When it comes to built-in kitchen appliances, German firm Gaggenau has always set the highest of standards – and in the case of Sir David Adjaye’s 130 William tower in Manhattan, quite literally, too.
Design experts from the leading global bathroom-solutions and kitchen-fixtures manufacturer talk customer-centric and inclusive design, sustainability, and their new digital-experience platform, GROHE X.
Durable, hygienic and easy to install, 3M Glass Finishes can bring creativity to glass in architecture and design. Image Courtesy of 3M
For total creative freedom in designing with glass, 3M has developed a diverse range of solutions for facades and interiors that change depending on the incidence of light.
Warm wood look – but more robust: All Amtico product families are designed to give the impression of natural colours, surfaces and grains so they feel deceptively real – in the best sense of the word. Image Courtesy of Amtico
Amtico’s flooring products not only look like the real thing, they’re also more robust than the natural materials which they imitate, offering architects versatile surface solutions and greater planning freedom.
The ‘Trolley’, developed by next125, the premium brand of the kitchen manufacturer Schüller, invites us to bring more movement into our everyday lives. Image Courtesy of next125
Premium kitchen brand next125’s award-winning ‘Trolley’ brings multifunctional mobility beyond the kitchen and into other increasingly connected home spaces.
On Thursday, May 20th, 2021, live at 13:00 CDT (CDMX time) / 20:00 CEST (Berlin time), we will welcome two of Mexico’s most influential architects. Register below to receive the access link to the live stream. Don’t worry – you can watch the event later via the link if you can’t join live.
Occhio+ represents a broadening of the Occhio product portfolio into the larger contract sector, and, as such, is aimed explicitly at architects and planners.
Palimpsest Barragan poses a once in a lifetime opportunity to engage eye to eye with an architectural masterpiece of 20th century modernism by the Mexican architect Luis Barragan. As a hidden and still unknown architectural jewel set amidst a paradisiac jungle on the Pacific coast, the ruins of the never completed building have sunk into oblivion, not unlike the ancient Mexican pyramids, and are currently in progressive decay. The workshop will not only ‘unearth’ the project and at last put it on the map of architectural discourse, but it might even have a larger impact by kickstarting a debate around the preservation of its ruins from disintegration.
Duravit stands for high-quality designs and innovative technologies. Both hygiene and efficiency can be greatly increased with its HygieneFlush flushing technology. Image Courtesy of Duravit
Duravit’s new HygieneFlush flushing technology is the latest in its range of hygiene features to take bathroom cleanliness, as wells as water efficiency, to the next level.
A freestanding bathtub in an affordable price segment may not be usual, but, as Duravit impressively proves with the D-Neo line, it’s possible. Image Courtesy of Duravit
D-Neo, designer Bertrand Lejoly’s flexible new collection for Duravit, is evidence that premium design and affordability need not always be mutually exclusive.
Warm Terracotta and elegant Ombra and Vento grey tiles bring shape to this bathroom. The 3D Slot Vento motif covers the walls of the shower and washbasin for added texture. Image Courtesy of FAP Ceramiche
Merging traditional, artisanal craftsmanship with versatile, modern materials, FAP Ceramiche presents a new nature-inspired porcelain-stoneware tile collection that channels the archetypal Italian summer.
https://www.archdaily.com/959036/merging-craftsmanship-and-modern-materials-new-tile-collection-by-fap-ceramicheArchDaily Team
CTO Lighting celebrates the British craftsmanship and tradition at the core of its collections – and nowhere more so than in its new luminaire family named after Arthurian legend.
We connect with Patrick Speck and Carina Buhlert, design experts at GROHE – one of the leading global bathroom-solutions and kitchen-fixtures brands – to discuss product innovation and the launch of its new digital-experience platform, GROHE X.
With LIGHTPAD, Swiss manufacturer Regent Lighting has created a modern lighting solution: formally minimalist, unobtrusive and timeless, it can be set up for single desks, two-person desks and even for four-person desks. Image Courtesy of Regent Lighting
Which kind of light is best for working? The one you have to think about least. With LIGHTPAD, Swiss manufacturer Regent Lighting has created a modular system that optimally lights the workspace – whatever the time of day.
https://www.archdaily.com/957115/minimalist-and-customizable-a-modular-lighting-system-that-adjusts-to-every-working-spaceArchDaily Team
Please submit! The application deadline is 1 April 2021 and all information about the award, including this year's jury and the conditions of participation can be found on the Design Center Baden-Württemberg’s website. Image via Architonic
Want your design recognised with a Focus Open award? The Design Center BW is looking for new products or products so new they've not yet been launched.
Specifying motorized shades seems simple enough, but the intricate design details can be intimidating even to an experienced design professional. Lutron is now offering its popular shades specifications workshop for architects, interior designers, and specifiers at no cost. Time-sensitive, 20-minute sessions hit key aspects of window treatment specification, help you avoid design pitfalls, and ensure you achieve your design intent.
Ascent’s three-dimensional slats rise and fall, and curve and straighten, with an artistic randomness rarely seen outside nature. Like a snake hypnotising its prey, these seamless and sinuous lines offer a mesmerising encounter. Image Courtesy of Green Furniture Concept
Placemaking practitioners Green Furniture Concept enrich hectic public spaces with harmony and wellbeing. Their latest modular, sustainable seating system, Ascent, combines nature and geometry – resulting in truly enhanced sitting.