when in milan last week i couldn’t resist taking a slight detour off the official salone route and making a pilgrimage to the wonder that is bar luce, designed by one of my favourite cinematic auteurs: wes anderson. located within the fondazione prada at largo isarco (itself a spectacular piece of architecture and space that definitely demands a visit next time i'm in town), ...
qui veniamo milano!
the madness of milan design week commences now! that one time of the year when people i live/work just round the corner from but never get a chance to see, all descend on the italian fashion capital at the same time, in the name of design, and we get to hang out and catch up finally - whilst discovering emerging designers ...
translucence
[soliloquy id="19229"] i'm back from a wonderful week in sunny milan tired but inspired, as my lovely pal katie would say. it was a looong six days in the capital of design, with countless miles covered, espressos downed, new design classics spotted, glasses of aperol spritz quaffed, pasta dishes inhaled and a mere few hours of sleep snatched in between late night ...
ciao, bella!
i'm off to milan today for my first ever salone del mobile experience! ever since i was asked to coordinate a shoot during milan design week in my first week as a wallpaper* intern (from the london office, natch), i've been eager to attend the weeklong design festival that is arguably the most important - and glamorous - in the design calendar. ...
resurrection
another lovely presentation from salone del mobile that i've spied across the blogosphere the past few days is fritz hansen's revival of a "quiet" design classic; the arne jacobsen drop chair. first released in 1958, this midcentury classic was initially produced exclusively for the copenhagen radisson sas royal hotel's bar and lobby, with the tear-shaped design taking inspiration from the ...
10/10
i've long been a fan of COS' simple, elegant silhouettes and nendo's modern, functional design, so it stands to reason that a COS x nendo collaboration would be a match made in heaven. tokyo-based design studio nendo strives to give people a small "!" moment through their vibrant store concepts and mystically inspired exhibition spaces as well as sculptural furniture pieces, home accessories, ...