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Claire Brodka
24.11.2023
Material innovation has become well established as a guiding principle of contemporary design. But in Eindhoven, one tried-and-tested building element in particular received not one, but multiple original modernisations.
James Wormald
09.10.2023
At the London Design Fair, Material Matters and other exhibitions and installations across the city, designers, architects, engineers and other change makers reveal their latest work on sustainable materials.
Architonic
26.05.2023
Collecting samples for a project can present a huge time loss for design professionals. To solve this, Swatchbox is out on a mission to help design professionals around the world, by offering a curated selection of interior and exterior samples from
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Harriet Thorpe
27.11.2024
An innovative HI-TECH technique, inspired by a traditional Japanese method, enables Sapiens to create sustainable, durable wooden planks with striking aesthetics for projects like Volcanalia.
DECOR WALTHER
24.10.2024
Sebastian Herkner's OF.LINE collection for Decor Walther blends aluminium and porcelain to create stylish yet functional bathroom accessories, offering a fresh take on craftsmanship.
Kettnaker
08.10.2024
Kettnaker expands its home inspiration with individual furniture pieces that blend timeless design and smart technology, creating SOMA Media. This system beams elegant style, enhancing any environment.
Mute
03.10.2024
Mute has renamed OmniRoom to Mute Modular, emphasising its modularity and vision for adaptable offices, while launching Mute Studio to help designers maximise the system's potential.
Mareile Morawietz
16.09.2024
The tube connection system Modulation N° 16 by P&G Konzept offers a standardised yet customised furnishing solution made from high-quality brass tubes, allowing for an individual, functional and timeless design of various spaces.
Nils Schellmann
12.09.2024
Villeroy & Boch’s Infinity Showers and Conum fitting collections combine convenience, functionality and exceptional design. The new Infinity Showers collection, in particular, enriches any bathroom with its advanced features and elegant look.
Barbara Jahn-Rösel
05.09.2024
Freifrau's Leyasol collection elevates relaxation, blending the soothing motion of a gentle swing with exceptional comfort, while the Marie collection offers timeless elegance, evoking a feeling of warm embrace.
Simon Keane-Cowell
20.08.2024
Issue 02 – Our latest round-up of the best brand stories. Insightful, inspiring and entertaining. Very Architonic!
Design Shanghai
03.07.2024
Design Shanghai, a leading global design event in Asia, returns with innovative exhibits, forums and workshops, celebrating creativity and global design trends.
Mark C. O'Flaherty
27.06.2024
Featuring striking low-relief veining, Marmora ceramic tiles combine tactile elegance and durability for versatile and impactful design solutions.
Bonaldo
24.06.2024
Since its foundation in 1936, Bonaldo has followed a clearly defined path based on research, evolution and reworking of style: this is Bonaldo’s B/Style.
04.06.2024
Issue 01 – Your new monthly round-up of the best brand stories. Insightful, inspiring and often entertaining. Very Architonic!
Emma Moore
27.05.2024
Modern office design emphasises comfort, productivity and collaboration. Intra lighting's Pyrymyd combines advanced lighting and acoustic panels, enhancing work environments with customisable, eco-friendly and visually appealing solutions.
14.05.2024
Born from BIG’s vision of a contemporary TONI Copenhagen faucet, DÉCA bridges the gap between tradition and modernity with a timeless, sculptural and versatile design that thrives in flexible settings.
09.05.2024
Taking place this 2024 from 6–9 November, India’s first design show is set to showcase hand-picked local and international industry leaders, all while capturing the creative energy and consumer power of the world’s fifth-biggest economy.
10.04.2024
Design meets wellness. That's the essence of Todd Bracher's collaboration with office-furniture specialist Humanscale, where form follows function in the pursuit of long-term health.
Tom Howells
09.04.2024
Satelliet's evolution in hospitality introduces Originals, collaborating with designers to create unique products, expand its portfolio and embrace a sustainable approach.
Markus Hieke
05.03.2024
The ever-evolving nature of collaboration demands office spaces that can adapt cleverly – for example, by incorporating the latest products from the leading contract furniture manufacturer, Brunner.
29.02.2024
A captivating and immersive exploration of the latest trends and materials, this year’s Surface Design Show was the place to be for interior designers and architects looking to stay one step ahead in the field.
15.02.2024
On behalf of the young bathroom brand FOR, the CGI experts of Danthree Studio once again artfully bring products and brand spaces to life in a universe of their own.
13.02.2024
Under the motto ‘Time for more’, the internationally active wood-based materials specialist based in Austria has updated its much-appreciated collection for furniture and interior design, including new planning tools.
EGGER
15.01.2024
TM12 PerfectSense® Omnipore Matt – part of EGGER's Decorative Collection 24+ available from February – is a textured new surface with a natural and exquisite appearance, enabling more colour depth with its reduced reflection thanks to a matt
04.12.2023
Workplace expert Steelcase takes the biomechanics of sitting very seriously, conducting four years of movement studies involving four different universities and 27 scientists…
Julia Hauch
30.11.2023
Bright, transparent living areas, protective balcony glazing that visually dissolves, floating gardens and energy-efficient technologies – how the ‘Stories’ timber hybrid building in Amsterdam is making sustainability history.
The sensitive refurbishment of a former grain testing warehouse on the Spandau shipping canal in Berlin revives the historic charm of the building, opening it up to contemporary use.
Four decades ago, friends Herbert Holtgreife and Heinz-Theo Ebbert played around with the idea of how to fold glass. Ever since, their company Solarlux has been optimising the light in our work and living spaces.
20.11.2023
The new Steelcase Karman office chair brings unparalleled levels of comfort and flexibility to the genre in a mindfully pared-back form…
14.11.2023
TOURS, TALKS & TOURS, LIBRARY TOURS and LIVE TALKS, big questions and clear answers as well as an elaborately presented material library: This is how you can keep track at the international marketplace for home and contract textiles…
For the upcoming edition in January, Heimtextil is adding an important new product segment, with textile floor coverings this year getting their very own stage.
This coming January, the international trade fair for home and contract textiles Heimtextil will address a style-defining ecological change in the sector with Heimtextil Trends 24/25.
23.10.2023
Leaves aren't the only things changing. October was packed with industry gatherings to discuss new ways to tackle our shared future – while we proudly launched our new DAAily insights tool, which will help fuel yours.
17.10.2023
At this year's fair, six Dutch furniture makers will band together for the first time in an exclusive exhibition that showcases sustainability dilemmas and invites dialogue. We get a sneak peek at what's to come.
16.10.2023
Now enriched with new forms and innovative functions, JEE-O’s latest tapware has the power to shape the mood and set the tone in modern bathroom design. It’s the little things that make the difference after all…
12.10.2023
Climate change has triggered a process of rethinking within the construction industry, and electrical expert Hager is supporting this change towards more climate-positive planning and building with not only its products but also its know-how.
L&L Luce&Light
04.10.2023
An elegant, all-glass cover with black or white serigraphy is the signature feature of Naka, the new family of step lights designed for footpaths, steps and stairs.
Dataflex
25.09.2023
The new Viewgo pro meets a growing market need.
18.09.2023
Customisation and control. The NEFF Flex Design and Flex Control systems allow home cooks to focus on the process, mixing fun and functionality into their kitchen experience.
30.08.2023
Coffee tables are some of the most versatile furniture pieces in the home, changing from display cabinets to impromptu dinner tables in a matter of minutes. We take a look at different highlights from our Architonic catalogue.
07.08.2023
Homeowners targeting carbon neutrality by reducing their reliance on fossil fuels can simply turn off the gas. But is the alternative just an all-electric dream?
Katharina Schwarze
04.08.2023
A balanced lighting concept consists of three layers: ambient lighting, accent lighting and task lighting. Find out here which luminaires are suitable for what and how the required lumen output is calculated...
07.07.2023
Created by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen, the story of the iconic PH5 pendant lamp is one of experimental science, and continues to guide both lighting and interior designers to this day.
27.06.2023
The fully flexible suite of Orangebox's Campers&Dens office architecture allows workplace designers to get the job done with adaptable, future-proof configurations in various materials, colours and finishes.
26.06.2023
With far more certainty than the average weather forecast, these all-climate outdoor seating solutions predict a sweeping front of comfort, whatever the weatherman says.
12.06.2023
Mute takes workspaces into a new work era with its new office system: OmniRoom. The uniquely comprehensive room-in-room system combines patented technologies and innovations of modular architecture to offer a comprehensive solution for creating fully
The unheard tales from Clerkenwell’s cobbled streets represent the steep path of innovation in new materials, surfaces and technologies hitting the marketplace.
FritsJurgens
07.06.2023
Our new System One. Giving you even more room to dream. To make something better does not necessarily mean ‘go bigger’. At FritsJurgens, we care about details. About refinement. This is why we have designed a new, better System One. The product
01.06.2023
Door communication meets design: Intuitive and sleek, Elcom motion allows house entrances to make a contemporary first impression.
24.05.2023
The time is now for a breakthrough in toilet technology. These latest sanitary innovations are set to clean up the WC’s act. We line them up against the wall.
Norbert Philipp
23.05.2023
If you’re looking for room solutions that help to improve health and well-being, then just look up – at OWActive mineral climate control ceilings.
LD Seating
18.05.2023
A task chair that does not need any complicated adjustments to adapt perfectly to your body? LD Seating introduces the revolutionary FollowMe chair designed by German designer Andreas Krob. You could see and try this chair for the first time last
12.05.2023
By relaunching their iconic range 477/801 with new colour combinations, the Germany-based expert for barrier-free bathroom products gives new life to a design classic and refreshes care architecture across age groups.
Peter Smisek
09.05.2023
Vuelift® from Canadian manufacturer Savaria® is putting the home elevator centre stage, enhancing not only domestic mobility but bringing the wow factor, too.
05.05.2023
Whether it is possible to work in a creative, concentrated and productive way in an office depends on a variety of factors. To kick off the Palmberg Intelligence Series – a three-part series presented by office furniture manufacturer Palmberg –
Ruckstuhl
28.04.2023
Using blockchain technology, Ruckstuhl’s Fellow project presents consumers with an NFT of their digital rug design to use as a production voucher, and to keep as a digital product diary. Watch the video to find out more…
Back from Milan with learned lessons, refreshed relationships and no lost luggage.
Dornbracht
27.04.2023
In a groundbreaking concept for bathroom design, Dornbracht creates an AI-inspired visual world, blending the manufacturer's MEM fittings with meditative architecture. Watch the video to find out more…
26.04.2023
As trade fairs are forced to adapt to stay relevant in a fast-changing industry, Architonic invites leading German architect Peter Ippolito to share his thoughts on the meaning and and opportunities of the physical design exhibition. Watch the video
14.04.2023
Designed by Swiss creative office atelier oï for contract-furniture specialists Brunner, "foild" is an ultra-nomadic, space-shaping device that turns its users into interior planners. Text by Simon Keane-Cowell
With Proline T, Solarlux has combined its range of facade and balcony glazing into a comprehensive system family – including improved sound insulation properties and wind resistance.
13.04.2023
At Milan Design Week 2023, visitors to Brera can look forward to the fabulous ‘Invisible’ pop-up installation by switch manufacturer JUNG – including an immaterial souvenir.
11.04.2023
With quality raw materials nearby, a temperate climate for creative freedom and decades of investment and innovation, Portuguese ceramics is world-renowned. This is its story, and its future.
29.03.2023
Nine examples of contemporary designer kitchen taps that not only look the part but act it too, combining sleek design with hidden abilities and functionality.
23.03.2023
This year, the Design Center Baden-Württemberg will once again award its prestigious design prize in several categories. Applications can be submitted until April 6, 2023.
09.03.2023
‘By optimising acoustic environments, we can create spaces that foster positive emotions and experiences for everyone’ explains Pascal van Dort, Rockfon’s Global Acoustics Ambassador. Find out more here ...
08.03.2023
In Part 8 of our ISH preview of new products, we transcend spatial boundaries with Antoniolupi, bringing bathroom furniture and sculptural washbasins closer to our living spaces.
07.03.2023
With its new WC flush technology, bathroom brand VitrA will mark another milestone. Find out the secret behind this silent and powerful flushing principle in part seven of our ISH new product preview!
03.03.2023
Part five of our ISH Innovation Preview puts the innovative 3D-printed washbasins from ceramic design expert RAK Ceramics in the spotlight...
24.02.2023
The CGI agency Danthree Studio develops photo-realistic and high-quality 3D visualisation for brands, online shops and planning offices in the furniture, home and living industries – virtual spaces with 3D-modelled products and objects for the here
Occhio
13.02.2023
For Axel Meise, light equals quality of life – the lighting systems from OCCHIO make people the lighting designers of their living spaces.
10.02.2023
Together with circular economy pioneer Niaga, Object Carpet has developed the world's first endless circular carpet – the first step into a circular future...
07.02.2023
As the first product in Steelcase's portfolio with certified carbon neutrality, the Steelcase Series 1 with CarbonNeutral® product certification underscores the manufacturer's goal of reducing 50% of its own absolute emissions by 2023.
Steelcase is responding to the ever-changing workplace with a redesign of its popular Steelcase Flex collection of seating, tables, accessories and technology products.
30.01.2023
With their new boards collection of modular elements for the contemporary workspace, the powerhouse manufacturer and dynamic design duo osko+deichmann have created an intuitive system that enlivens collaboration and increases creativity on the go.
Tanja Pabelick
24.01.2023
On 3 February 2023, the twelfth German Design Awards will be presented during the Ambiente Fair in Frankfurt. The award's broad thematic range demonstrates how social and ecological factors play a decisive role in all areas of design as they respond
Bomma
17.01.2023
BOMMA, the Czech producer of design lighting, introduces the new MUSSELS Collection designed by Václav Mlynář, BOMMA Art Director. This new collection showcases elegance, variability and an organic aesthetic.
12.12.2022
Trends 23/24 at January's Heimtextil in Frankfurt will focus on material cycles and sustainability strategies for textiles – and use the analogue fair platform to promote exchange, present new products and bring experts together.
01.12.2022
OWActive mineral climate ceilings combine all the advantages of mineral ceiling systems from OWA with efficient room temperature control – and have won several awards for their democratic design and careful use of resources. Watch the video to
Gerrit Terstiege
30.11.2022
In the third part of the raumplus Intelligence Series – three consecutive features sponsored by the German manufacturer – designer Sebastian Herkner talks about the status quo of our interiors and explains his down-to-earth vision for the future.
21.11.2022
Dark spaces can get new life by hiding integrated lighting in the architecture, while on a smaller scale, hyperlocal integrated lights give interiors more usability and purpose.
17.11.2022
A new product addition to the manufacturer’s award-winning Reframe Collection combines sleek design with sophisticated engineering.
With a whole range of newly repurposed ECO products, the manufacturer is paving the way for a resource-saving everyday life – without compromising on design.
14.11.2022
At this year's Orgatec, Wagner presented new additions to its chair family that celebrate the end user as well as sustainable materials and the company's unique ergonomic technology.
Offering a vision of the future with changing needs and material availability, Dutch Design Week’s exhibiting designers present possible answers on how to create more, with less.
Achieving a feeling of space in its compact interior, the entrance area of Rosie – a laboratory for young space researchers in St. Gallen – was equipped with backlit architectural panels (clear-PEP®) from Design Composite.
10.11.2022
At this year's Orgatec, Simon Keane-Cowell sits down with the Italian-British designer to discuss the state of office design and his latest Pedrali collaboration: a lightweight, versatile desk that makes space for our new workplace values and
Kaldewei
09.11.2022
KALDEWEI launched the MEISTERSTÜCK OYO DUO by designer Stefan Diez.
With many emerging and established Hungarian designers and manufacturers on show, 360 Design Budapest blends the country’s culture and crafts with technology, and puts environmental eyes on the future.
Alyn Griffiths
03.11.2022
Villeroy & Boch’s barrier-free range enables designers and architects to equip public restrooms with quality that lasts and has the end user in mind at all times.
Villeroy & Boch’s ViCare range is designed to fit the needs of nursing home residents as well as staff and adds sophisticated, user-centric style to an often cold and sterile environment.
By catering to the homes of our ever increasing older population, the global brand ensures its products last the test of time and enables care-like comfort inside residential walls.
27.10.2022
Thanks to its extensive glass panels, the German glazing specialist’s slim profiled sliding door turns the inside into the outside – without compromising on design, functionality or safety.
Nick Compton
25.10.2022
A recent case study in Leolux LX's homebase of Venlo shows how projects can incorporate durability as well as an elegant combination of function and comfort by choosing from the brand's catalogue.
By outfitting public-facing spaces with Leolux LX designs, hotels, restaurants, theatres and bars can greet visitors with sculptural, organic shapes that create an inviting environment in any context.
With its wide variety of durable and aesthetically diverse products, Leolux LX offers architects and designers a multitude of options for furnishing luxurious and sustainable spaces.
24.10.2022
Known for a seamless combination of high-end ergonomics and timeless design, German office expert Sedus presents the latest addition to its arsenal of user-centric office chairs at this year's ORGATEC.
19.10.2022
The energy crisis, energetic thinking on sustainability and the power of lighting design.
18.10.2022
Cassina Pro delivers one of the largest collections of iconic designs specified for public use: from lobbies, lounges and restaurants to waiting rooms and the workplace.
For the first time, the Italian manufacturer will showcase its collection for public spaces in person – filled with iconic mid-century designs and new pieces repurposed for the hospitality and workplace sector.
The German luxury fittings manufacturer’s most iconic bathroom series is a fitting archetype that suits a wide variety of interior styles – even more in its new finishes and product variants.
möbelschweiz
Optimised processes, digital experiences and human opportunities: at first glance, there's hardly a product that could seem more analogue than a traditionally manufactured chair, table or cabinet. And yet there is now a lot of data in the virtual
17.10.2022
With its suite of modular luxury kitchen appliances and specified tools for architects and designers, the global brand eases planning processes through timeless aesthetics and a team of experts.
Sisse Bro
12.10.2022
Young French toilet specialist Trone is aiming to bring the humble toilet bowl up to date, by giving it the same level of style and design considerations afforded to other bathroom fixtures.
Tansy Kaschak
04.10.2022
The first installment of the raumplus Intelligence Series – three consecutive features sponsored by the German manufacturer –, has design expert Tansy Kaschak take a look at how individuals and hotels around the globe are tackling compact living
Hushoffice
With the hybrid working model already embedded in organisations’ cultures and operations, the one thing we can predict for sure is fluctuating office occupancies.
AGROB BUCHTAL
KeraTwin facades from Agrob Buchtal are highly customisable. This makes them attractive and offers solutions, even for challenging projects.
30.09.2022
The latest collaboration between Italian lighting expert Flos and the Spanish designer looks toward nature to redefine a medieval icon – resulting in a contemporary fixture for the ages.
28.09.2022
For its Ilot Queyries apartment complex in Bordeaux, architects MVRDV utilised custom-made ceramic tiles from Agrob Buchtal to realise the project's unique form.
Dominic Lutyens
27.09.2022
By showcasing its annual collection in four individual settings, Flou creates stories with its product highlights and positions its furniture designs within the larger context of spontaneity and well-being.
In an environment where energy is becoming ever more precious, Hager's product innovations make sure that none of it gets lost by optimising processes and thinking ahead.
19.09.2022
In the first installment of the Bette Intelligence Series – three consecutive features sponsored by the German bathroom specialist –, multidisciplinary journalist and sustainability expert Tansy Kaschak takes a look at the contemporary hotel
Time will always move on, but as B&B Italia shows with the re-release of evolved versions of a series of design icons from the 20th century, there's still space for the old guard.
14.09.2022
As we return to the office, how we view the workplace has changed. Dauphin is responding to our desire for collegial togetherness with furniture that creates comfortable and relaxed office environments which complement rather than compete with the
02.09.2022
What is the essence of a culture and how best to depict it? For their new textile collection, Hadi Teherani and Camilla D. Fischbacher looked for traces in their shared Persian homeland...
With five days of illuminating industry information from 2 to 6 October, Light + Building 2022 will enlighten visitors on the latest trends and innovations in smart city urban lighting systems.
OWA
01.09.2022
OWA launches new Humancare generation. Acoustics & hygiene in perfect harmony.
31.08.2022
At this year's Light + Building in Frankfurt from 2 to 6 October, Hager will present its energy solutions for built projects across all shapes, sizes and functions – helping industry professionals plan a more efficient future.
25.08.2022
Light, wind-safe sunshades from manufacturer MHZ restrict both glare and heat-gain in the tallest glass-wrapped properties, while retaining their natural light and high-end view.
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