Design

They go by the name From Industrial Design: Cesare Bizzotto and Tobias Nitsche focus on the industrial design process involved in furniture and luminaires. Under the label From Lighting the latter are proving hugely successful at finding their way onto the wider market at present.

For the new table and reading lamp series “Gioia”, Occhio writes a new chapter of its story of clear design language and delight in movement: The result: sculptures of light that offer impressive mobility and smart functions.

Thanks to the consistently high quality of its solid floorboards and the transparent documentation on their origin, pur natur conveys a heightened awareness for the benefits this natural product offers.

The Berlin restaurant To the Bone celebrates meat culture in the Italian tradition. In the redesign by Yasmine Aimée Bergens, the soul of the dining location was preserved and yet great, new things were created. Camira's "Regent" matt velvet fabric is part of the concept, offering strong colour accents as well as cosy comfort.

A luminaire as unique as its signature – the motto of Ambright is more than an ambition, it is a promise. Instead of spending many hours clicking through a seemingly endless range in search of an individual lighting solution, the luminaire manufacturer from Munich offers the free-form design tool LightSketch.

Stylepark is raffling off one "Elica" table lamp by Martinelli Luce.

Young Vienna-based designer Anna Zimmermann takes a holistic approach to design – for everything from objects to space to the pictorial idiom she uses.

With the Stylepark Selected Award 2022, Stylepark honours the best new products of the year. These are the award winners.

Fast, efficient and multifunctional: With the CombiSteamer V6000 45 Power Steam from V-Zug, it is possible to save half the cooking time – without the dishes losing quality or taste.

A special awareness of tradition and design characterises the design language of Mazda's cars: the team translates Japanese craftsmanship, the precision of the master craftsmen and the principles of minimalism into elegant vehicle design.

Kim Colin and Sam Hecht from the Industrial Facility design studio have translated the formal and material heritage into the present for Thonet: "S 220" is the name of their shaped wooden chair, whose lines are inspired by the classic "214" bentwood chair.

Dallmer and Pentair Jung Pumpen have jointly developed an active drainage system that enables floor-level showers even in existing buildings.

Fashion designer Mary Katrantzou has designed "VICTORIAN", a tile collection for Villeroy & Boch Tiles that translates nostalgic graphics into the present.

Robin Rizzini has designed the new Toa Workstation for Pedrali, a table with a slender structure, made of die-cast aluminium that builds a bridge between the industrially influenced design language and decorative elements. He explains the idea to us in an interview.

Paola Lenti merges technology and craftsmanship to create high-performance outdoor furniture, not forgetting style and elegance.

A soft feel and clear lines at the same time: for Freifrau, designer Hanne Willmann has added a sofa and an armchair to the style-defining Nana product family.

Jung has further developed the classic Smart Home control: The "LS TOUCH" room controller combines up to 32 functions in one device.

How can the design of an interior be up-to-date when new trains are on the road for at least 30 years? DB's design should attract more guests to the tracks. A strategy was developed for this purpose that is now beginning to catch on.

With "KUYU DINE", Formstelle offers a dining table in numerous versions for Zeitraum that has a strong presence in the room.

Lighting manufacturer Grau is breaking new ground with a holistic rebranding: Timon and Melchior Grau are leading the creative development of the company that their parents once established.

The "Elcom motion" door intercom system from Elcom offers access control combined with remote management and can be easily integrated into digital building structures.

Solid wood, soft leather and an alternation of autonomy and togetherness in the design: the "Ilma" armchair by Jonas Lutz for e15 underlines the furniture manufacturer's focus on essential materials and forms.

With "Lost" and "Bouquet", BrogliatoTraverso enrich the Magis portfolio with the first light collection and a wireless vase light. Both shapes perfectly translate the philosophy of the Italian family business: they are both unique in design and universal in use.

The major Isamu Noguchi retrospective in Bern shows the work of a cosmopolitan who was always in search of the connection between art and life.

Inspired by Japanese craftsmanship, Mazda creates vehicle design with a sculptural formal language and coherent interior styling do not need any frills to be exciting.

How can a smartly networked building help save energy? How can smart systems be fitted in old buildings without too much effort or expense? And how can we ensure the data is safe? Jung has developed a system, Jung Home, that provides swift solutions to these questions.

With "Hevea", Victoria Azadinho Bocconi has designed a multifunctional pot holder for Pedrali that can bring a touch of the jungle into any room.

Together with Studio Altherr Désile Park, Expormim has developed an outdoor table collection featuring pure geometric shapes: "Talo".

How should mass transit be designed to get people excited about it? Emission-free, autonomous, comfortable, elegant and futuristic? With Agora E, industrial designer Andrea Ponti is designing a vehicle of the future – and of encounters.

The designers at Panorama Fabrics in Berlin have developed a UV-sensitive yarn that changes color. With it, they aim to raise awareness of the potential damage caused by these rays.

As part of a brand relaunch, the luminaire manufacturer Grau presents the "Falling (2nd generation)" pendant luminaire, which is the further development of the classic.

Prostoria's "Sabot" sofa system offers multi-layered configuration options due to its modularity, providing great spatial flexibility.

Design has always been a discipline of questioning, experimenting and reinterpreting. For some years now, a particularly critical generation of designers has been entering the labour market. Ronja Reuber is an example of young designers who want to offer an alternative to the throwaway mentality.

The new "Open Air" carpet tile collection from Interface has been specially developed for open spaces. This allows large areas to be played with in a variety of creative ways.

Steelcase Work Tents are a hybrid of architecture and furniture that can be used to flexibly zone open-plan workspaces.