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

Trust Swiss textile specialists CRÉATION BAUMANN to develop a curtain collection that provides both comfortable indoor conditions and energy-saving benefits. Meet GLARE & HEAT...

Once seen as a complex and costly solution, living roofs are now growing in popularity, bringing many environmental benefits to projects big and small.

From 9-12 December, Design Shenzhen’s forums, installations and showcases will bring together 150 international and domestic design brands in one of Asia’s fastest-growing creative hubs.

Increased urban congestion. Climate change and sustainability. Urban regeneration. The reasons for the burgeoning movement in highly considered, integrated green spaces in towns and cities around the globe are as manifold as the forms they take.

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.

March 10-13, 2015.Sands Expo and Convention Center - Marina Bay Sands Singapore.Tuesday to Friday from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm

As the world's largest trade fair for home and contract textiles, Heimtextil in Frankfurt (12 to 15 January 2016) has a special function as a trend barometer and a responsibility for setting standards of design and innovative functionality for

With many eco-friendly cement alternatives racing through to market, the concrete revolution could be here to stay. These examples highlight the advantages of the age-old, but on-trend, material.

The thoughtful application of textiles allows interior designers to create relaxed, haptically pleasant atmospheres. Their ability to immediately lend rooms a calming character also makes them the material of choice in these wellness and health

Announcing the 2016 trends and themes: Thinking Traditions & Academies 639 applications, 3 months of selection procedures, several visits to Milan and hours of hard work. The seventh edition of Ventura Lambrate is just around the corner and we

From 18 to 22 November 2015, the „neue räume“ international interior design exhibition will be opening its doors again at the ABB Hall in Zurich. Once again, an impressive array of contemporary design from renowned international and swiss

It seems there’s no going back; flexible, hybrid workspaces are becoming the new norm. Tailored to this environment is Stefan Diez’s Fuld Nesting Chair for Herman Miller, engineered to save space, sit comfortably and be creative.

With lighting as bold as their architectural concepts, these fashion-led sneaker stores run away from convention. Featuring SAKUMEISHIMA, NiiiZ Design Lab, Various Associates and Studio Animal.

With the upcoming week of Fuorisalone 14‐19 April 2015 (Milan), the Brera Design District comes to its sixth edition. The district is the creative business core of Milan; it extends along Bastioni di Porta Nuova to Via Broletto, along Via Legnano

Given the huge vogue for cladding buildings in ceramic tiles, we shouldn’t be surprised to hear that they are now fast infiltrating interiors too. It’s not hard to see why. People find glazed ceramic tiles appealing because of their seductive

The first installment of the raumplus Intelligence Series – three consecutive features sponsored by the German manufacturer –, has design expert Tansy Kaschak take a look at how individuals and hotels around the globe are tackling compact living

It's not all castles and fairy tales. Though chandeliers are often associated with their medieval origins, these examples prove that variations on the light fixture’s traditional theme can add a special shine to contemporary surroundings, too.

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.

Ever since Norman Foster's game-changing Stansted Airport was completed almost 25 years ago, it's been full throttle for London's high-tech architects, with their aviation-celebrating terminals around the globe themselves been celebrated for their

In spite of the rise of e-commerce, the physical point of sale is still with us. That said, the traditional store is having to up its game in terms of the experience and brand relevance it offers consumers – not only to compete with online shopping

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

By considering the spatial needs of their co-habitants, these projects create a purposeful architectural environment to elevate their domestic experience. Featuring Nendo, Estudio Guto Requena, EKAR and Hiroyasu Imai.

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

By separating function from facility, these four nature tourism experiences with detached structures encourage vacationers to get out of their hotel rooms and see the sites.

Comfortable meeting spaces are more important than ever in the modern hybrid office. With many shapes, sizes and guises from private catch-up lounge to open-plan conference area, here’s how they work.

Retail bank branches have dwindled in the great digital evolution. But as these evolved branches prove, by focusing on comfort, personal service and human contact, physical finance can endure.

A number of recently completed kindergarten projects have proved that designing user-centred environments for the more diminutive among us shouldn't be at odds with creating highly expressive structures. Architonic takes a look at a selection of

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

Describing what Superstudio’s Temporary Museum for New Design has become, in what is now its 5th year, is a bit like tracing the evolution of this sector over the last decade, and along with it society, of which the events staged by Superstudio

An interview with Gisella Borioli, CEO of Superstudio Group and creative head of Temporary Museum for New Design. Key trends and news from Superstudio’s design week 2014.

Space-saving heroes of the interior universe, built-ins epitomise the fusion of practicality and style. But what are some of the ways to integrate them into residential projects? These examples boost storage while keeping an eye on aesthetic

Past a certain point, productivity becomes counterintuitive – the more you work, the less you do. But what if we’ve passed it already? The flexible workplace can help us get more done, by doing less.

These specially selected cultural, residential and hospitality projects completed in 2023 minimise their harmful impact by taking responsibility at different stages of the building process.

Adaptability and timelessness are key factors in contemporary interior design. From floor-to-ceiling glass to statement lighting, we take a look at six of the style's defining elements.

The name of both the company and the brand is labo crème brûlée. It's a name which suggests fire and flames, and Christian Seltmann, his wife Tania Theler Seltmann and his brother Philipp are full of burning enthusiasm for their new project. The

Every city evolves differently, according to fluctuations in population and wealth, changes in industry and other social and economic factors. As old buildings are replaced, or new ones constructed, spaces between these buildings appear or alter;