| Re:work – adaptive reuse in office interiors | | | Architects are adding value to the world of work via adapted workspaces that are small on carbon liability and big on creative solutions. | | Work it: easy
The world is moving faster and faster. We counter this pace with something enduring: timeless design, longevity and honesty. An office chair for you. Makes sure that you work where you feel most comfortable: at your favourite place. Work it: easy! | | | Photo: © Sebastian Dörкen | | Interior-architecture office Kinzo discuss their latest project in Berlin for publisher Suhrkamp, and how instagrammability is not how they gauge success. | | | | TAKE IT OUTSIDE:
FREIFRAU MANUFAKTUR
| | The popular Leya series from FREIFRAU has a new sister and she’s more of the outdoor type. Anything but a couch potato, the Leyasol line is the first by FREIFRAU to venture outside.
| | REUSE IT, OR LOSE IT!:
KINNARPS | | It’s fair to say that most people will do the right thing if given the chance – and with their new Better Effect Index rating tool, KINNARPS, the Swedish furniture manufacturer, are putting this theory to the test.
| | LEARNING FROM THE BEST:
AMBIENTE HORECA ACADEMY | | For the first time this year, Frankfurt's AMBIENTE is organising the HoReCa Academy, where luminaries from the hospitality industry will share their valuable expertise with visitors.
| | AS INSIDE, SO OUTSIDE:
MINOTTI | | Italian manufacturer MINOTTI doesn’t believe you should have to sacrifice good design, quality and comfort simply because you are outside, so its outdoor collections embody the same, renowned elegance. All you have to do is sit back and relax.
| | | | DESIGN CENTER’S FOCUS OPEN: THE HANDS-ON DESIGN AWARD | | The DESIGN CENTER BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG’s Focus Open jury don’t mind getting their hands dirty. Before handing over any prizes, all entries will have been not only seen but touched, tested and tried out.
| | SKY-FRAME:
WELCOME ABOARD! | | BJARKE INGELS talks unobstructed views and architecture as a force for good in the latest instalment of ‘My Point of View’, Swiss sliding-window manufacturer SKY-FRAME's film series.
| | DOWN TO A FINE ART:
ATLAS CONCORDE | | ATLAS CONCORDE, the internationally renowned Italian company founded 50 years ago, have the production of high-end porcelain and wall tiles down to a fine art.
| | | HARRI KOSKINEN: SIMPLICITY IS A SYLVAN SAUNA | | HARRI KOSKINEN is a Finnish industrial designer, furniture maker and exhibition designer; he is also currently the head of design for the Scandinavian firm Iittala.
| | | | | A Landscape of Seating
Almost fifty years after Verner Panton designed the modular wire seating system Pantonova, Montana is now introducing an outdoor version of the design. With its organic, geometrical shapes, the Pantonova is perfectly suited for outdoor seating. | | | 3B Office by Cuccuru Pisano Architettura | | | Photo: © Francesco Cherchi | | Cuccuru Pisano Architettura's 3B Office project involved the conversion of a small, 23-square-metre warehouse into an office located on the ground floor of an 18th-century building in Sassari's historic centre. The strategy was driven primarily by the limited dimensions of the space and led to some innovative solutions. | | London-based office PENSON, headed up by Lee Penson, believes that life is too short to waste in dull or inefficient spaces. Global disrupters in architecture and interior experiences, their game-changing beautiful, intelligent designs help the world’s most visionary brands and individuals realise their commercial, cultural and personal ambitions. | | New matt textures from Simon 100, in black and white. They’re more exclusive and elegant, and have improved usability with better touch perception between the user and interface – especially in dimmers, where sliding is softer to the touch. | | | Conference & meeting chairs | | Meet the 2020 AZ Awards Jurors
For the 10th annual AZ Awards, AZURE gathered together another stellar jury: Luca Nichetto, Stephanie Davidson, Omar Gandhi, Mia Lehrer and Marion Weiss. See their bios and submit your best work now! The deadline is Tuesday, February 18, 2020. | | | Events
February is warming up...
| | | Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair, Stockholm, SWE
3–7 February 2020 | | | Ambiente, Frankfurt am Main, DE
7–11 February 2020 | | | Surface Design Show, London, UK
11–13 February 2020 | | | EuroShop, Düsseldorf, DE
16–20 February 2020 | | | And want to advertise in a future issue?
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