by Evi Mibelli. Observing the vast and multifaceted production of Oki Sato – founder of the Nendo design studio – one instinctively thinks of Osvaldo Cavandoli, Bruno Munari and a quote from Hagakure. Osvaldo Cavandoli was the genius from whose pencil the cartoon La Linea was born, the little man…
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by Evi Mibelli. “I like the beautiful and the useful, and even more the beautiful in the useful.” Andrée Putman was neither a true designer nor a true architect, but an exceptional “ensemblière“. This is how Sylvie Santini, biographer of the grand dame of French design, defines her. A perfect…
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by Federica Capoduri. With Christmas just around the corner, they are the protagonists in creating the right atmosphere and warming up domestic spaces: garlands, lamps and shiny details to celebrate and play with your imagination. Whether it’s small bright spots for tables and living rooms, up to large festoons for…
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The mise en place of the parties are inspired by tradition, following two distinct paths that tell (both) a vision of particularly refined taste: on the one hand the material sumptuousness of Victorian atmospheres, on the other the candor of Scandinavian design. The celebrations are upon us, decorations, sparkling lights…
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With an antiuqe taste, it is one of the most sought-after trends in contemporary interior design, made current and refined by the new interpretations of the Casalgrande Padana porcelain stoneware collections. It is a decorative technique capable of creating spectacular plays of volumes, composed of a series of rounded and…
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by Elena Banfi. They have their feet firmly planted on the ground but their stem bows to illuminate special corners (not only) of the living area. It is thus, in balance between strength and elegance, that arc lamps create poetic islands of light. Since 1962, the year of birth of…
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On 15 December 1870, Josef Hoffmann was born, a famous architect who was among the founders of the Viennese Secession (1897) and a few years later of the Wiener Werkstätte, an association of artists who proposed unity between the various types of arts and who had great fame for thirty…
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A sparkling freedom with a vintage flavor pervades the Christmas mise en place: the hyper-décor leaves room for a more intimate dimension, creating refined suggestions that recall the tableware of the past. A discreet luxury, which is found in the details, pervades the 2024 Christmas table, inspired by the simple…
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Gae Aulenti: the lady of architecture and design. In the panorama of Italian design of the 1950s, women, due to a question of possibilities or female emancipation that characterized that historical period, did not have much space. One of the few personalities who managed to leave an indelible mark on…
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by Roberta del Vaglio. Making a dark interior bright and welcoming is much easier than one might think: it takes some stylistic and creative measures capable of revolutionizing the very perception of interior design. Light is an essential component of architectural design: it is intangible and natural, within reach, but…
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