The creative platform of Miami
Design is the protagonist at the Fort Lauderdale Convention Center: from 4 to 6 December 2018 - coinciding with Design Miami and Art Basel - is the inauguration of ICFF South Florida, this year reaching its third edition. On display, the top range creations of more than 200 exhibitors of luxury living, among the world’s leading producers
Poltrona Frau pays tribute to Achille Castiglioni
The company is celebrating 100 years since the birth of Achille Castiglioni and 50 years since the death of Pier Giacomo Castiglioni with a special edition of Sanluca, the iconic chair designed by the two brothers
Habitare is developing with Laura Sarvilinna
How is the 2018 edition of the fair set up? We start to develop the next fair one and a half year in advance. The first thing that we decide…
Beijing bets on quality
The city with three millennia of history is betting on also becoming the Chinese capital of design: from 20 to 23 September, the first Design China Beijing was staged
Signs and signals from Cersaie
As well as the valuable, high-performance material, the surface is to the fore in a vast range of expressive possibilities, from the most imaginative to the most neutral
Design reinvents Mexico City
Thanks to the foresight of its founders – Emilio Cabrero, Andrea Cesarman, Marco Coello and Jaime Hernandez –, Design Week Mexico, first organized in 2009, has transformed Mexico City into…
Helsinki Diary
Four days exploring the Finnish capital with the Habitare trade fair and the dreamlike experience of the Löyly sauna, taking in the fascinating Design District and the surprising Amos Rex
Maison&Objet in numbers
The 2018 second edition of the Parisian trade fair represented a return to the past with a sharp division between the Maison area the Objet one. Italy ranked second in terms of number of visitors
St. George, Helsinki’s saloon
Located inside a classified monument, the St. George Hotel defines luxury as a matter of details and moments borne of the mingling of art, design, culture, gastronomy and well-being. The creative director Mirkku Kullberg unveils the objective of the “second chapter” for this Finnish five star facility and explains the idea of creating a sophisticated detachment between interior and exterior
At the roots of Habitare
Helsinki became the world capital of furnishing from the 12th to the 17th September. The theme 'Roots' enabled visitors to establish a connection with Finnish culture
From Pollution 1972 to RefleAction 2018
“For a new aesthetic of pollution”, now as then. An urban installation commission by the Iris Ceramica Group to the design of MC A Mario Cucinella Architects and SOS School of Sustainability
Scavolini, Diesel and Gym Space
The Pesaro-based brand came to Cersaie with new products for the bathroom, living room and kitchen, while its Diesel Open Workshop was another of the event’s must-sees
Morrison and Cappellini celebrate 30 years together
The London Design Festival exhibition celebrated the partnership between the designer and the company through some of their most iconic products
B&B buys Azucena
The collections of the company founded in 1947 will join those created by B&B Italia brands, Maxalto and Arclinea. The 20 products designed by Luigi Caccia Dominioni will go on sale in October
Laurameroni in London
The new studio is a work location for designers and is furnished with the company’s most iconic products
Turri in the sumptuous The One
410 square meters of the sample apartment designed and furnished with products from the Avalon, Noir and Madison collections designed by Andrea Bonini
Africa and the unstoppable energy of the Far East
This Fall/Winter issue of the Contract & Hospitality Book completes the picture of 2019 trend colors identified by ColorWorks® and the respective Stories. In the Spring/Summer edition, the trend towards…
Cersaie continues to grow
From 24 to 28 September, the 36th edition of Cersaie will include three new pavilions at the exhibition centre in Bologna. The event hosts 840 exhibitors from 40 countries
Design becomes music
“The Sound of Design - Italian Style Contract” is an exhibition starring bathroom furniture products accompanied by soundtracks and video clips
Between past and future on South Broadway, LA
The new Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles revitalizes the United Artists building, which has a gothic style and resembles a true temple of art. It was renovated by Atelier Ace in collaboration with Commune Design