Mese: maggio 2017

Design duo Bigert & Bergstrom havedesigned the solar egg, a public sauna art installation, as part of an urban transformation project by developer riksbyggen for the city of kiruna, sweden. the egg has a shell of gold plated steel that reflects the city and surrounding landscape

http://www.bigertbergstrom.com/

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viaggi/travels

tibet

http://www.tucanoviaggi.com/

http://www.viaggio-in-cina.it/tibet/

architettura/architecture

led by snøhetta, the project saw the united states’ most visited destination change from a congested, horn-honking vehicular area into a world-class public plaza with the addition of over 100,000 square feet of pedestrian-exclusive space. ph michael grimm

http://snohetta.com/

the inaugural international bamboo architecture biennale took place in 2016 in the village of baoxi — an area south of shanghai, china still untainted by urban sprawl. photographed by julien lanoo in its first edition, the event is set against the backdrop of undulating mountains, which provided an appropriate setting for the 12 distinctive bamboo structures erected in response to the local environment

http://www.bamboocommune.com/en/about0.aspx

new york firm so-il has built a prototype house at the mini living space in milan, featuring a white mesh exterior designed to filter polluted city air, and a plant-covered roof

http://www.lucapoianforms.com/?page_id=28

caboolture, qld 4510 australia by wilson architects, ph alex chomicz

http://www.wilsonarchitects.com.au

interni/interiors

library and theater, nord-pas-de-calais, france, dominique coulon & associés

http://coulon-architecte.fr/

musei/museums

l'atelier peter zumthor ha presentato il progetto d'ampliamento della fondation beyeler. l'ampliamento è previsto nell'area del parco iselin-weber, finora di proprietà privata, confinante con la fondation beyeler. nascerà così un nuovo parco pubblico nel cuore di riehen

https://www.fondationbeyeler.ch/en/

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Zumthor

hotels/restaurants/bars

the kerry hotel has opened in hong kong with interiors designed by the architect andre fu. the kerry hotel is the latest addition to the city’s renowned victoria harbour, and the first hotel in 20 years to be built on the kowloon waterfront

http://www.shangri-la.com/kerry/

http://afso.net/profile/andre-fu/

le designer ora ito a défini le concept de yooma, une nouvelle proposition dans le paysage hôtelier. dans le 15ème arrondissement de paris, en front de seine, l’esplanade beaugrenelle, cette dalle des années 70, plantée d’une vingtaine de tours, avait le profil d’un mini manhattan. ora ito a surélevé la structure existante et mis en lévitation les cent six chambres derrière une carapace d’aluminium. daniel buren a dessiné la façade

https://www.ora-ito.com/en/, http://www.yooma-hotels.com/en/

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Buren

lipstick, ‘hotelroyal’ bed for zanotta by terri pecora. "i was inspired by the gio ponti headboards of the early 60’s, in particular, one from the ‘hotel royal’ in naples.  in designing this bed for zanotta i wanted to achieve a contemporary version of those iconic designs"

http://www.terripecora.net/, http://www.zanotta.it/

design

http://www.masterly.nu/inhoud.php

palafitta, credenza/madia by studio 14 for arkof

http://www.studio14.it/it

http://www.archiexpo.it/prod/arkof/product-149175-1848508.html

progetto tracing identity curato da evelina bazzo/umbrella for de castelli

scribble by francesca lanzavecchia

http://lanzavecchia-wai.com/

http://www.decastelli.it/it

lift-bit by carlo ratti associati and opendot pays homage to radical british architect cedric price’s 1970s ‘generator project’ by being a modular, digitally reconfigurable furniture system that allows a sofa to transform into an almost-endless set of configurations

https://www.carloratti.com/

uufie blends metal and wood in echo table collection, part of the studio’s ongoing design exploration of pushing the boundaries and altering the perception of materials

http://www.uufie.com/

installazioni/installations

left, les voûtes filantes by atelier yokyok, cahors, france. set in an enchanting garden, courtyard arcs are linked together by a colorful woven structure that forms a series of vaulted shapes. in this fabricated space, individuals may stroll and admire variations in light filtration and shade access, while wandering through a set of interconnected tunnels

http://www.atelieryokyok.com/

right, the ci-lines by aaron asis, philadelphia, united states. located in philadelphia’s st andrew’s collegiate chapel, artist aaron asis tied over 6,500 feet of blue cord around carved wooden posts and architectural columns. the lines created throughout the space follow the natural light pathways that enter through the windows of the 1924 gothic revival-style church.

http://www.aaronasis.com/

 l'installazione kochu progettata da luca trazzi per la mostra-evento materia immaterial, organizzata dalla rivista interni presso l’università degli studi di milano durante il fuorisalone 2017, ha presentato fortina produced by toppan, l’innovativo sistema di rivestimento per l’architettura prodotto dalla società giapponese toppan printing

http://www.lucatrazzi.com/, http://www.toppan.co.jp/english/

showrooms

tokujin yoshioka sets issey miyake's flagship within historic milanese building. the retail space encompasses 500-square-meters showcasing a unique aesthetic that blends history with futuristic interior panels, expressing the passage of time

http://www.tokujin.com/

photos

marlene dietrich. to mark the centenary of irving penn’s birth, the metropolitan museum of art has open its doors to a major exhibition celebrating one of the foremost photographers of our time.

http://www.metmuseum.org/

luci/lumières

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aires t mini by lolli & memmoli, http://www.lollimemmoli.it/it/; bonjours versailles by philippe starck for baccarat, https://www.baccarat.com/; hashi by federico delrosso for davide groppi, http://www.federicodelrosso.com/architects/, http://davidegroppi.com/; lampada orchid, disegnata dall’austriaco rainer mutsch per axolight, http://rainermutsch.com/, http://www.axolight.it/europe/it_IT; galerie by federico peri for fontanaarte, http://www.federicoperi.com/, http://www.fontanaarte.com/it

mostre/exhibitions

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austrians has celebrated the 300th anniversary of the birth of maria theresa. visitors look at furniture and decorations of austrian empress maria theresa on display at hofmobiliendepot, http://www.hofmobiliendepot.at/it/; jannis kounellis, a cuneo, nel complesso monumentale di san francesco, http://www.mrsntorino.it/cms/sistema-naturalistico-museale/museo-civico; chris wolston, garden party at patrick parrish gallery, http://www.patrickparrish.com/; testa di poeta; marcello morandini, forme da abitare, al maga di gallarate, http://www.museomaga.it/, http://www.morandinimarcello.com/; gino luggi, acrilico su legno e plexiglas, mostra antologica , associazione culturale costa del rile, http://www.costadelrile.it (concerto il 17 giugno)

from top left, clockwise

oki izumi, mare mosso, museo chiossone di genova, http://www.okiizumi.com, http://www.museidigenova.it/it/content/museo-darte-orientale; lorenzo perrone, libri, cibo dell'anima, frascione arte, http://www.frascionearte.com; biophilia, opere di arianna fioratti loreto, museo la specola, firenze, http://www.ariannafiorattiloreto.com/, http://www.msn.unifi.it; eligo studio, natural talent – creative academy / wood projects, museo poldi pezzoli, milano, http://www.museopoldipezzoli.it; natura reale e natura sintetica si incontrano in una mostra a castello di chaumont, nella valle della loira in francia. tra le opere realizzate per l'occasione c'è anche una nuova installazione di miguel chevalier, http://www.miguel-chevalier.com/fr; nature forever. piero gilardi a roma, museo maxxi, fino al 15 ottobre 2017. la sede capitolina ripercorre la carriera dell’artista torinese mettendo in evidenza i nodi tematici della sua poetica, http://www.fondazionecentrostudipierogilardi.org/it/home/, http://www.maxxi.art/

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icons, ultime tendenze neopop, mr brainwash, just kidding, deodato arte, milano, http://www.deodato.com; jef geys, bubble paintings, essex street, new york, http://http://www.essexstreet.biz/; alice neel, uptown, victoria miro, london, http://www.victoria-miro.com; esther stocker, aaa mario mauroner contemporary art, vienna, http://www.galerie-mam.com/index/index.php; two works by alessandro busci, archizone, antonia jannone, milano, http://www.antoniajannone.it/; julie mehretu: uma história universal de tudo e de nada, fundacão de serralves, lisboa, https://www.serralves.pt/pt/; landscape, l’arte incisoria di norman ackroyd, cartavetra, florence, http://www.cartavetra.org

food

left, next-level vegetables by jamie oliver, london

http://www.jamieoliver.com/

right, breakfast at peck, milano

https://www.peck.it/

et caetera

giganti a copenhagen

a new york, the quad cinema, on 13th street, reopens after its extensive renovation—under new management and with a programming team dedicated to restoring its former lustre as an art-house and repertory cinema. it does so with a hat tip to its own history: a screening of  busby berkeley’s 1943 musical extravaganza “the gang’s all here,” starring carmen miranda and alice faye

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viaggi/travels

islanda, volto di ghiaccio, cuore di fuoco

http://it.visiticeland.com/, http://www.tucanoviaggi.com

architettura/architecture

sufi whirling dancers and japanese bamboo baskets were among the references for this sculptural temple in chile by hariri pontarini architects. the bahá'í temple of south america is located just outside of santiago, in the foothills of the andes mountains

http://www.hariripontarini.com/

left, nasce atelier marco bagnoli. un atelier d’artista che è anche spazio espositivo, archivio, showroom e sede di un’associazione. è il suo nuovo progetto  in toscana

http://www.marcobagnoli.it/

right, nomostudio envisions a multidimensional church in copenhagen. the architects capture the essence of a traditional church while integrating social spaces that go beyond religion

http://www.nomostudio.eu/

mexican studio bnkr arquitectura has projected a sunset chapel in acapulco, mexico. the project was designed to fulfill the client’s straightforward requests: the chapel is to take advantage of the picturesque views with the sun setting directly behind the altar cross, and the first phase of crypts are to be located outside adjacent to the building. the site, consisting of a densely forested landscape with a subterranean makeup of layered granite

http://www.bunkerarquitectura.com/

a replica of an alpine shelter originally erected in 1936 has been constructed in slovenia’s triglav national park. named ‘bivak II na jezerih’, the structure closely follows the form of its predecessor, designed by engineer and mountaineer karlo korenini 80 years ago. the original cabin was built after a local mountaineering club decided that a small, but functional shelter would make the region more accessible for exploration. architects sadar vuga. ph miran kambic

http://www.sadarvuga.com/

april 21, 1961. the planalto governmental palace, designed by architect oscar niemeyer, is mirrored in its reflecting pool at sunset in brasilia, brazil. the city has celebrated its anniversary. brasilia was awarded the title of cultural patrimony of humanity by the united nations

http://siviaggia.it/viaggi/brasilia-brasile-anniversario-50-anni/1807/

interni/interiors

when van staeyen interior architects were tasked with designing a kids bedroom in old mansion, they came up with a unique design to house two beds and a play space. ph luc roymans

http://vanstaeyen.be/

musei/museums

after many years of planning and with the flourish of gen. washington's saber, the doors to the museum of the american revolution were officially opened on April 19, 2017 in historic philadelphia!

https://www.amrevmuseum.org/

previously home to a beach-like ball pit, a giant maze, and sea of icebergs, this summer the national building museum in washington, d.c. will host the “hive,” a 60-foot-tall domed structure made up of more than 2,700 individual paper tubes. designed by studio gang, the installation is part of the museum’s summer block party series, which invites architects to fill the building’s historic great hall with a temporary, immersive intervention

http://www.nbm.org/, http://studiogang.com/

hotels/restaurants/bars

left, new mandarin oriental, bodrum

right, new reception e lobby lounge, mandarin oriental hyde park, london

http://www.mandarinoriental.com/

inaugura a malamocco relais alberti, il primo relais de charme nel cuore della laguna di venezia

info@relaisalberti.com

concrete announces the opening of the dutch-indonesian grand café mama makan in the recently opened spinoza hotel by hyatt regency in amsterdam

http://www.concreteamsterdam.nl, http://www.mamamakan.com http://www.hyatt.com

taller ken populates madero café in guatemala with tropical planting and vintage cars. the project's vibrant interior is layered with textures and colors, forming an oasis-like escape from the outside world

http://www.tallerken.info/

design

finn juhl, the modern art chair. in 2001 one collection was granted the sole rights to finn juhl's original furniture

exhibition: the house of finn  juhl, from 1 to 3 june, at frederiksgade 1, copenhagen, denmark

http://www.onecollection.com/, http://www.finnjuhl.com

legno e ceramica. design meneghello paolelli associati per the artceram

http://www.artceram.it/

left, hypertable by bellini

center, glas by nendo

right, strata by yabu pushelberg

http://www.glasitalia.com/

left, pocket by stone design for bla station

http://www.blastation.com

center, couture armchair by by färg & blanche for bd barcelona design

http://bdbarcelona.com/en/product/240

right, womb chair by knoll europe

http://www.knolleurope.com, http://www.knoll.com

american designer evan fay has created a sculptural furniture piece named the lawless chair. ph charlie schuck

http://www.evanfayfurniture.com/

installazioni/installations

"good news from brazil" by jader almeida for sollos

http://www.sollos.ind.br/

 camille henrot: “if wishes were horses” at kunsthalle wien

http://www.kunsthallewien.at/#/en

showrooms

for his first flagship design since becoming its creative director, vincent van duysen has created a space for molteni&c that feels like a "secluded home from home"

http://www.molteni.it/it/designer/vincent-van-duysen

v-a-c foundation, un’istituzione senza scopo di lucro fondata a mosca nel 2009 da leonid mikhelson e teresa iarocci mavica, presenta la nuova sede della fondazione a venezia: il palazzo delle zattere

http://www.v-a-c.ru

luci/lumières

from top left, clockwise

olmo by giulio iacchetti; les danseuses by atelier oi; discovery by ernesto gismondi; alphabet of light by big-bjarke ingels group; ameluna by artemide/mercedes benz style

http://www.artemide.com

from left, clockwise

studio thier&vandaalen, http://thiervandaalen.com/; cto lighting studio and collaborations with  autoban, larose guyon, michael verheyden, and stéphane parmentier, http://www.ctolighting.co.uk; cappa aspirante e illuminante by falmec, http://www.falmec.it/

left, la luce del marmo by franchiumbertomarmi, http://www.franchigroup.it/; center, ellipse for textilmuseum tilburg by studio formafantasma, http://www.formafantasma.com/; minimalux by casper vissers, https://vimeo.com/104481651

left, seed cloud installation by ochre at roossana orlandi

http://www.ochre.net  

right, moule, strutture in acciaio, by studio 14 for marchetti

http://www.marchettiilluminazione.com/it/

left, lampada da tavolo alice di cristina celestino per budri

http://www.budri.com, http://cristinacelestino.com/

center, from the family bellhop di barber & osgerby per flos

http://barberosgerby.com/projects, http://www.flos.com/en/home

right, lamp clochette and ottone secondo by zpstudio at colé atelier

http://www.zpstudio.it/, http://ateliercole.com/

mostre/exhibitions

mariano fortuny (1838-1874) visita zaragoza con 'tiempo de ensoñación. andalucía en el imaginario de fortuny', una exposición realizada en colaboración con el patronato de la alhambra y generalife y el museu nacional d´art de catalunya (mnac) que conmemora los más de 140 años del viaje del pintor de reus a granada. zaragoza, caixaforum zaragoza, fino al 26 agosto

http://www.iicmelbourne.esteri.it/iic_melbourne/it/

mauro mori, les atelier courbet gallery, new york

http://www.mauromori.it/, shop@ateliercourbet.com

et caetera

iranian artist maryam ashkanian embroiders individuals deep in sleep onto the surface of her handmade pillows, matching the size of her subjects to the area one would physically occupy if they took a nap on her work. the stitched sleepers lay sprawled in different configurations on the white background, some with their arms outstretched, whiles others hold them tucked into their bodies. these sculptures are a way to access the wide subject matter of dreams, a place where ashkanian feels we can observe ourselves in one of the purest forms

http://www.maryamashkanian.com/
 

50 anni fa moriva Totò. Ecco come il principe della risata ispirò artisti e creativi da milo manara al federico fellini pittore, a andrea pazienza

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viaggi/travels

la strada alpina del grossglockner candidata come patrimonio unesco

http://www.austria.info

architettura/architecture

the ‘mashambas skyscraper’ has been designed for the an area in east area to introduce a green revolution to the people living in sub-saharan africa still living in poverty. realized by pawel lipi%u0144ski and mateusz frankowski from poland. using architecture to improve the lives of small farmers is one of the main objectives of ‘mashambas’. the building will host education, training on agricultural techniques, cheap fertilizers, and modern tools. the structure itself would be made up of simple modular elements, making it easy to assemble, deconstruct and transport. the innovative proposal has been awarded first place in evolo’s 2017 skyscraper competition

http://www.evolo.us/featured/mashambas-skyscraper/

ginza six, designed by gwenael nicolas, is located in the area of concentrated commercial activity. the ginza area is a symbol of japan and become a world-class commercial space with a wide range of 241 brands

http://curiosity.jp/about/en/, https://ginza6.tokyo

new york firm so-il has built a prototype house at the mini living space in milan, featuring a white mesh exterior designed to filter polluted city air, and a plant-covered roof

http://so-il.org/, http://so-il.org/archive/breathe/

interni/interiors

when refurbishing the interior of this gallery in rome, antonino cardillo looked to the colours and textures used in the opening scene of richard wagner's das rheingold opera. cardillo's crepuscular green project is an interior refurbishment of an art gallery located in san lorenzo, rome. described by the architect as a "green golden grotto", the space was based on the particular scene of the rhine river, where the three rhinemaidens – woglinde, wellgunde and flosshilde – are playing together

http://www.antoninocardillo.com/

musei/museums

istanbul maritime museum, teget architects, ph alican akturk

the project site has 3 façades -the remaining one facing the neighbouring ex-tabacco warehouse isvirtually invisible and mainly reserved for sevices-. the bosphorus side is reserved for the boat gallery. on the opposite direction, at the dolmabahçe boulevard where it is linked to the city and the traffic access, is placed the entry. finally, at the be%u015Fikta%u015F square side, there is the courtyard, embracing the barbaros statue, around which the program of the museum revolves

http://www.teget.com/

hotels/restaurants/bars

avalon hotel when it was the beverly carlton, celebrities flocked to the hotel by graphic designer alvin lustig—marilyn monroe was even a resident. at the hands of kelly wearstler (who first lent her design savvy to the hotel in 1999, before a more recent spruce-up), it still flaunts vintage hollywood style, with a playful 1950s look that captures a southern california spirit

http://www.avalon-hotel.com/beverly-hills

teamlab creates interactive restaurant interior that changes with the seasons.  located in in tokyo's ginza district, the exclusive eatery provides diners with a multi-sensory experience that conveys the tastes, smells, and scenic beauty of japan

https://www.teamlab.art/

design

gebruder thonet vienna

http://www.gebruederthonetvienna.com

dining table café 6116 by ruben van megen, in exhibition masterly, the dutch in milano

café 6116 is inspired on and made with persian carpets and refers to the sixties, when the persian carpets were part of the interiors of many western european cafés and homes. the used carpets are processed into table tops and tiles and have a super smooth surface. colours, scars and patterns play the lead part. the worn out quality of the carpet tells a story of its former life and the life of its owner. because every carpet is only used once, every piece is unique. also, a heirloom or a carpet which is for some reason special to the owner can be used. every table comes with a certificate that contains information about the carpet that is used such as the country and region where the carpet is produced and the production year

http://www.rubenvanmegen.nl/en/

vapore by giacomo moor edit by galleria luisa delle piane. the collection vapore investigate an ancient, complex and rare manufacturing technique: the steam bending of solid wood. ph canio salandra

http://www.giacomoor.com/

http://www.gallerialuisadellepiane.it/

tavolo root by roberto iacuzzi for natisa

http://www.natisa.it/home/

adopting traditional decorative motifs found on ming dynasty ceramics, chinese artist lei xue sculpted these humorous smashed aluminum cans that bridge the gap of some 600 years of art history. the pieces are part of an ongoing series titled drinking tea, and unlike the mechanical process of producing cans, each object is sculpted and painted by hand

https://www.artsy.net/artist/lei-xue

installazioni/installations

cos x studio swine: 'new spring'  at milan design week 

http://www.studioswine.com/

louis vuitton, objets nomades. ideata nel 2012, la collezione objets nomades mantiene viva la lunga tradizione di louis vuitton nella creazione di meravigliosi articoli da viaggio

http://it.louisvuitton.com/ita-it/articoli/louis-vuitton-objets-nomades

britt moran and emiliano salci from dimorestudio show a world of nostalgic tones. the space lingers over clean aesthetics that feature 1930’s references, just as the furniture that displays precious, sophisticated yet never redundant details

http://www.dimorestudio.eu/

 3 new collections: hayon x nani by jaime hayon; blend by raw color; mía by nani marquina

http://nanimarquina.com/

luci/lumières

jeremy cole's singular style is an expression of his homeland, new zealand, and its distinctive and stunning flora. light is gently captured in the glowing ceramic plant forms

http://www.jeremycole.net

davide oppizzi per d cube si è ispirato per mozaik al concetto del mosaico e alle sue forme geometriche. mozaik è una superficie luminosa fatta di elementi che cadono come fosse una pioggia di meteoriti, senza limitarsi a un unico punto di luce

http://www.dcube.swiss/en/light-lighting-design

left, filippo mambretti sculpts optical lighting pieces for mogg. the lamps are designed in such a way that allows for a multitude of combinations and compositions

http://www.mogg.it/, http://www.filippomambretti.com/

right, lampade tooy

lampade per arredo esterno, made in marche

http://www.luxopera.net  

u-light by axolight

http://www.axolight.it/europe/it_IT

mostre/exhibitions

piergiorgio zangara, artista madi, mostra promossa dal consolato generale d’italia melbourne e organizzata dall’istituto italiano di cultura di melbourne e da musa international, melbourne

http://www.iicmelbourne.esteri.it/iic_melbourne/it/

a bologna, nella sala ercole di palazzo d'accursio, inaugura venerdì 19 maggio un decennio di ritardo, prima mostra personale di salvatore nocera (1928 – 2008) nella sua città natale, a cura di elisa del prete

http://www.bolognaperlearti.altervista.org/

et caetera

live in this cowboy boot house in texas for just $1,200 a month. the two bedroom property includes custom handcrafted features, with mosaic granite flooring and a spiral staircase that leads to an elevated roof deck

kniterate is a compact industrial knitting machine created for designers and entrepreneurs that facilitates the one-off creation of garments. built by london-based designer gerard rubio, kniterate is meant to act as a sort of 3d printer for knitwear, allowing you to create digital designs in photoshop and turn them into a wearable garments in just a few hours. the machine is capable of knitting scarves, sweaters, dresses, ties, or even the components of shoes

http://gerard.tv/, https://twitter.com/ge_rubio

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viaggi/travels

in the summer of 1973, john schott drove route 66 from the midwest to california and back, sleeping in his pick-up truck and photographing with an 8 x 10 inch deardorf view camera. among his subjects were the motels situated along this expanse of highway

http://www.josephbellows.com/#1

architettura/architecture

the recent election of mmalta to the presidency of the council of the european union—a position that will be held through June 2017—architectural photographer danica o. kus has created a photo series detailing renzo piano building workshop’s valletta city gate in malta. completed in 2014, the project is composed of four parts: the valletta city gate and site, an open-air theater “machine,” a parliament building, and landscaped space

https://www.danicakus.com/, http://www.rpbw.com/

info@visitmalta.it

the colosseum, rome, italy

http://www.rome.info/colosseum/

interni/interiors

sé transforms galleria rossana orlandi into highly furnished apartment titled 'sé ensemble', the exhibition highlights the adaptability of their furniture collections, which were designed by damien langlois-meurinne, jaime hayon and nika zupanc

http://rossanaorlandi.com/

musei/museums

da sinistra, bacon, head; jean michel basquit, julius ceasar

a salò, il museo della follia accoglie i visitatori con capolavori dell'arte internazionale. la mostra, a cura di vittorio sgarbi, è itinerante

http://www.museodellafollia.it

roberto fanari, il paesaggio dentro, musei di nervi, galleria d'arte moderna

 http://www.museidigenova.it

hotels/restaurants/bars

stokes architecture has retained the industrial character of this 19th-century whiskey factory in philadelphia during its conversion into an italian restaurant and boutique hotel

http://www.stokesarch.com/

london-based architecture practice universal design studio has completed at six, a new 343 room hotel in stockholm’s housing one of europe’s most ambitious contemporary art collections within a hotel. at sx is owned and operated by petter stordalen of nordic hotels & resorts and curated by sune nordgren, formerly of the baltic centre for contemporary art. original artwork by jaume plensa, olafur eliasson, julian opie, sol le witt, tacita dean, spencer finch, richard long and marijke van warmerdam are displayed within the public spaces as well as individual artworks by kristina matousch in the guest rooms. works by swedish photographer dawid complete the hotel art collection

https://hotelatsix.com/, http://www.universaldesignstudio.com/

danish design space copenhagen, founded by signe bindslev henriksen and peter bundgaard rutzou has designed a new collection for stellar works, inspired by the chair they designed for restaurant 108 in copenhagen

http://spacecph.dk/, http://www.stellarworks.com/interim/

https://108.dk/

design

tables branch out of this eight-person sofa, designed by swedish studio front to offer a relaxed breakout space in bustling offices. Front created the furniture for swedish brand offecct. it is meant to inhabit the middle of a room, and function as both seating and a temporary workstation. each table has a usb charger and a hook for hanging bags or coats

http://www.designfront.org/, http://www.offecct.se/

brooklyn artist and designer fernando mastrangelo has cast his latest collection of furniture to look like "three-dimensional landscape paintings".

https://www.fernandomastrangelo.com/

 the swedish-french duo faerg & blanche explore the opposite attractions of hard and soft

http://www.fargblanche.com/

barracuda by giuseppe viganò for arketipo

http://www.arketipo.com

from top, clockwise

penta, rusty tree, easy bridge. tutto by zeus

http://www.zeusnoto.com

showrooms

the new cc-tapis showroom in milan 

http://cc-tapis.com/

installazioni/installations

ladies and gentlemen by secondome. unplugged

poltrona a dondolovoluta e cassettiera settimio by stefano marolla; specchi risvolti disegnati da vito nesta; lampada disarmante by gio tirotto; coffee table lunapark by alessandro zambelli; contenitore by 4p1b and grandinetti; carta da parati glitch by millim studio

http://www.secondome.biz/

dutch invertuals, harvest. 10 designers offer a glimpse into how the human race will tackle future global issues.

http://www.dutchinvertuals.nl/

georgia sagri, dynamis, 2017, 28 sculptures and 10 breathing scores, installation view, tositsa 5, athens, documenta 14, ph angelos giotopoulos

http://www.documenta14.de/en/artists/992/georgia-sagri

rachel sussman uses gold to 'repair' cracked sidewalks in homage to japanese 'kintsukuroi' art. ‘kintsukuroi’ is the ancient japanese art of repairing broken or cracked pottery with a powdered-gold dusted lacquer. philosophically speaking, the craft regards the process of breakage and repair as an element of the object’s history, rather than an unattractive flaw to be concealed or disguised

http://www.rachelsussman.com/

luci/lumières

nendo’ s new lightings “sawaru” and “gaku” for flos

left, “sawaru”, a lighting consisting of two independent cylinders touching each other in a perpendicular direction. One plays the role as a light source, while the other acts as a base, and the projection angle can be altered into 3 stages: 25 degrees, 40 degrees and 60 degrees, by inserting the pin attached to the base

right, “gaku”, A box used together with lamps and other objects,%u3000which gives a feeling almost as if it weresomething between accessories and furniture. An adjustable-height pending lamp hangs down inside of one box, while a second design features non-contact charging functionality to power a matching spot or luminescent lamp. Usually, the lamp is simply left on the charging dock, and then moved around freely when lighting is needed elsewhere.  The directional lamp features a magnet that allows it to be placed at an angle, making it easy to adjust the direction of spot to be lighted

http://www.nendo.jp, http://www.flos.com/en/home

libri/books and reviews

from top left, clockwise

enrica morini, maria pezzi, giornalista di moda, l'europeo 1947-1958, http://www.enciclopediadelledonne.it/; inventario n 12, http://www.inventario-bookzine.com/about.html; ugo la pietra, bosco in città, progetti e favole metropolitane, i quaderni plana; demetrio paparoni, the devil, atlante illustrato del lato oscuro, http://www.24orecultura.com/; travis elborough e alan morsfield, atlante dei luoghi insoliti e curiosi, http://www.rizzoli.eu/; sergio pitamitz, wild africa, edizioni03.com, http://www.publish03.com/preview.asp?i=170

arte

brigitte march niedermair, transition giorgio morandi, palazzo boromeo, milano

http://www.antonini.it

aalto university, nakuna, icicle all lavender. in occasione del 100′ anno di indipendenza della finlandia nel 2017, la aalto university school of arts, design and architecture ha onorato le sue origini partecipando alla milano design week con la mostra dedicata “nakuna”, nudo in finlandese

http://www.aalto.fi, http://www.habitare.fi

mostre/exhibitions

amalia del ponte, ritratto di ugo mulas, onde lunghe e brevissime, museo del novecento, ph emiliano biondelli, e studio museo francesco messina, milano

http://www.amaliadelponte.org/adp/

http://www.museodelnovecento.org, http://www.fondazionemessina.it/

il capriccio e la ragione. eleganze del settecento europeo, dal 14 maggio al 29 aprile 2018. museo del tessuto di prato. allestita nella sala dei tessuti antichi del museo, la mostra è un viaggio nello stile e nel gusto della cultura artistica del settecento, attraverso la moda, il tessuto e le arti decorative

www.museo del tessuto.it/settecento

et caetera

scali milano: international firms unveil plans to transform the city's disused railyards the project asked mad architects, stefano boeri architetti, mecanoo, miralles tagliabue embt, and cino zucchi architetti to develop plans for eights disused sites

https://www.facebook.com/ScaliMilano/