ICFF New York: design in North America
ICFF-International Contemporary Furniture Fair, the most important design fair in North America, is back in May 2019, with the 31st edition. The 2018 edition hosted more than 900 exhibitors, from all categories related to furniture and interior architecture, furnishings, bathroom furniture, kitchen, lighting, floorings and wall coverings, fabrics and wallpapers. The audience is highly specialized, […]
Clerkenwell Design Week turns 10
Clerkenwell Design Week, held every year in London in May, turns 10 in 2019. Founded 10 years ago as a platform to promote independent design, the 2018 edition welcomed over 34,000 visitors and 300 exhibitors, young designers and brands as well as major international companies, including Cappellini, Kvadrat and Moroso, to name but a few. […]
Logo Effect on the Miu Miu Collection
The alphabet of style for Spring/Summer 2019 The space of the Miu Miu Spring/Summer 2019 fashion show presented in Paris at Palais d’Iéna was set up as an alphabet referencing the essence of the word/brand with the letters “M”, “I” and “U”. Perceived as a tautology, a parade of attitudes inside the fashion show, a […]
What Is Design?
The goal of ‘Design per tutti’, the LABexperience by Level, a Brianza-based company, is to understand what design is, with a program of four meetings that will take place in May 2019 Could you define design? This is how Charles Eames answered the question “What is design?”: “One could describe Design as a plan for […]
The Human-Friendly Office by Quadrifoglio Group
Quadrifoglio Group designs innovative office furniture that improves spaces to offer greater wellbeing Quadrifoglio Group is an Italian company that designs office furniture in line with new concepts of space, thus transforming the workplace into an environment that cares for the needs of the people occupying it. The solutions proposed by Quadrifoglio Group create environments […]
Antrax at the Milano Design Week 2019 –
Vimar: Smart Solutions to Stay Connected with Your Home
Design for All: The Prime Washbasin by Goman
A countertop washbasin for many different uses, designed for spaces that respect diversity. Prime by Goman, designed by Francesco Rodighiero from Studio Rodighiero Associati, is a countertop washbasin designed for both domestic and collective spaces such as hotels and public centers, characterized by a contemporary design and universal requirements. Awarded with the DfA Quality Label, […]
Panguaneta Is Among Italy’s Top 600 SMEs
An award to the Mantua-based company that manufactures poplar plywood It is always nice to receive an award, especially if it took a lot of effort. Panguaneta, founded in 1960 and now in its third generation, is a company that has grown thanks to investments in innovation and technology, aimed at improving the plants, which […]
58th Venice Art Biennale: May You Live In Interesting Times
‘May You Live In Interesting Times’ is a title that invites you to think and arouses your curiosity before visiting the exhibition that this year will be curated by Ralph Rugoff Ralph Rugoff, director of the Hayward Gallery in London, B.A. in semiotics, has a goal, questioning our reference points through art, as we will […]
A New Look for the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Hotel
Virserius Studio reinvents the interiors of the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, a luxury hotel and art stage Virserius Studio, an American interior design and architecture studio based in New York and Paris, renovates the interiors of the Cosmopolitan Hotel of Las Vegas. After winning a year-long competition, in which the best interior design firms in […]
Bloggers and trends from the Salone del Mobile.Milano 2019
6 trend-hunting bloggers. DDN Blog and 5 other international bloggers – Italianbark.com, Trendstefan.se, Thatscandinavianfeeling.com, Passionshake.com and Interiorsdesignblog.com – visited Salone del Mobile.Milano 2019, spotting some trends for next year. Here they are. The green color keeps on going As already stated by DDN Blog last January, green has been widely diffused at Salone del Mobile 2019. Flou Natevo‘s profusion […]
Paolo Castelli at Salone del Mobile 2019 | Euroluce –
At the Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2019, the Emilia-based company doubles its presence, participating also in Euroluce, for the second time. Two complementary spaces dedicated to elegance, resulting from Paolo Castelli’s design. Evocative installations reveal a new concept of contemporary living, the synthesis of a sophisticated and meticulous research aimed at expressing a distinctive and […]
Alberto Casati, the Designer Who Pays a Tribute to Italy and the Masters of the 20th Century
Colors and geometries characterize the works by Alberto Casati, young Italian designer at the SaloneSatellite 2019 Italian designer Alberto Casati exhibited his works at the SaloneSatellite 2019 for the first time: a series of iconic products that pay a tribute to his country, Italy, and great masters of the 20th century such as Ettore Sottsass, […]
Lumen Center Italia: The Luum Project at the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana
Raphael’s cartoon at the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana in Milan is illuminated by Luum spotlights by Lumen Center Italia After a 5 years’ restoration, Raphael’s preparatory cartoon of The School of Athens is now displayed at the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana in Milan, with an exhibition design by Stefano Boeri’s architecture firm. Lumen Center Italia is among the protagonists of […]
Philipp Selva at the Salone del Mobile 2019 –
The major news for this year is the introduction of three iconic items, designed by international designers. Selva’s desire is to intensify collaboration with the largest design studio’s in the World. Living, dining room and bedroom are thus combined in a unique and unmistakable way. Selva’s aim is to eliminate the rigidity imposed by the […]
Wine made in the City: the “Naviglio Rosso”
A project by Cantina Urbana, the first company of this kind in Italy The first wine “made in Naviglio” (Naviglio is a waterway in Milan) has just been created; its name is Naviglio Rosso (Red Waterway). Produced in 2,500 bottles, it is obtained from the local Croatina grape variety with a dash of Barbera. Vinification […]
Surprising Sensual Effects in the New Collection by Guy Laroche
Irreverence and explicit design meet Guy Laroche’s elegance Elegance and sensuality, “with surprise”, characterize Guy Laroche Spring/Summer 2019 collection. Black and white, light and shadow, moments of the day and references to the evening alternate on the catwalk a modular front-back game that turns the jacket-trouser outfit and the elegant dress into another garment applauded […]
Privitera Eventi at DDN Phutura | Fuorisalone 2019 –
Privitera Eventi: modular structures that can be modified depending on the event and needs. These bright and spectacular spaces, made of steel and clear polycarbonate, welcomed the visitors of DDN Phutura (via Beltrami), immediately evoking the idea of attention to nature and transparent communication. The greenhouses, which at the sunset were enlivened by colorful light effects […]
Lexus Design Award 2019
Lisa Marks wins the Lexus Design Award 2019 with Algorithmic Lace, a project dedicated to women Lexus, a globally renowned automotive brand for the world-class design, craftsmanship and technological innovation that characterize its products, announces the winner of the Lexus Design Award 2019. Lexus Design Award This international competition born in 2013 invites up-and-coming designers […]
The Wishing Tree, Make Your Wish during Design Week 2019
The Wishing Tree, an installation dedicated to dialogue and poetry, between design, good food and the charm of the Chiostri di San Barnaba in Milan 200 people took part in the inauguration of the installation The Wishing Tree of the Società Umanitaria di Milano, on Tuesday, April 9th, 2019. Surrounded by a rural atmosphere, lighting […]