Villa Borsani: Osvaldo Borsani’s Architectural Jewel in Veredo, Italy.One of the top-billed spectacles at Salone this year was the opening of Villa Borsani in Varedo. The home was designed and built between 1939 and 1945 by Italian design visionary, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani,...
Highlights From Milan Design Week 2018.It is with great pleasure that we kick off our epic Milan report, aka MILANTRACE 2018 - bringing you the highlights from the recent Milan Design Week & Salone del Mobile 2018. Hooray! Another strong year for Milan Design Week and...
Antoni Gaudi’s Casa Vicens in Barcelona Restored by Martínez Lapeña–Torres Arquitectes & Daw Office.Like most of Gaudí’s work, this famous, first residential commission of the Catalonian architect, it is not subtle. No-one could accuse Antoni Gaudí of being a minimalist. The striking exterior of layered brick patterns, highly...
Milan Design Week & Salone del Mobile 2018 Preview.There is no doubt Salone del Mobile and Milan Design Week are bigger than Ben-Hur. The events seem to grow each year, and even for the seasoned pro over here, it feels slightly daunting to give you a full rundown of what to expect. Having...
Light-Fragments by nendo for The Noguchi Museum + YMER&MALTA.As a special tribute to the iconic Noguchi light, YMER&MALTA has gathered an international roundtable of six designers to reinterpret his innovative lighting concept for the modern age. Tokyo and Milan-based nendo decided to channel...
Bricks Decoded: The Return of Glass Blocks.Go on. Admit it. The thought of glass blocks probably makes you shudder. Unless you fall into the 5%* category of new generation designers who have already embraced the potential of this highly misunderstood and marginalised building...
Arflex Legacy: Artful Italian Design Knocking it Out of the Ballpark for 70 years.Considering the fact Arflex celebrated its 70th birthday last year, these guys are clearly onto something. Sure, they keep nailing it with their lust-worthy, high-quality furniture, and razor sharp art direction, but many other brands...
Ricardo Bofill’s La Muralla Roja (The Red Wall) Housing Project in Calpe, Spain.Projecting from the cliffs on the border of the Mediterranean in Spain, La Muralla Roja (The Red Wall), is a bold apartment block with breathtaking seaside views. Completed in 1968, Ricardo Bofill designed this playfully erratic fortress...
Sean Connolly at Dubai Opera by Alexander &CO and Tribe Studio.Sean Connolly at Dubai Opera draws upon the design team’s interest in 20th Century Classics and oceanic, Australian/ New Zealand influences of Connolly’s...
