The crystal is a paradox of the transparency of the material and its asymmetrical forms: a strong sign that expresses all the creativity of its designers. In this family-owned business, mirror polished stainless steel is the identity of its creators. Thierry, who was a sculptor, was able to use this material in the transparent process thanks to the perfortation and th...
ArchiExpo highlights two of the Gold Winners in the single house category: Haus in Riehen and House R. Haus in Riehen by Switzerland-based Reuter Raeber is a contemporary house built in glass, concrete, wood and metal, showcasing unique contrasting interplays between heavy and light, load and support. House R. by Berlin-based architecture firm Modersohn & Freiesleb...
named ‘serpenti’ (the italian word for ‘snakes’), the piece references the company’s famous jewelry line from its location in the grounds of the bulgari hotel. the temporary work showcases serpenti creations dating from the 1960s up to the latest collection, contained within polygonal elements of the structure. the 20 meter-long pavilion conveys the idea of sinuosity ...
The Rehberger-Weg is a 5-kilometer cross-border path linking one of the world’s finest modern art museums Fondation Beyeler in Switzerland and the equally inspiring design mecca Vitra Campus in Germany. Listen to the sounds of the bell at Fondation Beyeler, the running water of the fountain behind and the tram pulling away. This is the first or the last stop depending...
During the Museum Shops conference on Friday, September 2, 2016, he explained that he hunts down the best to present to the art director at the museum, who makes the ultimate decision of what to sell in the store. Whether visitors were looking to fill their museum shop or interior design boutique, this September’s fair brought its own collection of goodies. ArchiExpo ...
With a week to go, it is time you get to know another incredible duo which will be speaking at the Luxury Design & Craftsmanship Summit, happening June 20 – 21 in Porto, Portugal… Get ready to find out all about one of the most incredible brands in the Portuguese fashion industry, Storytailors! After having met at the Architecture College of Lisbon’s Technical Univers...
The first edition of what promises to be one of the biggest luxury design celebrations in the world is only a few weeks away. If you are still second guessing whether you should buy your ticket now, or in just a couple of weeks, here are 10 facts that will help you understand why you can’t miss the Luxury Design & Craftsmanship Summit 2018! 1. It’s the first luxury de...
It was an expressive room to inspire and showcase today’s design generation, not meant to be an interactive space. A few objects found in the game room were Open Dome Chair by POLaRT (bright blue), Guéridon Bas, Saint Martin stools by Hamilton Conte Paris design, Rometti limited edition, Zig Zag pink by Pols Patterns, pieces from Christian Lacroix, L’OBJET’s tic-tac-t...
In both days of the event, 20 and 21 of June, there will be live showcases where some amazing artisans and craftsmen will demonstrate how they work and how they create some amazing pieces of fashion, jewelry and furniture. One of those traditional arts it’s the Leaf Gilding! Well used by the Covet Group’s Brands in several top-selling pieces, Leaf Gilding refers to a ...
“We wanted to break the mold of a traditional trade show,” deputy director Will Sorrell told ArchiExpo. He explained that a key idea this year was challenging exhibitors “to engage visitors on different levels, not just showing,” by creating the monopoly houses, which offered interactive experiences including a virtual reality installation. The central exhibition area...
Hands in his dad’s hair, he was taken around the rest of the museum space of the House of Games exhibition at Maison&Objet’s September show in Paris. Three wildly fun rooms made up the House of Games: the game room, the salon and the museum. Exiting the museum, visitors could enjoy looking through the various works dedicated to games and gaming at the House of Games b...
Going to Clerkenwell is a must for anyone interested in architecture and design. Since the 1990s, many of the traditional brick houses and factory buildings have been converted into workshops, architect and design studios. At the same time, the tradition of craftsmanship is wherever you look because graphic designers, watchmakers or goldsmiths have been working in Clerke...
The highlights were: Acrylic Day: A series of lectures about acrylic demonstrated the properties of acrylic sheets, bonding techniques and how furniture can be made more varied and desirable when using this material. Among the speakers were representatives of entities like the National Institute for the Development of Acrylic, manufacturers CastCril and Sinteglas and ...
Among the more than a hundred individual events incorporated in the fifth Design Weekend in São Paulo between August 10 and 14, a new exhibition, High Design Home & Office Expo, was included for the first time with the aim of becoming the main event of the whole program. High Design was created by the Furniture Industry Association of Bento Gonçalves in the south of Braz...
L’Antic Colonial, together with Porcelanosa Grupo, was present at the twenty-second edition of the EuroCucina Fair. Various materials were exhibited in it from this firm that specializes in natural products, used both in kitchens and bathrooms. On this occasion, L'Antic decorated part of the stand with its elegant and select natural materials. Stone thus had an import...
Once again Corradi is heavily involved in Milano Design Week: six days during which the Milanese metropolis is preparing itself to be the undisputed centre of all the events connected to the world of architecture and design, and which after its success year after year has become the protagonist of a much broader project. As part of an event that grows out of the main hu...
In line with the Olympic Games, the host country’s largest furniture and wood industries fair ForMobile, held in July, set its theme as “Brazilianness.” Among the various expositions and product presentations, the fair is an opportunity to discover some of the best in Latin America—and it certainly celebrates national pride. Wood producer Masisa, for example, collabor...
CUP armchair, design Konstantin Grcic As a traveller one has come to appreciate the benefits of plastic shell suitcases. They are extremely light and flexible, yet strong and good looking. Suitcases made of thin vacuum-formed plastic sheets have revolutionised an entire product species. As a furniture designer I was struck by the ingenuity of this technology, consideri...
We all know that what makes a special piece or a beautiful room it is the details on it, so nothing better than talk about some details present at Isaloni 2018! When you fall in love with a piece the thing you talk the most is the detail that attracts you at the first look, or when you try to reproduce the perfect interior design you know you can erase some of the furnit...
From 17-22 April, Arper will participate in the Salone del Mobile in Milan, and present its collections in the exhibition space dedicated to furniture and design companies (Hall 16 – stand C29 D30). An area of nearly 900 square metres will allow visitors to discover new designs, previews, and a selection of Arper’s iconic products through an immersive experience that fu...
From 17th to 22nd April, TUUCI, the outdoor parasol specialist from Miami, will be presenting its versatile outdoor collection, as well as many new products at the international furniture fair in Milan. The new and modern exhibition design juxtaposes day-and-night scenarios, inviting visitors to a summer beach and to a hip rooftop bar above the skyline. When the sun is s...
Décor inspirations for contemporary living spaces. Once again this year, Skinwall will be assisting a number of prestigious partners at the Salone del Mobile (17-22 April 2018), by decorating their stands with uniquely distinctive wallpapers. The most important of these collaborations will be with Barel (Pav. 6 - Stand C37), a long-established name on the Italian-craft...
The discussion broke down the complexities of how sound functions differently according to space, while emphasizing the importance of acoustics as an essential consideration for architects, designers and knowledge workers. As Verlooven explained, “We have moved from Homo sapiens to Homo interruptus.” Hunched over a computer, seemingly concentrated, one is constantly s...
How are commercial furniture manufacturers responding to this need despite President Donald Trump’s decision to take the U.S. out of the Paris Accord? “Every company, no matter its size, is responsible for its footprint on the planet,” American furniture brand Jasper Group included in their statement on sustainability. Many U.S. commercial furniture manufacturers h...
It requires better risk management, higher cleanliness standards and consideration of how different types of users, from patient to staff, visitor to cleaner, will interact with the design. In addition, recovery can be linked to a patient’s positive association with their surroundings. “Healing is tied to physical environment and what overall experience is created,” B...
This exclusive event, organized by Bomond, brought the most influential Russian architects and designers together in its flagship store in Krasnodar (Russia) so that they could become acquainted with the infinite possibilities in design, handling, processing, and installation of the XLIGHT large format porcelain tile. Once again, URBATEK - PORCELANOSA Grupo’s XLIGHT ...
During the 2017 edition of Euroluce, the biennial exhibition at Salone del Mobile Milan, 450 exhibitors from around the world created unique environments representative of their brand, evolving style and technological advances that shape the industry. The exhibit provided a resource for indoor, outdoor, industrial and specialty lighting, but most of the focus was on indo...
As a highlight of the Qatar Germany 2017 Year of Culture, a mutual exchange of arts, culture, science and sport between the two countries, Qatar Museum opened the “Driven by German Design” show, which celebrates the evolution and achievements of German Design. The exhibition, running at Qatar Museums Gallery ALRIWAQ in Doha from 3 October 2017 – 14 January 2018, brings t...
Another edition of Maison&Objet fair is Paris was a great success for us. The most sophisticated product in the fireplace industry, our new FLA3 XL Suite Logs had its premiere in Paris. All visitors were amazed with the technology as well as new design.
Darc room is a curated, creative lighting exhibition in the heart of London for specifiers and designers. Exhibition is part of London Design Festival on 21-23 September. Alongside our Carbon light we will be showing new lighting fixture Trilight. We hope to see you there!
With its 343,602 single admissions from 165 countries in just six days, the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan confirmed also this year to be the world's most visited fair of furniture design. The interest you have shown for our products is our incentive to keep improving, designing, testing and producing. For those who have not been able to touch our new creation...
Granulati Zandobbio, Bergamo company leader in the production and commercialization of natural products for landscape design, launches an international design competition for the construction of the new headquarters to be implemented in STONE CITY site in the municipality of Bolgare, in the province of Bergamo. Granulates Zandobbio wanted to embark on the road of the ...
From March 16th to 19th, PORCELANOSA Grupo was present at one of the world’s trailblazing interior design events, the 16th edition of New York’s “AD - Architectural Design Show”. The event acts as an umbrella for top-range brand names, allowing visitors to gain an insight into all the latest new ideas in avant-garde and classic furniture, lighting, coverings and item...
Ghost means shadow, trace, semblance, spirit, soul. Only glass is able to transform this abstract concept into a physical object, and the architect Cini Boeri and his collaborator Tomu Katayanagi were the ones to accept and overcome the challenge of giving glass the armchair form, container of human bodies. Fiam, always attentive to the aesthetic and poetic value of the...
Esse-ci at EUROSHOP 2017, the international fair of retail trade. We are constantly striving for perfection to make our lighting solutions increasingly involved. Discover new products designed for the retail world. From 05 to 09 March, Düsseldorf, HALL 10 STAND B20
With a renovated set-up, Lema is back on the stage of Design Post in Cologne during Imm 2017. Designed by Piero Lissoni, the new outfitting presents the newest proposals alongside some of the brand’s best-sellers to perfectly describe the spirit of the Lema’s home: refuge of the soul, space thought like a tailor-made dress free of constraints, inspired to a lifestyle awa...
