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The Brand Edit: design stories you should know

Simon Keane-Cowell

20.08.2024

Issue 02 – Our latest round-up of the best brand stories. Insightful, inspiring and entertaining. Very Architonic!

The Brand Edit: design stories you should know

Simon Keane-Cowell

04.06.2024

Issue 01 – Your new monthly round-up of the best brand stories. Insightful, inspiring and often entertaining. Very Architonic!

Stockholm Design Week 2024: the northern highlights

Simon Keane-Cowell

21.02.2024

There was strength (and warmth) in numbers at this year’s Stockholm Design Week and Stockholm Furniture Fair.

Five highlights from Zurich Design Weeks 2023

Simon Keane-Cowell

02.11.2023

The third edition of Switzerland's largest design event brought together emerging talent and established names for an investigation into circularity, place-making and contemporary design practice.

Editor's Letter – October 2023

Simon Keane-Cowell

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.

Editor's Letter – September 2023

Simon Keane-Cowell

28.09.2023

We're all in this together. Architonic's autumn kicks off with circularity and community.

Editor's Letter – August 2023

Simon Keane-Cowell

21.08.2023

Climate action and actioning innovation. An Architonic summer.

‘Buildings are more than a statement of permanence’: ...

Simon Keane-Cowell

16.12.2022

In the latest in our series of Architonic interviews with leading sustainability experts globally, we pose a focused set of no-nonsense questions to Marloes Fischer, founder and managing director of Swiss-based Circular Hub. The call goes out to

'If light is a material, you should be able to touch ...

Simon Keane-Cowell

22.11.2022

Axel Schmid's illuminating discussion at Light + Building defends our use of artificial light as a material: 'Light consumes energy, but you cannot live without it.' Watch the video for more…

'We are not Zaha Hadid': Sascha Rullkötter of SOP

Simon Keane-Cowell

03.11.2022

Sascha Rullkötter of SOP discusses targeting timeless and flexible solutions over identifiable architecture: 'We are not the creator of big signatures.' Watch the video to hear more…

'Space is still prestigious, like a rare good in ...

Simon Keane-Cowell

02.11.2022

David Marquardt of MACH Architektur explains why flexibility is key for modern workspaces: 'You don't need big meeting rooms, sitting empty.' Watch the video to hear what else he has to say…

Matteo Thun & Partners explain their approach to ...

Simon Keane-Cowell

25.10.2022

'Applying international and globally recognised certifications is not enough if there is no "self-certification",' argues the award-winning office's top team.

Editor's Letter – October 2022

Simon Keane-Cowell

19.10.2022

The energy crisis, energetic thinking on sustainability and the power of lighting design.

‘We always try to reduce the job, the action in a ...

Simon Keane-Cowell

28.09.2022

Dori Sadan of m-i-r-a explains his priority when designing a project's materiality: 'We address the bones of the space first, the surfaces.' Watch the video to hear more…

Design, sustainability and the circular economy: ...

Simon Keane-Cowell

13.09.2022

Martin Postler of innovationist industrial-design studio PostlerFerguson reminds us of the challenges to, and the potential for, the design industry adopting a truly circular economy.

'Furniture helps to tame a space': India Mahdavi

Simon Keane-Cowell

07.09.2022

India Mahdavi explains the use of furniture beyond the functional: 'I use furniture architecturally as a main identifying element.' Watch the video to hear what else she has to say…

Editor's Letter — July 2022

Simon Keane-Cowell

27.07.2022

Global Design Agenda's Sustainability Design Week speakers stress the need to design and build sustainable cities for survival.

'Architecture has always been a bit of a ...

Simon Keane-Cowell

06.07.2022

Craig Robertson of AHMM explains the opposing factors of modern architecture: 'Different stakeholders have different ideas of what a good building is.' Watch the video to hear what else he has to say…

‘It’s important to see what a building is made of’: ...

Simon Keane-Cowell

04.07.2022

Martin Voelkle of BIG discusses sustainable architecture: ‘If it’s made from sustainable material, then you should be able to see it.’ Watch the video to hear more…

Editor's Letter – June 2022

Simon Keane-Cowell

01.07.2022

DAAily platforms launches in a super-hot Milan, while we cool down with the Global Design Agenda Bathroom Design Week

'The bathroom as a machine became emotional': Marc ...

Simon Keane-Cowell

14.06.2022

Marc Sadler discusses combining functional intelligence with emotional environments in bathrooms, 'Design is tech that you control and style.' Watch the video to learn more…

'Tiles definitely belong to the past': Matteo Thun ...

Simon Keane-Cowell

13.06.2022

Matteo Thun discusses eliminating bathroom touch points: 'The future of the bathroom is touch-free. You need clean, big surfaces.' Watch the video to learn more…

Behind the scenes of Interni's total design experience

Brand story

Simon Keane-Cowell

01.06.2022

Find out why the recently renovated Interni flagship store in Milan is symbolic of the Italian company's larger goal of offering full-service partnerships to designers and architects worldwide.

Editor's Letter – May 2022

Simon Keane-Cowell

27.05.2022

Against the backdrop of a potential global food crisis, our Kitchen Design Week speakers discuss the future of the kitchen, both functionally and culturally. And, in the near future, our DAAily bar in Milan opens its doors.

'The future of the kitchen is a home without a ...

Simon Keane-Cowell

17.05.2022

Cristiano Pigazzini and Daniel Heckscher of Note Design Studio converse on future kitchen requirements: 'It is cheaper to get food than to prepare food.' Watch the video to hear more…

'We try to avoid social status in all our ...

Simon Keane-Cowell

16.05.2022

Dries Otten discusses keeping things simple in kitchen design: 'I always try to bring it down to the basic question, what do we really need?' Watch the video to hear what else he has to say…

'The best products use two materials, maximum': ...

Simon Keane-Cowell

28.04.2022

Monica Armani discusses the materiality of outdoor furniture: 'There are many secrets that everyone working in the outdoor market knows.' Watch the video to learn more…

'Outdoor furniture is now made like cars': Patrick ...

Simon Keane-Cowell

26.04.2022

Patrick Jouin of Patrick Jouin iD introduces the hardwearing comfort of new outdoor materials: 'We have fabric that can resist the sun and the rain, that is so sensual.' Watch the video to learn more…

'There are almost no borders anymore in terms of ...

Simon Keane-Cowell

25.04.2022

Luca Nichetto of Nichetto Studio discusses designing for outdoor as if it were indoor: 'You can take a sofa that is designed for outdoor and put it in your living room.' Watch the video to learn more…

'A render of space without furniture is cold and ...

Simon Keane-Cowell

07.04.2022

MAKE's Katy Ghahremani discusses selecting furniture early in the design process: 'It's important to show clients the materiality of spaces in the context of the FF&E.' Watch the video to learn more…

'Furniture is the first prosthesis that we have': ...

Simon Keane-Cowell

06.04.2022

Alfredo Häberli of Alfredo Häberli Design Development discusses furniture that touches the soul: 'You can ask, is this piece of furniture design talking to me or not?' Watch the video to learn more…

'The roof or the ceiling is also a piece of ...

Simon Keane-Cowell

05.04.2022

Benedetta Tagliabue of EMBT discusses an architect's desire to design all parts of a project, including the furniture: 'Everything goes together and everything is a whole.' Watch the video to learn more…

'We need to learn again about the slowness of ...

Simon Keane-Cowell

04.04.2022

Sebastian Herkner discusses respecting well-designed products: 'It's important to cherish a product, to keep it as an investment.' Watch the video to learn more…

'Developing long-lasting projects – this is truly ...

Simon Keane-Cowell

10.02.2022

Patrick Lüth of Snøhetta discusses creating sustainable and site-specific hospitality: 'We want to create a unique, specific atmosphere derived from the physical location.' Watch the video to learn more…

'For me, the floor is always the layer where everything ...

Simon Keane-Cowell

09.02.2022

Edward van Vliet discusses how he creates unique hospitality experiences from the ground up, arguing that 'when you start with the floor in a certain pattern, then you have done half of your work.' Watch the video to learn more…

'We cannot just base the experience on a chaise ...

Simon Keane-Cowell

08.02.2022

Diego Gronda of Studio Gronda discusses designing for the guest experience and sustainable, adaptable interiors: 'We cannot keep on demolishing structures.'

‘New architecture should be the extension of a certain ...

Simon Keane-Cowell

20.01.2022

Thomas Spranger of Max Dudler discusses how a project’s architectural language is inspired by its environment: ‘From the very start, we think in terms of materials.’

'The building is like a human being. It has its own ...

Simon Keane-Cowell

18.01.2022

Antoine Chaaya of Renzo Piano Building Workshop discusses how a site’s soul can inspire its materials and the poetic voices in certain buildings, ‘when buildings start to sing, we are in architecture.’ Watch the video to hear more…

Surface Design Week: Overtime!

Simon Keane-Cowell

30.09.2021

Get some bonus surface insights and tips from our design week experts – Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen, Peter Bundgaard Rützou and Joaquin Vaquero!

The meaning of surfaces with CLK Architects

Simon Keane-Cowell

29.09.2021

‘An architect defines a space, but its real meaning comes from its surfaces,’ says Joaquin Vaquero of CLK Architects. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

Surfaces and space with Space Copenhagen

Simon Keane-Cowell

28.09.2021

‘We tend to go back to surfaces that allow time to pass, that show the imprint of what happens,’ says Peter Bundgaard Rützou of Space Copenhagen. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

Norm Architects on materials, space and architecture

Simon Keane-Cowell

27.09.2021

‘The ultimate goal is that an empty space should feel welcoming just by the choice of materials,’ says Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen of Norm Architects. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

Flooring Design Week: Overtime!

Simon Keane-Cowell

21.05.2021

Get some bonus flooring insights from Jan Parth of David Chipperfield Architects, Peter Ippolito from Ippolito Fleitz Group and MACH Architektur’s David Marquardt.

Flooring Design Week: MACH Architektur

Simon Keane-Cowell

20.05.2021

‘The floor is the foundation of any design in the end,’ says David Marquardt of MACH Architektur. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

Flooring Design Week: Ippolito Fleitz Group

Simon Keane-Cowell

19.05.2021

‘A surface is always the last touchpoint of a proof of concept,’ says Peter Ippolito of Ippolito Fleitz Group. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

Flooring Design Week: David Chipperfield Architects

Simon Keane-Cowell

18.05.2021

‘The installation of flooring on site is when the project becomes a real building,’ says Jan Parth of David Chipperfield Architects. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

Flooring Design Week: Professional Insights

Simon Keane-Cowell

17.05.2021

Jan Parth from David Chipperfield Architects, Peter Ippolito of Ippolito Fleitz Group, and MACH Architektur's David Marquardt share some thoughts on the ground beneath our feet.

Textile Design Week: Overtime!

Simon Keane-Cowell

07.05.2021

Get some bonus textile insights from Hella Jongerius, Sevil Peach and Cristian Zuzunaga.

Textile Design Week: Cristian Zuzunaga

Simon Keane-Cowell

06.05.2021

‘Textile designers are too deep into the process. I prefer not to know much,’ says Cristian Zuzunaga. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

Textile Design Week: Sevil Peach

Simon Keane-Cowell

05.05.2021

‘Textiles can be the primary tool in the creation of a space,’ says Sevil Peach. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

Textile Design Week: Hella Jongerius

Simon Keane-Cowell

04.05.2021

‘We only think of textile as a flat surface, as a skin. But it's really a constructive material,’ says Hella Jongerius. Watch now for more insight and commentary!

Textile Design Week: Professional Insights

Simon Keane-Cowell

03.05.2021

Professional insights all week from Hella Jongerius, Sevil Peach and Cristian Zuzunaga on the active benefits textiles can deliver in defining and articulating space.

The Shapeshifter: material innovation FluidSolids

Brand story

Simon Keane-Cowell

16.10.2013

Nominated for this year's Design Prize Switzerland, Zurich-based designer Beat Karrer's material innovation FluidSolids, with its strong ecological credentials and impressive programmability, is poised to give traditional materials like metal and

Supersize Me: Materials Council's 'In the Scale of ...

Simon Keane-Cowell

26.09.2013

For a colourless, odourless gas, CO2 packs a punch. It now accounts for 76% of all greenhouse-gas emissions. So how do you communicate to a fair-going public the relative merits of different materials when it comes to carbon emissions? Materials

Materials Council: activity update

Simon Keane-Cowell

19.06.2013

Materials Council has been busy. Founded in partnership with Architonic in 2012, the leading London-based consultancy has proved in a mere nine months its expertise and relevance to architects, manufacturers and business, providing indispensable

Looming Large: innovation in new textile design

Simon Keane-Cowell

29.01.2013

If you think textile design is, well, a little two-dimensional, think again. Contemporary producers of high-quality woven materials for interiors are busy exploring all sorts of innovative directions in terms of materials, processes and applications.

Whiter Shade of Pale: Materials Council's 'Whiter ...

Simon Keane-Cowell

28.09.2012

White. But not as you know it. Newly launched creative materials consultancy Materials Council's inaugural show at this year's Super Brands London neatly demonstrated that there's more than meets the eye when it comes to that most pure of colours.

Architonic is proud to announce the launch of Materials ...

Simon Keane-Cowell

17.09.2012

Architonic is proud to announce the launch of Materials Council – a new partner company in which it has a significant participation – at the London Design Festival, September 2012.