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…
Read more
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…
Read more
by Sara Gecchelin. A unique ceramics workshop in the heart of Umbria, where meticulous attention to detail and manual skill transform clay into design objects rich in authenticity, cultural value, and a timeless artisanal quality. The reason we’re talking about Tassi Maioliche Artistiche today is not only because Umbrian craftsmanship…
Read more
Arieto Bertoia was born on March 10, 1915 in a small town a few kilometers from Pordenone but while still young he moved to the United States, where he became Harry and an American citizen. A trained sculptor and goldsmith, during his university years he acquired an excellent knowledge of…
Read more
An engineer with a passion for design, Isao Hosoe was born in Tokyo on March 8, 1942. He graduated in aerospace engineering with a thesis on a human-powered aircraft, then moved to Milan in 1967 to collaborate with Gio Ponti and Alberto Rosselli of the Ponti-Fornaroli-Rosselli studio. In 1985 he…
Read more
by Evi Mibelli. It is a name that is unknown to most people and is not particularly well known even among “insiders”. Unless they’re collectors of Scandinavian design, and they enjoy participating in auctions, where his formidable furnishings fetch prohibitive prices. Carl Axel Acking was one of the most prolific…
Read more
by Evi Mibelli “The architect’s job is not to create beautiful architecture, but spaces where people can live well and in harmony.” Her name is a flag bearer of the status of successful women in the world of contemporary architecture. A career that took its first steps in her beloved…
Read more
Among the last great Masters who made “Made in Italy” famous internationally, we remember Angelo Mangiarotti, born in Milan on February 26, 1921. Architect, sculptor, and designer, he graduated from the Politecnico di Milano and then began his career in the United States, where he worked with greats such as…
Read more
Compact and discreet in everyday life, extendable tables transform to accommodate friends and family. A versatile piece of furniture that combines functionality, design, and space optimization. There is a specific moment when a table stops being just a piece of furniture and becomes the center of the home: when guests…
Read more
Born in Offenbach am Main on February 24, 1893, Christian Dell trained as a silversmith at a specialized academy for silver forging and later attended the School of Applied Arts in Weimar, where he refined and put into practice his knowledge in artisan workshops as a master silversmith. From 1922…
Read more
