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“We were going against the grain of the classical Robert Stern architecture of the building and felt that the design should be more modern; the perfect foil,” says George Yabu, his partner, Glenn Pushelberg adding, “It was a story of uptown downtown. We felt that the downtown customer was younger professionals, maybe bankers, while uptown was more established, older...

It has been said that visiting India is not easy. One has to be ready to undertake a journey through poverty and pain, but also through a culture that is completely different from the western one, a culture that has contributed to generating fascinating places, able to take one’s breath away. Well rooted in the entire country is the...

Brussels Furniture Fair is just around the corner. From Sunday 4 November to Wednesday 7 November, the historic Brussels Furniture Fair (whose first edition took place back in 1937) will look to delight all comers to the Brussels Expo centre with a number of diverse sections. As every year, the organisers will be looking to put on an event...

"The furniture bonus is appreciated by Italian customers and brings benefits for citizens," according to Emanuele Orsini, the president of FederlegnoArredo, an association that promotes the industrial policy of Italy’s wood and furniture sector. The furniture bonus is a tax deduction on purchases of furniture which means that customers can access a 50% reduction in the IRPEF income tax,...

The Fabbrica di San Pietro has chosen iGuzzini to renew the lighting of one of the most famous artworks in the world, housed in the Chapel of the Crucifix in St. Peter’s Basilica: Michelangelo’s Pietà. The new lighting system, designed by the Milan-based studio, Rossi Bianchi lighting design, will replace the previous in order to improve visitors’ experience of...

From their first steps in Puglia, Natuzzi Italia’s philosophy has always been about remembering where they have come from. Already well-established in the international markets, the brand now wants to grow in Italy and will focus on a "Mediterranean Lifestyle" concept to do so. On Thursday 25 October, the brand cut the ribbon on a brand-new store in Lissone,...

Agape is constantly evolving. Due to digitalization and the outsourcing of many activities, contemporary dwelling tends to escape the different environments' traditionally functional definition, leaving ample "space" for new interpretations of the domestic landscape. The conventional "rooms" thus become environment-opportunities with many different uses, capable to answer to the ever changing needs. Sleeping and taking care of your body...

The key protagonists in this latest chapter in the story are Carlota’s grandson, Renato Solines, and his partner Veronica Reed. After finishing their studies, the two returned to Quito, which has been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site, to set up their own studio. They explain that this particular project occupied their time 24 hours a day, seven days a...

“Having lived most of my life in Helsinki, it was rather moving to be able to work on the Palace restaurant. We were given the chance to renovate the interiors of a venue I have known since I was a child. I remember my grandfather talking to me about the Palace and its grandeur,” says My Degerth, interior designer...

A book to celebrate forty years of the company’s most iconic product. In Nathalie/40, Flou tells the story of the first textile bed, recounting the evolution of taste and lifestyle from 1978 to today, which inspired Rosario Messina and Vico Magistretti to create the “bed with tassels”. The celebrations began at the Salone del Mobile.Milano 2018 with the debut of Nathalie...