In der aktuellen Ausgabe von Frame

• TUNED TO TODAY
  Modern minimalism meets modern music-making in Roland and Karimoku’s artisanal, handcrafted Kiyola series – now expanded with two new models.
• THE IT-SOFA
  Westwing’s Wolke sofa borrows from the idea of the it-bag – that iconic item which comes to define an era.
• FROM THE GROUND UP
  Rethinking carpet construction: Object Carpet builds another layer into its vision of circular innovation.
• STUDIO FURTHERMORE
  Marina Dragomirova and Iain Howlett find value in the overlooked, constructing new material narratives that give their collectable objects emotional weight.
• H3O ARCHITECTS
  In Barcelona, where speculative construction has displaced communities and erased histories at pace, three architects built a practice on a single conviction: what people need and what they deserve are never in conflict.
• AL BORDE
  Necessity is often framed as a constraint – something to overcome. Al Borde, on the other hand, treats it as the spark that ignites each design.
• How dedicated fragrance shops are making a little luxury feel much bigger
  Despite a luxury market that’s largely contracting, fragrance is booming. The spaces being built around it now reflect exactly what makes it irreplaceable.
• How hospitality is standing out by blending in
  High-end hospitality spaces are returning to architecture’s oldest instinct for new reasons. Rather than rising into the sky as symbols of status, they’re retreating into the earth, suggesting that the new luxury is more about absence than appearance.
• Why ‘micro’ moved from austerity to haute experience
  Historically a necessity, micro-living is being rebranded as a luxury in design. As architects perfect the art of compact, are they still contributing to solving the housing challenge, or simply aestheticizing it?
• Why making space for books is the new power move in luxury
  Increasingly using literature as a cultural touchpoint, luxury brands are able to strengthen ties with their clients in real time. The underlying message: they understand that luxuries like community, intellect and taste cannot be bought.
• Is workplace wellness making self-care stressful?
  As biohacking and ‘microdosed’ wellbeing add speed and optimization to self-care, the spaces designed to restore us risk adding to the pressure. What should the next generation of workplace design actually offer?