Article from Stylepark Magazine on the topic of design

The Architecture of the Watch

12/3/2015

The scale in which architects and watchmakers work is completely different. While those designing buildings seek to avoid complexity, those watchmakers who can manufacture a “Grande Complication” are greeted with accolades.

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Striking a balance in the quiet valley

12/2/2015

Watchmakers and architects have a few things in common: precision down to the smallest details, a sure feel for aesthetics, and exploring structural and technical limits. Adeline Seidel talked to Kai-Uwe Bergmann about the limits BIG seeks to tackle with their new build for Audemars Piguet.

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Light the fire!

12/1/2015

Chopping wood, lighting the fire, enjoying cozy warmth and flickering flames – sound delightful? Then why not get a wood burning stove? Current models not only come with sophisticated technology, but also boast exclusive designs.

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Closing fast 01: Gropius and his Adler

12/1/2015

Luxurious mobility and progressive architecture have always been a perfect match.

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Arne Jacobsen meets Art Nouveau

11/30/2015

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Sit down on the goat

11/25/2015

Leather, hide or brocade – fashion is reveling in high-grade materials and elaborate textures. The furniture design at times remains restrained.

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Not without my quilt

11/18/2015

Hard-edged and technoid or soft and round – formally furniture and fashion are certainly not so far apart from each other.

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Design rules

11/17/2015

Rules, regulations, instructions – who decides on what is to be designed – and how?

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A life of style

11/15/2015

For 25 years Cesare Cunaccia has been an authority in Italy as regards aesthetics. So it is high time to take a look at his own apartment and to clarify a few fundamental questions.

DESIGN

Wear pine

11/11/2015

Do furniture design and fashion swing to the same rhythm? We had a look round in Cologne, London, Milan, New York, Paris and Stockholm: And started with color.

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Shards are the chance

11/9/2015

Sebastian Herkner is a very sought-after designer. We accompanied him from Offenbach to Selb, where he is to boost business for Rosenthal with porcelain vases and teapots.

DESIGN

Lay down your head

10/24/2015

Rest, nap, read or let your thoughts wander during the day – on a daybed. Be it an upmarket modern version, a narrow bench, a chaise longue or a new wave – they all look great.

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After Shows

10/22/2015

A new collecting frenzy is sweeping across the planet. But how did we develop this penchant for accumulating things? Is it rooted in early childhood?

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They know what they are doing

10/9/2015

What is involved, what needs to happen for a few thoughts and sketches to get turned into a chair, a table or a sofa? Want to know more? Then the monographs on the respective oeuvres of James Irvine and Jasper Morrison are a great place to start.

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Masterful landscapes in Bergamo

10/6/2015

Sixteen days of pure Lombard horticultural pleasure: from 5 to 20 September Bergamo hosted the fifth “I Maestri del Paesaggio – International Meeting of the Landscape and Garden”. The quiet town at the foot of the Alps offers landscape architects and designers the space and setting to meet others from their profession in the midst of public garden presentations. Simultaneously, it takes leave of the Italian summer.