Focus on Biophilia: Nature-Inspired Design Strengthens People!
We spend up to 90% of our lives indoors, and our indoor environments often neglect our needs. Stress and pollutant levels are known to be higher in enclosed spaces with […]
Circular Furniture: Is the Furniture Industry Becoming Circular?
Germany is one of the markets where furniture is renewed most often. With new circular business models, the industry now wants to become more sustainable. The principle of “circular furniture” […]
Orgatec in Cologne wants to “rethink work”
Orgatec, which will take place in Cologne from 25 to 29 October 2022, is also one of the trade fairs that had to take a break due to Corona 2020. […]
Focus on modular design and multifunctionality
What will the living spaces of the future look like? Have previous living concepts had their day? The last few years alone have shown how much the areas of living […]
“Having a good kitchen has become sexy”. Volker Irle from the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Die Moderne Küche (AMK)
During the pandemic, people cooked at home and ate with their families. The open kitchen became the centre of life. We talked to Volker Irle, Managing Director of the “Arbeitsgemeinschaft […]
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 […]