An exceptional location for the new John Reed Fitness Centre owned by the German multinational RSG Group. The historic building, once the Bank di Napoli building, dates back to the 1930s. Split across four floors, it is just a stone’s throw from the central Piazza Unità d’Italia. Now, the area of 2,000-plus square metres has been completely redesigned with the aim of pro...
A six-storey building that seems to float on water. This is the new headquarters of Ferring Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company with a worldwide presence specialising in the development of innovative therapeutic treatments. Designed by Foster+Partners, the headquarters arise in a strategic location on the waterfront at the Øresund crossing, not far from Copenhag...
A field report by Hiroshi Nakajima, Head of General Affairs and Human Resources, Meiken Kogyo Co. We are a company that manufactures building materials for the construction of wooden buildings and wanted this office to be a striking building that also functions as a showroom. For this, we were looking for direct / indirect lighting that would also indirectly illuminate ...
Light-flooded office floors with floor lamps Open and closed zones for communicative or concentrated work alternate in the Seeberger office world on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the new multifunctional building in Ulm. The spacious office world is designed with as many variations as the daily work routine of the company's employees requires. All workstations are arranged in...
Light? The main thing is nice and bright. Or so you think. But when you take a closer look, you realise how important lighting actually is in the context of office design. This was also the case for METZ CONNECT. The medium-sized family business from the Black Forest therefore decided on an attractive lighting concept from Waldmann that is optimally tailored to the requi...
Around 1,000 employees of the Handelsblatt Media Group work in a seven-storey, ultra-modern media building called "La Tête" in Düsseldorf's Le Quartier Central district. Since moving into the new building, the editorial offices of Handelsblatt and WirtschaftsWoche as well as administrative functions and subsidiaries have been united there. To create easy accessibility an...
The new offices were to be organised non-territorially after intensive consultation with the 120 employees. Interstuhl (office chair manufacturer from the neighbourhood) and Meinlschmidt Raumkonzepte were brought on board for the detailed design, and Waldmann was on board for the lighting design. The new office landscape convinces with a highly digitalised working enviro...
The new "normal" in the working world demands strong solutions. With the scalable Smart Office solution from luminaire manufacturer Waldmann, the new requirements of hybrid office environments can be designed clearly and comfortably. The new workday has become established in many companies: Employees frequently switch between home office and the workplace in the company...
Well-being and business in a new dimension. This is what The Westin London City promises, the new hotel of the prestigious Westin Hotels & Resorts chain, the Thames with spectacular views over the river, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre and the South Bank. 222 luxurious rooms and suites, furnished with the famous Westin Heavenly Bed, offer maximum comfort. Plus, there is a wh...
The CAP Group, which has been managing the aqueducts and sewers of many municipalities in Lombardy for over 90 years, serving the community and fully respecting the territory, has a new headquarters in Milan set in a residential context on the edge of the "La Spezia" park. Designed by drawing inspiration from water, with the aim of uniting all of the Group's offices in o...
Love at first sight between blown glass and metal for this unique collection designed by Roberto Lazzeroni. Characterized by a contemporary style and a timeless design, in this unique masterpiece we can clearly see his ability to create this real and balanced tension between past and future. The outcome is a combinations of forms, materials and stories that blend toghete...
IRI is an American company that brings innovation in Big Data worldwide, combining the world's largest data sets for sales, media, social media and loyalty cards with the aim of supporting operators in packaged consumer goods, Pharma (OTC) and media to grow their business. The company has inaugurated its new Milan headquarters. Located in Viale Cassala, one of the city's...
Strategically located close to the city centre and the train station, the new convention centre (the largest in the Veneto region) aims to appoint Padua as one of the Italian convention capitals. Indeed, only three months after its official inauguration in April 2022, Padova Congress already boasts a number of important events scheduled through to the end of the year alo...
Spacecannon has been entrusted with the task of developing the technical solution in respect of all the strict specifications in terms of luminous flux, colour rendering and optical efficiency. Thanks to our long experience in LED lighting.
Spacecannon found the perfect solution with the eCOLOR LINE600 with RGBW technology controlled with DMX protocol. Taking advantage of the original disposition of the lights, it was possible to reuse the old routing of the cables simplifying the installation. Addressing properly the LED bars, the building changes its aspect with different colours for special events..
Buzzi & Buzzi, a leading Italian company in the development and production of lighting fixtures with distinctive design and high performance, has signed the lighting project for a prestigious private villa in Darzo, Trentino Alto Adige (northern Italy). The architectural project, conceived by Archt. Alberto Di Camillo, was deployed on a natural slope surrounded by the g...
As many customers are eagerly awaiting Black Friday and we have already received a few questions about it, we would like to comment and announce that, as in previous years, we will not participate in Black Friday. We urge you to say no to Black Friday, to avoid impulse buys and to choose your purchases wisely. Don't be tempted to buy mass-produced items by price manipul...
After 5 years of research and development, Dacryl presents its brand new collection of lighting fixtures Bysens with a unique design. Wall lamp, table lamp, suspension lamp, table lamp, each luminaire is distinguished by its interchangeable lampshade, available in 6 Dacryl references. Dacryl acrylic crystal becomes a source of light and enhances the most beautiful inte...
With great honour we are proud to announce that the Blass Nova has won Gold Winner in 2 separate categories of the MUSE Design Awards 2022: -Lighting Design - Decorative Lamps / Lighting -Lighting Design - Pendant Lighting https://design.museaward.com/winner-info.php?id=10194 It has also won the EPDA 2022: Top Design Winner in Illumination/Designer Lighting: https://www...
Surrounded by the Bavarian Alps, near the scenic Tegernsee Lake, the Parkhotel Egerner Höfe offers the best one could wish for complete and deep relaxation. In fact, spacious rooms are complemented by the typical services of a 5-star hotel that is part of the prestigious Relais & Châteaux chain, such as the Mangfall spa, swimming pool, wellness room, and finally also the...
"In search of good design and innovation", this is the motto that the 48 international members of the Red Dot Award jury applied to evaluate and reward the products entered for the award of 2022. The Red Dot - Product Design dates to the 1950s and, each year, looks for exceptional design achievements and product innovations. With the Red Dot, products receive a mark of...
A private residence gleaned from an old building, surrounded by nature in one of the greenest and most historic regions of Catalonia. Empordà owes its name to Empúries – or, the markets – as if in reference to a more recent era yet in reality, this area was inhabited since prehistoric times. Indeed, there are even numerous caves utilised by Palaeolithic man found in the ...
With a unique light installation, Frankfurt Airport is bringing this elegance to life. Over 325 metres and two storeys, the central element of the exhibition winds its way through the new visitor centre and precisely traces the flight paths and holding patterns of the large jets as they take off and land. A 14-metre-long and 8-metre-wide model of the airport incroporates...
Don’t worry, because we’ve got your back! Ashley Graham’s new backyard is a soothing oasis, and you’ll discover how you can also create a relaxing place at home for those memorable summer evenings! One of the best things about summer is just how much more space you have. While you may be stuck to your house’s square footage during the depths of winter, the warm temperat...
Lighting project: Tornabuoni Design Solutions
Bearing the signature of the Milanese firm Solids, with B&P as the General Contractor, the leitmotif of the entire project was sustainability. This was pursued from the outset by the entire group and, in particular, by the Project Manager Mirko Bovo, the Procurement & Facility Management Director for Lutech. Starting from the selection of the suppliers and the materials ...
Energy refers to the ability to perform transformations . For example, energy is what makes it possible to provide work, to produce movement, to increase or decrease the temperature, or even to change the state of matter! There are three different energy sources: Fossil fuels such as oil or coal. These are the main cause of greenhouse gas emissions and their reserves ar...
The new headquarters in the south of Gonesse (Greater Paris) was designed according to the "campus" concept, which provides for high-quality working environments that encourage collaboration and focus on the feel-good factor for the 300 employees. The offices and the 15,000 m2 showroom are distributed around the inner garden on a total area of 42,800 m2. Our Liquid Lin...
The Nicosia Mall is the ideal place to spend the entire day with over 150 shops, bars, restaurants and cinemas (no less than 5!). Designed for visitors of all ages, it is located in Lakatamia, not far from the centre of the capital, surrounded by green spaces, the focus of the architectural project with which it was built. The result is plain to see: a linear and curved ...
Here, Centumbrie is not simply a name but a place that conceals a profound bond with the territory, sealed through the creation of a site where “matters of the heart” are worked. Indeed, Centumbrie is a latest-generation, innovative and technological oil mill, where high-quality extra-virgin olive oils are produced. But this mill is also home to a café-pâtisserie-bakery,...
Today, the Austrian National Library is one of the most valuable libraries, with over 12 million items, 4 million are books. In the “heart” of the library, the State Hall (or Imperial Hall) extends almost 80 metres in length and rises to a height of 20 metres. Overhead is a dome frescoed by the court painter Daniel Gran. On the shelves over 200,000 volumes are preserved ...
In mid-September 2021, the Cotta Group opened its permanent exhibition in Herford, Röntgenstraße 10, Germany. On an area of 7500 m2, the Cotta Group presents all brands Cotta and Steinpol under one roof for the first time. The group currently supplies 27 European countries. The showroom, which displays the holding company's entire portfolio, is therefore open to partner...
The Club Med Seychelles is a resort located on the island of Sainte Anne, initiated as an upgrade of the existing structurande. “The lighting Theme was complex as the preservation of the natural habitat where the resort is located together with the need to satisfy the day to day leisure and entertainment activities of the guests was paramount” claims the Lighting Des...
Harmony and tradition are the keywords to describe the project Stacci Rural Resort, a tourist facility surrounded by the hills of Modica, in Sicily. In a natural setting of great naturalistic and archeological interest like this the priority was to install the products that enhance the architectural shapes, by valorizing the sourrounding environement. The architect Giov...
The lighting project for Temple C and the walls of Selinunte launched by an initiative of the Cantine Settesoli, in collaboration with the “Archaeological Park of Selinunte and Cave di Cusa” and the “Department of Cultural Heritage and Sicilian Identity”. Thanks to the “Settesoli Sostiene Selinunte” campaign, in fact, for each bottle sold in 2017 10 cents were donated, t...
The Hotel Relais in San Vigilio is an accommodation facility located on the homonymous hill, on the ruins of an ancient castle. The aim of the project was twofold: on the one hand, enhancing the place through scenic lighting that would surprise the visitor, on the other hand giving an accent to the rest and conviviality areas through effective service lighting that is n...
