Design

In 1924 the painter, book designer and typographer Paul Renner was commissioned to design “the typeface of our time.” But Renner looked to the future and created Futura. Now Gutenberg Museum Mainz is telling the story of this sanserif typeface.

People need the right light at the right time. And that means outside, too. Which is why “human-scale lighting” is shaping the most interesting developments in outdoor luminaires.

Villeroy & Boch has fitted out the five-star hotel "The Peninsula Paris" with high-quality sanitary ware.

Bohemian glass has for centuries enjoyed a great reputation. And Brokis proves that modern design and crystal-clear materials can be easily combined; it’s a company that produces hand-blown glass luminaires in Janštejn in the Czech Republic.

At BAU 2017 Gira will be exhibiting a new smart home server: Gira X1. We talked to its developer Martin Gremlica.

Products for the smart home have never been cheaper, safer, more efficient and reliable. 2017 might just turn out to be the year in which the technological upgrading of private homes prevails on the market and some new standards are set.

With the Gira X1 and the relevant App even when away you still remain the master of the house, well, at least technically speaking.

Vola mixers with PVD surfaces set the tone in the new master bathroom in a historicist villa.

The basis for the aesthetic felt rugs are high-quality waste selvedges that are arise when producing wool materials.

A column by Michael Erlhoff about Brands as designed denunciation.

A column by Michael Erlhoff on the tricky ambivalence of service design.

A home that offers ideal living conditions from the start: In the new residential complex Apartimentum in Hamburg the smart technology by Dornbracht in the bathroom makes for top-class comfort.

The German head office of Mitsubishi Electric is outfitted with the award-winning Mosa Solids tiles.

London’s new Design Museum is opening in the former Commonwealth Institute building from 1962. Under the open concrete ceiling, Rob Wilson wonders if building and exhibitions also reflect upon the conditions of the UK after the Brexit vote.

The Graph and Timetable conference furniture from Wilkhahn was selected for the conference rooms at the new headquarters of Dutch company Heerema.

With metal and wooden furniture by Pedrali, Moleskine has created a multifunctional space in Milan that combines creative working, relaxed breaks and product presentation.

The sturdy bentwood furniture “Punton” by Ton was selected to furnish a new café in the six district of Prague.

Graceful functionality: Republic of Fritz Hansen has used Arne Jacobsen’s classics for the interior of textile giant “Bestseller”.

The goal of the recently launched "Cross-Border Design Contest" in the Dutch city of Maastricht is to translate the DNA of the Dutch Limburg region in an Interior object.

The sound-absorbing luminaire “Silenzio” by Luceplan enables guests to enjoy the quiet in a restaurant in airy heights in Italy’s Aosta Valley.

The colorful new headquarters of Austrian Federal Railways was furnished with chairs and tables from Arper.

The sixth generation of the classic luminaire “Mildes Licht” has integrated, state-of-the-art technologies that show working in a much better light.

For the international interview magazine “Freunde von Freunden”, Magis used pieces by a variety of designers to transform an apartment in Berlin into an event venue.

The Italian furniture company Magis attracts designers from all over the world. They love collaborating with founder Eugenio Perazza. Although the bar is set high.

The renovation of a historical chateau in Belgium was completed with furniture by Magis.

Tables and chairs by Magis are not only the result of an intensive collaboration. They are also suffused with a special spirit of hospitality.

For the system furniture manufacturer Piure, Werner Aisslinger designed the "Mesh" shelving system, which combines functionality with coziness.