Frankfurt am Main: The Latest Architecture and News

'Design is not about solving technical problems or only about beauty,' says lighting planner extraordinaire Ulrike Brandi. 'It's a social profession and we have very big challenges right now", she adds.

'Surfaces define our visual experience of space,' say Space Popular, 'which is an enormous part of our experience of places.' Join Architonic for Surface Design Week, as we deep-dive with the Swedish-Spanish design duo, as well as catching up with In Out Studio, m-i-r-a, and João Tiago Aguiar Arquitectos.

'Furniture is how we tame a space.' So says go-to interior designer India Mahdavi. Find out what she, along with Pearson Lloyd, Doshi Levien and Patrick Norguet, have to say about the relation between products and space, as well as the rapidly shifting leading design But how strong is our resolve when it comes to a consistent and meaningful approach to sustainability in architecture and design?

As outdoor spaces become more comfortable, more practical and generally more appealing, Architonic's Global Design Agenda turns its focus towards the great outdoors. Starting 25 April, Outdoor Design Week will feature special guests including illustrious Italian product designers Monica Armani and Luca Nichetto, alongside outdoor heavyweight Patrick Jouin and the eminent London-based architect Christina Seilern. Viewers can watch these distinguished speakers discuss the blurred lines barely separating indoor and outdoor design, the latest all-weather material innovations and the trade 'secrets' making exposed spaces fit for consumption.