The Chair That Changed Everything: Humanscale Freedom Turns 25.When less than 2% of people know how to operate their office chairs, something needs to change. The Humanscale Freedom chair did exactly that, pioneering self-adjusting seating that responds naturally to every body. Celebrating 25 years of...
Meet Niels Diffrient, The Design Maverick Who Redefined the Act of Sitting.Design icon alert! Niels Diffrient—the godfather of ergonomics—didn't just create chairs, he revolutionised our relationship with sitting. His groundbreaking approach to ergonomics culminated in the Freedom chair for Humanscale,...
RF Studio’s Stone Tables Tell a Story of Peru’s Ancient Geological Heritage.In an outstanding fusion of ancient technique and contemporary design, RF Studio's Mapa de Suelos collection transforms Peruvian stone into functional art pieces. Each table, crafted through traditional stoneworking methods, represents a...
Three Artist Studios Reborn as One Parisian Apartment by Atelier HA.In a feat of design alchemy, Atelier HA has transformed three artist studios in Montparnasse into a breathtaking single apartment. This 140m² space marries the bohemian spirit of 1960s Paris with contemporary luxury, featuring...
Best of MILANTRACE | 2023 Archive.Nearing the end of our annual archives on a high, we share the best of our epic annual project MILANTRACE 2023 across all of it's streams—MILANTRACE Live, MILANTRACE Digital and MILANTRACE Film. From interviews with design luminaries...
Like a Living Thing: Chris Mottalini’s Portraits of Anaïs Nin’s Silverlake Refuge.Chris Mottalini gives access to Anaïs Nin’s most personal space in LA —filled with rich wood grain corners, painted portraits of the exuberant author soaked in golden light and saturated with deep hues. With images on display now,...
Geometry & Colour Reign Supreme Inside India Madhavi’s Reinvention of Villa Medici in Rome.India Mahdavi’s artistic direction and renovation of the historical rooms at Villa Medici in Rome proposes a new approach to the interiors, where geometry and colour play a fundamental role and contribute to renewing the spirit of the...
Augusto Betti at Fondazione Sozzani: A Celebration of One of the Most Under-the-Radar Creative Minds of the 20th Century.At this year’s Miart—the international modern and contemporary art fair in Milan—and Milan Design Week 2023, Paradisoterrestre celebrated the life of artist and designer Augusto Betti with a retrospective curated by Gherardo Tonelli,...
Future Vision: Aerial Sculptures and Architecture by DRIFT.DRIFT’s latest experimental work answers the haunting question — what if? Using an ensemble of drones, the Dutch artist duo created a series of performative installations that became the missing fragments of landmark buildings. From...
