“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” […]
Interior Trends 2021: “Living Multispaces”: working in the new normal
Home or workplace? What do living and working mean in the new normal? The worlds of private life and work have been merging for months now. We have suddenly, and […]
“The Farmer Chair is a perfect fit for today’s world”
Designer Gerd Lange is celebrating his 90th birthday this year. Cor is rereleasing the 1965 Farmer Chair just in time for this milestone. Leo Lübke explains how this came to […]
Interior Trend 2021 “Ecology 2.0.”: Longevity counts
We are increasingly asking ourselves where our products are produced and what ecological footprint we leave behind with their purchase. The coronavirus pandemic has further increased awareness of the scarcity […]
Interior Trend 2021 “New Simplicity”: Design for being
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the focus has shifted to our homes. Prolonged periods spent at home are awakening new expectations. It is clear that quality and durability […]
About depth and shy deer: product designer Nils Holger Moormann
Nils Holger Moormann is a brand in his own right among furniture makers. As an industry outsider who came to design in a roundabout way, he successfully worked together with […]
IKEA Catalogue – Time for a change
It’s official: the current IKEA catalogue for the year 2021 will be the last of its kind. Having just celebrated its 70th birthday last summer, the catalogue – at times […]
ICONIC AWARDS 2021: Innovative Interior
Register now for the international competition for outstanding innovations and design achievements in all areas of interior design and secure the chance to gain valuable attention at the start of […]
Virgin Galactic. How the interior of the passenger spaceship is set to look
The first-ever US space travel mission conducted by a private company has just ended with the successful water landing of a SpaceX space capsule in the Gulf of Mexico. But […]
The micro-living trend: an innovative housing model for the future?
The trend towards living at close quarters has been seen for a while now. Known by the punchy term “micro-living”, this form of housing is experiencing enormous uptake, particularly among […]
We inverted the image of the white cube.
Eva Marguerre and Marcel Besau are two rising stars on the German interior-design scene. Their decoration of the Elbphilharmonie’s interior as an ‘inverted White Cube’ cemented their position in the […]
Inspired: newcomers make an impression with new types of furniture and material experiments
How can the growing number of technical devices be integrated harmoniously into our living environments in future? Can innovative materials and their sustainable use inspire product developments? Three newcomers have […]
Eager-to-experiment newcomers to design are reinventing the kitchen
Living environments, society, consumption patterns and ways of life are changing rapidly. Rooms at home and in the office are increasingly being replaced by zones. The kitchen and the utensils […]
Newcomers at full throttle: what role do design awards play?
For young designers taking the first steps into their career, finding visibility and developing contacts have top priority. In this context, how important are design awards? Every year, the German […]
The digital future is moving in
Smart products and services are changing our living habits. They solve problems, and they simplify routines. And now additional waves of transformation – which draw smart products and application software […]
CIRCULAR LIVING & WORKING SPACES
By Prof. Dr. Uwe Demele. Increasing demands are being placed on living and working spaces. Aspects of both technical functionality and well-being now need to be compatible with networked, personalised […]
Liberating space
Kitchen revolutionary Gerd Bulthaup died on 1 August 2019 after a short, serious illness. With the reissue of an article by Andrej Kupetz from 2014, we look back on the […]
The concept of versatility – a visit to Besau Marguerre
by Jasmin Jouhar. It’s impossible to pin them down: Hamburg design duo Besau Marguerre works in all sorts of creative disciplines at once, including product and graphic design, interior styling […]