Design with substance: Material Innovation
The quality of good design is closely related to the quality of the materials used. This starts with pollutant- and emission-free production. Material innovation is becoming a key discipline. By […]
Living in motion: Homo movens
We want to enjoy freedom and keep moving. And our living spaces should be able to reflect that – living in motion with adaptable interior design that is homely and […]
“Dwelling – Between Shelter and Design”. Event series of the KWI
Whether it’s “My Home is my Castle” or “Are you still living or are you already living?”, there is always more to living than a simple protective function. One’s own […]
“Minimalist design is becoming more and more popular in China” – Thomas Stopper und Ren Quansheng about AXOR
Hansgrohe is one of the German companies with an outstanding relevance in China. We spoke with Thomas Stopper, Vice President Sales Asia, and Ren Quansheng, President of Hansgrohe China, about […]
Peter Ghyczy. More than plastic and zeitgeist
To this day, the name Peter Ghyczy is inseparably linked with his “Egg Chair” from 1968. The furniture of the pop era hides more than just the spirit of a […]
Peter Raacke. A Cheerful Balance Artist
Always open to encounters and suggestions: The industrial designer Peter Raacke experienced and helped shape design history in Germany. Now he passed away in Berlin at the age of 93. […]
Power! Light! Political Light Art at the Wolfsburg Art Museum
Every day, we use artificial, mostly electrically generated light without giving it much thought. Darkness seems to be banished, light is always and everywhere available. When light is needed, we […]
The Language of Spaces: How to catch and direct the eye
Of cabinets of curiosities, showcases and displays: Erika Thümmel has written a richly illustrated introduction to the history of staged spaces and presentation strategies with “The Language of Spaces”. An […]
Li Xiang: Design a surprise for the future
Over the past ten years, architect Li Xiang, founder or X+Living, has explored interior design with her unique and rebellious style. Her many works in diverse fields such as culture, […]
Interior Trend: reduction to the essentials
With the pandemic, we have set new priorities for our life and living. The interior design is also characterised by a reduction to the essentials. By hicklvesting. The pandemic situation […]
Interior Trend: Smart together. Digital support for the home
The pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges that are being met with innovative technology: Smart technology has become a valuable aid to our social interaction. By hicklvesting. Unlike in previous centuries, […]
Gio Ponti. Cheerful, Mediterranean, modern
Ornament and pleasure: He designed the Pirelli skyscraper in Milan, breathtaking villas in Caracas, a super-light chair and interiors of shimmering elegance. Now publisher Taschen-Verlag celebrates Gio Ponti’s versatile oeuvre […]
Memphis. A Blues for Dinos
Historic, but by no means finished: the Memphis design movement is forty. What has become of the impulse that was revolutionary and nice at the same time and changed design […]
Charlotte Perriand – It’s not about the object, it’s about the person
The French designer and architect Charlotte Perriand argued passionately for modernism and put the art of living in bare, plain spaces to the test. A documentary on Arte hears from […]
Perfect balance between art and mathematics. Obituary of Pauline Deltour (1983-2021)
Selected materials, a fine feeling for colours and clear strong contours make up Pauline Deltour’s signature. “A perfect balance between art and mathematics” is how the exceptional French designer described […]
An individualised living environment – for being even more at home in the home
Good interior design allows the greatest possible freedom in creating one’s own four walls. We spoke to two companies that have designed products for a very individual living environment. Sponsored […]
Modern living with multifunctional home styling
Nowadays, our living environment should be as flexible as we are. We interviewed three companies that develop innovative solutions for multifunctional home styling. Sponsored Content Our home has always been […]
“Our furniture is a statement”
Philipp Mainzer could have celebrated the 25-year anniversary of his company e15 last year. However, the pandemic prevented any sort of large celebration. We spoke with Mainzer about how the […]
Rolf Fehlbaum: Mister Vitra
He has worked with the most important designers and architects, created a unique campus and made furnishing less hierarchical: we celebrate Rolf Fehlbaum on his eightieth birthday. By Thomas Wagner. […]
RAL Colour Feeling 2021: the renaissance of thoughtfulness, sensuality and creation
RAL Colour Feeling 2021+ is a tool for designers. Professor Timo Rieke explains why there is a whole range of colours instead of one trending colour, what “reThink” and “Create” […]