Elegance for living (and sharing)

Elite by Elie Saab Maison, Design Carlo Colombo
The charm of haute couture for the collections of Elie Saab Maison. The line of furnishings, in fact, reprises all of the refined sensuality of the runway shows created by the Lebanese fashion designer, translated into a total look for contemporary interior design. There are all the ingredients of the Elie Saab style: elegance, femininity, cosmopolitan inspirations drawn from...

B/N vision

Photo © Niccolò Biddau
For Niccolò Biddau, the act of looking is an investigation into the essence of things. Born in Turin in 1966, he inherited his passion for photography from his father. So, after high school and a degree in political science, he decided to make it his profession. And from 1998 he began to focus his research on urban landscapes, sculpture...

Moodboard – Soapy Secrets

Soapy Secrets moodboard
1 | Boost Color by Atlas Concorde is a design for stoneware cladding based on an innovative colour palette of 14 shades made in collaboration with Piero Lissoni. 2 | The Infinita lamp by Marta Sansoni for Martinelli Luce is made from borosilicate glass and offers the possibility of creating different compositions thanks to its three-dimensional elements. 3 |...

The future is now

Preciosa, Milan
PRECIOSA via Tortona 31 The brand returns to Tortona Rocks to light up the spaces of Opificio 31 with Crystal Beat II: the tradition of Bohemian crystal between technology, music and light. DAVIDE GROPPI via Manzoni 38 “Light is storytelling”, explains the designer/entrepreneur, who presents his new lamps in the new Milan showroom, “stories of light” between functionality, fantasy and mystery. LEXUS via Tortona 27 The automotive...

Focus On: Decoration

Pesca by Venini
The 2024 furniture and decor exhibitions highlight innovative design trends that embrace imperfections as a distinctive attribute in home fittings designs. Evident versatility in kitchen spaces comes to the fore as new collections cater to a variety of styles and requirements, transforming the kitchen into both a social and functional space. The trend towards maximizing outdoor spaces perseveres, with...

The IFDM interviews: Marva Griffin

How did the Salone Satellite come about? In the latter half of the 1990s, what later became known as the Fuorisalone began to be created: companies that were unable to be at the Fiera created their own space and a new way to take part in the event was born. Among these were a number of young designers, some just...

Moodboard – Green Card

Green Card moodboard
1 | Park, designed in two weaves each in eight colours, with herringbone or straight ribbed options, is part of the first In-outdoor collection by Carpet Edition (Hall 18, D09). 2 | The Carés chair by Royal Botania combines traditional elegance with modern craftsmanship. With a teak structure and backrest in Batyline, it is perfect for gardens and terraces...

Nomadic Style

A name that reflects the elegance of the product, revealed both in its form and in its materials, and which qualifies as a masterpiece of versatility and design. Everything in Allure revolves around lightness and elegance. The seat's design offers a visually light appearance, while the elegant texture adds a distinctive touch to outdoor spaces. The harmonious contrast between...

The versatility of wool in celebration of the Alps

The latest capsule collection from Fischbacher 1819, created in collaboration with Ramdane Touhami, has been conceived as a homage to Alpine landscapes. Inspired by three iconic peaks, Eiger, Jungfrau and Mönch, “The Drei Berge Collection” is in fact an explicit declaration of the French-Moroccan designer’s passion for mountain life and landscapes. A passion that drove him in 2022 to...

Antolini and the big WOW

Cristallo Vitrum WOW by Antolini
During the hectic days of Milano Design Week 2024, entering the Antolini MilanoDuomo flagship store every visitor will have the sensation of being welcomed into a rarified and quiet space, where Mother Nature, thanks to extraordinary interpretations of natural stone, is the absolute hostess. The protagonist of the setting for the event in Milan is Cristallo Vitrum “WOW”, a...

On sustainability

MarinaTex by Lucy Hughes
How can we define sustainability? In recent years this term has become a part of everyday life, in all its possible aspects, and in many cases it has been abused, in the process of so-called “greenwashing.” Often, however, we take it for granted that we are talking about simple practices connected with products (for example recycling, the selection of...