Switch On exhibition narrates “kitchenware cronicles” from manual to digital
Switch On exhibition in Milan shows how home appliances not only improved our lifestyle but forged our perception of technology.
10 Quirky events to plunge into Milan Design Week indiest vibe
With Milan design week about to kick in, we picked 10 quirky events that shine a light on the alternative side of Fuorisalone: from an occupied slaughterhouse turned into a creative hub to a funky design parade, but also hidden cloisters’ parties and dreaming high-tech furniture.
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.
Remembering Mr. Sapper
Protagonists of Milan design scene share memories and pay tribute to late industrial-designer Richard Sapper.
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.
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/.
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.
Milano2015 marble lighting by Carlo Colombo
Milano2015 marble table lamp by Carlo Colombo for FontanaArte merges minimal and refined iconic design in name of Italian maestros.
Atsushi Kitagawara designs Japan Pavilion at Milan Expo 2015
Japan Pavilion at Milan Expo 2015 features an wooden grid made without nails or bolts. Architect Atsushi Kitagawara combined ancient construction methods with the latest technologies whilst Nendo and TeamLab powered up the exhibition with stunning designs.
Architecture of Milan Expo 2015
At Milan Expo 2015 international architects designed sustainable and temporary national pavilions in name of the fair motto “Feed the planet”.
Sergei Tchoban designs Russia Pavilion at Milan Expo 2015
Russia Pavilion by Sergei Tchoban at Milan Expo 2015 features sustainably sourced timber, glass and a 30 m long underside-mirrored cantilever to welcome visitors into the country’s richness of flavours and knowledge for future generations.
Milan Expo 2015
Despite polemics and scandals and riots, Milan Expo 2015 opened glorioulsy to the planet with a responsible message and stunning architectures starting from Italy Pavilion by Nemesi Sudio.
Cosentino shows Dekton® features for architecture & design
At Milan Design Week, high-tech surfaces brand Cosentino enhances the architecture and design performance of Dekton® material with Monica Förster studio’s tableware and outdoor lighting and a with a monolithic installation by Antonio Citterio and Patricia Viel.
Réaction Poétique: Jamie Hayon pays homage to Le Corbusier with Cassina new collection
In Milan, Cassina launched Réaction Poétique design collection by Jamie Hayon who took inspiration by the work of Le Corbusier, 50 years after his death.
Milan Design Week gibberish
Do we really need to care about the usual polemics about Milan Design Week? Let’s get a life and bury the design hatchet… Sincerely, ArchiPanic.
Israel Pavilion at MIlan Expo 2015 by David Knafo
ArchiPanic met David Knafo, architect of Israel Pavilion at Expo Milano 2015, who unveils how “vertical planting” technology can innovate agriculture and make way to sustainable cities where buildings will grow food from vertical crops on their facades.
Food-design exhibition K-RATION in Triennale
Triennale museum in Milan presents the food-design exhibition K-RATION by Giulio Iacchetti. On show hype-free meals’ packaging for soldiers on the field or astronauts in outer space.
China Pavilion at Milan Expo 2015 by Tsinghua University and Studio Link-Arc
The China Pavilion at Milan Expo 2015 by Tsinghua University and Studio Link Arc will feature an undulating roof floating over multimedia installations and wheat fields.
Fairytale blown-glass table lamp
HopLow & Family blown-glass table lamps by QUarch Atelier are crafted by Venician artisans and inspired by woodlands’ creatures.
Rebirth of an Aircrafts Factory
Architect and pilot Nicola Gisonda transformed an ex aeronautic factory in Milan into a multitasking venue for events keeping intact the architectural value and historical heritage of the location founded by an aviation pioneer that inspired the protagonist of Hayao Myazaki latest animation movie.
Marble Reloaded
Embraced geometries and optical irreverence, exotic allure and oblique dynamism: Manuel Barbieri designed Scandola Marmi band-new flooring collections reinterpreting marble with a less statuary yet refined attitude.
Grafting Italian Architecture
INNESTI/GRAFTING, the exhibition at Italian Pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale interprets Rem Koolhas provocation about dealing with a globalized architecture by enhancing a national attitude to incorporate new architecture with the previous heritage. Curator Cino Zucchi set a botanical-oriented exhibition focused on Milan as a modernity lab, 2015 Expo and a review on the evolution of Italian landscape.
France Pavilion at Milan EXPO 2015 by XTU architects
Vertical crops and vegetable roof gardens transform the French Pavilion at Milan Expo 2015 into a productive and fertile market ready to be harvested and tasted on the spot – Project by XTU Architects.
UK Pavilion at Milan Expo 2015
Designed by artist Wolfgang Buttress, UK Pavilion at Milan Expo 2015 is inspired by the unique role of the honeybee in name of food security and biodiversity.
Zanotta Undercover sofa
Italian firm Zanotta present the Undercover sofa by Anna von Schewen, an unexpected tailor-made and customizable collection that shows both internal and external textiles parts.
Contemporary Furoshiki
Internationally renowned designers reinterpreted furoshiki millenary tradition with contemporary aesthetics at TOKYO IMAGINE event.