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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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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Some remember him for the Pirelli skyscraper in Milan, others for the iconic Superleggera chair, rightfully entering the ranks of 20th-century design icons. Yet others recognize him as the founder (and director for a remarkable fifty years) of Domus, a magazine still at the forefront of contemporary architectural discourse. The…
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What inspires me? Light. Light is decisive for shapes, for objects, for a total environment. Light goes and has no dimension, and it can travel very far. (Nanda Vigo) Nanda Vigo was born in Milan on 14 November 1936. After graduating from the Institut Polytechnique of Lausanne and an important…
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by Evi Mibelli. “Time, for Beauty, does not exist” – Eva Zeisel. I am secretly proud of having had the opportunity, in 2004, to meet a true design legend in New York: Eva Zeisel. He was 98 years old and carried with great elegance and playful liveliness. His fundamental contribution…
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Un respiro internazionale ha animato la capitale francese, trasformandone le vie in un intreccio di visioni e linguaggi: un dialogo ispirato tra la sensibilità progettuale di Maison&Objet e quella della manifestazione, entrambe guidate da un invito consapevole a ripensare il modo in cui abitiamo il mondo. September transformed Paris into…
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This edition transformed the fair into an experience, the city into a story, and the project into a cultural gesture: with new visions and international influences, it restored the profound meaning of a transformating era, opening a space for collective reflection. September brought us in a lively, bustling Paris, filled…
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by Marta Bellacosa. The latest innovations in pendant lamps revolutionize the very concept of lighting through bold design and innovative materials: lighting becomes scenographic and impactful. Without a doubt, the focal point of a room is represented by the chandelier, an apparently obvious piece of furniture but which is actually…
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by Claudia Schiera. The latest trends for the kitchen environment bring a multifunctional style dedicated to personalization, with cutting-edge technologies, perfect for both indoor and outdoor spaces. Eurocucina 2024 – present this year at the Salone del Mobile in Milan – has launched the latest trends related to one of…
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“I love breaking down the boundaries between what is considered art and what is commonly thought of as design or product.” He is brilliant, creative, irreverent. A romantic maximalist who literally frees design and interiors from the prevailing minimalism and the pervasive “Ikea mood” of recent decades. One might…
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