Frame

Frame is a bi-monthly magazine dedicated to the design of interiors and products. It offers a stunning, global selection of shops, hospitality venues, workplaces, exhibitions and residences on more than 224 pages. Well-written articles accompanied by a wealth of high-quality photographs, sketches and drawings make the magazine an indispensable source of inspiration for designers as well as for all those involved in other creative disciplines.

Frame

Facing Variables

market • A foldable sofa inspired by camping furniture. Objects with double – or even quadruple – functions. Flexible furniture and lighting for personalizing spaces. An entire seating system created from just one module. We share the products defining the market today.

SOLID SMOKE • Tapping into the expertise of world-famous chef FERRAN ADRIÀ, furniture brand ONDARRETA produces a seating series that’s ideal for gastronomic environments and flexible enough for other settings.

DIY Design it yourself • One size doesn’t always fit all. In our third selection of curated products from Material Bank – an ultra-efficient sampling service with over 40,000 materials from hundreds of brands – we explore modular materials and customizable creations that make it possible to personalize design projects.

Johanna Seelemann • Seeking alternatives to the exploitative systems of production and consumption, JOHANNA SEELEMANN uses agile design strategies to promote inclusivity and (product) longevity.

Lys Villalba • A multidimensional understanding of flexibility guides architect, professor and independent researcher LYS VILLALBA’s work, which addresses eco-social sustainability through design.

Prototype • Working in the context of war-torn Ukraine, IVAN PROTASOV finds that flexibility has become a vital tool, allowing him to create resilient designs that anticipate change.

‘Many solutions exist in nature’

Radical Rescope • Relocate, reconfigure, repurpose, reimagine, reposition, reprogramme and revitalize: the prefix ‘re’ is omnipresent in the descriptions of the projects featured in this Look Book, which collates the works of creatives who have adopted a multiuse mindset and, with it, rethink the preconceived, and often static, functions of products and spaces in favour of adaptable and open-ended designs responsive to evolving needs and changing conditions, whether those are functional, social or environmental.

STRONGER THROUGH DESIGN TODAY BETTER BY DESIGN TOMORROW • An urban masterclass in innovation, Singapore can offer valuable experience-based insights about living better by design. Zooming in on key focus areas – sustainability, emerging technology and systems of care – FRAME’s latest white paper distils inspiring, insightful and actionable lessons from the city-state and its design community.

How education can build in adaptability • Schooling’s unpredictable shifts make flexibility key for the future of education spaces. But what exactly does ‘flexible’ mean?

Why empty offices could be key in tackling the housing crisis • In many places around the world, there’s a dire need for more affordable homes. Could the post-pandemic surplus of commercial workspaces help to fill the gap?

How flexible design can transform event - goers into cocreators • By employing agile design principles that reframe users as participants in space-making, fleeting event architecture can play host to meaningful dynamic interactions between brands and visitors.

Fleeting yet flexible • Set for demolition at the time of its design, eyewear brand Jins’ Tokyo headquarters manages to embed flexibility into its multifunctional yet temporary interior.

Take aways