Nordic combinations
Annica and Marie Eklund appeal to illustrious clients with their design floors made from nylon yarn. A visit to BOLON in Sweden
Design
If an object not only does what it’s supposed to do but also gives you pleasure, then design has something to do with it: stories about design and form.
Fjords of fabric
When the old looms were to be sold, Mario Sierra decided without further ado to revive his grandmother's textile production.
Blue Hour
The works by French photographer Fanette Guilloud have their very own poetic touch. On behalf of 30 Grad, she’s devoted herself to what’s known as the blue hour.
The Architecture of Shaving
Photographer Mirko Hertel is known for his inventive nature. When encountering difficulties in procuring specific decorative elements, he takes it upon himself to create them.
Rethinking materials
Recently, a whole host of innovative materials have been created that are supposed to be better than their predecessors. Are they? Do we need them?
“Design is a powerful tool”
In addition to furniture, luminaires and clocks, he designed the Hexagon series for MÜHLE: product designer Mark Braun in conversation with Andreas Müller.
Topless
Men have been given a deep look lately: Two-pieces minus the shirts are probably the hottest trend this summer. What does our author Florian Siebeck think about shirtlessness?
Walking on Sunshine
This is wanderlust at its best – photographer Maximilian Virgili depicts MÜHLE products in special places.
How do you give a production hall a soul?
There’s a newcomer on the MÜHLE company premises, whose architecture is derived from the company's values.
Of rocks and people
In São Lourenço do Barrocal, Portugal, José António Uva has turned the ruins of his ancestral farming village into a hotel that redefines luxury.
Antiques with a modern twist
With their cosmetics brand Officine Universelle Buly, Victoire de Taillac and Ramdane Touhami combine antique decor with modern science.
In Focus
People who start the day with beautiful things get more out of life. A photo series by still life expert Sebastian Kruthoffer.
Rolls-Royce of the seas
The wooden boats by Riva are the epitome of elegant marine locomotion – visiting their most gifted restorer.
“As a designer I focus on people”
Berlin designer and restaurateur Huy-Thong Tran-Mai on questions of beauty and rituals.
You’ll never walk alone
Tricker’s shoes, handmade just like 190 years ago, are a true piece of British culture. A visit to Northampton.