‘Electric’ by Mathieu Lehanneur for Viparis, photo: Felipe Ribon

A canopy of sound and light suspended from electrical braids emerging from a monumental pitch black tree is but one of the design highlights of Electric, a new day and night venue in Paris whose interior was created by Mathieu Lehanneur in collaboration with the architect, Ana Moussinet.

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imm cologne presents ‘Das Haus’ by Luca Nichetto

Venetian designer Luca Nichetto is presenting his vision of living in touch with nature in this year’s “Das Haus” installation at imm cologne. The large-scale installation, in the Pure Village hall at imm, communicates the experience of a synthesis of the arts that appeals to all the senses and includes numerous new products by Nichetto.

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stilhaus has recently opened in Rothrist, Switzerland

stilhaus – the new design destination in Switzerland – doesn’t do things by halves. 20,000 square metres of retail and exhibition space next to one of the country’s busiest motorway intersections offers architects, planners and end consumers an edit of some of the top international design brands. stilhaus is in the house… (by Simon Keane-Cowell)

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Torafu Architects’ design for the Nike 1Love store in Tokyo; photo by Daici Ano

In spite of the rise of e-commerce, the physical point of sale is still with us. That said, the traditional store is having to up its game in terms of the experience and brand relevance it offers consumers – not only to compete with online shopping but also to support it. Architonic goes all secret shopper to investigate… (by Simon Keane-Cowell)

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‘Box Sofa’ by Kevin Lahtinen and Ivar Gestranius for Loook Industries

In the grand, teleological narrative of design, things are developed to make our lives increasingly better. New forms, materials and technological innovations are introduced, self-justifying, attended by a clarity of function and value. But what happens when a new design typology comes into being for which there isn’t even a consensus on how to describe it? We give you the ‘In-Betweeners’ – a new series of office-furniture systems that are neither fish nor fowl. (by Simon Keane-Cowell)

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OberAlp/SALEWA Group’s new HQ in Bolzano, Northern Italy

More often than not, office architecture can be, well, a little inward-looking. Shut out the outside world and focus staffers’ attention on their building’s interior spaces and you’ll keep them focused on their work. Right? Wrong. The OperAlp/SALEWA Group’s new headquarters in Bolzano, Italy, bring the outside in and, thanks to a collaboration with lighting manufacturer Zumtobel, never leave their workers in the dark. (by Simon Keane-Cowell)

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House G12 by (se)arch; photo by Zooey Braun

Stuttgart-based architectural practice (se)arch realized this streamlined, minimalist house overlooking Lake Constance. Located in the German city of Überlingen, House G12 has two storeys and boasts spectacular, panoramic views of the lake and the Swiss Alps thanks to floor-to-ceiling windows which are shielded from the outside by a delicate, semi-transparent façade. (more…)

The main exhibition of 23rd Biennial of Design has been conceived by the renowned curators Margo Konings and Margriet Vollenberg (Organisation in Design). The selection of works from 27 countries shows how modern technologies, digitalisation and globalisation, as well as nature and its resources influence designers and their creative work.

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