Ecological colors. A real natural color is characterized by the fact that the raw materials come from renewable or mineral sources
Building envelope & interior 2023, December
Fall accidents are still the order of the day in Germany. In 2016, BG BAU registered over 8,000 crashes with 29 deaths. An effective one
Your customer loves the individual? Great, then you are exactly right with a spatula technique! Because the variety of decorative fillers and
Why are art and industrial buildings so rarely combined? This was asked at Covestro Deutschland AG, a manufacturer of high quality
With a structured lime clay plaster, you can design wall dresses in the sought-after shabby chic. The patterns are created using large-format templates
A new protective metal coating should make metal coatings easier and more economical. The paint also adheres to coil coatings or powder coatings
The design quality also contributes to the sustainability of buildings - the DGNB accordingly complements its certification with the award
Smooth wall surfaces have been a trend for years. To implement them, craftsmen use mineral fillers, among other things
Potatoes contain a lot of starch. This “waste product” is now used for a new type of binder that is used in an interior wall paint
Sound absorbers: the acoustics in a vaulted cellar at the medieval Scharfenstein Castle in Thuringia, where whiskey tastings take place
Creative wall design techniques were very popular again in 2018. The trends change here too - similar to colors or wallpapers
It resounds in the basement. Especially in a historic vaulted cellar, which, like the boarding school at Hagerhof Palace in Bad Honnef, is used as a cafeteria
Daniela Volk lives in a small apartment in Rohrbach in the Odenwald. There she works in her father's painting company, which the family works together in
"Building in existing", this art is dominated by the Stuttgart office Lederer + Ragnarsdóttir + Oei. For example in Brackenheim, where the baroque town hall
Over a hundred years ago, the Kurhaushotel in Bad Salzhausen, a district of Nidda, was a meeting place for high society. Remember these heydays
As in most historical buildings, acoustics is a problem in the former 18th century dicasterial building in Koblenz. The solution
The restaurant in the Old Train Station Zoo in Wuppertal is decorated with ceiling paintings based on historical models. Nina Voigt, Caparol A between dusk and
In the past, coatings only had to give the surface color and structure. Today, however, colors can also perform certain functions. At the
Gone are the days when most of the bathrooms were tiled to the ceiling. In modern bathroom design, the proportion of tiles
The natural sorption capacity of selected building materials, such as special plasters or paints, can be used specifically to
Glass fabrics are valued for their uncomplicated processing, their robustness and their crack-bridging properties. In design
Designs with stucco profiles and panels create lively interplay of light and shadow and connect wall and ceiling. Martina Lehmann, Caparol
Once the mold has spread, it is important to remove it as soon as possible. But it really must always contain active ingredients
If rust imitations were once only in demand for backdrop painting, they are currently also used to design modern living or commercial spaces
Some people find unpleasant smells, electrosmog or noise in the interior very annoying. With suitable coating materials
At the Badische Fachfachschule in Lahr, acoustic panels were tested in a “self-experiment”. Jürgen Rehberg of Caparol clapped his hands briefly: “Listen
The color concept for the children's home in Pforzheim is a model for a child-friendly design. To create an optimal atmosphere, too
Good room acoustics increase well-being and increase the ability to concentrate. When improving acoustics, however, aesthetics should also
To see floor and wall as a unit - that was what a floor covering and a building color manufacturer had in the joint development of a collection for
Soot, nicotine and water stains are particularly unattractive on acoustic ceilings, since these ceilings usually have the largest continuous area of an interior
When are preservative-free paints useful, when is it even necessary? And are paints that contain preservatives generally harmful?
How does the wallpaper 2018 look like? At Heimtextil in Frankfurt, in addition to opulent animals and plants, there was also simple Scandinavian
The facade of the Contemporary Gallery of the Hamburg Kunsthalle was cleaned for the first time since it opened in 1997. The building was out
Cork floors offer many advantages: they are warm to the feet, offer a high level of walking comfort, reduce impact noise and are considered sustainable and healthy for living
A “simple” filler turned into a modern system for surface design 20 years ago. Interview with Frank Sanau from Ardex
Terrazzo is a floor covering based on rock quarry and binder. Traditional terrazzo floors are complex and expensive. There is an alternative
Walls, ceilings and doors were to be given a continuous shop design in this Osnabrück sports house. The claim was a unified one
This former workers' settlement in Nuremberg was renovated in close coordination with the monument authority. To track down the original design
Mold often goes unnoticed behind wood paneling or other sealed surfaces. A new system is designed to be
In the course of the restructuring and refurbishment of the nursing care in the children's and adolescent hospital "Auf der Bult" became the identity-creating and pedagogical