Today we return to a topic we've covered many times: how to recreate a home office, starting with the most important element: the desk or home desk, if you prefer. How do you choose the one best suited to your needs? Commercial options range from basic DIY options available in large stores to…
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It's often thought that it's more suited to the bedroom of a palace or castle, but that's not the case. As always, and since we are the lords of our manor (house, in medieval parlance), it depends on the type of furnishings and therefore the character we want to give to that...
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Sometimes you stumble upon people capable of subverting the usual interpretation of objects we use in our daily lives. I'm talking about my encounter in Ventura Lambrate, a very creative district of the Fuorisalone, with a pair of Dutch student designers—Micha and Sten—who brought their original…
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With a serious look and few words (in fact, we communicated primarily via email), Cristina Celestino, born in 1980, prefers to let her creations do the talking, as happened during the Fuorisalone. A chance meeting, discussing fine craftsmanship, took place at BottegaNove, a company specializing in the production of ceramic and porcelain mosaics, where Cristina…
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A blessing and a curse for both the newlyweds and their relatives and friends, the wedding registry can actually be an opportunity to choose, and receive, timeless design pieces, certainly more desirable than yet another silver frame or cutlery set added to the countless…
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They conjure up images of a living room complete with a roaring fireplace and long evenings of cozy conversation or afternoons spent reading. Today, rocking chairs, pieces of furniture with a nostalgic charm, are also becoming armchairs, adorned with new frames in classic or innovative materials, reviving their presence in the…
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by Laura Tasso. A chair that resembles an apartment building, the Chrysler Building in New York, or the facade of a train station? Yes, of course. Architect Carlo Malerba thought of this when he presented his decidedly unconventional Village Chairs collection at the last Fuorisalone. In our imagination, a chair corresponds to…
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There's a lot of talk about caring for the planet, especially since it's the only one we have, at least for now, about how to protect it from pollution and exploitation. But do we really know what it means to be and live green? We asked an architect and designer who was among the first (nine…
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The choice of bed defines and completes the bedroom. It's not simply a matter of design; the bed is the bed of choice for our night's rest, and therefore it's essential that it be as comfortable as possible. Particular attention should then be paid to the choice of mattress, bed base, and pillows. Once this is done, all that's left is...
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A product of the 50s, the mobile bar is timidly making a comeback in homes, satisfying the desire to create a private corner where one can relax the mind and body. Originally, it symbolized a true revolution in the concept of domestic space, with its rigorously refined finishes...
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