Ethimo: Design Inspiration
A new direction in the settings of Ethimo’s new offerings for 2020: bucking the trend in the outdoor furniture industry towards striking images from luxurious seaside contexts or indoor-outdoor flashes from equally posh residences...
Cleaf favors creativity
“Cleaf’s objective with the Shaping Surfaces competition is to stimulate the creativity of architects and interior designers through the use of our surfaces, and to create a debate around interior environments.” This is how...
Cassina LAB: research for a more sustainable future
“We want to think about the future, to find aware alternatives and to develop products that promote sustainability and wellbeing.” This is the mission leading to Cassina LAB, the collaboration between the Cassina Research and...
Pure Talents Contest 2021: the finalists
There is Draft, the climate control system by the Swedish student Sofie Aschan, which reduces indoor temperatures by means of water, wind and evaporation, respecting the environment without making noise; and there’s Nesting, the...
Talenti in Riviera with Nuel
The versatile experimental approach of Talenti, the refined style of Jean-Philippe Nuel. It’s a sublime interaction that has led to the creation of the Riviera outdoor collection. A line that represents a compendium of...
Hortensia: 30,000 petals for an armchair
To sit on 30,000 delicate, very soft petals. This is the Hortensia model by the Argentine designer Andrés Reisinger for Moooi. The focal point is not just the floral cascade, but also the genesis of...
The many ‘resources’ of Carl Hansen & Son
Knud Eric Hansen, CEO of the group, advises designers who suggest new products to start with a masterpiece for inspiration, then attempting to add something, to make it evolve. We had a chance to...
The noble beauty of crafts
These objects tell a story, that of a territory and of the hands that made these things, the people – designers or craftsmen – who with their expertise and effort create products that are...
Full design immersion in Copenhagen
If Denmark has a solid reputation as a “nation of design,” then Copenhagen is effectively its capital. The city is the site of the event 3daysofdesign, an annual gathering of lifestyle, design and furniture,...
Poliform, a noble nature
Just the name sets dreams in motion, suggesting a bygone century, whose ideals we yearn to re-experience today. Gentleman. Proud, charming, distinct: the semantic sphere of reference is a list of admirable qualities and...
