We've already featured CAR-MET in "A Story of Italian Excellence," introducing their original line of elegantly designed Fireplace bio-fireplaces. Today, almost a year later, the Arezzo-based brand returns with a new Estensioni collection, entirely dedicated to the home. Furnishing solutions where metal interacts…
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Ethnic-style furnishings are a popular trend with roots in colonial style, even in winter interior design for 2018. It's a blend of different trends that strongly recall the European roots of its admirers with exotic touches. Decorations and patterns draw from African, American, and Oriental traditions, all translated into a European mood. A distinction must be made: there's ethnic style translated into European production and the original one. The latter is authentic furniture born from local artisanal traditions that fit well in the most versatile spaces in terms of style overlap.
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Rigodritto. In name and in deed. I've never seen so much determination in a man's words and eyes as in the words and eyes of Edoardo Giusti, a designer born in 1974. Born in Rome, he owns, along with his brother Francesco, the shop that bears the name of…
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Designer and ceramist Paola Paronetto's objects immediately capture the eye. They seem like a painting, a still life, yet they are absolutely alive and present, rich in aesthetic detail. Her objects speak through forms that tend toward art yet remain rooted in the functionality of being...
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The desk can become a veritable battlefield. It's said everyone has order in their mess. But it's the desk that makes the difference. Whether minimal or fully equipped, it's the starting point for our workspace, or simply our writing station. Heir to the historic secretaires, it has retained its primordial function intact. The need to bring order to it has led to various solutions. The famous "design thinking" has done the rest. Necessity is the mother of invention. Different needs are met in designs that, on the one hand, eliminate the superfluous, on the other, find simple yet highly effective solutions.
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There are furnishings that aren't simply beautiful, designer, elegant, or functional, but also tell a story. Their own story. This happened to me with a marble lamp, the work of two talented young Tuscan designers from Pietrasanta: Tiziana Piccinini and Alessandro Mori of EmmePi Design.…
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The sinuous shape is in keeping with the character of its designer, Jaime Hayon. A blend of warm Iberian creativity and the Scandinavian spirit of Republic by Fritz Hansen. Lune is a refined, functional sofa offering diverse compositional options and extraordinary comfort. Available in two to six-seater versions, L-shaped or with a chaise longue, it lends itself to true customization. Its captivating shape already makes it a "new classic" in modern design.
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Experimentation and innovation. These are the hallmarks of BBB Italia since its founding in 1949. A historic Italian company, it has embraced the era of great Made in Italy design right up to the present day. Its production demonstrates this. A design heritage where the relevance of its projects reflects the evolution of contemporary design.
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Contamination is the essence of Kartell design for 2018. A "metissage," a blend of moods, knowledge, and cultures that represent the contemporary world. Creativity explodes in this kaleidoscope of connections, facilitated by technology. Projects that celebrated their 50th anniversary this year, like the legendary Componibili, coexist alongside new entries that already demonstrate a long career. The Kartell collection indulges in contamination and becomes part of different universes that reflect the contemporary way of life.
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Ten years after its release, Zampieri's Axis kitchen has been reinterpreted. The model designed by Stefano Cavazzana combines new materials for a winning combination of traditional values and contemporary design. Axis 2017 is available in two versions: Axis and Axis 012. "It's the first kitchen I've…
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