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How do we work in the 21st century? Or how should we work? One short answer is, of course, sustainably. In this latest installment of the PALMBERG intelligence series – sponsored by the leading German office-furniture manufacturer – London-based

High Pressure Laminate (HPL) is now an indispensable part of the interior design world, that includes Unilin Panels, which manufactures not only melamine panelling but also top quality HPL panelling.

A home’s frontage provides visitors an all-important first look into the residents' character. Here are ten entranceway items that greet guests with style, while still remaining functional.

For its headquarters in Givisiez, Switzerland, SCOTT Sports teamed up with LAUFEN to provide bespoke solutions for wash areas with an emphasis on comfort, cost, style and sustainability.

Designed to work together in perfect harmony, particularly in smaller spaces, the Pure and Val collections offer luxury solutions to planners working on smaller budgets.

With its own PVD coating system, Swiss brand LAUFEN helps architects and planners to create colourful, bespoke, high-quality kitchen and bathroom spaces.

Boasting designs by Rodolfo Dordoni, GamFratesi, and nendo, Minotti's 2021 Outdoor Collection offers fluid furniture that seamlessly merges indoor and outdoor spaces.

Thomas Spranger of Max Dudler discusses how a project’s architectural language is inspired by its environment: ‘From the very start, we think in terms of materials.’

Seven different ways architects, designers and specifiers can utilise glass to create light, modern spaces, as well as magical and mysterious environments.

Fermín Vázquez of b720 Fermín Vázquez Arquitectos discusses how the availability of many new materials can cause great failure, ‘We haven't learned quick enough.’ Watch the video to hear more…

Reinventing the shower floor, BetteAir starts again with a clean slate. The innovative tray uses a flush-mounted drain and minimal rim to create a sanitary landscape of purity. Watch the video to learn more…

For almost 50 years, Christine Kröncke Interior Design has been a byword for good taste and style in interior design – something more important than ever in these turbulent times.

Antoine Chaaya of Renzo Piano Building Workshop discusses how a site’s soul can inspire its materials and the poetic voices in certain buildings, ‘when buildings start to sing, we are in architecture.’ Watch the video to hear more…

A shared subtlety of design allows Gaggenau's range of professional-quality kitchen appliances to blend together with changing interior styles, bringing creative freedom to the rest of the home.

Celebrating its 10th edition in 2022, the International VELUX Award for Students of Architecture challenges students to explore the role of natural light in architecture. Find out more in the video…

After the temporary nature of the past year, 2022 will see long-term change take centre stage. From bold palettes and organic materials to functional environments, here’s what’s in store for the year ahead.

Mark Fenwick of Fenwick Iribarren discusses the legacy of the firm’s moveable Stadium 974 in Doha for the World Cup 2022, ‘It’s this idea to basically get rid of white elephants.’ Watch the video to learn more…

With a mix of functionality and originality, Softicated represents its passionate, self-taught founder and designer Cyril Rumpler's dedication to starting again and following his dream to create joyful furniture.

These outlandish, luxurious and downright surreal retail spaces were Architonic users' most-seen new shops of 2021.

This eclectic list of Architonic's most-clicked new hotels, restaurants, bars, and public spaces of 2021 prove design-lovers interest in travel hasn't waned over the past year.

To the power of three! Designboom – the world's first online magazine – joins forces with Architonic and ArchDaily to consolidate our combined position as the world's foremost destination for curated, inspiring, and relevant premium A&D

These most-popular office interiors of 2021 gave employees space to both work and play, while projecting a respectful, comforting and professional aura to clients.

The ICONIC AWARDS 2022: Innovative Interior present the latest trends in the interior design industry.

To reach this list of our users' most popular new residential interior spaces of 2021, projects must have had jaw-dropping visuals, but they also tend to feature the most sensible, functional long-term solutions to their brief.

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.

The five most-visited new architectural housing project pages of 2021 tell stories of sustainability and luxury, with stunning locations and photography.

Live ekstraordinær with BoConcept. Available in a wide range of colours, fabrics and base formats, the Danish brand's versatile Vienna chair offers stylish seating comfort whether for work-, domestic- or hospitality spaces.

The great departed and the arrival of new voices. Welcome to 2022.

When you think about renovating, it’s easy to think of stressful situations. Clicwall, the modular wall-cladding system with a smart click profile by Unilin Panels, makes your renovation a dream come true.

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

The Capital showroom reminds of hospitality and elegance with its contemporary design collection.

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.

Design disciples and interiors enthusiasts rejoice! A full-fat, in-person Maison&Objet returns proper from 20-24 January 2022 to celebrate everything design, decor, and craft.

Coming soon: Master Oak, the latest generation of melamine and HPL panelling from Unilin Panels with lifelike natural oak design. Unilin Panels is setting a new standard for the world of interior design.

The world of staircase design is filled with twists and turns. But before you fall down the rabbit hole, here are ten different staircase types to choose from, and a few other options too.

The 2022 edition of the AZ Awards kicks off on Tuesday, January 4! Register now to receive our Call for Submissions.

Leading audio brands are looking forward to participating in ISE’s groundbreaking new immersive audio showcase, ISE Sound Xperience, which will make its debut in Barcelona in February.

With the tRACK shelving system, architects and planners can use spaces and complete concepts without compromising on design.

Larger spaces can pose a specific set of challenges to the architects tasked with designing for them, but equally, they of course open up rich scope for creativity, too.

With a reputation for both quality and speed, Italian brand Pedrali is bringing its custom-manufactured European designs to Chicago. Company CEO, Monica Pedrali, discusses the ethos of the new store.

The pared-down Brulla by Miniforms reflects today’s craving for playful curves. It marries individuality and neutrality, rendering it suitable for all styles of interior.

From high demand to material shortages, from delivery delays to price increases – a tense international market is also presenting the furniture industry with ever new challenges, while also often being cited as one of the winners of the crisis. (DE

The majestic Alpine landscapes of Switzerland combine the traditional with the contemporary in these seven tourist-enticing interiors that focus on their exteriors.

In the space of just ten years, Freifrau has become a brand of influence and stature within the design community, handcrafting signature pieces with a light and elegant feminine style.

The simplicity of Hanne Willmann's Nana chair for Freifrau is its biggest strength. With cloud-like upholstery, the perfectly balanced chair looks as light as it feels.

Christian Trzaska's new opulent Garden Eden fabric for Freifrau is poetry in emotion. A floral design that shrouds the German brand's comfortable seating in elegance.

By uniting their product ranges under the LAUFEN brand, Keramik Laufen and Similor underline their alliance and expertise as a comprehensive bathroom supplier.

International acoustic solutions provider Autex Acoustics’ latest net-zero policy gives the green light to mega-construction projects, without giving up on sustainability.

Villeroy & Boch’s latest technological design and surface material innovations mean sanitaryware can become both hygienic and sustainable, eliminating bacteria while saving time and water.

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.

The PALMBERG Workplace Intelligence Series explores the rapidly evolving landscape of work in terms of both user behaviour and office design. Sponsored by leading German office-furniture manufacturer PALMBERG, which has for decades developed products

From 11–12 December, the Architect Show 3 at Metropolitan EXPO in Athens, Greece will be the place to be as architects, engineers, designers and planners come together for two days of learning, networking and inspiration.

Win Your Design is the contest that invites you to interpret the iconic pieces of Horm's collections, by creating an interior design project, real or conceptual.

We may have moved on from a structural reliance on brick to keep our buildings up, but the traditional material’s natural aesthetic and texture is still standing strong in modern architecture.

Steelcase has reinvented the iconic and ergonomic Please task chair with the Please Air, a lighter, more sustainable chair with a contemporary aesthetic, specifically designed for the hybrid-working era.

ISE 2022 returns 1- 4 February with a vibrant and inspiring edition, a redesigned show floor and new demonstration areas guaranteeing visitors to ‘Rise Up. Reimagine. Ignite the Future.’

As part of Sky-Frame’s ‘My Point of View’ video series, architect and DH Liberty founder Dara Huang describes how her 2019 project, Villa Mosca Bianca, was inspired by and complemented its local habitat.

By combining a contemporary simplicity of design with moveable cushion supports, BoConcept’s Bergamo sofa’s visual lightness exudes effortless elegance and brings all-day comfort to all.

Glass specialists Sovet’s furniture pieces blend together an expansive palette of colours, materials and textures, combining ceramics, woods and metals with a trademark smooth glass finish.

Whether for reading in an armchair, working at the kitchen table or to set specific light points – with LUCTRA FLEX, you simply take your feel-good light with you.

The Trolley, from wallcoverings brand Tecnografica and high-end luggage specialist Piquadro, is a physical showroom packed into a suitcase, giving clients the chance to see and feel the products again.

Through research and development, long-time manufacturer of decorative vegan leather coverings, Morbern, is bringing highly relevant fabrics to the contract market, in a range of glowing colours.

The Italian specialist in home technology has picked up a Red Dot award for the design of its discreet, innovative, touch-free Eikon Tactil temperature-control device.

Get some bonus construction insights and tips from our design week experts – Stefan Behnisch from Behnisch Architekten, Jürgen Mayer H from J. Mayer H. and Nuno Fontarra from Mecanoo!

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.

Family-run furniture brand Verzelloni digitally adapted to the pandemic with new design solutions and communications practices that highlight the importance of keeping creativity close to home.

Nuno Fontarra from Mecanoo highlights that for some projects, the main focus is not the material, but the idea. Watch him explore this topic in the video below...

The latest retail projects reveal how the textures and materials of industry have been elevated and combined to create an otherworldly, often hard-edged, yet alluring aesthetic.

The new matt-textured PerfectSense Feelwood lacquer panels from Egger ‘shine’ with practical properties, such as an anti-fingerprint surface, which proves to be a great advantage, especially with dark colour variants.

Jürgen Mayer H reflects on our emotional connectivity to buildings and spaces. Watch him address this concept and more in the video...

Egger’s PerfectSense Feelwood 'Range for the Senses' collection synchronises a natural texture with reproduced natural decors, creating surfaces that feel as good as they look. Watch the video to learn more.

Ettlin makes textiles of very different textures and colours glow in combination with LED technology – and immerses restaurants, offices, shops and hotels as well as living areas in extraordinary atmospheres and lighting moods. Find out more...

Under the title ‘Workspace in Progress‘, students of industrial design at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna developed responses to the question of present and future forms of work – in close collaboration with Stefan Diez and Wagner

Stefan Behnisch from Behnisch Architekten talks construction, specification and how less really is more.

The first ceiling light not attached to the ceiling, Regent Lighting’s uplight STREAM bounces high-quality indirect light back down to create unique workspace atmospheres. Watch the video to learn more.

The virtual Build for Life Conference 2021, from 15-17 November, will bring together global opinion leaders from construction industries for an exchange of ideas. Watch the video to learn more...

Patricia Viel’s architectural vision for the Bulgari Hotel held the same values of refinement, lightness and attention to detail as B&B Italia group’s Maxalto collection. Read more here...

From energy distribution and efficiency planning to smart building control, German electrical installation specialist Hager supports the realisation of architectural ideas.

Berker, a member of the Hager Group, offers a diversity of sockets and switches which merge harmoniously with a broad variety of interior design concepts.

Hager's smart and discreet ranges of cable and routing systems allow room plans to shine while providing personal consultation to clients at each step of the way, from planning to installation.

For your next residential building project, here are a few tips that will help you find the right faucet for your needs.

A new, highly versatile seating system that reflects today’s increasingly fluid lifestyles, Roger by Minotti accommodates a multitude of activities, rendering it suitable for residential and hospitality contexts.

A quartet of four strong US design fairs are back in physical form this autumn – Neocon, ICFF and WantedDesign, and Design Miami...

The VELUX Daylight Symposium is back, this time as part of an ambitious Build for Life Conference 2021. Sign up now...

With winter drawing in across the northern hemisphere, Hudson Valley Lighting Group share tips on how to warm up homes with layered lighting and worn-in finishes.

Co-locating for the first time with ICFF in New York’s Javits Center over the 14-15 November, WantedDesign Manhattan is back, doing what it does best: nurturing fresh local and global design talent...

Chicago’s international gathering of design makers for the contract market threw the focus onto future goals for the interiors industry and showcased the flexible, human-centric innovations that have emerged from lockdowns...

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.

Miami’s annual showcase of the world’s most collectible Design Art is back and exploring inclusivity and interconnectedness, beginning with the offer of all access passes to both those on the ground and those browsing from home...

The threshold-free shower tile BetteAir offers planning security for creative free thinkers - seamless, floor-level and almost invisible.

As the lines between home, work and leisure blur, Verzelloni’s Davos sofa combines the comfort and warmth of home with the privacy and protection required in shared spaces. Watch the video to learn more.

Marca Corona draws on two centuries of expertise and cutting-edge technology to produce decorative ceramic tiles, covering walls and floors to truly immersive effect.

After "Oasis", Freifrau has once again teamed up with tattoo artist Christian Trzaska to create the new tapestry fabric "Garden Eden", which takes on baroque floral imagery and pretty much lives up to its name...

‘We really like to learn from designers and innovate accordingly to satisfy their needs. This collaborative process is what creates the result of great lighting in space,’ says Joana Bover.

The architectural and decorative Skybell system, Bover's most versatile luminaire, is suitable for the residential, commercial and hospitality sectors.

Since 1996, Spanish lighting brand Bover has been blending handcrafted production methods with advanced technology to create modern and modular lighting solutions.

For interior architects and designers, colour represents a powerful tool for not only shaping physical spaces, but also shaping the atmosphere and mood of the people who work in them.

Originally designed in 1951 and first realised by Arper in 2012, Lina Bo Bardi's Bowl Chair is back – in striking new colours and patterns that honour the designer's dual heritage...

In the absence of the usual furniture fair this year, designers turned instead to virtual and in-person spaces – a playground for new ideas and concepts that extend beyond art, architecture and design to include sustainability and circular

With eight decades of experience behind it, Swedish specialist in interior design solutions for office, education and care Kinnarps understands the value of the holistic ergonomic design approach.

Silent.office.wall from Recytex offers highly effective acoustic solutions in a wide variety of forms for the workplace, which can be easily assembled, dismantled and extended at any time. Find out more here...

The PALMBERG Workplace Intelligence Series explores the rapidly evolving landscape of work in terms of both user behaviour and office design. Sponsored by leading German office-furniture manufacturer PALMBERG, which has for decades developed products

‘How can we create spaces according to elementary human needs?’ asks Martin Lesjak of Innocad. Watch him address this question and more in the video.

The Creo shelving system from Bremen-based cabinet system experts raumplus combines functionality with a feeling of lightness and efficient storage space – as well as presentation areas for the things that need to be showcased. A multi-talent in

For CF Møller's Julian Weyer, 'the real point of an office these days is as a place of engagement'. Find out what else he has to say about the modern workspace in the video...

The Corian® Design business is launching in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) a set of bold, new aesthetics, for a total of eight new colours for its Corian® Solid Surface range of products for interior spaces and architecture.

Dauphin's new workspace chair Indeed by Rüdiger Schaack embodies contemporary demands for furniture that is not only flexible and functional, but sustainable and aesthetic, too.

With SHUFFLE from Interstuhl, the name says it all. While the universal chair system offers individualised solutions, all combinations are united by comfortable, ergonomic design.

Rearrange and rethink – the compatible elements that make up German office furniture expert Interstuhl's HUB system are flexible in every way.

SPLACES brings together Interstuhl's products and services to create aesthetic, functional and flexible working environments.

Home workspaces must combine all the tools of the shared office with the user's personality for an inspirational and creative solitary environment. Here are ten desk solutions that are up to the job.

‘A contemporary workspace is not about designing a place. It's about translating the culture, the identity of a company,’ says Peter Ippolito of Ippolito Fleitz Group. Find out more in the video...

The highly versatile TALO.YOU desk system makes it possible to furnish entire office spaces with a single, unified system.

Despite new and ever-evolving working habits and rhythms, for Lauren Touhey-Otto of Berlin-based architecture office Kinzo, the office still has a central role to play in how we work...

With its new office furniture collection Meet Up, Fantoni is responding to the increasing need for flexibility and agility at work, as well as disappearing management hierarchies.

BoConcept may be a global player when it comes to contract furniture solutions but the Danish brand also knows how to add the personal touch – just ask Innsbruck-based partner, Martin Bauer...

An honourable mention for OMA’s Taipei Performing Arts Centre celebrates the textural power of subtly shaded glass.

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.

The Reframe Collection of smartly engineered, high-quality accessories from Danish design brand Unidrain brings intelligent solutions and a subtle feeling of luxury to bathrooms in five distinctive colours. Watch the video to find out more...

Office furniture specialist Haworth embraces awareness, analysis and imagination in its quest to create workspaces that have a positive impact on our lives.