nendo redesigns Componibili to celebrate the furniture’s 50th anniversary for Kartell
Stackable, multifunctional and extremely practical. nendo pays homage to Kartell’s iconic Componibili design which turns 50 this year.
SWISH kinetic stool by Carlo Ratti Associati is crafted with programmable wood
Carlo Ratti Associati presents SWISH, a kinetic prototype-stool that makes use of a digital fabrication technology for programmable wooden furniture.
FARE LUCE: Foscarini explores six emotional shades of light
Light can shape architecture as much as our mood. With the FARE LUCE exhibition, Foscarini invites for a journey into glowing feelings and emotional shades.
Foundation exhibition by Formafantasma
With the Foundation exhibition at Spazio Krizia in Milan, Formafantasma showcases a display of studies in the field of lighting design.
Euroluce 2017: 10 Italian lighting designs and a reflection on Millennials’ domestic space
Solar sails and responsive lightings, luminous stairways to heaven and deconstructed table lamps. Italian design shines at Euroluce 2017.
Obsession for money and power inspires GOD exhibition by Atelier Biagetti
Ingot benches, golden swings and gambling games to win a week in the Cayman Islands. GOD exhibition by Atelier Biagetti explores our obsession for money.
Outside Legoland: Domenico Franco inserts oversize Lego vehicles in Rome streetscape
Outside Legoland, even helicopters and other vehicles made of Lego should get a ticket if they park on zebras or land by the Colosseum.
10 design installations at London Design Biennale reflect on ‘Utopia by Design’
Inaugural London Design Biennale goes on show during London Design Festival and focuses on “Utopia by Design”. From the United Kingdom to Europe but also Turkey, India, Chile and South Africa.
For D. Casa design store by Gruppo C14 features floating stairs and a Kartell bar
Hangzhou design store For D. Casa by Gruppo C14, invites guests to discover Italian and international design icons by walking through floating stairs and interiors inspired by rhythmical geometries.
Italian architects on the aftermaths of deadly earthquake in central Italy
After central Italy deadly earthquake, Renzo Piano, Carlo Ratti, Cino Zucchi and Massimiliano Fuksas share their minds on reconstruction.
“Dreamed and made in Italy” is a humble virtue say at emerging design brand TATO ITALIA
Emerging Italian brand TATO launches new collections including modular constellations of moon-like luminous globes, marble and brass table lamps with satined-hoods and the re-edition of vintage ceramics in platinum and glossy dark-blue coating.
Zanotta 2016 collection includes a one-legged concrete table and sofas with overlapping bands
Zanotta presents new products and re-issued furniture by contemporary designers that re-work the projects of the Great Masters. From the re-edition of a forgotten concrete table by Piero Bottoni to a tribute to Carlo Mollino.
Poltrona Frau bridges Eastern and Western lifestyle with cross-cultural designs
Poltrona Frau conceals Esastern and Western aestetics with new designs by Neri&Hu and Taiwanese talent Shi Chieh Lu.
Credenza: Spazio Pontaccio presents Patricia Urquiola’s church inspired designs
Patricia Urquiola and Federico Pepe created a collection cabinets and room-dividers for Spazio Pontaccio taking inspiration from churches stained glass starting from the Italian word “credenza” that means both “faith / belief” and “cabinet”.
Nendo designs transparent rocking horse for Kartell
Nendo’s H-Horse for Kartell is a transparent rocking horse that combines plastic transparency with the strength of architectural I -or H- shaped beams.
Kitchen on the Run project tours Europe to bond refugees an locals around a table
From Italy to France, Germany, Holland and Sweden. The Kitchen on the Run project aims to bring refugees and Europeans together around a table: a nomad container created by design students to make #EuropeABetterPlate.
LAGO presents AIR circular island kitchen
AIR island kitchen by LAGO is designed to literally engage hosts, cooks and guests around the table in order to enhance convivial relations.
Aesop beauty shop in Milan by DIMORE studio references historical Italian atelier
DIMORE Studio plays with green, yellow and light pink nuances to design Aesop tiny historical “bottega” in Milan city centre.
Anno Tropico: Formafantasma shines a light on design making
With the Anno Tropico exhibition, Formafantasma invites people to look into the light design creative process at Peep-Hole independent art centre in Milan.
Salone del Mobile.Milano presents 2016 program mixing business and culture
The status of the art of design goes on show again at Milan Design Week. Salone del Mobile.Milano presented the contents and events that will shake the city from the 12th of April.
XX1T: 21st Milan Triennale explores beyond the legacy of the XXI century
From the 2nd of april, Milan will host XX1T, the 21st architecture and design triennial focused on the heritage of the past century and the upcoming challenges for the future.
Industrial designer Richard Sapper dies aged 83
Industrial designer Richard Sapper died at 83 on New Year’s eve. ArchiPanic remembers the work and visions of one of one masters of design.
Design students re-imagine the pencil sharpener
Humble objects require simple gestures. Italian university students were challenged to think out of the box to design new rituals and actions for the pencil sharpener.
Caruso Music Cabinet
Paolo Cappello presents Caruso, a music cabinet with a gramophone trumpet tuned with high-tech digital sound technologies and contemporary design.
From Caracas to Miami: Rossella Colombari brings Gio Ponti to Florida and beyond
ArchiPanic met Milan gallerist Rossella Colombari who brings the flavour of a Gio Ponti designed villa in Caracas and the heritage of Italian design to the open minded melting pot of DesignMiami/.
Diesel inaugurates a new house of denim in New York
Wonderwall studio designs Diesel new store in Manhattan merging “a fashion alternative to luxury” with industrial design to create a “house of denim” for all the brand’s fans.
Body Building design collection by Secondome
With the Body Building collection of anti-gym furniture Secondome trains the eye to celebrate “the cult and obsession of the body”.
Super tractor by Pininfarina brings Ferrari-like design to the fields
Pininfarina and Zetor unveil the ultimate super tractor designed to drive the aerodynamic allure of motor racing through corn and wheat fields.
Which is the legacy of Expo?
After the success of Milan Expo 2015, ArchiPanic reminds the great and bitter legacy of Expo 1965 that ended exactly 50 years ago in New York City.
Pètra pebble-shaped jug by Make that studio refers to Moorish heritage in Sicily
Make that studio designed Pètra, a reinterpretation of an ancient Moorish jug with the smooth shape of the pebbles found in the bottom of a Sicilian river.