Franklin Azzi, Designer de l’année Maison&Objet 2022
The Designer of the Year for the March 2022 edition of Maison&Objet is Franklin Azzi, architect with a cross-disciplinary approach At each edition, Maison&Objet names a Designer de l’Année. Franklin Azzi was named Designer of the Year of the September 2020 edition but the celebration has been postponed to March 2022. The architect and designer […]
Vasca U, the smart bathtub by Forma Aquae
Vasca U, the sustainable and technological washbasin-bathtub, is the result of the collaboration between Accademia Italiana and Forma Aquae Accademia Italiana and Forma Aquae present Vasca U, the smart bathtub that also acts as a washbasin. Designed by student Ulrika Conca, Vasca U is a highly innovative bathroom furnishing that respects the environment and promotes […]
Superbude Hotel opens in Vienna
The new Superbude Wien Prater, a hotel where fantasy rules supreme, opens in Vienna After the success of the first Superbude, which opened in Hamburg in 2006, Superbude Hotel & Hostel & Home Wien Prater has recently opened in Vienna. This new hospitality facility welcomes travelers and artists, for short or long periods, in an […]
Consultancy firm Lysander opens an office in Italy
Consultancy firm Lysander celebrates its 21st anniversary and opens a new office in Italy Lysander, a UK-based multidisciplinary construction consultancy, announces its arrival in Italy with a new office in Milan. This opening is part of a European expansion strategy including offices in Germany, France, Spain and the Netherlands. The industrial, logistics and commercial sectors […]
Airbnb meets design in Sicily and offers it for 1 euro for a year
Airbnb has renovated a house in Sicily, in Sambuca, and offers it for a year to a host who will take care of it and host a room The project curated by Airbnb is part of the “1 Euro House” initiative, started in 2019 by the village of Sambuca to fight depopulation. The 1 Euro […]
Green parquet with a technological heart
Designer Gesa Hansen has created a collection of stained parquet floors for Bauwerk thanks to the oil-based finish Although today there are many solvent-free coatings that are more environmentally friendly than they were 50 years ago, those who love to surround themselves with a healthier, more natural environment are increasingly appreciative of the oil-based finish […]
Brookfield Place: a new architecture for Sydney
Make Architects has designed Brookfield Place in Sydney, a new urban architecture with new pedestrian ways to Wynyard Station In Sydney’s central business district, Make Architects has designed Brookfield Place, a new urban architecture that includes a 6-star office tower, two restored heritage buildings, and a new transit hall for Wynyard Station, the city’s largest […]
Plastic: Remaking Our World, at the Vitra Design Museum
The Vitra Design Museum presents Plastic: Remaking Our World, an exhibition dedicated to the history of plastic and today’s issues If there is one material that has completely reshaped our daily lives, it is definitely plastic. Over the last 70 years, plastic has entered all everyday objects; from packaging to footwear, from household goods to […]
Hives, the new Mutina collection designed by Konstantin Grcic
Hives, designed by Konstantin Grcic for Mutina, is a new collection of 3D hexagonal bricks For the new Hives project by Mutina, Konstantin Grcic was inspired by nature; in fact, to design a hexagonal brick, he drew inspiration from the structure of a beehive. These bricks can be used to build walls, architectural structures and […]
The new Camplus in Turin
Camplus: a new model of hospitality for students and travelers who are still students in spirit In recent years, a new model of ‘mixed’ hospitality addressed to students, tourists, or business travelers looking for an essential yet comfortable accommodation has spread. The ‘campuses’ offering this mixed hospitality are generally located in redeveloped and easily accessible […]
HOMI, The Lifestyle Trade Fair, returns in March 2022
HOMI, The Lifestyle Trade Fair, will be back from 11 to 14 March 2022, with a focus on craftsmanship, ‘Made In’ and sustainability The March 2022 edition of HOMI will be full of novelties. The wide range of proposals focuses, once again, on craftsmanship, ‘Made In’ and sustainability, essential cornerstones for the Milanese event that […]
Iris Ceramica Group and Antonia Jannone team up for the Ceramics Neverending Artworks exhibition
At its flagship store in Milan, Iris Ceramica Group showcases ceramic art until 18 February Iris Ceramica Group and Antonia Jannone Disegni di Architettura gallery, present Ceramics: Neverending Artworks, an exhibition displaying 23 ceramic works. The artworks created by 12 artists and designers will be on show at the group’s flagship store in Milan until […]
The first edition of the Milano Graphic Festival
The first edition of the Milano Graphic Festival shows the best examples in Italian visual communication From 11 to 13 February 2022, Milan will host the first edition of the Milano Graphic Festival (MGF). The new scattered festival dedicated to graphic design, illustration and visual cultures will bring to the city a rich calendar of […]
Acquawhite “haute couture” bathtubs
Haute couture and minimalist design for the freestanding bathtubs from the Acquawhite collection by Acquabella Acquabella, the Spanish brand that has been producing bathroom furniture for over 30 years, presents the Acquawhite freestanding bathtub collection. The series includes four bathtubs, characterized by rounded lines, minimalist design, and soft surface. The four bathtub models in the […]
Save the date: Salone del Mobile.Milano, June 7-12, 2022
Very positive results for the Supersalone 2021, which anticipated the 60th edition of the Salone del Mobile.Milano, Jun 7-12, 2022 The Supersalone, the special event 2021 by Salone del Mobile.Milano, closed with a very positive result. The exhibiting brands were 425, 16% of which were foreign; in addition to these, there were 170 young students […]
The sustainable architecture of the new offices of Moët Hennessy
Barbarito Bancel Architects has designed the new offices of Moët Hennessy, the well-known champagne and spirits brand, in the heart of Paris Moet Hennessy, the French company that produces some of the world’s most famous champagnes and spirits, such as Moët & Chandon and Dom Pérignon champagnes and Hennessy cognac, has recently inaugurated its new […]
The new Braccialini store in Florence
In Florence, on Via dei Calzaiuoli, Emanuele Svetti’s firm has designed a new Braccialini store Architect Emanuele Svetti’s firm has designed the new Braccialini store, in the historical center of Florence. Located at Via dei Calzaiuoli 81, the space occupies 200 square meters on two floors, with a window facing onto the street. The environments […]
Pen and pencil design according to Achille Castiglioni and Gianfranco Cavaglià
The hitherto unseen project by Achille Castiglioni and Gianfranco Cavaglià: CENTO3 pens and pencils produced by EGO.M One of Achille Castiglioni’s last projects, with Gianfranco Cavaglià, in 2001, was a set of pencils and pens, which was rediscovered several years later by Giovanna and Carlo Castiglioni. The prototypes of this project were hidden for several […]
Del Conca revolutionizes the ceramic world with Dinamika
Dinamika is the new ceramic surface by Del Conca that integrates the tactile and graphic effects into the material’s structure Del Conca presents Dinamika, a new ceramic surface that perfectly reproduces the graphic and tactile characteristics of natural materials. The new slab processing developed by the company makes it possible to create the structure and […]
A new wallpaper collection by Jannelli&Volpi with Missoni Home
The fourth wallpaper collection by Jannelli&Volpi with Missoni Home: classic decors and a new look Jannelli&Volpi and Missoni Home have developed new wallpaper proposals for walls decorated with a strong personality. Relying on the Italian production tradition, the two companies share a passion for decoration, textures, graphics, color palettes with multiple contrasts. The fourth wallpaper […]
Ca’ di Dio hotel in Venice, a project by Patricia Urquiola
Patricia Urquiola has designed the Ca’ di Dio hotel in Venice, in the ancient hospice of Riva degli Schiavoni The new project, which has given a new life to the ancient hospice, expresses the essence of Venice, as suggested by Patricia Urquiola, in charge of the interior design project and the artistic direction of the […]