Agape: 50 years of excellence

“In realtà, volevamo fare dell’altro” (“Actually, we wanted to do something else”) is the title of the exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of Agape, a company founded on the banks of the Mincio River in 1973.

The new Aalto2 Museum Centre in Finland

The Aalto2 Museum Centre, a new hub dedicated to Finnish design and architecture, opens in Jyväskylä, Finland A new hub dedicated to Finnish design and architecture has opened in Jyväskylä for the 125th anniversary of Alvar Aalto’s birth. The Aalto2 Museum Centre offers its visitors the chance to explore the history of Central Finland and […]

East meets West at Triennale Milano

During Design Week 2023, Triennale Milano presents Mother-of-Pearl Tables, the exhibition where contemporary design meets ancient Eastern craft traditions During Design Week 2023, Triennale Milano will host Mother-of-Pearl Tables, an exhibition sponsored by South Korean art gallery Duson Gallery Seoul. The exhibition will showcase six small tables made of Jagae, traditional Korean mother-of-pearl, designed by […]

ISH 2023 Design Plus: Top 5 Sustainable Bathroom Products

ISH 2023, the world’s leading trade fair for HVAC and water solutions, took place in Frankfurt am Main this year. Alongside design, this year’s event focused on sustainability and adopted the motto “solutions for a sustainable future”. Pop Up My Bathroom was a highlight of ISH 2023, allowing thousands of exhibitors to showcase new products […]

Highlights at ISH 2023

ISH is the world’s leading trade fair for the HVAC and water sector and is a bi-annual event that takes place in Frankfurt am Main. This year, the event took place from the 13th to the 17th of March and was launched physically and digitally and offered manufacturers and retailers the possibility to network and […]

ISH 2023: Join the World’s Leading Fair for HVAC + Water

The world’s leading trade fair for HVAC + Water, ISH is taking place in Frankfurt am Main from the 13th to the 17th of March this year. The motto for this year’s event is “solutions for a sustainable future”, and will revolve around design innovations that contribute to current climate-protection targets and the cultivation of […]

The Contribution of Women in Contemporary Architecture

A conference and an exhibition illustrate women’s approach to educational and cultural projects in contemporary architecture around the world “The Contribution of Women in Contemporary Architecture” is an initiative promoted by  the Foundation of the Order of Architects of the Province of Milan, curated by architect Arianna Callocchia. Its goal is to highlight the role […]

Top 10 Italian Interior Designers Featured at Maison et Objet 2023

This year’s January edition of the Maison et Objet 2023 exhibited enticing, creative and innovative design projects from around the globe. This year’s theme focused on the importance of taking care of our environment and creating harmony within the home, with ourselves and with the environment. Designers from all over the world showcased designs reflecting […]

Top 10 Design Chairs Showcased at Maison et Objet 2023

The humble chair is a key piece of furniture in our modern lives. From non-descript stools to lavish lounges, chairs offer us the chance to rest, wait, socialize, contemplate, and much more. But despite their indispensability, chairs are often only considered regarding their practicality.  However, creative and innovative designers are looking to change that. This […]

Top 10 Modern Kitchen Design Trends Spotted at Maison et Objet 2023

This year’s Maison et Objet event was focused on the theme “Take Care!”, which emphasized the importance of creating harmony within the home, ourselves and the environment. The range of exhibitors reflected the importance of conscious consumerism and choosing the things we bring into our lives to inspire a sense of wellness. The various collections […]

Highlights at Maison et Objet 2023

Taking place semiannually, this year’s January edition of Maison et Objet was hosted at the Paris Nord Villepinte exhibition centre. The theme of the event, defined as “Take Care!”, was represented in various ways and highlighted in exhibitions and special feature areas across the tradeshow. Those who were lucky enough to attend the event will […]

23rd Triennale, La tradizione del nuovo, extended to January 8, 2023

Marco Sammicheli, director of Triennale Milano’s Museo del Design Italiano, has talked with us about the exhibition “La tradizione del nuovo”, at the 23rd Triennale, extended to January 8, 2023 “La tradizione del nuovo” is the title of the Italian Pavilion at the 23rd Triennale di Milano, an exhibition dedicated to Italian design and its […]

Balloon Museum arrives in Milan

Pop Air by Balloon Museum, the traveling exhibition dedicated to inflatable & balloon art, will be in Milan from December 23 to February 12, 2023 After Paris and Rome, Balloon Museum arrives in Milan with the Pop Air exhibition: an innovative format in which art, artist and audience coexist; a journey into the world of […]

100+1 Alberto Rosselli per Saporiti Italia: an exhibition at the ADI Design Museum

ADI Design Museum dedicates an exhibition to Alberto Rosselli, an Italian design master and ADI founder “100+1 Alberto Rosselli per Saporiti Italia” is an exhibition dedicated to one of the great masters of Italian design 101 years after his birth. Among the founders of ADI and the Compasso d’Oro award, Rosselli was art director of […]

Mario Botta: an exhibition at MAXXI in Rome

Mario Botta: Sacred and Profane. MAXXI in Rome dedicates an exhibition to the Swiss architect, with a site-specific installation MAXXI – Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo (National Museum of XXI Century Arts) in Rome dedicates an exhibition to Ticino architect Mario Botta (Mendrisio, 1943) titled Mario Botta. Sacred and Profane. Curated by Margherita […]

Italian design and Korean craftsmanship at Milan Design Week 2022

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Korean design participated in Milan Design Week 2022, at Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli During Milan Design Week 2022, Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli in Milan housed the exhibition Again, From The Earth’s Foundation. Korean craftsmanship and Italian design met for an exhibition of over 100 pieces, united by the pursuit of beauty and respect for nature. Discover and […]

Masterly-The Dutch in Milano 2022

Dutch design came back to Palazzo Turati for Milan Design Week 2022 Masterly-The Dutch in Milano, the great event dedicated to Dutch design, came back to Milan in 2022. Being now a staple of Milan Design Week, it returned to the historic venue of Palazzo Francesco Turati for its sixth edition. Curated by Nicole Uniquole, […]

House of Switzerland in Milan

Swiss design in Italy for Milan Design Week 2022 at Casa degli Artisti in Milan For more than a month, Milan’s Casa degli Artisti hosted the House of Switzerland, the home of Swiss design in Milan. From April 26 to June 12, 2022, the pop-up event welcomed emerging designers, design schools, and established design brands, […]

Cinzia says… an exhibition dedicated to Cinzia Ruggeri

MACRO in Rome dedicates an anthological exhibition to Cinzia Ruggeri, an artist, product and fashion designer who left her mark on the 1980s Cinzia says… is the first anthological exhibition dedicated to artist, product and fashion designer Cinzia Ruggeri (1942-2019). Cinzia Ruggeri was an independent figure who always moved across different disciplines with absolute freedom; […]

Intertwingled, an exhibition at the Galleria Nazionale in Rome

Woven fabrics as a metaphor of contemporary society in the Intertwingled exhibition at the Galleria Nazionale in Rome “Everything is deeply intertwingled” is the sentence that inspired the exhibition running until 4 September 2022 at the Galleria Nazionale in Rome. The word ‘intertwingled’ was coined in 1960 by the American sociologist and philosopher Ted Nelson […]

Morassutti100+1!: an exhibition at the ADI Design Museum

Morassutti100+1!: la cultura del progetto in Italia dal secondo dopoguerra ADI Design Museum presents “Morassutti100+1!”, an exhibition curated by Alessandro Colombo and Francesco Scullica. On the occasion of the centenary of his birth (1920-2020), the exhibition organized by ADI focuses on a leading exponent of post-World War II architecture and design in Italy: Bruno Morassutti. […]