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GROHE's SmartControl system turns the shower user into the author of their own shower experience. Water – the way you want it.

With high-tech yet simple and intuitive features, GROHE's new SmartControl system is a perfect addition for high-end hotel chains

Innovative and design-led sanitaryware manufacturer GROHE's new SmartControl system controls three separate spray functions with an exclusive turn feature, putting the user in full control of their shower.

The rise of Airbnb may have been a blessing in disguise for some architects as hotels must now compete even harder for their guests. The need for outstanding design and a strong sense of place means a new, more characterful and more interesting breed

Italian surface specialist INKIOSTRO BIANCO marries collaborations with talented designers with innovative production techniques, offering interior architects and other specifiers a far more expansive and individual effect than traditional wallpaper.

ARCHITECT@WORK will take place for the third time from 16 to 17 May in Copenhagen. At the exquisitely curated international trade fair, over 300 carefully selected exhibitors will present the newest and most innovative products, materials and

Italian high-end furniture manufacturer LONGHI defines luxury with its highly customisable collections as the pleasure of having something unique.

Award-winning Polish architectural office Medusagroup is on a roll. From large-scale commercial builds through to more intimate, poetic projects, their work never shys from bold formal expression and sensitive material consideration.

Look East! A burgeoning market and ever-increasing connectivity has provided fertile ground for architecture and design in Poland, with little sign of a slow-down.

With innovation his watchword, Polish designer Oskar Zięta takes the road less-travelled.

With its new Roma Diamond collection, high-end Italian tile manufacturer FAP CERAMICHE brings the classic elegance of marble into the here and now.

Let’s come together. Swiss manufacturer FRANKE's super-sleek, yet friendly, Maris line recasts the kitchen as the ideal platform for us to reconnect via the joy of cooking.

Pedrali’s new water-based, plant-derived paints mark another milestone in the Italian furniture manufacturer’s delivery of its clear and robust sustainability strategy.

In its Moss upholstery range German seating manufacturer COR presents its most comfortable model to date. The design by Markus Jehs and Jürgen Laub resembles a floating cushion with multi-layered upholstery inviting you to sink deeply into it. It's

We've learned that learning itself, when it's made enjoyable, produces better results. And architects have learned how to respond to this shift by displacing the battery-farm model of countless, characterless classrooms with altogether more dynamic

One of the typological furrows successfully ploughed by Danish practice CF Møller is the design of large school schemes. Its recently completed Copenhagen International School occupies both an intriguing site – on the extension of a former quay

With its new Perspex® Light product range optimised for LED lighting, Perspex® has a bright vision.

The 2018 edition of Light + Building in Frankfurt sees the launch of acoustics experts BUZZISPACE's new collection of acoustic lighting.

A healthy mind in a healthy body, goes the old aphorism. Add to that: in a healthy building. Successful clinics and medical centres prescribe architecture as part of the treatment.

If you want a stable career, become a dentist. People will always have teeth. And if you want a reliable flow of work as an architect, you could do worse than to design dental practices. Here's a short international survey of five rather toothy new

A staunch commitment to R&D means EMILGROUP's stock-in-trade is as much innovation as it is the architectural ceramics its various brands produce.

Naked concrete and exposed ventilating pipes are stylish, but an acoustic liability. The OWAconsult® collection by the German manufacturer OWA improves acoustics while upgrading the ambiance of the space.

Digitalisation, Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things – more than ever before, there is a demand for intelligent system solutions that are designed to be user-friendly and which can be seamlessly integrated into business processes. In which

This year's edition of the LIGHT + BUILDING Fair takes into account the increasing need for security in both the residential and contract sectors and focuses on the latest developments in smart security technology.

For his latest project, STUDIO BENKERT company founder Gerhard Benkert has designed unconventional, sculptural seating furniture that makes a striking statement in its surroundings.

The museum has traditionally enjoyed a privileged, almost sacrosanct status in the cultural landscape. When it comes to the design of a new one, the stakes are high – with its architecture as much on show as its contents.

Bremen-based ACOUSTICPEARLS has no fear of commitment. Indeed, the acoustic product specialist sees its strong relationships with employees and customers alike as the secret to its success.

EuroShop spin-off C-STAR is hitting Shanghai for the fourth time, under the banner "Shape the Future of Retail".

The sustainable products manufactured by Richard Lampert, a Stuttgart-based company, are characterised by superior design coupled with handcrafted quality.

With a new, user-friendly concept and a creative, trend-focused supporting programme, this year's edition of DOMOTEX fascinated both visitors and exhibitors.

Our team chatted with the cheerful and somewhat cynical soul Sir Peter Cook. Having taught architecture for over fifty years, the British architect, lecturer and writer has played a pivotal role within the global architectural world.

As the company name suggests, Randers + Radius was established in 2012 following the merger of two companies, and can thus look back on a total of 60 years’ experience in high-quality designer furniture for the contract market – a good foundation

This company’s got perspective. Since 1937, American manufacturer Eastman has been making the world more colourful with VANCEVA® Colors laminated glass.

Scandinavian design meets environmental awareness and a distinctive re- and upcycling mentality. Founded in 1990 in Tibro, ­Sweden, furniture-brand Offecct with its considerable portfolio is now expanding to Milan.

Feel the future. The latest edition of the world's leading trade fair for lighting and building-services technology is all about innovation.

Swedish manufacturer DUX, known for its superlatively comfortable divan beds, has applied its expertise in coil springs to produce furniture every bit as comfortable.

Textile floor coverings in the contract sector are closely associated with the name Object Carpet. The new Facts & Inspirations collection offers inexhaustible design possibilities in environmentally-friendly and healthy quality.

Bold, geometric forms and compelling facades characterise a new cohort of office buildings internationally, whose cool, professional dress signals the fact that they definitely mean business.

The northern Italian company Inkiostro Bianco stands for extraordinary interior surface designs, in which creative engagement with the materials, styles and not least the way of thinking about space all play a central role.

German lighting manufacturer MAWA DESIGN has leveraged its visually pared-down and formally perfect designs to position itself internationally as the go-to supplier of advanced, architectural lighting systems.

As a pioneer in sleep culture, Swedish bed manufacturer Hästens has perfected sleeping comfort with handmade beds made of purely natural materials. These provide incomparable comfort and healthy sleep in the upscale-hotel and other sectors.

The Swedish company Gärsnäs has a long tradition dating back 125 years. During this time, it has accumulated a large amount of valuable detailed knowledge and technical know-how, which is treasured and passed on from generation to generation.

For over ten years now, the world's biggest consumer-goods fair AMBIENTE has provided its visitors with a valuable overview of the latest trends and developments. This year, their new Business Matchmaking services allows you to establish relevant

Integrated digital technology in-store: it’s the sign of the times. ISE’s half-day Digital Signage Summit offers exclusive market intelligence and excellent networking opportunities.

One day. Over 30 of the finest minds in smart building.

Seated at the top table when it comes to the white-hot debate around smart technologies and how they can – and will – shape the development of our cities, architect Carlo Ratti gives a not-to-be-missed opening address at ISE 2018.

Scandinavia is a design trendsetter. The puristic appearance of products from Norway, Sweden and Denmark is the result of relaxed understatement and a clear design language. The Norwegian company Flokk is the market leader in the design, development

New power stations around the globe are wielding the rhetorical power of architecture. Confident, sculptural forms, signifying the confident, new world of cleaner technologies.

Young Berlin-based designer Sebastian Scherer is never happy with the status quo of things. To achieve his creative visions, his company NEO/CRAFT pushes materials to the limit – and beyond.

As sophisticated as we (think we) are as a species, there's no denying biology. That most necessary of public facilities, the toilet, is currently undergoing somewhat of a renaissance via unorthodox materials and environmentally responsible designs,

Future workshop, collection première, theme exhibition: In the COR Lab, four design teams are designing the future of the workspace. The result of their work: six furniture designs, which since 18 September have been on display as a compatible

As a leading international specialist in the design and furnishing of inspiring office and working environments, Bene has been dealing with these requirements for many years and developed custom-made solutions for different office concepts.

This January's must-see Das Haus installation at imm cologne, authored by young Czech designer Lucie Koldova, sees the launch of her new Chips lounge chair for TON, where space and light meeting supreme seating.

For over 15 years, Italian manufacturer ADOTTA has been designing and producing partition wall systems for high-end offices. Its latest product is the Wallen wall system.

The Italian outdoor furniture manufacturer FAST, with its elegant designs and robust materials, ensures that the increasing number of patio and garden fans must not forgo style or comfort.

Interior spaces form a rich dialogue with their immediate environments in a raft of new vista-filled residential projects, where architects have also drawn on the very materials that surround their builds.

The Belgian furniture manufacturer JORI has re-envisioned its successful sofa classic Longueville from 1998 as a completely new line; Longueville Landscape will be presented at the imm cologne this January.

Bremen-based acousticpearls specialises in creating pleasant internal spatial atmospheres. The company’s premium acoustic panel systems are not only functional but also offer a variety of design options. The development of the acoustic elements is

In a raft of new residential projects, architects find breathtaking solutions to stage mountains' great natural capital, namely the magnificent views, without skimping on comfort.

When it came to developing an innovative new furniture programme to address the increasingly collaborative way we're choosing to work, premium furniture brand COR developed a collaborative creative model. This is COR Lab.

Following their creation of the new restaurant at private-members institution The Arts Club in London, Britt Moran and Emiliano Salci of go-to Milan-based office DIMORESTUDIO elaborate on their portfolio of historically and materially saturated

In the digital age, restaurants and bars remain bastions not only for good food and drink but also for good old-fashioned, real-time social-networking. Tasked alongside chefs who feed the senses, architects around the world are serving up memorable

With the "Interior.Architecture.Hospitality Expo", HEIMTEXTIL offers up a new exhibition format complete with expert tours, events and inspiring lectures – specifically tailored to the needs of the hotel industry and architects

Next February’s edition of AMBIENTE – the leading international consumer-goods trade fair in Frankfurt – sees award-winning product designer Robert Bronwasser curate a recontextualisation, and celebration, of everyday Dutch design culture.

DOMOTEX will take place in Hanover from 12 to 15 January 2018. With a top-notch lecture programme, the world's leading trade fair for carpets and floor coverings approaches the trend towards individualisation under the motto "Unique Youniverse".

HEIMTEXTIL 2018 combines diverse programming for decision-makers in the contract sector under the expo title “Interior.Architecture.Hospitality”.

Architonic talks to Lucie Koldova about her work on the installation Das Haus 2018, part of the upcoming IMM COLOGNE. The young Czech designer was invited by the fair to stage "a poetic experiment of light".

The Italian premium manufacturer B&B ITALIA teamed up with design heavyweight Piero Lissoni for the new SAKé sofa collection.

Amsterdam- and Beijing-based office NEXT architects discuss their various bridge projects, including their WAF-nominated Lucky Knot structure in China, and how infrastructural interventions should connect communities – literally and metaphorically.

Architects around the world are delivering bridges that exceed the limits of their utilitarian function – acting not only structures for crossing but also spaces to congregate and survey.

20 years ago Gerhard Busalt designed the first dish basin for ALAPE. A clean shape for clean hands. Here's how it all began.

imm cologne, the international design fair that’s long operated as a platform for new concepts and trends, takes the lead once more, making digitalisation an integral component of its offering for 2018.

It's often the detail that counts. Particularly when you're designing a memorable restaurant, bar or café project. Architects know where to go for inspiration and specification – Ambiente 2018.

A healthy mind in a healthy body. In a healthy bit of architecture. A raft of new sports halls are serving as a shot in the arm for their users – and for their urban, physical contexts.

Architonic talks to architect Peter Ippolito – head juror for Domotex's forthcoming Framing Trends exhibition – about the international flooring fair's new thematic focus on individualisation and what it means for architects and other specifiers.

For more than 15 years, the Italian manufacturer ADOTTA has been designing and producing high-end wall-partition systems that are first in style and quality.

Innovative sanitary manufacturer GROHE has designed a new, technology-packed yet uber-intuitive shower system, which allows you to design your very own dynamic shower experience. Welcome to SmartControl.

In the age of information overload, minimalist interiors are more than a trend. They’re a means by which to restore mental awareness. Combining formal minimalism with warm material palettes, these newly renovated homes offer not only space for

Italian premium manufacturer B&B ITALIA's sofa Charles, designed by Antonio Citterio, celebrates its 20th anniversary. Time to take a closer look at what makes this bestseller so iconic.

The motto “An Intimate Look” echoes a lost but not yet forgotten elegance Flexform MOOD brings to its new, minimalist collection.

Architects demonstrate how high-rise can mean high-density, but not at the expense of contextual awareness or safety. 

THE ATELIER – a new bespoke service from contemporary-flooring experts kymo – invites architects and other specifiers to co-create, transforming their artistic visions, uncompromised, into unique, finest-quality rug designs.

Material availability and faculty are quantifiable factors in defining architects’ and designers’ material choices, when based on physical, economical and practical rationales.

The Swiss carpet manufacturer RUCKSTUHL breathes new life into their durable Rollerwool collection, thanks to Trigon, the new triangular carpet tile that enables a wide variety of colour and pattern combinations.

A long-term investment in the latest production technologies, married with razor-sharp, optimised processes, has helped position Pedrali as a major international player in industrially produced, premium furniture.

Architonic has teamed up with Bo Bedre, Denmark's number-one interiors magazine, adding new value to the Scandinavian brand's exclusive editorial content with an integrated product data cloud.

Today's flagship stores are transforming existing architectural spaces into memorable physical expressions of brand identity. Top shops!

With a raft of paradigm-shifting retail-design projects to its name, prolific Japanese design studio Nendo is one smart shopper.

On a mission to improve the furniture industry, the new Danish manufacturer WEHLERS achieves impressively simple designs while adhering to the framework of a circular economy.

Synonymous with sustainability, the floor manufacturer INTERFACE has established its new German headquarters and showroom according to the principles of Biophilic Design.

For 30 years now, Italian premium lighting manufacturer ARTEMIDE has been illuminating the landscape of contemporary design with the elegant and versatile Tolomeo lamp.

Amidst fluctuations in today’s religious landscape, architects are designing sacred spaces that remain open to their surroundings, communities and the present age.

From wire to weathering steel, unorthodox materials lend these churches inspiration, at least when it comes to volume and form.

Drawing upon rich traditions of architectural representation, these featured studios strike at the heart of architectural production while broadening the boundaries of professional identity.

A long-standing cultural sponsor, premium Swiss bathroom manufacturer LAUFEN sees its contribution to the wider creative field as just another part of its commitment to collaboration and innovation.

As sound management secures its stake at the top table of planning issues, German-based manufacturer ACOUSTICPEARLS shows how interior architecture can – and should – work for the ears as well as the eyes.

Like their students, universities are investing in their futures – calling on architects for long-lasting buildings that will not only promote flexible working, community interaction and new approaches to learning, but also function as highly

A cohort of recently completed Japanese kindergarten projects demonstrate how the language of domestic spaces can be translated into pre-school environments.

If anyone knows water, Grohe does. In spite of having clocked up over 100 years in business, the world’s leading provider of premium sanitary fittings is squarely looking to the future, with technology, innovation and sustainability its constant

Thanks to the company’s clever positioning and genuine Swiss craftsmanship, people all over the world sit on furniture by ZÜCO.

Hamburg-based lighting company TOBIAS GRAU focuses on LED technology. From design, through development, to production, the company places a strong emphasis on the highest-possible quality and the manufacture of innovative products for the

Road congestion, airport check-in and security issues, centre-to-centre journeys – just some of the factors informing rail's burgeoning number of passengers. Architects are responding to this with spectacular grands projects that signal train

From the Philippines to the Netherlands, bus-station projects are revving up.

Designs from the Bauhaus era are still as contemporary as ever. TECNOLUMEN’s aim is to recreate the lamps of the period based on original drawings, and to manufacture them according to current technical standards. Contemporary designs supplement

Urban nomads appreciate furniture that’s just as flexible as they are. XILOBIS shows how it’s done.

RIBAG’s philosophy is characterised by a pioneering spirit and a passion for lighting aesthetics. The family-owned company’s timeless lamps are designed with a great deal of technical expertise and attention to detail. Kept deliberately simple

Founded in 1977 by Martin Wallroth, Mawa Design has long since established itself as a multi award-winning high-tech forge for high-quality lighting.

The aesthetics, lightness and cleverness of WOGG’s furniture are the common thread that runs throughout the entire range to create an unobtrusive ambience with a distinctive character.

Creating building-specific lighting calls for skill and sensitivity during the design work. The LINEA LIGHT GROUP comprises a group of different specialists who specialise in creating precisely-tailored LED lighting for customers with specific

Industrial buildings around the world are being converted by architects into inspiring office spaces for industrious workers. Change happens.

LIGHT-POINT isn’t just about light. It’s about atmosphere and experience. The company’s aim is to create lighting scenarios that allow customers to experience light.

Founder of Dutch super-practice UNStudio Ben van Berkel discusses the future of the workplace. And how he works best.

For the introduction of Vaia, its new series of fittings, the German premium manufacturer DORNBRACHT has joined forces with Rafael de Cárdenas and Neri & Hu to realise two extremely inspired and inspiring bathroom design environments.

Thomas Walser is a free spirit – and that’s reflected in the products of his company WALSER MÖBEL.

The products of Italian lighting manufacturer Leucos are characterised by decades of know-how coupled with contemporary design.

The products by in-es.artdesign show in an artistic and philosophical way how design can be combined with light.

Illuminating places and transforming them into meeting points, traffic routes or public spaces for cultural exchange is a challenge. ewo, a family-owned company, has been doing this for more than 20 years.

The last installment of Japan Stories looks at Tree to Green, a company based in Tokyo and Kiso that designs modern lifestyle products made from the famous Kiso hinoki cypress trees.

Founder of multi-disciplinary studio Inside Outside Petra Blaisse discusses how, as a landscape designer, she addresses existing situations and structures – revealing a deep respect for change, chance and circumstance.

Successful landscape architecture is more than just a case of unexpected surfaces and a bit of greening. It can provide valuable ground for real place-making.