Architonic: Material Tendencies

Originally educated as a sculptor, French furniture and interior designer Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance wants to connect people with their environments through his designs

Design is about communicating the human experience. This is what drives Brooklyn-based industrial designer and educator Todd Bracher.

Belgian designer Alain Gilles talks about his “second” life and the common ground between finance, political science and design.

Anita Hackethal speaks to Alfredo Häberli about preferred materials, digital libraries and the impact of technology on his work.

Spanish designer and artist Jaime Hayon speaks about following his intuition and enjoying doing whatever feels right.

Anita Hackethal spoke to Jean-Marie Massaud, whose work marries high-tech qualities with timeless elegance, lightness and comfort, about materials.

Constantly creating, Paris-based designer and artist Arik Levy says that he “thinks with his heart and feels with his brain”. Architonic met up with Tel… Read more

A passion for glass and bringing together classical and modern production techniques is what distinguishes Sebastian Herkner’s design practice, he tells Anita Hackethal from Architonic.

Stefan Diez tells Anita Hackethal from Architonic about his love for aluminium, and other material concerns in industrial design.

With a background in industrial design, Odosdesign develops long-lasting design and also helps communicate products. Architonic interviewed the team.

The works of Dutch design duo Stefan Scholten and Carole Baijings embody the distinctive identity the couple is known for: colour, gradual hues, transparency, layers… Read more

Looking for a new journey, Michael Young moved to Hong Kong in 2006 where he was quickly intrigued by the highly evolved engineering skills and… Read more