The new NOA outdoor living centre in Belgium offers boundless inspiration for the realisation of creative outdoor concepts, thanks to the collaboration of 24 high-end outdoor-living brands. Watch the video to find out more.
Part of Shakúff’s new Bloom collection, the Bloom chandelier features bud-like glass pendants and a central adjustable reading light blossoming from an elegant brass rod. Image Courtesy of Shakúff
‘All of sudden, a robot is coming to my desk,’ says Shakúff founder and creative director Joseph Sidof. The video-equipped automaton can be virtually controlled by existing clients and potential new customers, allowing them to (carefully) navigate around the brand’s Brooklyn showroom and even ask for advice. This kind of robot is more usually on duty in hospitals, making it possible for family members to communicate with isolated Covid-19 patients. Sidof thought they might serve another useful purpose.
Jewellery can tarnish over time if left exposed to air, so WOLF’s jewellery rolls, zip cases and boxes feature its patented LusterLoc treated lining to protect their contents for up to 35 years. Image Courtesy of WOLF
Where do you keep your most valuable items? Most frequently, they are strewn around the house, hiding in boxes or drawers so they’re impossible to find when they are needed, or lying out in plain sight where they would make easy pickings for an intruder. Even if these pieces are not particularly valuable it is prudent to consider investing in some appropriate storage that would keep them in one place and out of harm’s way.
3M™ Sun Control Window Films Prestige Series balance light transmission and heat rejection, helping to save energy and carbon emissions. Image Courtesy of 3M
The 3M™ Sun Control Window Films Prestige Series from 3M protects against solar radiation, making buildings not only more environmentally friendly but bringing economical benefits, too.
SCHOCK’s premium sinks are produced using locally sourced, Bavarian quartz sand – but they’ve imported Iggy Pop as the face of the company’s latest sustainability campaign.
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Basements and rooftops which may have previously been difficult to access can be opened up to all in multi-generational households. The only problem is getting grandma off the benchpress. Photographer: Erik Undéhn. Image Courtesy of Aritco
Platform lifts. Swedish manufacturer ARITCO shows how architects can integrate them into residential properties without them looking like an afterthought – but rather a serious design statement.
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Special selection: Ceramic District is a brand of the Steuler Tile Group and explicitly aimed at architects and designers. Image Courtesy of Ceramic District
Tile brand Ceramic District’s premium-quality, German-made products explicitly address the needs of architects and interior designers, empowering the creation of first-class ceramic architecture.
Based on a survey of 32,000 people, Steelcase’s latest study – the ‘Work Better Report’ – discovers what workers expect and require from their post-pandemic working environment...
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CTO Lighting’s striking new family of lights, Pendulum, combines hand-blown glass, brass and marble. The collection is its first collaboration with the Paris-based designer Dan Yeffet. Image Courtesy of CTO Lighting
For its new Pendulum collection, CTO Lighting has teamed up with AD100 designer Dan Yeffet, for an Anglo-French collaboration that celebrates ‘a shared vision of materiality and pure form.’
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Azalea’s glossy marble and shiny brass capture natural light. Image Courtesy of Foglie d'Oro
Italian manufacturer Foglie d'Oro brings high-quality, responsibly sourced materials and precision craftsmanship together with as much expertise as the elements in its high-end parquet floors.
Floor designs with the free-form tile Tie present a visual highlight through the combination of structures and colours, and fulfil demands for both the highest quality and sustainability in equal measure. Image Courtesy of Vorwerk
Vorwerk flooring’s acoustic-tile system offers almost limitless combination possibilities, while its online configurator makes the creation of room concepts clear and uncomplicated.
For its latest collection, London-based manufacturer CTO Lighting found inspiration in Belgium, and in particular the city of Antwerp, from where the collection derived both its aesthetic and its name.
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.