Pedrali’s creative trio

Michele Cazzaniga, Simone Mandelli and Antonio Pagliarulo are the team of designers behind many Pedrali products. Characterized by a moderate use of materials – wood, primarily - the firm composed of these three young creatives tells the story of the new products developed for the company this year, through a journey combining tradition and innovation
Nicola Coropulis, CEO di Poltrona Frau

“What is the best way to conserve tradition? Innovation.”

Born in Bari, with Greek roots (hence the surname), residing in the Marches, in his youth Nicola Coropulis – CEO of Poltrona Frau since 2019 – dreamt of a career in journalism or diplomacy....
Giorgia Zanellato & Daniele Bortotto - Photo © Omar Sartor

The vision of Zanellato/Bortotto

A company that combines an industrial dimension with a focus on craftsmanship in the production of beds, Bolzan has created a new position, assigned to Giorgia Zanellato and Daniele Bortotto. As design curators, the...

Mr Smith: designing is doing

Mr Smith was founded in 2004 in the heart of Bovisa, the Milanese district that made news in 1989 when the Polytechnic decided to open a headquarters in the zone. Mr Smith has grown...

Luca Nichetto’s multi-faceted approach to design

A life spent between Stockholm, Venice and the rest of the world. Twenty commandments. Team play as a philosophy for working life (basketball left its mark). Soft contract in his soul and a dream in the pipeline. This is the picture Luca Nichetto painted for us when we met him in Milan to mark the launch of the Esedra collection for Ethimo. It represents the Venetian designer’s absolute debut in the outdoor sector

Living by Moods

They are the young “Guests of honour” of imm cologne 2019, to which the Creative Director Dick Spierenburg has commissioned the concept for the eighth edition of Das Haus – Interiors on Stage, that...
Giuliano Galimberti, Export Sales Director, Flexform – Photo © FTfoto

The design market in a changing world

As history evolves, there are moments of relative calm and others in which changes happen fast. Over the last few years, the world seems to have opted for the latter. First the pandemic, then...
Vero by Riviera Creative Space

What is Vero?

Summing up craftsmanship and industrial production, Vero – generated by the encounter between Pasquale Apollonio, founder of Level Project, and the creative directors Simona Flacco and Riccardo Crenna of Simple Flair and Riviera Creative Space...

Keywords Design Relations names a new Managing Director

Keywords Design Relations, the communication agency specializing in design and decor, has expanded its team with the appointment of Daniela Chessari as the new Managing Director of the firm. Her long career in the...

New voices, outside the box

Some already have a number of creations in their portfolio, while others have only recently appeared on the international stage. What they share, besides remarkable creativity that sets them apart from the field of...