Atomix Restaurant x BoConcept

Brand story

Alyn Griffiths

09.07.2019

The Madison Avenue contract team of Danish design brand BOCONCEPT helped transform the interior of a Manhattan townhouse into the Michelin-starred Korean restaurant Atomix.

Arper Showroom launches in London

Arper

17.10.2012

London, October 2012: Arper, the Treviso-based furniture designer is bringing its unique design ethos to London

Design flow: 50 years of VOLA

Brand story

Dominic Lutyens

24.04.2018

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.

„Biotechnosphere“: Dornbracht Conversations 5 in Paris

Dornbracht

25.04.2016

Am 21. Januar lud Dornbracht im Rahmen der fünften Ausgabe der Talkreihe Dornbracht Conversations zum Thema „Biotechnosphere“ ins Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris ein.

À TABLE!: hospitality focus at Ambiente 2018

Brand story

Simon Keane-Cowell

01.11.2017

It's often the detail that counts. Particularly when you're designing a memorable restaurant, bar or café project. Architects know where to go for inspiration and specification – Ambiente 2018.

Turning heads: Zazzeri

Brand story

James Wormald

09.06.2020

With its strong formal and material expression, the JK21 range of fittings by Italian bathroom specialist Zazzeri – inspired by its iconic Junko series – is big in the bathroom.

Utilitarian Rigour: David Irwin’s Narin Chair for Case

Case

31.08.2016

Designers are often excited about designing a chair, yet few design a chair for the modern way of living – a folding chair. Space is becoming a premium commodity so furniture, which can provide us with more space, is in the front of our minds.

Yes, we can: coworking spaces up their game

Peter Smisek

21.08.2019

Not just hubs of industry and knowledge exchange, the latest cohort of coworking spaces serve as social platforms, too. And all gloriously analogue.

The sensitive type: Illan by Luceplan

Brand story

Peter Smisek

30.09.2020

Light in all senses of the word. Illan, from Italian lighting manufacturer LUCEPLAN, responds to the slightest of air currents. Pure poetry.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Skargaarden

Brand story

Dominic Lutyens

27.04.2020

Swedish summers are rather short. Which may be why outdoor-furniture manufacturer Skargaarden produces pieces that celebrate every precious, sun-filled moment of outdoor living.

Joe Scog: The British lighting brand making necessity the ...

Brand story

Emma Moore

10.11.2023

IO is the latest addition to Joe Scog's pragmatic programme of products, a classical table lamp – crafted in part using marble off-cuts rescued from the rubbish – that embodies the London-based lighting label's philosophy of sustainability.

Mary Katrantzou combines tradition and modernity for ...

Gerrit Terstiege

30.11.2022

In a new collaboration, the longstanding tile manufacturer enlists the Greek designer to put her signature touch on a collection that fuses tradition with nature and high fashion.

VIENNA DESIGN WEEK #10: 30.9. – 9.10.2016

Vienna Design Week

15.09.2016

VIENNA DESIGN WEEK is Austria's largest design festival, with a variety of locations and events in Vienna. Last year it delighted 36.537 visitors. The festival, curated by Lilli Hollein, will enter its 10th round this year. Opening up creative

Nostalgic comfort: the charm of the duffle coat on ...

Brand story

Mark C. O'Flaherty

25.09.2023

Capturing the essence of the classic and quaint duffle coat, Jean Louis Iratzoki’s modular sofa system for BOSC offers warmth, versatility and comfort – a hint of the past in contemporary form.

Learning from the best: Ambiente HoReCa Academy

Brand story

Gerrit Terstiege

29.01.2020

For the first time this year, Frankfurt's AMBIENTE is organising the HoReCa Academy, where luminaries from the hospitality industry will share their valuable expertise with visitors.

End of Year Team Picks: the architecture and design stories ...

James Wormald

21.12.2023

In this special edition of Team Picks, we showcase the must-see projects and articles you may have missed in 2023. Featuring projects that de-urbanise the city, a treetop walk that urbanises nature and a therapeutic chair to sit back and enjoy it

Constructing Worlds: Photography & Architecture

TLmag

18.02.2015

Ever since 1827, when Nicéphore Niépce made the first permanent photograph - a record of the view of the rooftops outside his studio window - architecture and photography have enjoyed an intimate relationship. Constructing Worlds, a major new

Welcome to the design lab

Brand story

Giovanna Dunmall

15.01.2016

As much a long-term research project and lifestyle philosophy as it is a brand, AMURA, launched in 2015, is committed to marrying affordability with Italian quality, underpinned by second-to-none upholstery craftsmanship.

Skin deep: new beauty-brand interiors

Alun Lennon

02.12.2020

For beauty and cosmetics brands, the experience for consumers in-store is delivered as much by the project as it is by the products and service. And there’s nothing superficial about it.

A light in the dark: six reasons to fill outdoor spaces with ...

James Wormald

27.01.2022

With our increasingly 24-hour lifestyles, exterior environments with the right type and level of light are a growing necessity in home, commercial and public spaces.

Island Life: kitchen spaces break out

Peter Smisek

18.03.2020

As kitchens become more sociable spaces, functionally flexible and open, the island unit ceases to serve simply as furniture, taking on a more central, architecturally meaningful, space-defining role.

Curves Ahead: Erik Bagger

Brand story

Dominic Lutyens

09.06.2016

Danish brand Erik Bagger is nothing if not consistent. The organic language of its glass and tableware finds new expression in its furniture designs.

WantedDesign: Steven Haulenbeek

WantedDesign

14.03.2016

WantedDesign announces Steven Haulenbeek as the 2016 recipient of the American Design Honors Program.

Beautiful sustainability on the German Design Awards ...

Brand story

Gerrit Terstiege

10.06.2022

The German Design Awards programme promotes the most innovative, industry-changing design, rewarding only entries that excel in both form and function, and now sustainability too.

The Park of Parks: Copenhagen's Superkilen

Valentina Ciuffi

05.04.2013

A collage of stories and urban situations from around the world: BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group, Topotek1 and Superflex’s response to Copenhagen’s most multi-cultural district.

The Grand Hotel: The Bourgeois Dream of an Aristocratic ...

Klaus Leuschel

25.04.2013

Journalist Klaus Leuschel provides a crash course in, and a guided tour of, grand hotels, and how even design excellence in the five-star tradition is of no avail when the quality of hospitality does not match it.

Sleep Well!

Sleep

02.10.2017

With less than two months to go before Sleep, Europe’s hotel design event, opens its doors at the Business Design Centre in London, anticipation is building.

Alma matters: new university buildings

Alyn Griffiths

06.09.2017

Like their students, universities are investing in their futures – calling on architects for long-lasting buildings that will not only promote flexible working, community interaction and new approaches to learning, but also function as highly

Open for everything: Sky-Frame Classic

Brand story

Alyn Griffiths

06.05.2020

The Classic sliding window line from Sky-Frame opens up spectacular views and fits into the most diverse of architectural contexts.

THE NEW ILLUMINATI: AMEICO

Brand story

Simon Keane-Cowell

18.11.2020

The story of how a Connecticut-based design distributor is introducing some of the best classic and contemporary European lighting designs to choice projects across North America.

Beats per Minute: Technogym

Brand story

Alyn Griffiths

29.05.2017

The Italian fitness products manufacturer Technogym stresses the motivating impact of stylish design and has had Antonio Citterio conceive its revolutionary new Milan flagship store as well as an equipment line.

BROOKLYN DESIGNS Kicks Off NYCxDESIGN May 11-13 at the ...

Bklyn Designs

08.05.2018

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

Sygnard's Art Deco update for the 21st century

Brand story

Emma Moore

15.03.2022

The Swiss furniture brand Sygnard combines old design with new technology – and makes the eclectic Art Deco style of the early 20th century fit for today. With furniture that brings opulence and precision into perfect balance.

Four restaurant interiors that serve up texture

Claire Brodka

05.01.2024

When it comes to flavour, these projects from Europe and the United States don't just stick to the menu. Instead, a clever blend of materials transforms them into experiential spaces that entice patrons to linger a little longer.

When We Were Modern: Kenneth Grange at the Design Museum

Simon Keane-Cowell

20.08.2011

A retrospective of the work of industrial-design master Kenneth Grange at London's Design Museum celebrates the prolific designer's contribution to shaping British material culture, while encouraging us to think about the purpose and responsibilities

Editor's Letter – April 2023

Simon Keane-Cowell

28.04.2023

Back from Milan with learned lessons, refreshed relationships and no lost luggage.

The lab of luxury: AXOR

Brand story

Markus Hieke

25.05.2021

In collaboration with The Future Laboratory, German bathroom fittings specialist AXOR has been exploring future trends in urban living, as well as where luxury fits into the picture.

WILKHAHN: Designers Saturday 2011 in Oslo – Chassis meets ...

Wilkhahn

01.09.2011

The German premium office furniture manufacturer Wilkhahn will present a milestone in design history at the Designers Saturday in Oslo: Chassis. The multi- purpose chair has been causing quite a stir due to its outstanding design and manufacturing.

ICONIC AWARDS 2020: Innovative Architecture – The whole ...

Rat für Formgebung

05.05.2020

Entries are open for architects, designers and manufacturers to submit projects for this year's ICONIC AWARDS 2020: Innovative Architecture, organised by the German Design Council.

Who are you wearing?: Gervasoni

Brand story

Dominic Lutyens

10.09.2019

The traditional Italian furniture manufacturer GERVASONI offers an entire wardrobe of tailor-made swap covers for its furniture. Upholstery has never been so well dressed.

A sustainable future for hospitality design: the Bette ...

Brand story

Tansy Kaschak

19.09.2022

In the first installment of the Bette Intelligence Series – three consecutive features sponsored by the German bathroom specialist –, multidisciplinary journalist and sustainability expert Tansy Kaschak takes a look at the contemporary hotel

The Heat is On: Tubes

Brand story

Simon Keane-Cowell

21.01.2014

'Products developed for architecture' is how Italian brand TUBES describes its striking, resolutely sculptural radiators and towel rails, designed to shape the interior landscape as well as heat it. The manufacturer's story is one of a steadfast

Architecture in Ascendance: innovative staircase design

Dominic Lutyens

15.12.2013

Staircases are overdetermined things. A highly functional element in the internal circulation of a building, they are also laden with cultural and psychological symbolism. We may live in the age of the lift and escalator, but this hasn’t stopped

Team Picks: the architecture and design stories we loved in ...

Architonic

29.09.2023

In this monthly format, we bring you the must-see projects and articles you may have missed over the last four weeks on Architonic. Featured in September: organic shapes, interiors that reflect their surroundings and playful public spaces.

London

Klaus Leuschel

19.08.2014

‘The people did not like St Paul’s. They were against the Eiffel Tower. They liked neither the Sydney Opera House nor the Centre Pompidou. But today, millions of photos of these buildings are sent around the world via e-mail and by phone.’ (Jan

Spaced: fair-stand architecture that stands out

Simon Keane-Cowell

22.04.2014

Gone are the days when a standard-issue ‘booth’ was enough of a platform on which design manufacturers could present their latest products at trade fairs. The contemporary exhibition stand is as much a brand-marketing device as it is a product

Embraced in comfort: the comeback of curved furniture in ...

Brand story

Dominic Lutyens

06.06.2023

Disrupting the predominance of rectilinear design, curved forms are back for good. Linteloo’s new Embrace collection perfectly embodies this resurgence, exploring smooth, flowing shapes in the pursuit of ultimate comfort.

There’s something in the bushes: Enea

Brand story

Julia Hauch

27.08.2020

Landscape artists ENEA have been celebrating the beauty of nature for over 25 years, bringing their holistic approach to bear on green spaces not only in their native Switzerland, but all around the world.

BoConcept London's tailormade B2B2C solutions ...

Brand story

Sisse Bro

17.12.2021

In a building industry where topics such as quality and sustainability are high on the agenda amongst the leading players, the contract team at BoConcept London is gaining traction.

Five room dividers that separate space with style

James Wormald

12.01.2022

Space partitioning can often be dismissed as a bland, acoustic-only solution. But these five projects show how space can be artfully divided while adding colour, character and personality.

Layer up: multi-purpose buildings with multi-layered facade ...

James Wormald

05.02.2024

These recent projects use open and layered facades to protect themselves while wearing history and purpose on their sleeves. Featuring c+d Design Center, allmannwappner, PAU – Practice for Architecture and Urbanism and Wutopia Lab.

The architecture of cuisine: new kitchen projects

Alyn Griffiths

24.09.2018

With bold design concepts that don't forgo functionality, a number of recent, architecturally led kitchen projects underscore the trend for seamlessly integrated cooking and living spaces.

Valuing vibrancy with The Vanceva® World of Color Awards™

Brand story

Nick Compton

07.09.2022

This year, the top prizes at Eastman’s Vanceva® World of Color Awards™ go to buildings that may not share many formative qualities upon first glance, but are all alike in their distinguished use of vibrant structural elements.

Agrob Buchtal shows how architects can set strong accents ...

Brand story

Gerrit Terstiege

28.09.2021

The new Kaijo and Canyon surfaces by designer Markus Bischof for Agrob Buchtal may differ significantly in form, but both create striking, geometric facades.

Going Public

Brand story

Simon Keane-Cowell

06.01.2014

Icons of the design landscape, global brand KARTELL’s products – with their innovative use of plastic and their clever and expressive, often emotional, forms – have captured the imagination of design-conscious consumers around the world. The

Is There Life After Expo 2015?

Giovanna Dunmall

02.07.2015

The five-yearly international big-top fair that is Expo is currently drawing vast crowds to its 2015 Milan edition. Given its sustainability theme, just how sustainable are its temporary architectural offerings?

Sustainable bamboo installations that aren’t built to last

James Wormald

04.03.2024

These temporary pavilions, installations and public spaces use the speed, strength and structural capacity of bamboo to ensure they’re here for a good time, not a long time.

SWISS DESIGN MEXICO: 11 - 15 October at Design Week Mexico

Press Office - Design Week Mexico

10.10.2017

Being a guest country in DESIGN WEEK MEXICO 2017 is a great honor for Switzerland, especially a few months from the World Design Capital Mexico 2018 that will reveal the Mexican capital in the World.

Public service: BURRI

Brand story

Gerrit Terstiege

12.02.2021

PUBLIC SPACE DESIGN WEEK: David Chipperfield’s landmark new Kunsthaus extension in Zurich has an equally imposing new public artwork, created by Swiss contemporary artist Pipilotti Rist. Find out how BURRI public elements, together with numerous

Leather Seen

Brand story

Giovanna Dunmall

20.03.2016

Move aside perfection. Here comes authenticity. ALPHENBERG, premium producer of leather flooring and wall coverings, has become the go-to partner for high-end contract and private projects internationally looking for an injection of warmth, character

DESIGNERS‘ SATURDAY 2016: Am Anfang steht der Faden: ...

Création Baumann

29.11.2016

In der Hauptrolle: das Garn! Das Grundmaterial für die Textilien von Création Baumann steht beim Designers’ Saturday 2016 am 5. und 6. November im Mittelpunkt. Wenn sich Langenthal in „the place to be“ für innovatives Design und

Versatile Delicacy

Press Office - Schönbuch GmbH

20.09.2017

Creating new space: Fritz Frenkler and Anette Ponholzer (f/p design) succeed in a unique way with the products they create. For Schönbuch, f/p design created the delicately shaped wardrobes SKID and RACK, the minimalist coat stand LEFT and the CABIN

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