Focus on people
This Fall/Winter edition of .Wonder Book presents twenty-six projects including design and architecture, redevelopment and new builds, hospitality and work, and home living and leisure time. This “collectible” selection of recently completed projects on...
(Non)borderlines
Last week Paris welcomed the second edition of Paris+ par Art Basel, the French chapter of the world’s most important fair in the sector. There were 38,000 people on hand, some very important pieces...
Delightopia
Sugar-free… who would have imagined that the suffix “free” (of gluten, lactose, palm oil, allergens – and so on, at length) would take on such importance in our lives today? Delightopia, our moodboard for...
Wonder Book Yacht&Cruise 2023. True to the Water
In 2022–2023, Italian shipyards proved themselves worldwide leaders in the superyacht segment, as shown by the data from ‘The State of the Art of the Global Yachting Market,' recently conducted by Deloitte for Confindustria...
Real, virtual
September is the month of the year with the highest density of project-related events. Worldwide. Between fairs and design weeks – in Helsinki, Paris, Sydney, Singapore, Vienna; in Detroit even the whole month –...
Wildfulness
To get back in touch with nature, which made us feel so good during summer holidays, we don’t necessarily have to go to live in a cabin like the philosopher-poet Henry David Thoreau, author...
A changing landscape
Exactly one week ago, while cycling to work, I saw an impressive sight: trees as tall as buildings that had collapsed in the wind. The storm that blew through on the night of 24-25...
The fourth dimension
In Paris, two exhibitions are in progress, very different but with several important points of contact. The shows are “Célébration Picasso, la collection prend des couleurs!” (Musée Picasso, until 27/08) and “Yves Saint Laurent...
The X Factor
In the world of design, as in any form of culture, the circulation of ideas is a fundamental element. And it follows its own calendar, ritualised by custom (having fixed points is useful) but...
