Furniture China 2020: Digital Trade Show
With the new Digital Trade Show, Furniture China comes back from August 2020 Furniture China, the furniture fair usually held in Shanghai in September, will be back also in 2020. However, this year, due to the ongoing Covid-19 health emergency, it will be held in two different ways: online, as Digital Trade Show, from 8 […]
E-gloo, the installation by Magenta Workshop protesting against global warming
Magenta Workshop creates E-gloo, an installation to raise public awareness of global warming Israeli design studio MAGENTA Workshop has created a new installation exhibited at the MUSA museum in Tel Aviv for the first edition of Israel’s crafts and design biennale. E-gloo, this is the title of the work, is a stainless steel igloo that […]
Sicis conquers the Central Park Tower in New York
Sicis is the main star in a large apartment in New York, in the Central Park Tower Italian company Sicis, which has been producing high-quality mosaics and furnishings for over thirty years, has designed the interiors of a large apartment in New York’s Central Park Tower, the tallest residential tower in the world. Made of […]
Holidays in Sicily at the Brucoli lighthouse
The ancient Brucoli lighthouse becomes a 5-star residence Spending your holidays in Sicily, at the Brucoli Lighthouse, means enjoying the sun, the sea and the nature that surrounds it. But also living moments of absolute wellbeing and relaxation, thanks to the conservative restoration that has converted the lighthouse into a splendid residence with all the […]
Luxury Living Group joins Lifestyle Design
Lifestyle Design, made in Italy design group, acquires the brands of Luxury Living Group The long journey begun in the early 2000s by Gruppo Charme has continued over the years and has led to another important acquisition. From the initial core of brands, including the most prestigious manufacturers of Italian design, such as Poltrona Frau, […]
Virtual design exhibitions in 2020, in the time of Covid-19
The must-attend virtual design exhibitions you can visit from home in 2020 Although the Covid-19 emergency is not over yet, the 2020 design exhibitions have reopened their doors to visitors. And many of them come in a new guise. For this year, many professionals have decided to organize their exhibitions in virtual mode only. A […]
Up To You Anthology on Kickstarter
Up To You Anthology, the platform for the bag designed by your favorite designer, launches its Kickstarter campaign. Innovative also in the way it sells its products, Some days ago, Up To You Anthology launched a campaign on the well-known crowdfunding site where you can buy your bag before others, or contribute to the project […]
Cortina Digital Design Weekend 2020: Cortina Calls Design
On July 22, Cortina For Us and DDN will host the digital version of the Cortina Design Weekend The digital version of the Cortina Design Weekend, organized by Cortina For Us and DDN magazine, will take place on Wednesday, July 22, 2020, from 11:00 to 12:15. This event, dedicated to nature and its interpretations in […]
Sigurdur Thorsteinsson: Italy and tourism design
Sigurdur Thorsteinsson arrived in Milan from Iceland in the 1980s. Since then he has been living in Milan, where he completed his studies at IED. Today Thorsteinsson is Chief Design Officer and partner of Design Group Italia, a multidisciplinary studio that ranges from product to graphic design, from digital to service design, in the broadest […]
X+Living: a new bookstore in Beijing
X+Living designs Beijing Zhongshuge Lafayette store, a new bookstore in Beijing, inspired by traditional Chinese gardens Architecture practice X+Living has recently completed a new bookstore in Beijing, in China. The Beijing Zhongshuge Lafayette store is located in the Lafayette department store. This space is an interesting example of commercial architecture, inspired by traditional Chinese architecture. […]
Mara for Hivos headquarters in The Hague
The Follow table collection designed by Mara furnishes Hivos headquarters in The Hague Hivos is an international organization that supports development countries and is based in The Hague, on Grote Markstraat, a street that connects several commercial areas in the city center. It has recently renovated its headquarters in the Sijthoff building, a historic building […]
Nightsky, a new glamping experience
Halfway between the tent and the prefabricated module, Nightsky is the latest high-quality accommodation solution for glamping. Designed by Paolo Scoglio, Nightsky is a living module where you can work, relax, sleep, surrounded by nature. Paolo Scoglio, an architect with an authentic passion for buildings surrounded by nature, set up The Ne[s]t, a practice that […]
HiHack: a call to design the future
The final phase of the Call4Design promoted by HiHack is starting: contestants can present their ideas and projects for the workplace of the future until 20 July The 2020 edition of HiHack, the Open Innovation program created by Hi interiors, an Italian company specializing in the creation of hi-tech design products, is very close to […]
New metallic colors for Flumood by Antoniolupi
Metallic reflections in the bathroom with Flumood by Antoniolupi Flumood, the composite material patented by Antoniolupi, presents the new metal finishes. Made of aluminum hydroxide and synthetic resins, Flumood is a scratch-resistant, non-porous, stain-resistant material that can be easily restored if damaged. Available in a perfectly smooth satin finish or with relief texture, it is […]
Aldo Cibic, Philipp Selva and the Petite Maison
How to outfit a small home with style and elegance: a webinar with Aldo Cibic and Philipp Selva In recent years, apartments in urban areas have tended to be increasingly small, mainly due to the price of housing space in big cities. This is an established trend, which is unlikely to change, at least for […]
DDN SAFARI FEST: the blogger design festival
Despite the absence of the Salone del Mobile.Milano, DDN organized the blog safari: 10 international bloggers and magazines explored 8 brands with their products and collections. A collection of stories that can still be found in their Instagram Highlights and blog posts, for an authentic blogger design festival. The fourth edition of the DDN Blog […]
Doimo Cucine: the kitchen is the heart of the home
Also for globetrotters the kitchen is the heart of the home: Doimo Cucine interprets spaces with versatile compositions In all the houses of the world, the kitchen is the place where we gather. It is the heart of the home, a relaxing room, a place linked to tradition and memory. In the kitchen we also […]
Pratic: the new Slide Glass 60 series of glass doors for verandas
Openness and protection for really comfortable outdoor architectures The human brain has always loved the pergola by nature. This is what emerges from Pratic’s third neuroscientific research study, “Design for Wellbeing – Semiosi delle forme”, which contains important news for the world of living space design and those who love open-air life. The pergola is […]
Milton Glaser: Italian art and graphic design
On June 26th, 2020, Milton Glaser, world-famous graphic designer with a special love for Italy, died on his 91st birthday A pure New Yorker, Milton Glaser is famous all around the world for the “I love New York” logo he designed in the late Seventies to relaunch the city, whose fame at that time was […]
The Petite Maison by Aldo Cibic for Philipp Selva
Philipp Selva and Aldo Cibic join forces to present the “petite maison” designed by Aldo Cibic and produced by PhilippSelva, the brand dedicated by South Tyrolean company Selva to the high-end segment. This project is dedicated to small apartments in big cities, meeting the practical needs of a client base mainly consisting of young people. […]
AlbaComponents: innovative furniture
The innovative, technological and functional furniture and complements by AlbaComponents The innovative capability of Metalmeccanica Alba represents one of the pillars on which the real added value of AlbaComponents is based, with its range of components for chairs, benches, tables, complements, for the home, the office, contract and public spaces. Each product intends to meet […]