RETAIL Memphis in Cologne8/22/2022In the Stollwerck-Haus in the Rhine metropolis, a unique retail design from the mind of Ettore Sottsass, the co-founder of the Memphis Group, is partly accessible again after careful restoration work.
DESIGN What are they doing in there?9/14/2017Ettore Sottsass would have turned 100 years old today. We still know far too little about the designer and architect who looked beyond the walls of the familiar.
DESIGN Magically simple 6/23/2017He was fascinated by the material and never lost his delight in experimentation: On Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice, Le Stanze del Vetro are presenting sensational glass works by Ettore Sottsass.
DESIGN Macchina da scrivere: Ettore Sottsass and Olivetti7/1/2015Typewriters are hybrids, combining elements of both tools and machines. As for their design, they remained as good as interchangeable for a long time. Ettore Sottsass put a stop to all that with his designs for Olivetti: the “Tekne” and “Praxis 48” models.
DESIGN Respect for the beast2/8/2022The film "Monobloc" by Hauke Wendler puts the internationally present white plastic chair in the spotlight, but leaves important facts in the shadows.
SALONE DEL MOBILE 2021 – REVIEW On the move9/10/2021The supersalone, the special event of the Salone del Mobile curated by Stefano Boeri, offered a platform for creative experiments from 5 to 10 September 2021 that shows what an international furniture fair should be in the future. Our review.
PREVIEW – SALONE DEL MOBILE 2021 On your marks, get set, super!8/27/2021September is approaching and with it the supersalone – a highly anticipated event that brings the design scene back together in Milan after the dry spell of the last few months. In addition to the exhibition at the fairgrounds, you can look forward to a wide range of events in the city. We show you which events you should not miss.
HOTEL Inspiration sea1/25/2021The Grand Park Hotel Rovinj by Croatian studio 3LHD and realized in collaboration with the interior designers at Lissoni Casal Ribeiro has become a gesamtkunstwerk looking out over the Old Town and Adriatic.
HOTEL Capturing the local essence11/3/2020Located on the shores of Lago d’Orta in the Piedmont, Casa Fantini offers a pleasant combination of elegance and slow-paced living.
MOBILITY Electric Kartell3/24/2020Car makers Fiat have collaborated with the design brand Kartell to transform the new Fiat 500 full electric into a really special one-off.
SALONE DEL MOBILE 2019 Milan Design Week: Live Blog4/11/2019Stylepark at every turn: Follow our encounters and discoveries live from Milan in this daily updated feed.
DESIGN Flawless legend: In memory of Alessandro Mendini2/22/2019e15 art director Farah Ebrahimi tells about her special encounter with the master of “banal design“.
FAIRS & EVENTS Impressions Stockholm Furniture Fair2/8/2019Impressions from Sweden's largest furniture fair, the Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair 2019.
SALONE DEL MOBILE 2018 The end of the fitted kitchen5/10/2018How are kitchens changing in the digital age? Are they being reduced to a few items of furniture or expanding into new spatial concepts? The showrooms and trade-fair booths in Milan offered visionary examples and real concept ideas.
SALONE DEL MOBILE 2017 Milan's booth parade4/25/2017Whether beachtime at Dedon, composed at Kartell or always modern with Knoll: We show the most attractive booths of the Salone 2017.
SALONE DEL MOBILE 2017 Showtime Fuorisalone!4/25/2017We will once again take a walk through the most beautiful shows of the Fuorisalone.