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For architect Hadi Teherani, ‘Furniture is like the actor in the theatre of architecture.’ We spoke with him live from Milan Design Week and you can see some highlights in the video below...

'When you're in an emergency, you do your best to experiment, to accelerate experimentation,' believes Stefano Boeri. Watch the video for more from the architect and curator of this year’s supersalone event in Milan...

‘When we design something, we're already thinking about how people will take pictures of it,’ say Fabio Calvi & Paolo Brambilla. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

‘25 per cent of the carbon of a building is the interior and furniture plays a huge part in that,’ says Mike Holland from Foster + Partners. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

‘The desk still means identity and ownership,’ says Yasmin Al-Ani Spence from WilkinsonEyre. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

From this September and continuing into next year, we will once again be bringing together a diverse range of expert voices from the world of architecture, design and planning to share their valuable industry insights.

Sustainability Design Week: The Dutch designer talks plastic, greenwashing and why he's never short of apples.

Sustainability Design Week: Andrea Rossi of Mario Cucinella Architects talks 3D-printed buildings and more.

Sustainability Design Week: Discover what's really at stake for design innovator Yves Béhar of fuseproject.

Sustainability Design Week: Kim Nielsen explains how the research-led, Danish-founded practice has sustainability and circularity running through its veins.

What does sustainability mean and how can it be achieved? Four leading expert-thinkers and practitioners cut through the greenwashing.

Get some bonus outdoor insights from designer Eugeni Quitllet, Martin Rein-Cano from Topotek 1 and CMP Design’s Antonio Pagliarulo and Michele Cazzaniga.

‘The design of outdoor furniture must be very, very far from style,’ argue Antonio Pagliarulo and Michele Cazzaniga of CMP Design. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

‘Public spaces are no longer just for leisure. They're becoming workspaces, productive spaces,’ says Martin Rein-Cano of Topotek 1. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

‘Outdoor furniture is like a Land Rover. It's not a Ferrari you keep in the garage and clean every day,’ says Eugeni Quitllet. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

Step outside with Topotek 1, Eugeni Quitllet and CMP Design.

Get some bonus flooring insights from Jan Parth of David Chipperfield Architects, Peter Ippolito from Ippolito Fleitz Group and MACH Architektur’s David Marquardt.

‘The floor is the foundation of any design in the end,’ says David Marquardt of MACH Architektur. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

‘A surface is always the last touchpoint of a proof of concept,’ says Peter Ippolito of Ippolito Fleitz Group. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

‘The installation of flooring on site is when the project becomes a real building,’ says Jan Parth of David Chipperfield Architects. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

Jan Parth from David Chipperfield Architects, Peter Ippolito of Ippolito Fleitz Group, and MACH Architektur's David Marquardt share some thoughts on the ground beneath our feet.

The renowned German-American architect, known in particular for his high-rise and airport projects, is killed in a tragic accident in Chicago.

Get some bonus textile insights from Hella Jongerius, Sevil Peach and Cristian Zuzunaga.

‘Textile designers are too deep into the process. I prefer not to know much,’ says Cristian Zuzunaga. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

‘Textiles can be the primary tool in the creation of a space,’ says Sevil Peach. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

‘We only think of textile as a flat surface, as a skin. But it's really a constructive material,’ says Hella Jongerius. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

Professional insights all week from Hella Jongerius, Sevil Peach and Cristian Zuzunaga on the active benefits textiles can deliver in defining and articulating space.

Get some bonus kitchen insights from Norbert Wangen, Alireza Razavi from Studio Razavi and Gary Singer from Eggersmann Design.

‘Some technology is useful, but there's a lot of rubbish out there,’ argues Gary Singer of Eggersmann Design. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

‘Of all the different parts of a house, the kitchen seems to be the focus of most of the client's expectations,’ suggests Alireza Razavi of Studio Razavi. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

‘We treat the kitchen like a piece of furniture,’ says architect and kitchen designer Norbert Wangen. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

Watch now for professional kitchen design, planning and specification insights from Norbert Wangen, Alireza Razavi of Studio Razavi, and Eggersmann Design's Gary Singer.

Japanese wood-furniture specialists Conde House are practising what they preach with their new Open Office space in Tokyo, where the in-house team and visitors alike can experience first-hand the flexibility and comfort of their soft-contract

New for 2021! Architonic hosts the Global Design Agenda – the architects' programme of design weeks for planning insights, market trends and product launches.

'It's never too late,' says Ibizan-born designer Eugeni Quitllet of the all-new Recycled Grey version of Pedrali's strong-selling Remind monobloc chair.

Design experts from the leading global bathroom-solutions and kitchen-fixtures manufacturer talk customer-centric and inclusive design, sustainability, and their new digital-experience platform, GROHE X.

A 19th-century design language articulated via 21st-century creative collaborations: Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH's bentwood expertise is defining some of the finest contract spaces the world over.

'The bathroom is obviously a very personal space – you're naked most of the time!' says Ariane Steinbeck. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

'Water is something unpredictable and it always goes wrong,' says Lukasz Zagala. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

Design meets fashion. And, for once, in a good way. The super-brand Kartell by Laufen bathroom collection gets a new set of clothes…

'A good bathroom is a living room also,' say Peter Jöhnk & Corinna Kretschmar. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

For some valuable insights on what the bathroom means today, we've spoken to Peter Jöhnk and Corinna Kretschmar of JOI-Design, Lukasz Zagala from Medusa Group and RPW Design's Ariane Steinbeck.

‘The way to become a lighting designer is through being able to embrace darkness,’ says Michael Anastassiades. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

'Architects ask us as lighting designers for something, but sometimes it has to change their building,' says Lucas Goy of Les Éclaireurs. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

'Today, light is becoming almost like data. It's so well-connected to technology,' says Ben van Berkel from UNStudio. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

We connect with Patrick Speck and Carina Buhlert, design experts at GROHE – one of the leading global bathroom-solutions and kitchen-fixtures brands – to discuss product innovation and the launch of its new digital-experience platform, GROHE X.

'Light creates the connection between our bodies and the architecture of built spaces,' says Ulrike Brandi. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

Watch Ulrike Brandi from Ulrike Brandi Licht, UNStudio's Ben van Berkel, Lucas Goy of Les Éclaireurs, and lighting designer Michael Anastassiades!

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.

Get some bonus technology insights from architect Carlo Ratti, Vanessa Quirk of Sidewalk Labs, and smart-home expert Andreas Dörflinger...

‘If it's not a smart home you're building these days, then it's already an old house,’ says German smart-home expert Andreas Dörflinger. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

‘I think inherent in the term "smart city" is a bit of a whiff of techno-solutionism,’ says Vanessa Quirk of Sidewalk Labs. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

'The Internet of Things civilisation has to find its architectural expression,’ says Carlo Ratti. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

Watch architect Carlo Ratti, Vanessa Quirk from Sidewalk Labs, and smart-home expert Andreas Dörflinger!

'I'm in favour of privatising public space,' says Patrik Schumacher of Zaha Hadid Architects. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

'People are the best insurance against anything bad you might associate with a public space,' explains Jason Long of OMA. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

'Public elements need to be incorporated into the concept and the budget from the start,' argues Gideon Maasland, director at MVRDV. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

'The spaces between buildings are more important to a city than the buildings themselves,' argues Neill McClements, partner at Grimshaw Architects. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

Watch Grimshaw Architects, MVRDV, OMA and Zaha Hadid Architects!

'Furniture is the interface between our bodies and space,' says London-based designer Adam Nathaniel Furman. Watch now for more insights!

'It's the death of really hard-edged contract furniture,' says Eero Koivisto of Swedish architecture and design office Claesson Koivisto Rune. Watch now for more insights!

‘Good new products are never an invention. They're an evolution,’ argues Konstantin Grcic. Watch now for more commentary from the renowned industrial designer.

‘Architecture without interiors is just a sculpture,’ says Diana Radomysler, director and interiors expert at Marcio Kogan-founded office Studio MK27. Watch now for more insights!

FURNITURE DESIGN WEEK: 'The home will continue to be a major hub in the post-pandemic future.' WGSN forecasting expert Lisa White sets her sights on 2030.

'The office is going the way of the dining room,' says Jay Osgerby, one half of the innovative design duo Barber Osgerby. Watch now for more insights!

Watch Barber Osgerby, Studio MK27, Konstantin Grcic, Claesson Koivisto Rune and Adam Nathaniel Furman!

FURNITURE DESIGN WEEK: Raumplus launches an immersive, virtual fair-stand and digital house for architects and planners.

What happens when you marry a seven-tonne Alpine boulder with premium Bauwerk parquet flooring and views of verdant Swiss hills?

With its latest raft of super-flexible, task-oriented furniture, borne out collaborations with the likes of Jorge Pensi, PEDRALI is liberating our minds and bodies from traditional work cultures.

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.

Enviable design collaborations and unparalleled Made-in-Germany quality are only part of the VORWERK story. The premium carpet manufacturer has always had sustainability in the weave.

Think you know BoConcept? Think again. The go-to Danish furniture manufacturer is as much a project partner for contract business as it is a successful consumer brand.

50 years old and still got it. Celebrated Italian architect Mario Bellini's iconic Camaleonda seating system has been relaunched and there's a lot of love in the air.

Calling all individualists! Leading German bathroom specialist BETTE turns the bathroom into an interior space for unique chromatic expression.

When the Swiss National Bank underwent an extensive renovation, Swiss manufacturing experts BURRI were on hand to turn a new lighting concept for the institution into a luminous reality.

Sustainability is a key player at Swiss wood-furniture specialists Horgenglarus. Not least in the form of its trend-eschewing, own-forever products.

As demonstrated by Patricia Urquiola’s Sonar bathroom collection, LAUFEN’s innovative SaphirKeramik technology has opened up a whole new world of creative possibilities for designers.

A raft of new search filters, plus a completely new image-based search functionality, give architects and other architonic.com users greater research efficiency and product inspiration.

Challenging times call for a different perspective. PEDRALI delivers new ideas via new collaborations with Sebastian Herkner and Robin Rizzini.

Modular and programmatic to their core, workplace-product innovators System 180 have launched a new, super-agile way to support collaborative working.

When it comes to innovation, Swiss bathroom specialists LAUFEN aren't for taking things sitting down. Except, of course, if it's their game-changing save! separation toilet...

'Furniture is often more important in our lives than architecture,' says the celebrated Japanese architect, as he discusses his long-term collaboration with Japanese producer TIME & STYLE.

#PEDRALITALES, Pedrali's latest ad campaign, deploys the striking form of Portuguese practice Rebelo de Andrade's Casa 3000 to memorable effect.

Architonic has acquired archdaily.com – the leading architecture platform globally – with an ambitious plan for growth, innovation and even better service.

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.

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.

What better way to invigorate a design classic than to rethink it for outdoor usage? Swedish brand String Furniture's iconic shelving system gets some fresh air.

Never loud and attention-grabbing but always articulate and elegant, Conde House’s carefully crafted, Made-in-Japan wood seating provides the perfect dining companion.

With its dynamic, contemporary workplace-furniture solutions, Berlin-based brand SYSTEM 180 tells it like it really is.

Nostalgia ain't what it used to be! CMP Design's latest collaboration with premium Italian brand Pedrali sees a reworking of classic 1960s outdoor furniture that's so much more than a simple homage.

What do you get if you cross a champion of Japanese craft, a 19th-century Amsterdam police station and Miles Davis?

Casual encounters can often turn out to be the most meaningful. PALMBERG's continuously reconfigurable, soft-seating system MELOUNGE is changing the face of the office meeting.

Premium contract-furniture manufacturer Kusch+Co is using design to transform traditional work cultures into something altogether more welcoming.

In addition to health and office, Kusch+Co demonstrates how seating for transport projects remains one of its enviable core competences.

With a new owner, a new look and new strategy, established German furniture brand Kusch+Co is setting its sights even higher.

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.

Guests at internationally renowned, multi-starred chef Alain Ducasse’s miX Dubai restaurant are further spoilt by upholstered furniture from premium Italian manufacturer PEDRALI.

If light is one of the fundamental elements of architecture, then Swiss lighting brand Schätti is laying the foundation.

Swiss accessories brand Bodenschatz is on a mission to bring architectural order to the bathroom.

If you think you know premium Swiss brand USM – with its iconic modular storage and display system – think again.

Palmberg’s in-house office planner Gutha Schellhorn explains how the company puts its money where its mouth is.

Leading German office-furniture manufacturer makes sweet love to your ears with its range of sound-managing products.

Palmberg’s new, super-agile, sound-absorbing DISC space-divider makes for agile offices.

Want to learn to love your workplace? And without the use of medication? German office-furniture brand Palmberg, with its flexible system of space-shaping products, has the solution.

FLORIM, the Italian go-to manufacturer of large ceramic slabs for architectural and interior-design use, is on a design-cultural mission…

With their sustainability-first, transparently priced furniture, Danish design democrats TAKT are on a mission to make good design accessible to more of us.

The 11th edition of premium Italian porcelain-stoneware manufacturer’s Grand Prix sees architectural ceramic enter a golden age.

Nothing is quite as grounding in these increasingly digital times of ours as, well, the ground. Or, indeed, the floor. Swiss parquet producer BAUWERK is taking steps...

Silence is golden, they say. In which case, premium Swiss curtain- and blind-system manufacturer Silent Gliss has just hit the jackpot a second time with its innovative new Silent Track range. Listen closely...

The specification of SYSTEM 180 for online used-vehicle exchange heycar’s Berlin offices has helped fashion a flexible workplace for collaboration and innovation.

With its unique, clearly visible construction, SYSTEM 180 lets it all hang out.

Berlin-based manufacturer SYSTEM 180’s specially developed Design Thinking Line® of super-flexible, dynamic furniture makes for both agile bodies and agile minds.

Asian bookshops are offering bibliophiles an altogether more immersive experience via bold architectural concepts.

What happens when you combine the latest production technology in wood with the precise vision of celebrated architect Patrick Jouin? A new restaurant armchair called Héra, whose elegant, reduced form belies its supreme comfort.

German room-solutions manufacturer and go-to architectural-project partner Raumplus offers made-to-measure sliding doors, closet systems and room dividers that make space special.

The new BetteCraft washbasin and BettePond bath from German glazed-titanium-steel bathroom experts Bette offer architects the chance to add exquisitely round, strongly graphic forms to their projects.

The logical evolution of OCCHIO'S iconic Mito luminaire family, Mito linear shapes space at a Munich-based architectural-developers’ office.

Rational, yet expressive, OCCHIO’s latest luminaire system provides architects with the right lighting tools for the job.

Munich-based lighting brand OCCHIO knows just how critical a holistic approach to lighting design is to the success of an architectural project and to the quality of life of its users.