Interview: Giorgio Biscaro of FontanaArte: The art director of the Italian lighting brand discusses its recent relaunch and future

Interview: Giorgio Biscaro of FontanaArte


by Stefano Caggiano Nominated as FontanaArte’s first art director ever, Giorgio Biscaro had 12 months to pick up the heritage of the historical…

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Herman Miller Mirra 2: Berlin’s Studio 7.5 redesigns the Michigan furniture maker’s classic office chair

Herman Miller Mirra 2


Inspired by the evolution we’re currently witnessing within home and office environments, Herman Miller once again teamed up with Berlin-based design firm Studio…

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Interview: Patricia Urquiola: We speak with the Spanish designer about briefs, color and the contract space

Interview: Patricia Urquiola


In the 25 years since taking the reins at Kartell, owner and CEO Claudio Luti has collaborated with nearly every industrial designer of note, transforming the over 60-year-old company into the king of polycarbonate furniture and…

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Five Hanging Lights: Slip cast, blown glass, corroded bronze and hand-turned wood lighting up Milan Design Week 2013

Five Hanging Lights


Innovations in LEDs, compounded with many designers’ renewed interest in age-old illumination techniques, have brought new life to contemporary lighting design. To celebrate creativity in this enduring design sector, the following are five notable hanging lights in a variety of mediums spotted throughout the 2013 );…

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Three Designer Children’s Chairs: Tiny furniture for little ones to enjoy

Three Designer Children's Chairs


Discovering disco-inspired lighting and inert neon gas-filled lamps at this year’s Milan Design Week reminded us inspiration can come from anywhere. Meanwhile bouncing between the massive Saloni furniture fair and the design districts of Lambrate and Zona Tortona, we also saw how…

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Interview: Nendo’s Oki Sato: We speak with the ambitious designer and architect on color, scale and time

Interview: Nendo's Oki Sato


Arguably one of the most influential—and certainly one of the most prolific—contemporary design studios, Nendo is everywhere. From furniture collaborations to large scale architectural installations, the Japanese studio, led by celebrated designer and architect …

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Interview: Alessandro Mendini at Venini: Insights on the past and future of glass and the importance of craft from a multi-disciplinary design legend

Interview: Alessandro Mendini at Venini


Alessandro Mendini is a living legend in the field of international design and architecture. His versatility and outstanding ability to cross disciplines has helped pioneer the multi-pronged approach to design so commonly applied today, and has…

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Normann Copenhagen by Simon Legald: A minimal update on a classic credenza and shoe rack from the young Danish designer

Normann Copenhagen by Simon Legald


Always a go-to for smart, accessible Danish design, Normann Copenhagen holds a spot on our must-see list each spring during Salone del Mobile, and their showing last week in Milan only further inflated our confidence…

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Marset Scotch Club Light: A ceramic hanging lamp inspired by the birth of disco

Marset Scotch Club Light


In 1959, having skipped the popular band format to play music on a record player, a local dancehall owner in Aachen, Germany asked a young journalist in the crowd to take over and announce and comment on songs as they were played to…

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The Sandwichbike: A flat-packed wooden bicycle delivered to your door for self assembly

The Sandwichbike


First introduced as an imaginative concept by Dutch design agency Bleijh about seven years ago, the Sandwichbike has finally reached maturity. Upon its first introduction by designers Basten Leijh…

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