Post Scriptum by Cassina & Ginori 1735, design Formafantasma – Photo © Paola Pansini

Debut of the Cassina e-commerce platform

On 19 October Cassina officially opened its e-commerce platform, a channel that supplements and enriches the traditional sales channels, while offering consumers a new way to approach products. Models available for online purchase include pieces...
Djo-Bourgeois collection by Pierre Frey

Pierre Frey and Djo-Bourgeois: Thirties style

Jean Arp and Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Eileen Gray and Jean Badovici, Charles and Ray Eames… these are just a few of the creative partnerships that have been decisive for the history of design, trendsetters who have...
Cavalli Tower, Dubai © DAMAC Properties

Real estate and cryptocurrency: an appealing formula (also in Italy)

Some say that the first purchase of a house with Bitcoin happened in September 2017 in Austin, Texas. Others claim it was a building in the region of Essex, in the UK, that same year....
Elisa Ossino, Photo © Valentina Sommariva

Design metaphysics

Elisa Ossino, architect and designer, is not easy to categorize. The studio she founded in 2006 works on residential and retail interiors, product design (for important clients: De Padova, Boffi, Porro, Dieffebi, Desalto, Tubes…),...
Minotti Pavilion, © Minotti

Minotti Pavilion, between real and virtual

Every year, hundreds of stands are built for the Salone del Mobile.Milano, highly detailed settings – sometimes with large surfaces – designed by companies to present their new collections at their best. A small...
New Future CROMATICA

CEDIT experiences the metaverse

We are still learning about NFTs, the acronym for “non fungible tokens” and certificates of authenticity, uniqueness and ownership of digital objects. CEDIT, a brand of Florim whose background is based on experimentation, had decided...
Particle & VELENI @ Design Miami Basel 2022

Bruno Bolfo: “With Particle real and virtual become a single experience.”

The entrepreneur and collector Bruno Bolfo, 38 years of age, founded a company in 2020 (based in Italy and Singapore) that sets out to widen the boundaries of art and creativity thanks to augmented...
MY Columbus K2, Photo © Alberto Cocchi

MOHMI: a revolutionary home automation project

Re-entering your life space. And automatically finding the most suitable conditions for your mood: light, music, temperature, perfectly reflecting a precise state of mind. Is this science fiction? Maybe not. It is the Miracle...
Instagram, Seletti profile

Social networks and design: finally in love

It was not love at first sight, but something has changed. Or is changing. The world of design and social networks might seem like a natural fit, given the intrinsic passion for images, sharing and...

Recycling, custom design and sustainability: the advantages of 3D printing

3D printing is an established reality: last November in Shenzhen, an entire urban park of 5523 sqm was made, with about 2000 items of furnishing such as benches, planters and sculptures. The revolution is also...