Rossana Orlandi tasks architects and designers to rethink the door archetype
The famed Milanese gallerist tasked Patricia Urquiola, Maarten Baas, Kiki van Eijk, and more with creating statement doors that respond to the issues of our time.
Surface Design Innovations at Cersaie 2025
Ceramic walls that come alive as screens, concrete lighter than you’d expect, and chemistry that makes tiles tactile—or even saves water. These surface design innovations will surprise you.
Take a Seat, Take a Swing: Six Design Hammocks for Stylish Laid-Back Living
Whether you’re after a sculptural showpiece or a serene slice of comfort, these design hammocks prove one thing: life’s a little sweeter when you’re hanging in the air.
Hayama furniture collection by Patricia Urquiola for Cassina
For the Hayama furniture collection, Patricia Urquiola took inspiration from traditional Japanese Haori jackets that are worn over a kimono.
Edit Cult 2021: 6 design exhibitions reinterpreting Naples’ DNA
Edit Cult 2021: San Carlo Theatre, San Gennaro’s Museum, the Real Fabbrica di Capodimonte and some of Naples’ major cultural venues host exhibitions by Italian and international designers, all paying tribute to the vibrant spirit of the southern Italian city.
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.
Milano Design City: 10 furniture designs launched at Fuorisalone fall edition
Fuorisalone fall edition: origami-like tables, armchairs experimenting with binary geometry, seats inspired by milking stools and a tribute to Beirut resilience.
The ‘Cassina Perspective Goes Outdoor’ collection idles with a midcentury vibe
Cassina launches ‘The Cassina Perspective Goes Outdoor’: discover terrace furniture by Philippe Starck and Rodolfo Dordoni, lush loveseats by Patricia Urquiola and outdoor-proof Modernist icons.
Bienvenidos! Spanish design takes over IMM Cologne 2020
This January in Cologne, Germany, it almost felt like summer. Patricia Urquiola, MUT Design, Jamie Hayon and other Spanish designers and brands brought the outdoor summery feel to the first design furniture fair of the year. Bienvenidos!
Lay back and relax in Milan: 10 exquisite sofas to dream for
Interstellar Colombian crafts, smooth pebbles for Japanese gardens and a Milanese metro station inspired some of these 10 exquisite sofas launched at Milan Design Week 2019.
Doppia Firma 2019: 7 design and craftsmanship creative encounters
Doppia Firma 2019: designers and master artisans joined forces to shape bespoke creations at the Michelangelo Foundation’s project and creative platform.
Summer 2018: 15 vibrant outdoor furniture designs
A wicker lounge chair mimicking a peacock’s wheel, tongue-in-cheek seats inspired by shock red lipsticks and hammocks weaving all the colours of Colombia. Wether you are on the beach, in the garden or by the pool, embrace the summer with these 15 vibrant outdoor furniture designs.
The Oasia Hotel tropical skyscraper merges architecture with nature in Singapore
WOHA and Patricia Urquiola complete the Singapore’s Oasia Hotel, a sustainable and naturally ventilated tower featuring panoramic sky gardens and topped by an open-air intimate oasis.
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”.