Anna Castelli Ferrieri, the plastic touch of Italian design’s golden era
One of only three women in her class, Anna Castelli Ferrieri studied architecture at the Milan Polytechnic Institute, where she […]
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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.
A holistic approach to design, NELSON Worldwide is focused on delivering visions
Founded in 1977 as an interior design firm, in more recent times NELSON Worldwide has expanded its reach: starting from […]
Natuzzi is the story of the Italian sofa that reached Wall Street.
Home of national parks, with a coastline longer than any mainland Italian region, and one of the richest archaeological collections […]
Sculptor of monuments, Oscar Niemeyer drew sensual curves on modernist architecture.
No architect ever matched Niemeyer free-flowing design, seeming to float above the ground. No artificial, straight lines or right angles, but […]
Charlotte Perriand, a happy-go-lucky woman, in a man’s world
Among the many things that can be said about Charlotte Perriand, designer of some memorable pieces of furniture, inventive both […]
People first: Perkins&Will designs for the greater good
A century ago, Larry Perkins and Philip Will Jr met as roommates at Cornell University, shared a tiny office in […]
Boffi, the art of living in the kitchen: a ritual between design and craftsmanship
There is no need to design new rituals when the existing ones are restored with dignity and passion. The bathroom […]
Kengo Kuma is the influential, disruptive theorist of the anti-object architecture
Kengo Kuma’s architecture is open to many interpretations, but contextuality is the common denominator of all his work, especially the […]
Renzo Piano is the made in Italy architect legend par excellence
The most distinguishing trait behind Renzo Piano‘s constructions is not having a distinguishing trait. Better said, Piano’s signature on its […]
5 iconic designs by the Italian Enzo Mari who was, most of all, a maverick designer
The first Compasso D’Oro Award ever assigned not to a product but to a set of theories was for Enzo […]
Gae Aulenti, the Italian lady of architecture and design
While the debate over the gender pay gap in architecture – and not only – is growing louder nowadays, try […]
Kartell, bringing innovation home since 1949
A young chemical engineer had a dream: to turn a popular, disregarded material, used at the time for everything that […]
