Monthly Archives: April 2016

In 1956 architects Alison and Peter Smithson displayed for the Daily Mail Jubilee Ideal Home Exhibition a project entitled "House of the Future". This model of a dream house for 1981 was filled with a series of intriguing objects that … Continue reading →

The fashion industry at the moment seems desperately stuck: after writing about the show calendars being revolutionised by the "see now-buy now" madness, journalists are currently too busy reporting about this or that designer leaving a historical fashion house/brand (or … Continue reading →

Strange alien-like cocoons are scattered along one wall of the Tramway, in Glasgow. Yet the bright colours of these mysterious objects certainly make them less threatening and, once you get nearer, you realise they are actually soft and intricate configurations … Continue reading →

Iconic interior pieces by Dutch designers, such as Tejo Remy's "Rag Chair" (1991) or Marcel Wanders' "Knotted Chair" (1995), entered the imagination of many design fair visitors in te '90s, but also became integral partd of important museum collections for … Continue reading →

You've just been to Milan Design Week and you think you may have seen some real shit? Well, you actually did. There was indeed an entire installation dedicated to it at the Società d'Incoraggiamento d'Arti & Mestieri (SIAM).  Entitled "The … Continue reading →

In the last few posts we looked at projects and events included in the Milan Design Week schedule that had some interesting connections with fabrics, textiles and fashion. Let's continue the thread by briefly focusing on a fashion designer part … Continue reading →

In yesterday's post we looked at a team of students from the Design Academy Eindhoven showcasing during Milan Design Week designs and projects that rediscovered the importance of the physical world in our lives influenced by digital media. Bachelor Media … Continue reading →

"Digital" is the keyword to decode our society: social networks, apps, texts, games and emails dictate indeed not just our lives, but the way we relate to each other. Yet all the focus on what's visually striking but immaterial has … Continue reading →

Fabrics and textiles are definitely among the protagonists of Milan Design Week, but quite often we tend to overlook them, conceiving these materials as secondary characters maybe destined to be employed for interior design pieces. Textiles are instead the main … Continue reading →

In many ways Milan Design Week is even more chaotic than the local celebration of fashion since there are both official and side events happening a bit all over the city. Quite often, though, the less known exhibitions and design … Continue reading →