Storet by Acerbis is a playful, spirited chest of drawers
Iconic designs are icons for a reason. Originally designed in 1994 by Italian artist Nanda Vigo, Storet is a ten-drawer […]
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Design icons
Design icons are those who have made the history of this industry or represent a benchmark at present. This section is dedicated to the protagonists of the world of design: designers, companies, studios, who set new, higher standards with their activities.
Nendo design gives people small moments of wonder
Born in Toronto, raised and graduated in Tokyo, Oki Sato established a collective of multi-disciplinary professionals in 2002 to stand […]
CENTO3 by EGO.M: hold the latest project of Achille Castiglioni’s between your fingers
Team EGO.M introduces CENTO3, the latest and unpublished project by Achille Castiglioni brought to life. The graphic inspiration that with […]
Driade, the ever-evolving aesthetic lab of mass-produced living
Once upon a time, a graduate in stage design, Adelaide Acerbi, her husband, architect Enrico Astori, and his designer sister […]
Vico Magistretti, a life between architecture and design
Born in Milan in 1920, the son of an architect, Ludovico ‘Vico’ Magistretti was one of the key figures for […]
Foscarini is the Italian spirit creating lights that illuminate the meaning
In 1291 the Venetian government ordered glass masters to move their furnaces to an island in the lagoon on the […]
More than just an archetypal doll, Mattel’s Barbie is now a little more inclusive.
We are continuing a series on iconic design with a quick look at a controversial product when it comes to […]
Achille Castiglioni is the designer that draws around himself a world of curiosity
Achille Castiglioni is part of that generation of creatives that crucially contributed to the Italian miracle after World War II, […]
From jewelry to furniture, Nanna Ditzel is the versatile lady of Nordic design
Born in Copenhagen in 1923, in the mid 40s Nanna Dietzel started practicing with ebony, giving life with her touch […]
Braun designs are simple, useful and built to last
It’s been a century since 1921, when Max Braun, a mechanical engineer, opened a small engineering store in Frankfurt, producing […]
Is Art Nouveau making a comeback? Here’s a design guide, just in case
Based on your reaction to a few posts we have shared recently, we noticed a great interest in Art Nouveau. […]
Charles and Ray Eames were the first designers to mass-produce molded plywood with compound curves
Looking back at the history of design, it looks like many landmark contributions at the heart of architecture and design’s […]
