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About that time I met the design and we fell in love

May 23, 2018

The perfect way to start today's post would be with the most classic "Once upon a time..." Let's go back to 2009, maybe even 2008, when I was working in an auc...

Design / DesignersMe / Gucki’s life

At the Milan Triennale an exhibition dedicated to Osvaldo Borsani

May 14, 2018

On Wednesday 16 May, the first monographic exhibition dedicated to Osvaldo Borsani, founder and architect of Tecno, opens at the Milan Triennale. Borsani has b...

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The Cassina’s headquarter restyling by Patricia Urquiola

February 2, 2018

The designer Patricia Urquiola is the art director of Cassina since 2015, the year of the 90th anniversary of the furniture company. The collaboration has no...

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Surprising design on show in Milan

January 31, 2018

I love when design surprises with the simplicity and strength of the idea. Tomorrow opens in Milan the third appointment with Order, Disorder and Chaos, the ...

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5 things to do in Copenhagen: tips from the designer of the year

January 30, 2018

Maison&Objet is the design fair held twice a year in Paris dedicated to interiors and decoration, one of the most important and recognized events in the fie...

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Milano Design Film Festival 2017: my favorite films

October 17, 2017

The seventh edition of the Milan Design Film Festival will be at the cinema Anteo from Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 October 2017. Curators of this edition are Pa...

ART & DESIGN

Brera Design Days in Milan

October 4, 2017

From 6 to 12 October in Milan, the second edition of the Brera Design Days, 7 days, 60 events, 20 locations, 9 exhibitions and more than 100 guests. Guests a...

Design / DesignersMilano

Ceramic tableware on Kickstarter

October 3, 2017

Beautiful ceramic plates and cups made squashing together colored clays in a 60-tonne hydraulic press: every piece is unique, the Kickstarter project is made to...

Design / Designers

Pierre Frey velvet collection by India Mahdavi

September 19, 2017

Autumn is coming with soft and embracing fabrics and in this nothing is better than velvet! Pierre Frey, French company that designs and manufactures prestig...

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Fun with design: dress up the cabinet

September 15, 2017

"Dressed Cabinet" was the graduation project of the Dutch designer Puck Dieben. The high quality level was so impressive that Vij5 immediately decided to arrang...

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In London a social enterprise transforms old furniture in design

September 1, 2017

This year London Design Festival (16–24 September) will held a great collaboration between the English designer Yinka Ilori and furniture-salvaging social enter...

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Happy birthday Mrs. Knoll: today she’s turning 100 years old!

May 24, 2017

Florence Knoll is 100 years old today! Her life is another beautiful fairy tale that goes through the history of design and of one of the most famous companies....

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MILANO DESIGN WEEK

Milano Design Week 2022: Fuorisalone best events

A beautiful apartment in Milan with sculptural lights, material surfaces and lots of color

Milano Design Week in formato digitale

ART & DESIGN

New museum for Alexander Calder’s artworks designed by Herzog & de Meuron and a garden by Piet Oudolf

A new green architecture in Paris: how to design a post-pandemic office

A beautiful apartment in Milan with sculptural lights, material surfaces and lots of color

TRAVEL

The 20 most colourful places in the world

Victorian house moved through San Francisco

Travelling in the time of Instagram

Milano

11 unmissable art exhibitions in Milan

The Wes Anderson exhibition at the Fondazione Prada in Milan

The biggest design museum in Europe is coming to Milan

WHAT I LOVE

MetaFlora: the flower designer and the win back of the ’80s plants

How to celebrate the Moon Landing 50th anniversary

11 movies to celebrate 50 years of Moon Landing

DIY

DIY ice cream stand for kids

How to transform old books into an original pen holder (which can also become a DIY Christmas tree holder)

How to make a winter wreath using a bike wheel and dried flowers

About that time I met the design and we fell in love

At the Milan Triennale an exhibition dedicated to Osvaldo Borsani

The Cassina’s headquarter restyling by Patricia Urquiola

Surprising design on show in Milan

5 things to do in Copenhagen: tips from the designer of the year

Milano Design Film Festival 2017: my favorite films

Brera Design Days in Milan

Ceramic tableware on Kickstarter

Pierre Frey velvet collection by India Mahdavi

Fun with design: dress up the cabinet

In London a social enterprise transforms old furniture in design

Happy birthday Mrs. Knoll: today she’s turning 100 years old!