Like Marcel Wanders’ design or not, the middle ground is difficult. An extrovert and out of the ordinary design characterized by floral elements, redundant decorations and bright colours, such that it is almost considered an anomaly in the world of contemporary design. Wanders’ goal is to make us feel like…
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The September edition of M&O ’25 will open with an approach increasingly centered around innovation, young talents, the latest directions of design and the inspirational trait d’union behind all the different disciplines: the focus on the future of creativity. A breath of fresh air, immersive experiences and insights aimed at…
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by Evi Mibelli. Writing about Massimo Iosa Ghini forces you to travel back in time. It was 1986 and as architecture students in Milan we had the opportunity to get to know each other and share, together with other fellow students, ideas and projects that would determine everyone’s individual destinies.…
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Born on May 18, 1883, in Berlin, Walter Gropius is considered one of the greatest pioneers of modern architecture of the 20th century and is primarily remembered as the founder of the Bauhaus, along with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier, Alvar Aalto, and Frank Lloyd Wright. The son…
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by Evi Mibelli. “You surround yourself with the things that are important to you. Your space, your things: this is who you are” This phrase was displayed on one of the walls of the exhibition dedicated to Konstatin Grcic, which took place in 2015 at the Vitra Design Museum in…
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Marco Zanuso was born in Milan on May 14, 1916. He graduated in architecture in 1939, and his long professional career began in 1945, at the end of World War II. He was an architect, designer, urban planner, and landscape architect, but above all, a “thinking architect,” always ready to…
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by Roberta del Vaglio. Organization and fun are the key to spending pleasant moments outdoors with your pet, without sacrificing style and practicality, of course. Spring invites us to stick our noses and faces outside and spend a few hours together on the terrace or in the garden. If you…
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“Light must strike at the heart—and nowhere else.” (Ingo Maurer) We remember Ingo Maurer—designer, artist, and entrepreneur—who masterfully fused poetry, design, and industry, always placing light and the emotions it evokes at the center of his work. Born on May 12, 1932, on Reichenau Island in Lake Constance, Maurer trained…
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Born in Oviedo (Spain) on May 12, 1961, but a Milanese by adoption for over twenty years, Patricia Urquiola is one of the most important figures in contemporary design and an icon of female creativity. Award-winning, exuberant, eclectic, and unstoppable, the list of her bestselling projects is endless, with many…
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by Marta Bellacosa. Furnishing a small space can be challenging, especially if you don’t want to give up hospitality and shared meals. Round tables come to our aid with space-saving solutions, which, thanks to their shape, encourage conviviality. The challenge is open: different styles, tastes and needs, round tables satisfy…
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