KETTAL PUSSEL by Xavier Mañosa @ Salone Milan 2013
KETTAL PUSSEL began as a game between 12-year-old Xavier Mañosa and his father.
Together they created a ceramic modular shape that can stack together – mixing different colours. shapes and materials to intermingle various functions eg lamp, vase and candle holder.
Giuseppie Picone – Looking Forward @ Salone Milan 2016
Giuseppe Picone became a well-known name in Italy in the 1950s, then an international phenomenon in the 1960s.
When artist, ceramist, textile designer and fashion designer Giuseppe Picone died in 2008, he left behind a precious gift to Italian craft history
Picone’s invaluable artistic legacy and many contributions were key in defining the “Made in Italy” generation.
Luca De Padova @ Milan Design Week 2011
An interview ( in Italian) with Luca De Padova, the CEO of De Padova (since…
Kreon Creative Space in Paris
Kreon Creative Space in Paris, just a 500m stroll from the Louvre @ 5 Rue…
Top 10 Icelandic volcano jokes
Here is the UK Telegraph’s “Top 10 round-up” of the best (and worst) of what Facebook,…
Salone Milan 2010 – Baccarat’s crystal kings
The beautiful range from Marcel Wanders for Crystal Kings Baccarat. A collection that apparently took three…
Salone Milan 2010 – Green Festival
Green Festival is the new 2010 Fuori Salone event dedicated to sustainability and the rediscovery…
“Round Series” by Vola
“Celebrating continuity – celebrating change” – VOLA translates its “design DNA” into new products for…
“The Secret Garden” @ Salone Milan 2012
The Orto Botanico (Botanical Garden) in Brera is a pleasant spot, largely unknown, in the…
Nilufar Depot @ Salone Milan 2016
The large space of Nilufar Depot is divided into a series of boxes that represent the work of the most interesting names selected by the Milanese gallery owner Nina Yashar.
Inside the structures there are units in which small design scenes are arranged by Nina Yashar herself, and cutting-edge design finds its place alongside iconic pieces
Architectural scale models made with sugar cubes
Scale models of London’s Tate Modern and the newest buildings on Bankside: NEO Bankside, designed…