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Interior design with a special focus on refurbishment and revitalisation.
21-06-2023 - Design
Massimo Imparato for “Local Cultures in Global Settings”
“Local Cultures in Global Settings” is an international contest promoted by the Iris Ceramica Group and its associated Foundation and organised by UAE Modern, drawing attention to creative contributions arising out of the interaction between expressions of identity and universalistic culture. We talked about it with Massimo Imparato, who, with Monica Mazzolani, co-founded UAE Modern, the cultural hub presenting the series of events accompanying the competition.
24-05-2023 - Design
The Zikawei Library by Wutopia Lab in Shanghai
The story of the Zikawei Library in Shanghai is a tale of intelligent reuse, as the building was originally designed as a bookstore by David Chipperfield Architects. Immediately after the completion of the façade and the structure, it remained empty. However, at the city's will and thanks to the intervention of the Wutopia Lab studio, it has recently become the iconic public library of the Zikawei district.
26-04-2023 - Design
Art to narrate transformation, Carlo Stanga for LAND
Beyond words: leaving room for imagination, even when tackling extremely current and urgent topics, such as the ecological transition. This is precisely what the colourful drawings created by illustrator and architect Carlo Stanga deal with. While his works usually narrate cities with "WanderWorld", instead, he explored the new "urban landscapes".
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29-06-2022 - Design
CCD designs Hoiana Hotel & Suites in Vietnam
The Chinese CCD studio has designed the Hoiana Hotel & Suites in Vietnam, in Hoi An, within the new Hoiana Integrated Resort tourist destination. The projects starts from local traditions, to meet the different functional space requirements of people in the contemporary context, creatively introducing new meanings and functions into the space.
27-06-2022 - Design
The renovation of Casa Hotel in Amsterdam by i29
Casa – as the project is called – was born in Amsterdam in the late 1950s, founded by four friends looking to help solve the shortage of student accommodations. Thanks to the unique hotel and residence mix, the project continues to offer affordable housing for students. The i29 studio has created the new interior design for all 518 hotel rooms, in collaboration with the Lensvelt furniture brand and textile designer Mae Engelgeer.
21-06-2022 - Design
PIFO GALLERY by ARCHSTUDIO, renovating with natural light
Designers from ARCHSTUDIO renovated the renowned PIFO GALLERY art gallery in Beijing. The space, which integrates the functions of art exhibition, reception and office, has been revisited from what was originally a "closed box". By choosing the theme of light for the design, the architects in fact opened up the space to the urban context.
17-06-2022 - Design
Tillandsia WALL Green Wave for Fuorisalone 2022
Set up along the Cortile d’Onore portico of the Ca' Granda, home to the University of Milan, a green wall enchanted Fuorisalone 2022 visitors, as part of the INTERNI Design Re-Generation initiative. The installation made with small Tillandsia plants is a project conceived by Roberta Filippini, founder of the ROBERTA STUDIO, with Paolo Michieli for Michieli Fioricoltura.
31-05-2022 - Design
Richard Yasmine, materials and craftsmanship at the Milan Design Week
As we eagerly await the start of the 60th edition of the Salone del Mobile and the Milan Design Week, here is a preview of two collections created by Lebanese designer Richard Yasmine: Woven Whispers and FURRYBUM/SOFTBUM. As characteristic of Richard Yasmine's works, the two collections are the result of a collaboration with several Lebanese master craftsmen, for intrinsically sustainable and timeless products.
16-05-2022 - Design
Masquespacio interprets a Greek restaurant in Valencia
Masquespacio, the creative agency of Ana Milena Hernández and Christophe Penasse, designed the interior of a Greek fast food restaurant in Valencia, Spain inspired by the restaurant’s existing visual identity, which Masquespacio reinforces with great abstraction and elegance.
