Nature as a trendsetter. Vertical forests. Outside in.

The most harmonious forms, colors and materials are still the nature. Landscapes shaped by wind and weather, deep and vivid colors of flora and fauna, materials that were created billions of years ago under adverse circumstances.

This is the starting point for the aesthetic feeling of each one of us. Depending on their origin, this feeling for the beautiful and elegant is shaped by the nature of the local landscape and vegetation as well as by the local culture. For example, let's take a look to Kyoto in Japan. Characterized by the uniquely beautiful and filigree nature, famous for the beautiful Zen gardens and teahouses, the landscape here is part of the architecture, a place that combines modern life with tradition and nature in style.

Therefore, it is not surprising that nature is making more inroads into and around living spaces. Whether as a vertical forest on a skyscraper facade in big cities or an architecture that transfers the outside to the inside.

Nature is and always will be the best trendsetter and the catalyst for exciting architecture and beautiful design.

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