Rotterdam-based design studio The New Raw, run by architects Panos Sakkas and Foteini Setaki, presents oversized entrance furniture Stratum. Inspired by geological stratification, the sculptural 18m-long multifunctional element invigorates the entrance area of the new office building of a pioneering online food shopping company in Utrecht, The Netherlands…

Furniture with personality, its own design signature and individual interior design concepts are must-haves in the contract sector. The Austrian hotel and contract furnishing company Symphonic by ADA produces special furniture with tailor-made concepts and offers its partners complete solutions with the highest level of comfort and in exclusive style. The conditions for this are optimal: as a wholly owned subsidiary of ADA Möbelwerke Holding AG, the largest upholstered furniture manufacturer in Austria, Symphonic by ADA can draw on decades of experience…

Located in a tranquil riverside neighborhood at the heart of Kyoto, GENJI Kyoto is a contemporary interpretation of Machiya townhouses, marrying traditional concepts with modern amenities. Inspired by the Japanese masterpiece Tale of Genji, the story of which took place in the vicinity, the hotel’s designers took motifs from the novel to create a wabi sabi world of beauty and harmony.

It may well be that you have to look more closely for the X in the products of the interior brand SACKit. And yet it appears everywhere as a design element. But the X is not the only thing that connects SACKit products. They all follow the Danish design philosophy: functional, aesthetic and durable. Here are five products that epitomise the X and that little bit extra that makes SACKit what it is.

Certamente, Venice belongs on the bucket list and probably some of you reading these lines have already strolled through St Mark’s Square, stopped for a Bellini at Harry’s Bar or been to the pavilion show at the Biennale. But what about organising a party in the Serenissima? No? Eureka! We’ve found something. A hotel in a historic palazzo in the sestiere Cannaregio that can be booked for events.