Iconic Magazine reported in 2018 on the work of Felix Schwake and its position between architecture, interior design, and functional art.
The publication focused on a design attitude that does not separate function, materiality, and spatial atmosphere. The works follow a reduced architectural order and concentrate on clarity, proportion, and the deliberate integration of use into form.
The objects are not conceived as decorative individual pieces, but as part of spatial situations. Furniture, architecture, and atmosphere are considered together. Functions do not appear as visible additions, but are fully integrated into the geometry. This results in calm objects and spaces that foster concentration and attentive perception.
The works consciously move between art and use. The concept of “functional art” does not describe a stylistic category, but an attitude towards design: spaces and objects are not intended merely to be observed, but to be used and physically experienced.
The design position connects to questions that already concerned European modernism and particularly the Bauhaus: How can function, material, and everyday life be integrated? How does atmosphere emerge from reduction? And how can design generate long-term spatial quality without following short-term stylistic trends?
The publication in Iconic Magazine also points to an international discourse on permanence, material awareness, and the responsibility of design toward everyday life and perception.
International awards in architecture and interior design confirm the relevance of this position within a broader design discourse. Ultimately, however, what matters less is public recognition than the continuous engagement with the question of how spaces and objects shape human experience and what kind of atmospheric impact design can unfold over time.
