From Caracas to Compasso d’Oro: Gio Ponti’s D.154.2 Armchair’s Extraordinary Journey.Gio Ponti's iconic D.154.2 armchair has been awarded the prestigious Compasso d'Oro Career Award, cementing its place in Italian design history. Originally created in 1954 for Villa Planchart in Caracas, this elegant piece showcases...
An Ode to Gio Ponti: A 1920s Apartment in Milan by David/Nicolas.Refurbishing a property designed by one architectural icon and redesigned by another can scare even the mightiest of architects. But the Lebanese design duo David/Nicolas, it seems, are immune to such angst, as evidenced by their project,...
Palazzo Luce: A Dazzling Hotel-cum-Gallery in Lecce by Anna Maria Enselmi.Two Renaissance-style portals, emblazoned with the numbers 2 and 4, are the first indications that Palazzo Luce isn’t just another hotel. The internal courtyards confirm this suspicion, with excavated columns from a long-ago Roman...
Design Meets Fashion: Nilufar Gallery Collaborates with Modes Boutique in Paris.Milanese stalwart Nilufar Gallery has collaborated with the Italian fashion boutique Modes in a unique installation for Paris Art Week. Curated by Nilufar founder, Nina Yashar, a selection of pieces from the gallery’s rich contemporary...
A Modern Salotto: Estro Hong Kong by André Fu Studio.Inspired by the essence of Italy, Andre Fu Studio delivers a nuanced and immersive vision of Napoli into Hong Kong’s vibrant city, welcoming Estro’s guests to an enamouring spatial experience. Decadent in its detailing, the space...
A Hair Salon in Milan Conceived as a Living Room for Friends.With minimal, refined and contemporary aesthetic, Smiths and Co. hair salon in Milan has been conceived not just as a hairdresser and barber, but also a living room for friends. With iconic pieces by great design masters like Gio Ponti,...
Gardenia Collection by Atelier Caracas for Studio Boheme.New Miami-based digitally-native platform to commission, produce and showcase cutting edge design, Studio Boheme, unveils its first project—a capsule furniture collection designed by Venezuelan architects Rodrigo Armas and Julio...
Whimsical Renovation of a Milan Apartment by Marcante-Testa.Designed around a central courtyard, architectural studio Marcante-Testa, have brought not just the views into this charming 150m2 apartment in Milan, but also the very feel of nature itself. Long stretches of wall in the living and...
Inside Utopia: Visionary Interiors and Futuristic Homes + Book Giveaway!Win 3 copies of Gestalten's book Inside Utopia, which unearths the previously difficult to access, radical, visionary homes by famed architects &...
