Snøhetta, landscape, and architecture working together
There’s a mountain in Norway named Snøhetta. It’s neither the highest of the country nor the most important. But, according to Craig Dykers, founding partner of the […]
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.
Konstantin Grcic: industrial design, made simple
With a passion for materials and technology, extensive research activity into the history of architecture and design, an engineering-oriented approach, and the use of emerging technologies […]
‘Mesures de l’homme’ , clean geometries and open spaces: Le Corbusier is the father of modern architecture.
According to him, architecture is the masterly and magnificent play of volumes brought together in light: Charles Edouard Jeanneret is the architect we know as Le […]
An authentic Flos-ophy: illuminating the human experience with pieces by the world’s most famous artists.
It all started with a word: Cocoon. Without this plastic material originally used as a protective packaging by the US Army, and a genial intuition, Flos […]
Ross Lovegrove’s design formula: minimal organic forms, maximum natural beauty
Ross Lovegrove is an inventor of forms with a function: inspired by the logic and beauty of nature, his idea of design brings together materials science, […]
Destroyer of the building system and form manipulator, Frank Gehry is much more than the master of titanium.
If it’s wow, it’s Gehry: known for his stunning, postmodernist design, which often resembles an artwork, Frank Gehry finds inspiration for his projects in music, sailing, […]
‘Technology with style’: know-how and creativity are Smeg solution for the best home experience.
There’s a region in Northern Italy that over the decades has generated a globally acclaimed series of Italian excellence: Ferrari, Barilla, Ducati, and Armani all come […]
An unparalleled ability to dress spaces with light is Steven Holl’s formula for buildings that inspire the soul
With a multidisciplinary approach and a manifesto declared in 1989, Steven Holl and his fellows have clear ideas and a taste for arts: architecture serves to […]
Santiago Calatrava is the neo-futuristic architect of organic, zoomorphic buildings
To him, architecture responds to environmental factors and functional outputs, even if the true purpose of his dramatic design is typically more aesthetic than structural: Santiago […]
Working on the level of the public, thinking about the bigger issues: MVRDV draws the city of future.
A clear manifesto of MVRDV sentiment and method can be found in The Why Factory mission: the firm’s in-house research lab explores possibilities for the development […]
The ‘Olivetti style’: modernity, beauty and functionality.
Olivetti was founded in 1908 when Camillo Olivetti started a mass production of the first Italian typewriter. Later on, his son Adriano extended the production to […]
Architect of lightness and transparency, Norman Foster is the undisputed Lord of the glass.
A good starting point to understand the greatness and uniqueness of Sir Norman Foster stylistic behavior is his own working space. The Foster + Partners London […]