TAKT PROJECT’s ‘AS IT IS – EQUILIBRIUM FLOWER’ exhibition blooms in a Milanese church
The AS IT IS – EQUILIBRIUM FLOWER exhibition features a field of delicate textile vessels highlighting the harmony between man-made and nature.
Ten blooming exhibitions at Milan Design Week 2022
Californian springs, giant olive shoots with golden leaves, floating forests and choreographies with flowers and drones. Milan Design Week celebrates nature with blooming exhibitions.
Cristina Celestino ‘domesticates’ Nature at the Florilegio exhibition
Crafted wall orchids, exquisite textiles and a rug with patterns inspired by butterfly wings. At the Florilegio exhibition, the historical spaces of a Milanese flower shop dialogue with contemporary pieces by Italian designer Cristina Celestino.
Twelve flower-shaped chairs blooming with design
Archipanic’s new design contributor Antonella Galimberti collects 12 flower-shaped chairs and design stories to celebrate spring with comfy alcoves, vibrant petals and crafted bouquets.
Studio Drift and Sou Fujimoto create a poetic installation for Superblue in Basel
A landscape of upside-down blossoming lightings by Studio DRIFT and a dynamic forest by Sou Fujimoto mark the European debut of Superblue at Design Miami/ Basel 2021.
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.
Moooi’s Hortensia Armchair is made from 30.000 flower petals
Have you ever taken a seat in a blooming flower? Born as an impossible digital project on Instagram, the Hortensia Armchair by Andrés Reisinger & Júlia Esqué is a dream come true thanks to Moooi, and now available to all in real life.
Spring is in the air at Collect 2021. And so is the will to restart after a these trouble times
Collect 2021: at the 17th edition of the only gallery-presented art and crafts fair, many are the pieces inspired by budding plants, blooming flowers and thriving reefs. It’s about time to leave the winter behind. Check the pieces we liked the most.
Atelier Boelhouwer’s ‘Insectology: Food For Buzz’ project let urban bees thrive
Urban greenspaces are not that bug-friendly. With the ‘Insectology: Food For Buzz’ project Matilde Boelhouwer teamed up with engineers and biologist to devise artificial flowers allowing bees, bumblebees and other impollinators to thrive and literally make some buzz in town!
Cherry blossoms inspired Tokujin Yoshioka to design the Tokyo 2020 Olympics’ torch as a symbol of peace
Japanese Designer Tokujin Yoshioka unveils new images of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch which is made from recycled aluminium originally used in the construction of prefabricated housing units in the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster.
Happy 2020 from Archipanic!
We wish you a blooming new year!
Marcin Rusak’s Perma collection upcycles discarded flowers
Petals, stems and buds from the excess accumulated by florists create exquisite patterns in Marcin Rusak’s Perma bespoke furniture.
Fuorisalone 2018: 7 secret gardens, eclectic forests and green pavilions in Milan
Four seasons flourishing under the same roof, a glowing-city at Brera Botanic Orchard and a forest of lanterns under the castle. Nature conquers Milan Design Week 2018; discover green pavilions by Kengo Kuma, piuarch, Mario Cucinella, Carlo Ratti and more…
Secolo XXI debuts in Milan with the Giardino Botanico collection of velvet chairs
The Giardino Botanico collection by Artefatto Design Studio for Secolo XXI pays homage to the pure and simple elegance of Nature.
Maison & Objet 2018: 5 exquisite vases set to reign over the living room with style
Composite vase-bouquets, feminine and elegant linear designs and architectural concrete inspirations. Archipanic picked 5 exquisite vases on show at Maison & Objet 2018.
Preview Fuorisalone 2017: 7 blooming designs in Milan
Spring kicks in with Milan Design Week just around the corner. We selected 7 blooming designs and installations by Nendo, Front, Piuarch and more on show at Fuorisalone 2017.
Hydrangeas blossom in Marimekko S/S 2017 design collections
Marimekko presents new design collections bring spring into homes with geometric hydrangeas and urban-inspired geometries.
Perrier-Jouët Fleurs des Rêves: colour-changing flowers by Bompas and Parr
Perrier-Jouët Fleurs des Rêves: Bompas and Parr created colour changing flours for an dreamy installation that blends the vernaculars of French decadence, chemistry and an ultra-exotic flower shop.
Iittala and Issey Miyake present a home collection for everyday rituals
Minimal and simple home collection by Iittala with fashion designer Issey Miyake highlights Japan and Finland increasingly similar aesthetics.
Studio Anne Holtrop designs Bahrain Pavilion at Milan Expo 2015
Bahrain Pavilion at Milan Expo 2015 is a poetic interpretation of the country’s agrarian heritage and features blooming gardens nested in white concrete alcoves, an ancient artifacts’ exhibiton and a video installation.
Missoni Home tableware blossom with multicolour floral designs
Multicolour floral patterns bloom in Missoni Home tableware collections in collaboration with the historical porcelain manifacturer Richard Ginori 1735.
Perrier-Jouët Ephemeral Design by mischer’traxler
At DesignMiami/ 2014, Perrier-Jouët installation by mischer’traxler featured a mechanical garden that bloomed when you moved away from it and botanical patterns that blossomed from mirrors to the walls as soon as you turned away.
Wig Vase
Young designer Tania da Cruz designed Wig vase, a ceramic creation inspired by Amedeo Modigliani portraits that allows in-bud flower designers to go crazy experimenting floral hairstyles.
Growing Underground
In buzzy Clapham, London, two entrepreneurs and a Michelin-starred chef launch the first underground farm of sustainable and mouthwateringly fresh micro-greens and salads.
Intertwined tension
Japanese designer Jun Murakoshi presented BLOOM a delightful collection of vases that plays with a warm tension between blown-glass and cotton thread.