Light and Water for a Professional and Spectacular Mixer Tap
Nobili Rubinetterie presents Luce, a kitchen mixer tap that becomes a useful tool and a surprising lamp thanks to 36 LEDs Luce represents the meeting point between technology and faucets. The research team of Nobili Rubinetterie, brand founded in the ’50s and currently present in 87 countries, developed the kitchen mixer tap with LED technology […]
‘Pezzi di Napoli’, Unique Heritage Made in Naples
Pezzi di Napoli® is a creative factory that combines art, design and craftsmanship expressing the city’s cultural ferment with new languages and re-editions. The new features for 2019 are light sources inspired by the sea After a year’s study and research, in October 2018, Giosy Camardella and Titti Gallucci launched Pezzi di Napoli®, which is […]
DDN Guide, DDN Blog and DDN TV: what to see at Milan Design Week
Want to know what to see at Milan Design Week and Milan Salone del Mobile 2019? Don’t miss all of the Design Diffusion publications, the DDN TV broadcast, and the DDN Guide to the Fuorisalone 2019, in Milan, April 9-14. The Design Diffusion World offers many opportunities to communicate your events at Milan Design Week 2019. These range from the DDN Blog Safari, which […]
When the Fireplace Meets Design Interiors
The latest Plasma fireplaces by MCZ Group, in the corner and three sided versions, enhance modern interiors offering maximum performance and minimum consumption Among the news concerning MCZ Group’s Winter 2019 is the completion of the Plasma fireplace range, with the version with three glass sides and the corner version with two glass sides, equipped […]
#Youngtalents: the Market for memories
Market is a design collective from Zagreb, Croatia, (Marita Bonačić, Katarina Perić, Iva Hrvatin) presented as a contemporary reinterpretation of the domestic interior aesthetics from the designers’ childhood memories Slava’18 is a collection of furniture and decorative objects presenting a contemporary reinterpretation of the aesthetics of home interiors from the authors’ childhood memories, effectively escaping […]
La nostra Top 5: ristoranti per San Valentino
San Valentino richiede una cena romantica nel posto giusto: qui la top 5 di ristoranti con attenzione (anche) all’interior design Non c’è festa di San Valentino che si rispetti senza la consueta cena tête-à-tête. Ma la qualità del cibo e del servizio non sono tutto, la location infatti ha il suo peso per creare la […]
Our Top 5 Restaurants for St. Valentine’s Day
St. Valentine’s Day must be celebrated with a romantic dinner in the right location: here are our top 5 restaurants with curated interiors A proper St. Valentine’s Day includes a tête-à-tête dinner. However, high-quality food and service are not enough; the location may set (or spoil) the atmosphere. Here you can find a list of […]
10 Design Highlights from Imm Cologne 2019
Here is our selection of top pieces from the stands of Imm Cologne 2019, partly anticipating the Salone del Mobile di Milano As an international furniture fair, Imm Cologne is the reference point for North-Central Europe and certainly a focal point for the international interiors trade. The 2019 edition was visited by 150,000 people from […]
Art and Photography: Robert Mapplethorpe at the Madre Museum in Naples
The retrospective exhibition of the New York born master of photography Robert Mapplethorpe is running until April 8th, 2019, the rhythm is that of a theatrical performance with dance moves and masterful nudes, verging on eroticism Dedicated to one of the greatest photographers of the 20th century, the retrospective ‘Robert Mapplethorpe. Coreografia per una mostra’ […]
Milan: A Call for Fuorisalone 2019 in the Isola District
Until 28 February 2019 Milan Design Market’s call is open to emerging designers and brands willing to take part, next April, in the world’s most famous Fuorisalone! In Milan, preparations for the Salone del Mobile and the inseparable Fuorisalone, which will take place from 9 to 14 April 2019, are well underway. And there will […]
The Office of the Future? It Is a Reality at the Microsoft Envisioning Center
Studio O+A designed for the Microsoft Envisioning Center a workplace that makes man-technology interaction easier and comfortable: a model for the immediate future The Microsoft Envisioning Center is the laboratory of the US computer company where the most advanced technologies are studied and tested. Located in Redmond, home to the headquarters of Gates and Allen’s […]
Willing to Change Furniture? Rent a Table
The trend of furniture renting arrives in Italy with #AfforTable by Studio Apeiron, which offers a designer table for 1 euro a day! The international trend of furniture renting aims to revolutionize the furniture market and arrives in Italy with the #AfforTable campaign by Studio Apeiron, which designs and produces made in Italy furnishings. After […]
Trends in furniture for 2019
At the end of 2018, we looked at the trends in furniture. Now it’s time to take a look at the trends in furniture for 2019, so to do that we start with the first exhibition of the year, imm cologne. Although not a leading trade fair when it comes to trends, it is Europe’s […]
GEZE at BAU 2019
GEZE: Great Value Added Solutions for Livable Buildings At BAU 2019, GEZE presented systems and solutions that support customers and partners in all stages of the building life cycle. From planning to inspiring professional solutions, to specific services and international solutions. Everything is completely provided “on demand” by a single supplier.
10 Design Pieces that Made Barber & Osgerby famous
Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby talk about them and the great success that brought them to the Met at the beginning of their design career. Very British, very international! Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, during twenty years, have contributed to defining contemporary design. They told us their story through ten projects that sanctioned their success. […]
Los Angeles, Mariposa1038: Dancing with Architecture
Black and white Mariposa1038 residential building was shaped by LOHA in one of the most densely populated neighborhoods in Los Angeles; with its curves and checkered balconies, it has the rhythm of modern dance Looking at the development plans of the project for Mariposa 1038, it is almost spontaneous to compare the building with a […]
A Colorful Ramen Bar – #youngtalents
A freshly renovated spot, as fresh, minimal and avant-gardist is the interior design project by Ben Berwick from the Australian architectural firm Prevalent. Situated in a building from 1906 in Newcastle, SUSURU Ramen and Gyoza bar enlivens the façade and street it rests on as a “prelude to the plausible future” and resembles “what a […]
Ore 18.00, l’orario è finito: Photography and Memory
In Turin until February 17th, 2019, Massimiliano Camellini’s photo exhibition ‘Ore 18.00, l’orario è finito’ illustrates the lost world of textile work With their nostalgic black and white, Massimiliano Camellini’s pictures, on show in the bookshop of Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo (via Modane 20, Turin) until February 17th, 2019, communicate with immediacy the end of […]
Fall/Winter 2019/2020 Trends from Pitti Uomo
The style resulting from the fashion shows of Pitti Uomo 95 combines formal and casual clothes, for a modular wardrobe including tech and handmade items to live with elegance and comfort The new men’s style presented in Florence at the 95th edition of Pitti Uomo in January 2019 pursues the perfect balance between formal elegance, […]
Emmanuel Gallina: Minimal Design and Attention to the Brands
Interview with Emmanuel Gallina, French designer and art director with Italian roots, interested in essential shapes and aspects related to production, communication and brands Emmanuel Gallina’s aim has always been to make essential and harmonious objects. His approach can be described as a timeless language able to convey a contemporary image, where every detail is […]
Florence Knoll: designing the American dream
Florence Knoll, a pioneer of contemporary design, designer and entrepreneur, passed away in January 2019, at the age of 101. Her legacy includes some of the most important icons of Midcentury Modern and Space Age furniture, including Eero Saarinen’s celebrated table with its Tulip chairs, as well as a culture of innovation in interior design. […]