materials

Shopfitting: "Sustainability is a driving force and not the antithesis of design"

Interview with Dr. Christian Hilz, Managing Director at TREND-Store on customer loyalty resulting from sustainable actions

His genuine enthusiasm for responsible shopfitting is palpable. Dr. Christian Hilz of Trend-Store is one of those people who is wholeheartedly facing this tough challenge and willing to pass his knowledge on to others. For him, the key to ...

Please touch! Material gets to tell a story

Interview with Hannes Bäuerle, Raumprobe

Retailers have many choices when they design their stores. The large variety of materials ranging from wood to concrete and the endless options of colors and shape of design elements are hard to fathom. And what exactly is the latest trend? Interior ...

Mannequin 2015: Knaapje by Rein Reitsma

Hans Boodt collaborates with the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam

This mannequin is not only extraordinary and most flexible to use but also quite funny to look at - as we think. Knaapje is the newest creation of Hans Boodt Mannequins together with Rein Reitsma. What's behind all this? The designer ...

Custom glass bending

The possible applications for curved glass panels are many and varied – ranging from facades to designer furniture. Researchers have now developed a process which enables the panels to be shaped six times faster and considerably more ...