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Solidarity with Ukraine and its architectural scene, switching on our Global Design Agenda’s Lighting Design Week and filming a transformative workplace in Germany.

Pushing the family together has revealed the functional inadequacies of the open plan. How do we give everyone their own space, without putting up walls?

Daniel Monheim of Christ & Gantenbein discusses using daylight as an architectural tool: ‘Daylight defines if a ground-floor workspace is usable or not.’ Watch the video to learn more…

Who says classics can't reinvent themselves? Italian manufacturer Artemide has released the popular Tolomeo desk lamp in an INTEGRALIS® version, which effectively combats pathogens.

Finding they need to educate and interact with their workforces on a larger scale, companies are looking to other areas for inspiration on pimping up their in-house presentation spaces.

Find out how a regional bank in Germany went from a simple furnishing job to full-blown cultural transformation thanks to workplace-design experts Interstuhl.

Decades of insight into customers’ homes has given BoConcept the expertise to advise on how to plan and decorate contemporary interiors, for living as well as for working.

Italian start-up Ayuppie is looking to shake things up with a new platform that allows architects to create lighting designs for their projects, as well as connecting them with the right retailers and manufacturers.

It's not for nothing that the humble brick has remained such a favourite with architects over the centuries, with its robust, versatile and sustainable qualities offering broad scope for creativity.

As our selection of new office projects suggests, the influence of childhood building-block projects by young architects-to-be is often seemingly reflected in the life-size versions they go on to create.

De Vorm’s newly improved Big Modular Table System is lighter, more sustainable and comes with even more custom options. All without sacrificing any of its timeless quality. Watch the video to learn more…

As the modern office continues to evolve, it's not about creating 'contrived domestication', but rather workspaces that emphasise flexibility, modularity and comfort, argues British brand Boss Design.

Catalan creativity, the architectural El Clásico and Italian environmentalism.

Vancouver-based Archilume's modular designs, boundary-shifting LED technology and bespoke solutions assist interior designers in adding shape as well as atmosphere to architectural spaces.

Past a certain point, productivity becomes counterintuitive – the more you work, the less you do. But what if we’ve passed it already? The flexible workplace can help us get more done, by doing less.

Say sayonara to smooth painted walls and farewell to flat wallpaper; these are the latest ways to create striking feature walls that literally impose themselves onto interior environments.

VIMAR's story goes all the way back to 1945 and today the pioneering Italian electrical brand continues to be at the forefront of smart building systems for home, office and beyond.

VIMAR's smart products bring intelligent solutions together with classic and cutting-edge designs and also help optimise energy consumption so are good for the environment, too.

Close cooperation between its expert engineering and design teams enables VIMAR to create optimised, uncompromising solutions for its clients' bespoke projects.

How do we work in the 21st century? Or how should we work? One short answer is, of course, sustainably. In this latest installment of the PALMBERG intelligence series – sponsored by the leading German office-furniture manufacturer – London-based

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.’

Seven different ways architects, designers and specifiers can utilise glass to create light, modern spaces, as well as magical and mysterious environments.

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…

Celebrating its 10th edition in 2022, the International VELUX Award for Students of Architecture challenges students to explore the role of natural light in architecture. Find out more in the video…

After the temporary nature of the past year, 2022 will see long-term change take centre stage. From bold palettes and organic materials to functional environments, here’s what’s in store for the year ahead.

These most-popular office interiors of 2021 gave employees space to both work and play, while projecting a respectful, comforting and professional aura to clients.

Space partitioning can often be dismissed as a bland, acoustic-only solution. But these five projects show how space can be artfully divided while adding colour, character and personality.

Live ekstraordinær with BoConcept. Available in a wide range of colours, fabrics and base formats, the Danish brand's versatile Vienna chair offers stylish seating comfort whether for work-, domestic- or hospitality spaces.

From high demand to material shortages, from delivery delays to price increases – a tense international market is also presenting the furniture industry with ever new challenges, while also often being cited as one of the winners of the crisis. (DE

International acoustic solutions provider Autex Acoustics’ latest net-zero policy gives the green light to mega-construction projects, without giving up on sustainability.

The PALMBERG Workplace Intelligence Series explores the rapidly evolving landscape of work in terms of both user behaviour and office design. Sponsored by leading German office-furniture manufacturer PALMBERG, which has for decades developed products

Steelcase has reinvented the iconic and ergonomic Please task chair with the Please Air, a lighter, more sustainable chair with a contemporary aesthetic, specifically designed for the hybrid-working era.

Egger’s PerfectSense Feelwood 'Range for the Senses' collection synchronises a natural texture with reproduced natural decors, creating surfaces that feel as good as they look. Watch the video to learn more.

Under the title ‘Workspace in Progress‘, students of industrial design at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna developed responses to the question of present and future forms of work – in close collaboration with Stefan Diez and Wagner

The first ceiling light not attached to the ceiling, Regent Lighting’s uplight STREAM bounces high-quality indirect light back down to create unique workspace atmospheres. Watch the video to learn more.

For interior architects and designers, colour represents a powerful tool for not only shaping physical spaces, but also shaping the atmosphere and mood of the people who work in them.

With eight decades of experience behind it, Swedish specialist in interior design solutions for office, education and care Kinnarps understands the value of the holistic ergonomic design approach.

Silent.office.wall from Recytex offers highly effective acoustic solutions in a wide variety of forms for the workplace, which can be easily assembled, dismantled and extended at any time. Find out more here...

The PALMBERG Workplace Intelligence Series explores the rapidly evolving landscape of work in terms of both user behaviour and office design. Sponsored by leading German office-furniture manufacturer PALMBERG, which has for decades developed products

‘How can we create spaces according to elementary human needs?’ asks Martin Lesjak of Innocad. Watch him address this question and more in the video.

The Creo shelving system from Bremen-based cabinet system experts raumplus combines functionality with a feeling of lightness and efficient storage space – as well as presentation areas for the things that need to be showcased. A multi-talent in

For CF Møller's Julian Weyer, 'the real point of an office these days is as a place of engagement'. Find out what else he has to say about the modern workspace in the video...

Dauphin's new workspace chair Indeed by Rüdiger Schaack embodies contemporary demands for furniture that is not only flexible and functional, but sustainable and aesthetic, too.

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.

Rearrange and rethink – the compatible elements that make up German office furniture expert Interstuhl's HUB system are flexible in every way.

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

Home workspaces must combine all the tools of the shared office with the user's personality for an inspirational and creative solitary environment. Here are ten desk solutions that are up to the job.

‘A contemporary workspace is not about designing a place. It's about translating the culture, the identity of a company,’ says Peter Ippolito of Ippolito Fleitz Group. Find out more in the video...

The highly versatile TALO.YOU desk system makes it possible to furnish entire office spaces with a single, unified system.

Despite new and ever-evolving working habits and rhythms, for Lauren Touhey-Otto of Berlin-based architecture office Kinzo, the office still has a central role to play in how we work...

With its new office furniture collection Meet Up, Fantoni is responding to the increasing need for flexibility and agility at work, as well as disappearing management hierarchies.

Office furniture specialist Haworth embraces awareness, analysis and imagination in its quest to create workspaces that have a positive impact on our lives.

While technology and a flexible, adaptable approach play key roles in Haworth's designs and office concepts, workers and their wellbeing remain front and centre.

What are the factors to be considered when devising workspaces which benefit not only the people in them but the environment, too? Office specialist Haworth provides an answer...

The Lufthansa Lounge at Malpensa Airport in Milan shines thanks to luminaires and lighting systems from Artemide – literally brightening up passengers' time before or after a flight.

Pre-pandemic, it was a rare concession granted by an employer; now, for many, home office has become the state of the art when it comes to work. But what demands does this change place on our living spaces? (DE only)

There was no shortage of innovative ideas in the iF Design Award 2021's office category, including some that will help to shape the offices and workspaces of tomorrow...

Vola's new RS11 hands-free, hand-sanitiser dispenser is ideal for a range of contract spaces, offering the Danish brand's trademark elegance and quality, as well as a safe welcome to visitors. Watch the video to find out more...

It’s easy for enthusiasts and even professional designers to be dazzled by the blinding array of lights in various styles. Here are the main types of pendant light, and what they’re used for.

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.

Both at the new Red Bull site in Amsterdam and the Limburgs Museum in Venlo, Leolux LX upholstered furniture enhances the ambience of each of these contract settings.

Leolux LX's upholstered furniture lines can be customised and made to order so that interior designers' visions can be realised, whether for the home or the contract sector.

Designed by Martin Ballendat for Dutch brand Leolux LX, the LXR18 armchair speaks the design language of the club chair, but is more modern, compact – and friendly.

What do you do if you need a lot of storage space in the kitchen but don't want it to be immediately visible? Or if you would like to integrate the kitchen into the living area or the office?

No employee is the same, so why should offices be the same? A wave of flexible office furniture is giving companies and workers the freedom to change the way, and the places, they work.

How can architects best enhance our experience of architecture once the sun has gone down? One sure solution is close collaboration with specialised lighting planners...

Skram has been creating future heirlooms for 20 years now – setting an example against today's fast-moving, throw-away, consumer culture.

In Autumn 2021, chair brand Wagner presents its iconic Stefan Diez-designed D1 in three eye-catching new limited edition colours. Watch the video to find out more...

The material underneath your feet is arguably the most crucial part of any interior. Here are the questions specifiers need to consider, when selecting the perfect floor covering for their project.

Autex Acoustics’ intelligent, sustainable solutions not only integrate into different architectural contexts, they also contribute to greater well-being and performance in working environments.

When it comes to creating timeless furniture, there's a lot to learn from modern classics like the String furniture system ...

Once the forgotten realm of interiors, creating the perfect soundscape is now just as important as light and decoration. Here are the different acoustic products available to create the right tone…

From providing shade in warm climates, to improving air quality and helping workers feel closer to nature, there are many good reasons for going green in the office...

How can architects introduce more greenery into their designs for urban spaces? We look at different approaches on four distinct international projects.

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.

How to make office spaces more inviting to workers used to the comforts of home? For increasing numbers of interior architects and designers, textiles provide a compelling answer.

Ergonomic, simple and affordable: Züco's new Selvio E office chair takes proper sitting at work to the next level.

Close links to the international design community and an adaptable, agile approach allows Brisbane-based furniture brand Derlot to respond to the needs of a global market.

The smart, metallised solutions of Kvadrat Shade’s roller blind textiles help transform buildings into Positive Energy Buildings, reducing carbon footprints and energy costs all at once. Watch the video to find out more...

Behnisch Architekten’s new Science and Engineering Complex at Harvard has set new standards in sustainable building. Here’s how German partition specialist Feco was part of it.

Earth and technology to sustainably build the cities of the future.

Combining a sleek aesthetic with maximum functionality, Regent Lighting’s PURELITE luminaire and RUN and RUN+ diffusers offer illumination without limits. Watch the video to find out more...

The communication of corporate values and identity through architecture doesn’t need to be at the expense of employee comfort and wellbeing.

As working spaces continue to adapt to the new needs of increasingly flexible workforces, Dataflex’s Viewprime monitor arm system provides a solution that makes the office a place people want to return to.

Qu'il s'agisse de créer un espace multifonctionnel ou dédié au travail à l'ère du bureau à domicile, l’enseigne danoise BoConcept propose des solutions d'ameublement flexibles tout sauf ordinaires.

Kvadrat Shade’s customisable roller-blind systems not only create comfortable indoor climates all year round, they also help architects and planners reach the energy-efficiency goals demanded of buildings today.

For the first time, new OWActive mineral climate control ceilings combine the best of two worlds.

Double feature from Arper: the Italian furniture brand presents a duo of new chair collections that bring together sustainability, artisanship, technology and versatility. Watch the video to find out more...

Based on a survey of 32,000 people, Steelcase’s latest study – the ‘Work Better Report’ – discovers what workers expect and require from their post-pandemic working environment...

You don’t necessarily need walls to create engaging spaces – as Spanish manufacturer Kriskadecor proves with its room-defining chain curtains.

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

The models from the Freifrau manufactory are versatile. This is also shown by the furniture manufacturer's latest shoot: a 400 square meter loft on Hamburg's banks of the Elbe has been transformed into a cozy retreat thanks to models from the Leya,

In 2018, architect and writer Vladimir Belogolovsky spoke with Helmut Jahn for ArchDaily about his life and work.

Furniture with personality. Robust, distinctive and built to last. Handmade steel furniture for office and retail spaces, showrooms and food service.

Whether dining, relaxing or focusing on work, Wagner’s W-Club chair serves space-sharing home/work places with style. Watch the video to learn more.

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.

In its so-called ErlebnisReich at company HQ in Karlsruhe, Germany, office specialist Feco shows off a new generation of partition walls that rethink the future of work.

Thanks to modern LED technology and demand-oriented sensor control, the LUCTRA VITAWORK floor lamp reduces electricity costs and contributes to environmental protection.

Kitchen Unit Modules. Modules are combined with a custom-fit countertop to form a single unit. Handcrafted cabinets and shelves using industrial design made of steel.

Know what ‘active hygiene’ is? We didn’t until 90-year-old Finnish furniture company ISKU invited us to find out…

The new Théâtre Le Maillon in Strasbourg has an invisible leading actor – Solarlux glazing, which shows just how dramatic minimalism can be.

Japanese wood-furniture specialists Conde House are practising what they preach with their new Open Office space in Tokyo, where the in-house team and visitors alike can experience first-hand the flexibility and comfort of their soft-contract

With its Work from Anywhere ecosystem, contract furnishing expert Haworth provides cogent solutions to the challenges posed by modern workplace scenarios.

With its clamp and lightweight form, TEAM HOME, Tobias Grau’s home version of the TEAM office light, moves wherever the work is. Watch the video to see how it makes the home office work better.

FRITSJURGENS pivoting doors can be installed in minutes and give architects the possibility to make lasting statements.

With topics ranging from community building through cultural perception to architects as business developers, the Heinze ArchitekTOUR’s ‘Out of the Box’ series identifies new approaches and new role models for how we will live tomorrow.

Italian manufacturer Dresswall shows how to clad walls in hours rather than days with its new DresswallStripes collection – creating environments that range from the minimalist to the theatrical.

Occhio+ represents a broadening of the Occhio product portfolio into the larger contract sector, and, as such, is aimed explicitly at architects and planners.

Occhio's project service offers comprehensive, 360° support to clients – leaving no question unanswered when it comes to lighting design.

Planners looking to not only illuminate interiors, but rather achieve a sense of dramaturgy with ambient light, will find the right partner in Munich-based lighting specialist Occhio.

The versatile table luminaire JOKER by Regent Lighting provides targeted, glare-free light with manually adjustable colour temperatures – allowing people to create the lighting mood that's right for them. Watch the video to find out more.

Pour les décorateurs qui en ont assez d’avoir affaire à des environnements professionnels génériques, la gamme étendue de produits BoConcept offre de nombreuses solutions de personnalisation, des touches personnelles et, naturellement, une

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.

TECHNOLOGY DESIGN WEEK: Workplace strategist and designer Araceli Torres Muñoz discusses the challenges of the changing workplace and describes how technology can be harnessed as a driver of positive change.

Trust Swiss textile specialists CRÉATION BAUMANN to develop a curtain collection that provides both comfortable indoor conditions and energy-saving benefits. Meet GLARE & HEAT...

ALPHABET BY ZAMBELIS's EPSILON52 Magnetic range can be complemented with magnetic spotlights to create bespoke lighting installations in offices, libraries and museums, as well as in retail and residential spaces.

ALPHABET BY ZAMBELIS’s TAF24 luminaire system can easily switch between horizontal and vertical configurations, offering scope to planners for creating sculptural lighting effects.

Greek luminaire manufacturer ALPHABET BY ZAMBELIS’s new website functions as a planning tool for creating the right lighting concepts, as well as helping professionals communicate their ideas to customers.

Minimal in profile, ORAMA MINIMAL FRAMES’ high-tech aluminium frames mean an architectural lightness of touch. But don’t be fooled. Their high load-bearing capacity brings the engineering smarts.

Dutch office specialist DATAFLEX offers planners and specifiers a range of sustainably manufactured monitor and cable management solutions – modular systems that help to make working spaces not only more efficient but more beautiful, too.