BMW and Patricia Urquiola: freedom of movement
“What I admire about Patrizia’s work is her approach to design from a human perspective. She is able to create luxurious products and spaces, always through a ‘warm heart’ and a personal narrative.
I admire...
A rose house for a ‘green’ future
At Grasse, in Provence, perfume is an asset listed and protected by UNESCO. Not by chance, this is the location of Domaine de la Rose, the estate of the house of Lancôme, operating for...
Playing with games
“The limit? It’s a game.” This is the creative approach of Emanuele Svetti, who has also designed the latest store for the maison Graziella Braccialini, based on the merger between the art of leather...
A “textile” facade
Architecture: Moussafir Architectes, Inside Outside
Construction companies: Lisandre, Rok, Kozac, Tischlerei Bereuter, Oleolift, Lenco
Photo credits: Hervé Abbadie
Neutral, generic architecture. This is how the building in Paris appears, designed in the 1970s by the Biro Fernier...
Vanitas Espai, scenographic effect
Without a doubt the first thing we look for upon entering a beauty salon is cleanliness and hygiene. The prevalence of white colour and HI-MACS®, in Alpine White tonality, as a dominant material, have created a...
Theatrical connections
An expansion approached as an ‘architectural set design’ with essential lines and a clear, updated spatial character, implemented in a restoration that reveals precious historical presences. The project by Beretta Associati formulates a new...
San Pellegrino: the factory of the future
The future has an ancient heart for San Pellegrino, the historic mineral water supplier with deep roots in Val Brembana, whose mission has always been to bring the Italian art of living into the...
Green architecture, no compromises
Wood, with its ecological value, has been at the center of the activity of the Austrian company Team 7 for over 40 years. Also in the recent construction of the new headquarters at Ried...
In Shanghai, a house from the 1930s becomes a boutique
Shanghai’s urban fabric is in constant transformation, but every so often one comes across a piece of history. Like Hengshanfang, a group of 11 independent houses with gardens, and two rows of more basic...
A temple to Spritz
Client: Gruppo Montenegro
Architecture & Interior design: Studio Marcante–Testa
Project and content management: MindTheGap Studio
Plants and facilities design: PGS ingegneria
Content of the exhibition design & visual identity: Studio Fludd
Production coordination & executive production: Epica Film
Local architect:...