A SPACE ABOUT (ASA), the design studio founded by Laura Blanch and Noa Massanet, transformed a small empty shopfront into Vereda bar and restaurant. ASA’s spatial vision gives material form to the culinary concept of Vereda’s chef and owner, creating an authentic space appropriate for the community of Barcelona’s Eixample district.
Roland Baldi Architects, the studio appointed to design the interiors in the renewal and expansion of the Clubhouse in Falzes, in the Pusteria Valley, has made the town’s cultural hub into something truly special. The architects’ proposal allows the facility to adapt to the changing needs of the community with great elegance.
“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.
Genoa: a city with a thousand faces that we are showing our readers on a walk from the Porto Antico, the old port designed by Renzo Piano, which has become one of the city's most popular tourist attractions, to Palazzo Rosso, part of the UNESCO heritage zone.
Daniel Pérez and Felipe Araujo from Catalan-based multidisciplinary design firm, Egue y Seta have designed the project for a venue in Barcelona called “Madeleine, Mon Amour”.
Milan Design Week always attracts lots of visitors looking out for the latest innovations in the world of design at the Furniture Fair in Rho and the Fuorisalone spread across the city.
Could there be such a thing as a school with an open, innovative approach to educating elementary school students, which also preserves the historical heritage of the school building? Yes, there actually is, thanks to the award-winning GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN project by Canadian-based firm Taktik Design.
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