The best of Cersaie2021 is on Archipanic – Check our Pinterest board!
We have created a Pinterest board rounding up what we liked the most at CERSAIE2021.
Eclectic tactile bathroom designs standing out at Cersaie 2021
Smooth ceramic vortexes, soft cork-and-resin basins, waffle-like radiators and NYC-inspired taps with distinctive knurling improving grip and the experience of touch. Four tactile bathroom furniture designs debuting in Bologna.
CERSAIE 2021: 6 ceramic surface designs with a more human-centred post-Covid 19 attitude
Craftsmanship, childhood memories and earthy tones. Nature and human-centred surface design strives at the post-Covid 19 Cersaie 2021, the world’s leading international exhibition of ceramic tile and bathroom furnishings.
Giorgio Rava reflects on our ancestral relationship with water with the ‘Anima Liquida’ sculptural stone sink for Antoniolupi
Stone and water. These are the only elements that makeup ANIMA LIQUIDA, the new freestanding sink signed by Giorgio Rava for Antoniolupi.
Hypertouch smart surface design by Iris Ceramica Group connects to your home with a gentle touch on the wall
Iris Ceramica Group presents Hypertouch, a pioneering solution allowing you to control heating, ventilation, air conditioning, light, audio-video systems and windows by simply caressing a ceramic surface.
In Milan, designers rethink marble and stone with sustainability in mind
Stefan Scholten, Birgitte Due Madsen and Studio Pepe present exquisite design projects challenging unsustainable marble and stone production processes.
Nadja Zerunian captures the guilty aesthetics of the iconic Forbidden Fruit
With the ‘Forbidden Fruit’ installation at Design Miami/ Basel 2021, the eclectic artist and designer creates a still life setting reflecting on moral codes, prejudice and lust.
The best of Design Miami/ Basel2021 is on Archipanic – Check our Pinterest board
We have created a Pinterest board rounding up what we liked the most at Design Miami/ Basel2021.
Design Miami/Basel 2021 rethinks the relationship between humans, nature and human nature
Design Miami/Basel 2021: Space Age-inspired parametric sofas, blackhole mirrors between the parallel universe and the antiverse and a constellation of lighting designs blooming in mid-air. We round up 12 must-see best exhibitions on show.
3 Days Of Design 2021 focuses on well-being through design
Textile ‘rural graffiti’ inspired by flocks of sheep, the beauty of imperfect objects with a past and psychologically supportive mirrors. 3 Days Of Design 2021 took over Copenhagen, exploring how the objects we live with can help us to feel better.
Unnatural Practice: “decaying processes are a design source,” says Marcin Rusak
With the UNNATURAL PRACTICE solo exhibition, Marcin Rusak explores the decaying, ephemeral and preserved processes through design.
Elena Salmistraro: “Milan is back. This year I felt excited as if it was my first design week”
We sat down with Elena Salmistraro to talk about her projects at Milan Design Week, what the pandemic has taught us for good, women in design, and her positive attitude toward the future.
Holographic furniture by Object of Common Interest compose ‘futuristic domestic landscapes’
Developed for Etage Project gallery, the holographic furniture collection debuts at the Alcova exhibition in Milan.
India Madhawi and HEAD Genève students reinterpret the ‘A Clockwork Orange’ iconic milk bar in Milan
At ALCOVA, visitors can be teased or cuddled at ‘A Clockwork Orange’-inspired milk bar. As part of the ‘Herbarium’ project, the installation redefines contemporary interiors from iconic image culture.
Hysteria: exploring femininity beyond cliches through art, design… and sex toys
For the HYSTERIA exhibition, Alpha District in Milan invited a group of creatives to investigate women’s violence and sexuality and reinterpret sex toys.
A flame for research: 10 candleholders to fight cancer
Hope, togetherness, grief and remembrance are the intimate feelings that inspired international designers such as Jaime Hayon, Federica Biasi, Luca Nichetto and Marcel Wanders to create ten candleholders for the A FLAME OF RESEARCH project by Mingardo. The unique pieces will be auctioned to support cancer research.
MISSED YOU CALL: Design Academy Eindhoven grad-show debuts in Milan
Can tomato plants and a server live in symbiosis? How much would you pay for a cloud? Would you use an influencer starter kit for your kids? We selected ten out-of-the-box graduation projects by Design Academy Eindhoven students on show at the MISSED YOU CALL exhibition in Milan.
Salone del Mobile 2021: ‘Supersalone’ opens its doors in Milan
Design is coming home, in Milan. Salone del Mobile 2021 opens its doors with the Supersalone special format and event.
Fuorisalone 2021: 20 top destinations at Milan Design Week
Finally, Milan Design Week is back! Supersized beach cabins, a courtyard filled with orchids and a pavilion made from sustainable chairs. Fuorisalone 2021 unveils former military barracks and forgotten bakery factories and unlocks new destinations in the unexplored west side of the city.
Lost in design? Check our Milan Design Week Guide for Dummies
Are you ready for a furniture rollecoaster? Our Milan Design Week Guide for Dummies offers practical info and tips to explore the world’s leading design event.
September 2021: Architecture & Design calendar
September 2021: from Milan to Chicago, from Seoul to London, Beijing and Paris. We round up 15 international fairs, festivals and biennials in this super creative month.
AERODREAM, the incredible history of inflatable architecture and design
The AERODREAM exhibition at the Centre Pompidou-Metz showcases the inflatable work of architects, artists and designers who found alternatives to postwar rationalism ‘within a bubble.’ From the pop icon ‘Blow’ chair to Buckminster Fuller’s ‘Biosphere’ and the inflatable concert hall by Arata Isozaki and Anish Kapoor.
The best design and architecture of 2020 Tokyo Olympics is on Pinterest!
We have created a Pinterest board rounding up what we liked the most at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Check it out!
Ice cream design: 3 responsible and innovative projects celebrating ‘gelato’
Summertime equals gelato time. We rounded up 3 ice cream design projects celebrating the tastiest melting pleasure of all!
Everyone is awesome: LEGO® celebrates diversity with a LGBT+ design set
The LEGO® Everyone is Awesome buildable display model is inspired by the iconic rainbow flag, which symbolizes love and acceptance by the LGBTQIA+ community.
London Design Biennale 2021 explores the role of design in tackling global issues
Curated by Es Devlin, London Design Biennale 2021 takes over Somerset House with 38 exhibitions from six continents and a ‘forest for change’ in the historic building’s courtyard.
Design Shanghai 2021 focuses on regenerative design
Leading Chinese and international brands go on show at Design Shanghai 2021. The fair returns to the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center with a program of talks and a range of exhibitions exploring how design can have a positive impact on people and the environment.
May 2021 Newsletter: Venice, Milan and tributes to late architecture masters
In our May 2021 newsletter, hope and optimism at Venice Architecture Biennale, great news from Milan, and a tribute to the late Paulo Mendes da Rocha and Helmut Jahn who shaped contemporary architecture with opposite paths.
Stefano Boeri unveils Supersalone: the exceptional edition of Milan’s Salone del Mobile 2021
Great news from Milan this week. On September 5-10, Salone del Mobile. Milano will be back with Supersalone, an innovative edition and format taking over the city’s fair and La Triennale design museum.
The 59th Salone del Mobile has been confirmed. See you in Milan this September
After a turbulent week of discussions, Federlegno announced that the 59th Salone del Mobile will go ahead with a curated edition.