Stories
Coffee, wine and pastries: experience Copenhagen with Frama
Good spaces often reveal themselves only at second glance. You stay longer than you meant to, without quite knowing why. Copenhagen is a city where design feels natural, and behind that lies a clear conviction: good design creates connections. The Danish design brand Frama sees design in exactly the same way – as a connection between materials and functions, between aesthetics and everyday life, between people and the places they share. This belief has shaped the brand since its first collection in 2011. The best way to understand it is in real spaces.
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Rooms full of life in the heart of Copenhagen: at home with Mikkel and Camilla Karstad
At home with Mikkel Karstad: In the Copenhagen district of Østerbro, chef and food consultant Mikkel Karstad and his family have created a home that combines life, art, and culinary culture. At the heart of everyday family life: the Outline Sofa as a tranquil anchor point for shared moments and good conversations.
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Quiet luxury - improving room acoustics through interior design and furnishings
A room isn't defined by its looks alone. The way we experience sound has a major influence on our well-being. We spoke to product designer Gesa Hansen about how acoustics are considered right from the start of the design process.
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Classic design that shines: five Gubi lamps up close
Good lighting is about more than function. It changes how a room looks, how you move through it and how it feels once it gets dark outside. Gubi from Copenhagen is one of the brands that has perfected this balance of function and aesthetics: its lamps have strong silhouettes, are technically well thought-out and carry a design history that goes back to the 1940s. When you buy a Gubi lamp, you're not just choosing a light source – you're choosing a piece that's here to stay.
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Designed with love, crafted with care: the Kay Bojesen monkey
Do you know the story of the little wooden puppet that came to life? Pinocchio. The carpenter Geppetto made him, and a magical fairy breathed life into him overnight. Danish designer Kay Bojesen was something like a real, modern version of the carpenter from the children's tale.
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Design deep dive: what makes Artemide's Tolomeo a design classic?
It's the ultimate classic on the desk – and not just for architects. An Italian design icon. And next year, it celebrates its 40th birthday: the Tolomeo by Artemide. For us, it's more than a bestseller. Its origin story, its hidden spring mechanism and its versatility still inspire us today – it has truly earned this look behind the scenes. Join us!
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How a jacket became an armchair: behind the scenes of Vitra's new Bascule Lounge Chair
An armchair that rocks rather than just tilts Рand moves like a piece of clothing: with the Bascule Lounge Chair, Lisa Ertel and Anne-Sophie Oberkrome of Studio Πbecame the first women to design a lounge chair for Vitra. Take a look behind the scenes with us.
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Floral greetings from the Design Post
Glorious weather, flowers and design: at our outdoor event with ferm Living in Cologne, guests chose vases and tied bouquets. We share what we learned from the workshop – and introduce the Dapple collection.
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The legacy of the cantilever chair
The cantilever chair is one of the most influential chair designs of the modern era. And unlike so many archetypal pieces of furniture, its origin can be pinpointed precisely: Mart Stam invented it in 1926. A century later, the cantilever chair is more than just a chair.
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Why good design never gets old
Why do so many designs from the 60s and 70s still look so fresh today? From colourful lights to modular shelving systems, many of these classics have effortlessly stood the test of time and still shape our homes today.
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Architecture you can touch
Fire, metal, industrial weight – and now outdoors too: with the Groove outdoor collection, Tom Dixon makes his outdoor debut after a decade of development. We explain why it was worth the wait.
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Camping at the petrol station
Marshmallows by the fire, the first spring sunshine and plenty of new outdoor design: we celebrated the launch of the HAY Outdoor Market collection in Berlin together with HAY. We show you the highlights of the evening and the collection.
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