Refin: wood look ceramic tiles
Wood look ceramic tiles: highly resistant material expressing furniture styles in a highly versatile way A trend becoming more and more popular in recent years is ceramic tiles inspired by other materials. Research into materials for interior design made huge progress, and Refin is one of the leading players in this research. What are the […]
Extra: geometrie in bilico tra arte e design Is Back in Vercelli in 2019
From 25 May to 2 June 2019, Extra, the event dedicated to design and art, will be back in Vercelli for the third time Extra: Geometrie in bilico, the event organized in collaboration with Federmobili Vercelli, ASCOM and Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Vercelli, was visited by 3,000 people in 2018 during 10 days (click […]
Poliform Takes Part in the Chelsea Flower Show
Until May 25th Poliform gets colorful for the environment From 20 to 25 May, London hosts the “Chelsea Flower Show”, an event born in the early nineteenth century and organized by the Royal Horticultural Society. This floral exhibition is so important that it attracts even the attention of the Royal Family. During these hectic days, […]
The First Garden by Tom Dixon at the Chelsea Flower Show
Tom Dixon takes part in the Chelsea Flower Show with an installation made in collaboration with Ikea, with a garden and a horticultural laboratory Design Research Studio – the Research Department of Tom Dixon – developed with Ikea a garden for the Chelsea Flower Show 2019. The name of this indoor botanical and vegetable garden […]
A metà tra arte e architettura –
Design Diffusion Video News: A Week Dedicated to Art and Architecture The Milano Arch Week enters the thick of it. The event dedicated to architecture, today’s urban challenges and the cities of the future is back until Sunday, May 26th. We have met Stefano Boeri, Artistic Director of Arch Week. We will talk about exhibitions […]
Simone Micheli and the architecture of wellness
Simone Micheli, an internationally renowned architect, since the beginning of his career highlighted the value of architecture on a human scale, stimulating sensoriality. We talked to him about the architecture of wellness, and what it means to design on a human scale. Simone Micheli, what does this mean when it comes to wellness architecture? By wellness architecture, […]
Historic Kitchen Brand Berloni Goes to MotoGP 2019/2020
Berloni, the kitchen brand characterized by charming aesthetics, innovation and quality, announces its participation in MotoGp 2019/2020 Gruppo Berloni is a Pesaro-based company that since 1960 has been manufacturing exclusive furniture for the kitchen, fully-equipped, meeting different tastes and needs. Berloni kitchens, past and present Characterized by high technology, attention to aesthetics and detail, the Berloni […]
Liu Bolin: The Invisible Man on Show at MUDEC –
The Chinese performer of camouflage photography arrives in Milan From the spires of Milan Cathedral to the shelves of a supermarket, passing through the Colosseo. The world-famous Chinese artist Liu Bolin, known to the general public for his camouflage performances, arrives at Mudec with the exhibition “Liu Bolin, visible invisible.” Liu Bolin adopts the poetics […]
Design and Crucial Encounters: Three Podcasts
Destini Incrociati tells the encounter between two people from the world of design Destini Incrociati is an on-demand audio show that has attracted the attention of many listeners for some time now. This pleasant and interesting cultural radio program tells the encounter between two design icons, provoking emotions not only in the protagonists but also […]
Mondo Mendini: an exhibition about Alessandro Mendini at Groninger Museum
For its 25th anniversary, the Groninger Museum dedicates an exhibition to its designer, Alessandro Mendini. The exhibition was curated by Mendini himself, who worked on it before he passed away last February. This is an opportunity to deepen the knowledge of the Italian Master and to visit one of the most interesting works of contemporary […]
Instructions for Living on Mars
Mars Case, by the Chinese firm OPEN Architecture, is a capsule-prototype for emergency situations. In an emergency situation, there may be a need to recycle air, water, food and even garbage: this is why the architects of OPEN Architecture designed Mars Case, a 2.4 x 2.4 x 2 m capsule combining design, technology and architecture. The […]
From India, Marble According to Kunaal Kyhaan
At the Milan Design Week 2019, the capsule collection Yantr by Koy combined the Indian artisan tradition in marble with contemporary technology The Indian designer Kunaal Kyhaan, is hosted at PalermoUno gallery (Via Palermo 1, Milan) until mid-July, with an original and contemporary capsule collection of furnishing accessories, launched at Milan Design Week 2019. Thanks […]
Trussardi ‘ready to travel’
Trussardi and the capsule collection dedicated to travel Trussardi Spring/Summer 2019 pre-collection presents a special wardrobe dedicated to travel. Ready to go, with a multitude of bags, kit bags, backpacks, tote bags, suitcases with or without wheels, many of them in leather – a distinctive feature of the brand’s DNA – customizable with one’s name. […]
In New York the 2019 Edition of WantedDesign
WantedDesign comes back in 2019 with two events: WantedDesign Manhattan, in the historic headquarters of the Terminal Stores, and WantedDesign Brooklyn, at Industry City Among the special events of this year’s edition there is the celebration of 35th anniversary of the Campana Brothers’ design studio. On this occasion WantedDesign and Central Saint Martins – University […]
In London an Exhibition about Stanley Kubrick
The London Design Museum presents “Stanley Kubrick: The Exhibition”, with set designs and costumes from the great director’s films If you are in London for the Clerkenwell Design Week, there is an exhibition you should not miss. For the 20th anniversary of his death, the London Design Museum dedicates an exhibition to Stanley Kubrick, who […]
Rugiano at Salone del Mobile 2019 –
The new collection of Rugiano at Salone del Mobile.Milano 2019
De Padova: New Showroom in London
De Padova has recently inaugurated its first showroom in London, near Boffi Chelsea, in the district of Brompton Cross, an island dedicated to Italian design “London is not just a European capital, but a capital of the world. After Milan, Paris and New York, the new De Padova opening could only be in another of […]
Starbucks Reserve Roastery Opens in New York
The new Starbucks Reserve Roastery in New York is not a simple café, but a workshop and a stage, where you can embark on a knowledge journey about coffee Starbucks has a long history in the city of New York. The first store opened on Broadway in 1994. 25 years later, there are 350 cafés […]
Design Diffusion Video News: Special Episode Dedicated to Food –
This week’s main topic is food. “Food Ideas” is a project focused on the relationship between food and design. It is the first research center dedicated to food and it is located at BASE Milano. We will give you a preview of the spaces where this new project is carried out. Moreover, the 10th edition […]
New York City’s Vertical Labyrinth
Vessel, the new urban project designed by British architect Thomas Heatherwick, is a reference to Escher A giant honeycomb, a 45-meter high steps labyrinth, a viewing platform that provides unusual perspectives in the heart of Hudson Yard, one of the fastest-changing areas of Manhattan. This is Vessel, the massive architecture designed to be climbed and […]
Interview to designer Francesco Meneghello –
