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Short Circuits on a Planetary Level | Interview with Italian Designer Stefano Mirti
The Global Italian One year in the U.S., three years in Tokyo and ten years of traveling back and forth to Bangkok to visit his partner. Italian designer Stefano Mirti might be born and raised in Turin and work in Milan, but he is, without a doubt, an international designer. Even before he began...
Exercise Your Laziness | Campeggi Italian Design
Design overload After all the hustle and bustle of Milan’s design week, from the Salone del Mobile (design fair) to Euroluce (lighting fair) and the Fuorisalone (design district events), you might feel a little tired. That’s the moment when you need to find the strength to reach for one last Italian design catalogue and take...
A Shot of Italian Design | 6 Delicious Italian Espresso Cups
When you wake up in the morning, when you’re having trouble getting through the middle of the workday, when you want to sit down and chat with a friend, espresso is there to give you a few sips of rich, roasted deliciousness. For a beverage that has such a hold on Italians and people...
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Salone del Mobile 2013, Part 2 | Materials
Experiments in substance and style No matter what trends or colors might capture our attention, great furniture design depends on two elements: creativity and materials. Using their creativity designers select elements and decide how to manipulate them, whether it be through attempts to challenge the constraints of the material or embrace their unique properties. From...
Salone del Mobile 2013, Part 1 | Combination and Contrast
Milan’s Design Fair As cocktail hours disappear and designers pack up their bags, another year’s design week comes to an end in Milan. Now that the Salone del Mobile 2013 is over, our Ganzo friend Antonella brings us her photos and thoughts on the highlights of the past week’s events. If there’s anything that...
Making the Donatella Chair | Haas Brothers x Versace Home
The medusa as muse Since Donatella Versace comes from Italian fashion royalty, perhaps it’s only fitting that the new Versace Home collaboration with the Haas Brothers features a “futuristic throne” that honors the queen of Versace style herself. Designed by LA-based designers Simon and Nikolai Haas, the Donatella Chair combines honeycombed...
Italian iPhone Cases | Top 6 Italian Designs
You love your smartphone and you can’t live without it. You love Italian design and you can’t live without it. Well, we thought why not combine the two? After searching around a bit, we’ve put together our top 5 choices for iPhone cases by Italian designers. APPLE iCAM – ANTONIO DE ROSA |...
MORE LIGHT Ecodesign Bookshelf / Stool | Giorgio Caporaso Design
Modularity and sustainability are the driving ideas behind Giorgio Caporaso’s Ecodesign Collection, but with the More Light Bookshelf these concepts translate into a good dose of fun as well. Each module of the More Light can be combined to create room dividers, bookshelves, consoles or anything else you can manage to come up with....
The Best Italians at the Geneva Auto Show 2013
This year’s Italian supercars The Geneva Auto Show 2013 ended this Sunday. As the leading European auto show, Geneva is when we get our first glimpse (officially at least) of what the next round of blazing fast Italian sports cars will look like. Design, precision and speed are the main features every year, but...
Totem Creatures | Luca Boscardin x Kidsonroof
Created by Italian designer Luca Boscardin, Totem Creatures is a collection of 4 fantasy creatures made from recycled cardboard and creativity. Did you think toys were just for kids? Even an adult’s imagination can run wild with Totem Creature. Produced by Dutch Brand Kidsonroof, Luca Boscardin’s modular toy is meant to stimulate...
Creativity Unchained | Interview with Federico Mancosu
Powered by creativity and social media How do you go from Italy to Hollywood without even taking a plane? If you’re Federico Mancosu you travel thanks to your creativity and the power of social media. Even before Quentin Tarantino had a cast for his latest movie, Django Unchained, Federico had made a poster for...
PAESEMIO Graphic Pattern | Giulio Iacchetti
Sometimes home accents serve as more than just an ornament. They can offer an experience, allowing you to recall a place, a time, or even just a feeling. Imagine that you are back home from a fabulous holiday in a small Italian town. You’ll be probably feeling a bit nostalgic. You’ll probably...
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