Paolo Rizzatto was born in Milan on 25 December 1941 where he still deals with architecture, interiors, products and lighting. After graduating in architecture from the Polytechnic of Milan in 1966, he opened his first studio together with Antonio Monestiroli di Leo with whom he mainly dealt with architecture and…
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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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A design calling not to be missed: everything you need to know about the next edition of M&O in January, including well-known names, new entries and a calendar full of events and appointments at the fair and in the streets of Paris. In the midst of the Christmas period, while…
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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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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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Austere, minimal, and with sinuous and soft forms, these desks focus on superior functionality while flaunting striking volumes and luxurious details. Remote working has taught us how to put together home-office corners in functional and practical homes. In fact, desks with a few well-organized necessities are capable of creating the…
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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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Objects and accessories to embellish the home during the Christmas holidays with the most beautiful decorations, choosing from classic motifs to more modern details, for a mix and match of pure style. During the Christmas holidays the house becomes the protagonist, to be decorated and embellished to create the perfect…
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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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