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At Orgatec 2024, the contract furniture manufacturer presents a number of product innovations that combine sustainable design with functional solutions. The new developments primarily promote communication and collaboration in modern working

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the VR Bank in Rothenburg was restructured into collaboration spaces. This change enhanced communication and productivity with PALMBERG's sound-insulating and adjustable furniture to meet individual needs.

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.

Constantly driven by innovation, electrical-installations specialist Busch-Jaeger has expanded its portfolio with a range of high-tech, user-friendly solutions that set new security standards for modern living.

Providing modern, versatile and ergonomically designed office furniture, PALMBERG was the clear choice to equip the NOI Techpark, a forward-thinking technological hub that envisions the work landscape of the future.

Palmberg's modular and electrifiable CLAMP partition wall system is designed to meet the flexible requirements of modern office environments: It allows new spaces to be created exactly where they are needed, while also offering acoustic benefits for

The manufacturer's pared-back range comes in a variety of finishes and styles, offering a timeless aesthetic to architects, planners and clients looking to celebrate simple elegance with their interiors.

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.

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.

With a special limited edition, the Italian brand has reinvented Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni's iconic 1962 design in time for its 60th birthday.

When it came to reinventing its most popular bathroom fittings, accessories, and furniture pieces, the German manufacturer decided on a monochrome shade as a new surface treatment: Black Selection helps integrate a timeless look and feel into a wide

Duravit's new Sebastian Herkner-designed Zencha series takes inspiration from Japanese tea traditions, not only in formal aesthetic terms but also the purity and harmony of its rituals.

The Zencha bathroom series' organic curves and light, natural materials allow for the creation of peaceful bathroom spaces that appeal to the soul as well as the body.

From its material palette and modularity to manufacturing processes, the Zencha collection was developed with sustainability and the wellbeing of the planet in mind, too.

Building on its years of expertise, the German luxury appliance manufacturer now proposes to inspire architects and planners with a large-scale installation at this year's Fuorisalone.

Product surfaces are often not given the credit they deserve. With phantom and black phantom, the lighting specialists at Occhio have now added two novelties to their repertoire that stand out from the crowd.

With its Cosmos Black and Titan Grey collections, German specialist in door and window handles Karcher Design offers specifiers a universe of options in the creation of striking architectural accents.

For its headquarters in Givisiez, Switzerland, SCOTT Sports teamed up with LAUFEN to provide bespoke solutions for wash areas with an emphasis on comfort, cost, style and sustainability.

Designed to work together in perfect harmony, particularly in smaller spaces, the Pure and Val collections offer luxury solutions to planners working on smaller budgets.

With its own PVD coating system, Swiss brand LAUFEN helps architects and planners to create colourful, bespoke, high-quality kitchen and bathroom spaces.

By uniting their product ranges under the LAUFEN brand, Keramik Laufen and Similor underline their alliance and expertise as a comprehensive bathroom supplier.

From energy distribution and efficiency planning to smart building control, German electrical installation specialist Hager supports the realisation of architectural ideas.

Berker, a member of the Hager Group, offers a diversity of sockets and switches which merge harmoniously with a broad variety of interior design concepts.

Hager's smart and discreet ranges of cable and routing systems allow room plans to shine while providing personal consultation to clients at each step of the way, from planning to installation.

The threshold-free shower tile BetteAir offers planning security for creative free thinkers - seamless, floor-level and almost invisible.

With SHUFFLE from Interstuhl, the name says it all. While the universal chair system offers individualised solutions, all combinations are united by comfortable, ergonomic design.

SPLACES brings together Interstuhl's products and services to create aesthetic, functional and flexible working environments.

With its new chair and extended furniture family, internationally active contract furniture manufacturer Brunner is aiming to evolve the concept of the wooden chair. The result, a merging of nature and technology, is nate.

The Design Educates Awards attract high-calibre international entries and honours projects that benefit society in ecological, sustainable and social terms.

With its customisable furniture systems and huge range of materials for art and design, Berlin-based specialist Modulor helps architects, designers and hobbyists alike to properly furnish their lives.

With the building industry responsible for 50 per cent of material consumption worldwide, GROHE sees huge potential for innovation here and is putting the Cradle to Cradle® design concept at the heart of its product development.

Inclusive, ecological and 100 per cent Swiss-made: Toya is Velopa's new bench for public spaces and there’s also a miniature model currently being trialled all over Switzerland...

The 12 colour sets in Villeroy & Boch Tiles’ PRO ARCHITECTURA 3.0 concept facilitate faster decision-making, saving precious time during the design process.

In addition to its range of high-quality terrazzo and floor surfaces, Pandomo also offers versatile solutions that enable interior architects and designers to create unified looks on walls and ceilings, too.

Vorwerk flooring’s acoustic-tile system offers almost limitless combination possibilities, while its online configurator makes the creation of room concepts clear and uncomplicated.

pads from Brunner is a flexible, fun, future-oriented furniture system whose modularity enables workspaces to be moulded to fit the changing demands of today’s work landscape.

Duravit’s New England-inspired Cape Cod series by Philippe Starck not only harmonises neatly with its other collections, it delivers big on solutions for small spaces.

The high-quality materials and clarity of form typical of Nordic design can also be found in Cecilie Manz’s Luv collection for Duravit – no surprise then to find it in the bathrooms of luxury hotel, Villa Copenhagen.

Duravit’s new HygieneFlush flushing technology is the latest in its range of hygiene features to take bathroom cleanliness, as wells as water efficiency, to the next level.

D-Neo, designer Bertrand Lejoly’s flexible new collection for Duravit, is evidence that premium design and affordability need not always be mutually exclusive.

Villeroy & Boch’s new collections provide greater planning freedom, allowing for the transformation of functional bathrooms into future-oriented, wellness spaces.

With minimal material thickness, the inLight concrete pendant luminaire – ingrau’s latest creation – achieves maximum impact.

The recent global pandemic has accelerated the need for digital alternatives to previously analogue activities, and few have embraced this challenge like German bathroom-solutions and kitchen-fixtures brand Grohe – with GROHE X, its unique online

The new digital platform GROHE X from Grohe is a comprehensive, immersive online experience that presents architects, trade-professionals and consumers alike with not only information, but innovation and inspiration, too.

How to design for remote work in the future? SYSTEM 180 has connected (via video conference) with the HPI D-School in Potsdam to develop new ideas for hybrid work spaces.

How to harness the robust, natural qualities of leather while creating furniture that remains elegant, comfortable and highly specifiable? FREIFRAU MANUFAKTUR shows how with its new armchair Grace.

How to design offices in the current climate and still manage to maintain interpersonal contact? KÖNIG + NEURATH offers an answer to the question that every planner is asking themself at the moment.

How to maintain all the benefits of open office life while also creating socially distanced spaces where you can quietly concentrate, hold a meeting or enjoy a break? PALMBERG’s answer is the new, space-defining CLAMP system.

As a young family from the Black Forest found out, DURAVIT's comprehensive range of solutions can help turn even the most challenging bathroom projects into the stuff of dreams.

Bathrooms today play increasingly important roles as wellness spaces, and DURAVIT’s versatile Brioso collection by Christian Werner provides furniture that helps to set the mood.

The Philippe Starck-designed SensoWash® range of shower toilets scores highly in terms of hi-tech features and its bacteria-resistant HygieneGlaze surface – but its environmental credentials are equally as impressive.

How to maintain a real-time face-to-face work dynamic safely, during pandemic times? The FLEXup OptiSpace system from interiors-specialist LINDNER offers a convincing answer.

Just because a sanitary area is in a highly frequented space like an airport or shopping mall, doesn’t mean good design needs to be sacrificed – and with GEBERIT’s hands-free systems, it isn’t.

Car- and bicycle-sharing services are nothing new, but how about chair-sharing? Enter DAUPHIN's Stilo ES modular office chair, which takes the concept a step further.

The Panorama Design window from SCHÜCO offers architects the ability to take full advantage of expansive views to the outside. How? The clue is in the name...

WAGNER has created a versatile and contemporary office furniture system D2 – developed live on site at graphic design studio Bureau Mirko Borsche.

German monitor manufacturer NOVIS creates technology that seamlessly integrates with furniture – and with no functional compromise.

In public spaces in particular, GROHE sensor-activated taps make an invaluable contribution to hygiene – without compromising on aesthetics.

Thanks to GROHE's technologically advanced contactless faucets, no one need worry about getting their hands dirty while washing them.

These days, It’s no exaggeration to say that washing your hands can save lives, and the hands-free fittings from innovative bathroom manufacturer GROHE are the perfect hygienic solution.

German, family-owned manufacturer AERIS launches an offensive against sedentary culture and back pain via its innovative dynamic-seating concept.

With its creative new fabric and wallpaper collections, Swiss fabric-firework specialist JAKOB SCHLAEPFER supplies planners and designers with the tools they need for realising truly extraordinary interior projects.

Architectural boundaries are blurring thanks to German manufacturer SCHÜCO.

The highly customisable Swing Door Slim Line from RAUMPLUS has won the German Design Award 2020 in its latest incarnation as a wing door.

With an idea that is as ingenious as it is simple, RAUMPLUS can make your television just disappear as soon as it is no longer in use.

For Bremen storage space specialists RAUMPLUS, there’s no such thing as a bad floor plan. So whether it’s a sloped ceiling, a tricky alcove or storage that goes around the corner, they have an answer.