Beingness. Works on water
I was navigating, specifically from Capraia to the mainland, one Friday in August when the sea was silky and met the sky to give rise to a thrilling sensation of beauty; the water caressed the...
Metropicalitan
Rather wild, but right next to the city. With a bit of healthy naiveté. This is the aesthetic tribe we’ve chosen for our March moodboard: the Metropicalitans, a human category with the desire to...
December: FluidDandy
To be FluidDandy – our December mood – you have to make a vow of a “certain exquisite originality,” as Lord Byron said. The starting point is a delicate romanticism, tactfully eccentric (at least...
Creative Instinct
Citterio Viel, De Lucchi, Dytham, Foster&Partners, Heatherwick, Jouin Manku, Levete, Norguet, Schrager, Urquiola, Yabu Pushelberg feature in this edition's onze de gala, without prejudice to many others inside the Contract Book, 11 stars of design which...
A moving world
It’s there for all to see: the world is traveling again. While in 2021 international tourism revenues grew by 6% to reach 509 billion euros (about 40% of pre-pandemic levels, according to Banca d’Italia’s...
Exchange? Exchange!
The world changes and China changes too. A new cultural wave says that quantity has to give way to quality. The economic slowdown (though in any case the performance is enviable) makes the demand...
The West responds
Over the last 5 years of existence, the 4 annual editions of the Wonder Book (the China Regional began in 2018) have accurately described the various spirits represented by East and West (from our...
Design Explosion
The cover of this edition of the Design Issue is rather unusual, you might say. It is clearly conceptual, and should be seen in relation to the origin of this shot – a rug...
Utility and beauty
When I was little, my sister and I did our homework sitting on two red plastic chairs. They were light, glossy and looked like they were made from Lego. They were akin to a...
