Designing a new social dynamic
For the first time since its debut in 2016, the .Wonder Book reveals a new approach to architecture and interior design, a departure from the usual hospitality projects.
This is not a choice dictated by...
The big bang?
The first sign came in mid-January, when Alcova, a highly acclaimed collective exhibition event in the Milano Design Week constellation, announced its new location (or two, rather): Villa Borsani and Villa Bagatti Valsecchi. In...
.Wonder Book, a world in colour
The Fall Winter season of the .Wonder Book marks the return in great style of Western design know-how, represented by a style that isolated Europe and the US in a big bubble for many...
Be a Wonder… in China
IFDM, a dynamic and continually evolving magazine, marks a new benchmark for the hospitality world with this book. From IFDM’s distinctive identity stemmed in 2016 an editorial project that amplifies the commitment to encourage...
Projects unmasked
In the annus horribilis of Covid-19, the world of design has not stood still. Designers and developers have spent their respective lockdowns by continuing to draw, refine and construct, in spite of the inevitable...
The vital urge
These first days of March have been awfully cold in Europe. Seeing scenes of war nearby has been frightening, disrupting our idea of the modern world. Talking about design might seem out of place....
Heading to Dubai
A new edition of Dubai Design Week and Downtown Design is underway, accompanied by the newly-published special edition of IFDM. To discover products, people, installations, and news going on around the renowned exhibition of the Middle East
November: MetaBohème
The ‘MetaBohème’ has nothing to do with the gelida manina di Mimì, Puccini’s famous character (though icy cold hands might be what we have in store in the near future). And forget that absinthe,...
Sense and sensibility
In Milan, an exhibition (actually two, at the Palazzo Reale and the Triennale) is paying tribute to Gabriele Basilico. The title is Le mie città (“My Cities”). This ‘my’ is full of feeling: it...
