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New additions to Italian manufacturer Midj's cast of product characters – in the form of lighting and other accessories – are ready for any ensemble production. Expect drama and a lot of joy.

Quel bilan un an après la reprise de Möbel Pfister par XXXLutz? Le rachat de l'entreprise de tradition suisse par le géant autrichien du meuble à la fin de l'année 2019 a fait couler beaucoup d’encre. Quelle position l’entreprise Möbel

Find out what’s behind Regent Lighting’s pared-down Purelite Slim architectural lighting. (Spoiler: a whole lot of innovation and pioneering technology!)

Kubika, the new modular seating system designed by Estudi Manel Molina for ENEA, offers myriad aesthetic design configurations. Watch the video to learn more.

UK-based lighting and furniture brand PORTA ROMANA combines a love of Italian craftsmanship with a spirit of experimentation and innovation to bring a little piece of Florence to the south of England.

How to manufacture functionally adaptable furniture families for the times we live in today? Meet Italian brand Quinti Sedute.

Unusual angles and special projects? For Bremen-based door- and storage-system specialists raumplus, this is music to their ears.

Large-scale furniture made entirely of glass? Are you crazy? Welcome to the mad house – and to Soda, the latest product from Italian manufacturer MINIFORMS.

Hygiene is one of the most important aspects of any bathroom – and Duravit has led the way with innovations such as touch-free controls and rimless toilets. Its new HygieneGlaze coating is just the latest game-changer.

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.

Find out how a return to nature has shaped Italian furniture specialist FLOU’s stylish new 2020 collection.

Given the kitchen’s association with creativity and warmth, it’s no surprise to see a trend in colour-blocking bubble up. 

A useful piece of furniture or a beloved design object? A chair can be many things. At the same time, it tells us something about the person who designed it, as well as the social and economic context of the times it was designed in. Take a seat! (DE

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

Watch now to see how Alfredo Häberli has put more curve into international manufacturing design brand ANDREU WORLD’s game via its expanded Dado modular sofa system.

Thanks to the Trimension 3D movement mechanism, WILKHAHN's AT office chair ensures that the body remains in motion while the mind remains undisturbed and concentrated on work.

WILKHAHN's AT office chair cuts a fine dash whatever the working context, thanks to cleverly thought-out technology and high levels of individualisation.

The multi-award-winning AT office chair by WILKHAHN is now available in a comfortable and airy mesh version, allowing fresh air to flow where it’s needed.

New ways of work. Discovery, the new carpet tile of Carpet Concept, zones the Open Space. It creates structures, sets a path or clears ways.

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

OASE create impressive productions out of water – everything from spectacular public shows to quiet, meditative spaces in private gardens.

SCHÜCO’s range of sliding window-system solutions offers planners superb design freedom, with individualisation front and centre.

SCHÜCO's folding, sliding door and window systems create unobstructed views right at the sweet spot between inside and out.

The Panorama Design line from German window and door specialist SCHÜCO has been designed with light-flooded, transparent architecture in mind.

Equally discreet, efficient and attractive, the inductionAir Plus system from Siemens combines a hob with an integrated extractor hood. This gives architects and interior designers maximum creative freedom for their kitchen projects.

Combina D répond aux besoins d'éclairage qui changent avec le temps grâce à un unique trou d’encastrement et à l'interchangeabilité de ses éléments

‘Live Ekstraordinær’: so says Danish furniture manufacturer BoConcept in its latest slogan. But, much loved by consumers, the brand is also a cogent and creative project partner for professionals. Who knew?!

With their 2020 Outdoor Collection, MINOTTI offers a strong argument against going back inside at all.

For the 2020 Collection, MINOTTI is bringing to the fore its fine eye for detail and unconventional manufacturing methods such as sewing techniques borrowed from the world of haute couture.

For a few years now, premium Italian manufacturer MINOTTI has been working with some of the world's best designers, combining cultural diversity with their own design DNA. A fruitful strategy, as the 2020 Collection proves.

Nix, Capdell’s award-winning chair designed by Patrick Norguet, is a complex and contemporary combination of solid wood and curved plywood, whose architectural lines provide not only comfort, but aesthetic pleasure, too.

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

Sound Balance, the acoustic solution from German office manufacturer SIGEL not only optimises workplace acoustics, it also quickly and flexibly separates different working areas, creating a safer environment for employees during the coronavirus

With BUSCH-JAEGER’s networked home control systems, safety, comfort, and energy efficiency in the home can be controlled more easily and flexibly than ever before.

OBJECT CARPET’s recent collaboration with multidisciplinary architecture and design studio Ippolito Fleitz Group has led to expansive, unconventional and, more importantly, sustainable results.

German lighting specialist OLIGO’s unique modular-lighting system SLACK–LINE opens up a world of smart dynamic options for illuminating space.

Individual made to measure closets, interior systems and room dividers for pitched roof.

Thanks to GROHE's technologically advanced contactless faucets, no one need worry about getting their hands dirty while washing them.

These days, It’s no exaggeration to say that washing your hands can save lives, and the hands-free fittings from innovative bathroom manufacturer GROHE are the perfect hygienic solution.

In the era of social-distancing, a personal wellness space at home makes more sense than ever. With its outdoor whirlpools and swimming spas, SPA Deluxe is making it possible.

With his dramatic aerial images, photographer Johnny Miller brings into sharp focus the invisible lines which divide some urban communities – lines that are sometimes harder to recognise at ground level. Text by Romullo Baratto | Translated by

With STREAM by REGENT LIGHTING, focus is put definitively on light itself, rather than the source of it – allowing space and light to become one.

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 floor isn't just for standing on. As our selection of projects shows, thoughtful and imaginative design decisions in relation to colour, materiality and form can turn it into a space-defining element.

Build the wall! Build the wall! But, hang on. What’s to stop architects retaining some of the old walls of existing structure when rebuilding or adapting it? They certainly provide visual and haptic texture, while delivering intriguing

Une lampe fabriquée à partir de déchets industriels ou un meuble à base de champignon? Il y a longtemps que le monde du design expérimente une multitude de matériaux nouveaux et de méthodes de fabrication innovantes. Les résultats sont à la

If ever there were a time to embrace nature, it’s now. Watch how window-system experts SWISSFINELINE meld architecture with the great outdoors.

The DURAVIT bathroom series Viu and XViu combine soft, organic forms and precise geometry, achieving a post-industrial elegance of striking contrasts.

The soft yet clear design vocabulary of Cecilie Manz’s series Luv for DURAVIT brings the above-counter basin and finest Scandinavian purism to the bathroom.

The coast presents architects with a particular set of situational, topographical challenges and, at the same time, opportunities, when it comes to designing beach-side residences. How to hunker down while embracing the elements?

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

Don’t miss the second installment in VitrA Bathrooms’ 'Meet the Designer' YouTube talks series: Design Director Erdem Akan in conversation with Terri Pecora!

Nestled on the crest of a small hill overlooking the Ammersee lake is a modest, two-storey building which blends in unobtrusively with its lushly vegetated surroundings. The presence of nature, particularly the lake, pervades every space within the

German, family-owned manufacturer AERIS launches an offensive against sedentary culture and back pain via its innovative dynamic-seating concept.

ARCLINEA – creators of kitchens dedicated to design and innovation – are back into production with a bang, bringing exciting new ranges to the market.

See how next125's new kitchen island floats atop the most slender of legs.

A white, sculpturally designed building structure stands confidently, seemingly untouchable, on a meadow surrounded with trees. On closer inspection, the qualities of this family home – delicately intertwined with the landscape and in no way

Don't be fooled by the refined appearance of ZEITRAUM’s new Okito Ply Dining chair – its large backrest makes it extremely comfortable too.

Inspired by Japonisme and anything but two-dimensional, Australian wall-coverings manufacturer WOVEN IMAGE’s two new acoustic wall panels – Zen and Ion – help calm the modern workplace.

Swiss manufacturer REGENT LIGHTING’s Milano Slim luminaire is plain perfection, bringing shadow-free light into offices and classrooms with a reserved elegance.

10 July is the closing date for entries for the GERMAN DESIGN AWARDS 2021, which, for the first time, also features a prize aimed at young architectural offices and design studios in a new category.

Italian manufacturer ARPER’s versatile, new armchair collections – designed by Lievore + Altherr Désile Park, and Jean-Marie Massaud – prove that luxurious looks and sustainability are by no means mutually exclusive.

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.

German water project specialists OASE don’t manufacture water features, rather they are in the business of utilising water and light to create perfectly personalised garden architecture.

Timeless modernity meets traditional craftsmanship. NEO: The new carpet generation for private living areas and commercial spaces.

Create rooms with customised sliding doors, room dividers and fitted wardrobes from raumplus

Compared to their back-garden predecessors, contemporary private pools are becoming architecturally integrated, space-defining elements. Come on in. The water’s great!

Swedish manufacturer Kährs has been a major player on the international parquet-flooring scene for many decades. And now, it’s taking a further step into the commercial sector with its high-performing Impression collection, the latest addition to

What makes an original an original? You can find the answer to this and more in GIRA’s G-Pulse – an online magazine aimed explicitly at architects and interior designers.

Arper’s new chair collection lets you help the environment just by sitting down. How? Well, see for yourself.

Elio, the new collection designed by Yabu Pushelberg for contemporary outdoor furniture specialist Tribù, radiates light and fine design.

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

There’s a reason why global wellness brand Jacuzzi® has long gone from proper noun to the generic term for a whirlpool experience: superlative design and innovation.

The modern version of the revolving door by Sky-Frame combines Le Corbusier's idea of the fluidity of space with 21st-century technology …

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

Find out why architects like Bjarke Ingels use glass solutions from the Swiss manufacturer Sky-Frame to break down the boundaries between inside and out.

URBAN RIGGER®'s floating residential buildings were designed in cooperation with the Danish architectural firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) to alleviate the housing shortage in the city and provide accommodation for over 70 students.

Long before the term ‘glocal’ had even been coined, Danish manufacturer BoConcept was already tailoring its designs to a wide variety of markets – supplying furniture worldwide while staying true to local sensibilities.

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.

While certain room elements are more susceptible to the whims of fashion, walls and floors often have more permanent natures. With their METALYN tile series, however, Villeroy & Boch show that the two are not mutually exclusive, as they

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.

Miami-based shade specialists TUUCI are on a mission to throw shade on the most exposed and beautiful environments in the world and you can follow the adventure in their new 2020 catalogue and in the video below.

The impressive motifs and patterns of GLAMORA design wallpapers lend every project their own unique and extraordinary character.

Architectural boundaries are blurring thanks to German manufacturer SCHÜCO.

Watch now to find out how these Italians do it better!

For their transformation of an old watermill into a contemporary home, architectural firm McLaren.Excell utilised kitchen and bathroom fittings from iconic Danish manufacturer VOLA. Watch now!

In an increasingly urbanised world, the issue of how to create green spaces in any meaningful way is a pressing one for planners and architects. The renaissance of the roof garden might be one answer.

The highly customisable Swing Door Slim Line from RAUMPLUS has won the German Design Award 2020 in its latest incarnation as a wing door.

With an idea that is as ingenious as it is simple, RAUMPLUS can make your television just disappear as soon as it is no longer in use.

For Bremen storage space specialists RAUMPLUS, there’s no such thing as a bad floor plan. So whether it’s a sloped ceiling, a tricky alcove or storage that goes around the corner, they have an answer.

Free-hand thoughts, from the sketchbook to the wall

With ‘The Art of Simplicity’, Villeroy & Boch has designed tile collections that reflect our longing for a natural retreat – and sets the stage for the things that are really important to us.

Italian kitchen manufacturer SCIC has found inspiration for its latest designs in its country’s history, and, with its innovative, sustainable and forward-looking manufacturing techniques, strikes a balance between past and future.

Light on its feet, there's something bewitching about GROHE's ultra-slim Atrio Icon 3D – its very first 3D-metal-printed fitting.

A special coating technology makes the surface of GROHE Atrio faucets much harder – and its colour brilliance much longer. Here's how.

Call it reduced, call it elegant, call it eternal. Find out why GROHE embraced the circle for its Atrio collection.

With their new Bloom collection, Italian ceramic specialist FAP CERAMICHE is launching the largest white-body wall tile on the market, enabling surfaces that offer maximum visual continuity and fill bathrooms with personality.

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.

With its flexible cooking and kitchen table, premium German brand next125 has created a stylish counterpoint to the technical system-furniture of today's kitchens.

Inside or out? With Italian outdoor furniture manufacturer RODA’s new EDEN sofa collection this ceases to be a question, as indoor and outdoor living become one.

Whether in Brazil, Japan or Canada, residential bathrooms come in as many unique forms as there are unique owners, but increasingly they are united by a sense of spatial connectedness with their respective surroundings.

Swiss lighting specialists REGENT LIGHTING's new rollable diffuser RUN+ finally makes uninterrupted, joint-free lighting planning possible. Nothing's going to stop us now.

Traditional Danish brand FDB Møbler is experiencing a rebirth – stylishly reworking some its furniture classics from the 1950s, 60s and 70s, and giving them a 21st-century twist.

Do not follow the flow, bring it where you want.

Danish loudspeaker manufacturer DALI is on a mission to convince interior designers of the value of audio products – with high-quality, easy-to-install speakers that respect a space's clean lines.

It is not for nothing that light is considered the fourth dimension of architecture. Lighting specialist Occhio knows all about its power, managing to enliven even cold, black concrete with its luminaire systems.

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.

Bjarke Ingels talks unobstructed views and architecture as a force for good in the latest instalment of ‘My Point of View’, Swiss sliding-window manufacturer SKY-FRAME's film series.

Atlas Concorde, the internationally renowned Italian company founded 50 years ago, have the production of high-end porcelain and wall tiles down to a fine art.

The popular Leya series from Freifrau has a new sister and she’s more of the outdoor type. Anything but a couch potato, the Leyasol line is the first by Freifrau to venture outside.

Munich-based company OCCHIO has been revolutionising the light in our rooms for 20 years – systematically, brightly, with future-oriented technologies towards a new culture of light. And that’s only the beginning.

Mountain-home architecture is aiming high. Structures pitted against the elements have evolved into residences that embrace both smart design as well as their often dramatic surroundings.

With urban space at more of a premium than ever, architects have to look skyward for solutions. Thankfully, there’s no shortage of room for creativity up there.

Swiss parquet manufacturer Bauwerk knows how to make its customers feel good. Not only are their products manufactured in a sustainable way, they also look great: The ingenious geometry of Formpark, for example, makes it possible to introduce a wide

Coolness or opulence? With Cubit you can achieve both – and more. Because Cubit’s modular sofa is absolutely versatile.

Tailor-made programme for interior designers, architects and hospitality experts at the world's largest trade fair for home textiles

It’s not only Poland’s public building projects that are garnering praise these days – residential projects from a new generation of architects are also getting deserved attention.

Studio De.Materia’s founder opens up on success, beauty, conservation, influences… and his favourite building material.

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