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The world of furniture production is going through a sort of metamorphosis, where the markets of reference are changing, often along with the approach to design. This can be seen in the great expansion of the outdoor sector, once the province only of specialized companies, but now a part of the catalogues of the most important brands, also driven...

Client: Continental AGArchitectural Design: HENNInterior design: Ippolito Fleitz Group and HENN (Loop and atriums)Building services engineering: FactCarpentry: Jäger Ausbau GmbHSuppliers: Schüco, St. Gobain, Storama, Jäger System, Promat, Jäger Bodensysteme, Rehburger Beton- und Marmorwerk, Agrob Buchtal, Villeroy&Boch, Interface, ege Carpet, Haufe, Knauf, Hörmann, Stöbisch Lighting: a.g LichtPhoto Credits: Werner Huthmacher, Ippolito Fleitz Group On the eastern outskirts of Hanover, the new Continental...

Design, like fashion, does not always follow a linear path. From time to time, there are discoveries that surpass expectations and change tastes. This is the case of a chair that was one of the most influential pieces of design in the 1950s: the Medea, designed by Vittorio Nobili (born in Milan in 1917, died in 2000) for the...

Within a scenery reminiscent of a submerged island, visitors were submerged in an immersive experience, co-created by Accurat, Emiliano Ponzi, and Design Group Italia to unveil the deep bond between humans and the planet's water resources, moving through underwater scenarios where lights and shadows intertwined with statistical data on the management of global water resources. Visual materials, such as...

"Imagination is a place where it rains on us", wrote Italo Calvino in his American Lessons, evoking an intangible but open, permeable, contaminable space to be cultivated. It is this absolutely creative vision and dimension, always ready to evolve, that inspires Poltrona Frau with the 2024 collection, entitled "Imagine". Poltrona Frau has devoted a great deal of thought to...

After the experiences in Courmayeur and Pietrasanta, Design Week-end opens its first edition in Ostuni, from 6 to 9 June. Based on the spread of Design Weeks, this format brings together companies, designers and communicators in smaller cities where local identity, history, landscape and cultural context create a perfect setting for new approaches to communication and interaction. “Bringing Design Week-end...

One of the best ways to showcase design is to place it in a real home environment. This is what Bocci, a Canadian company that produces lighting and objects that straddle the line between art and design, has done. As its Milan headquarters – after the now-closed Berlin one, built in a late 19th-century office building – it has...

The new Ornare location has made its home in the heart of the prestigious Fashion Quadrilateral, within the iconic Palazzo Gallarati on Via Manzoni, transforming a space of 450 square meters into a temple of design and timeless elegance. Under the creative guidance of Murillo Schattan, the Milanese Ornare store highlighted the Timeless Collection, a symbol of the brand's craftsmanship...

Client/Owner: Price f(x)Architectural and interior design: collcollGeneral contractor: CapexusFurnishings: Vitra, Common Seating, Freifrau, studio Vono, MolteniJoinery products / custom-made furniture: Olbert TomášSlide: AlfekoLighting: sysloopGraphic design, illustrations: Klára TesárováStickers: Michal OrlovskýPhoto Credits: BoysPlayNice This new business community concept emerged from a spurt of optimism in times of pandemic, Here the playful, beguiling aspect of spatial dynamics governs the formal aesthetics and...

Ruben Hoogvliet and Gijs Wouters are the founders of Atelier Fig, a dynamic collaboration that sprung during their study period at ArtEZ Academy in Arnhem, fueled by shared passions for materials, craftsmanship, and the natural world. Atelier Fig’s original creations delve into the art design sector, aiming playfully to meet the contemporary desire for new and personalized products. The...