La Triennale di Milano museum has just opened a new exhibition “Arts & Foods” curated by the Italian Architect Italo Rota that merges food, design and architecture into one single journey dedicated to the history of food and food rituals. No doubt, one of the most intriguing works on display is the Bread House created in 2004 – 2006 by the Swiss-born and living in New York sculptor Urs Fischer.
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La Triennale di Milano museum has just opened a new exhibition “Arts & Foods” curated by the Italian Architect Italo Rota that merges food, design and architecture into one single journey dedicated to the history of food and food rituals. No doubt, one of the most intriguing works on display is the Bread House created in 2004 – 2006 by the Swiss-born and living in New York sculptor Urs Fischer. ENG
You can always expect the unexpected at Euroluce. Molding smooth shapes out of solid materials; make heavy rocks float in the air and nail a classic glass lamp to a wall: this is what indeed happened at Lighting Design section of Rho Fieramilano this year. Lighting designers seemed in fact to play investigating on the new qualities of usual materials bringing up surprising and controversial design solutions. Discover our selection of the most inspiring and striking lighting concepts of Salone del Mobile 2015 below: ENG
Milan is well known for its museums, theaters and numerous architectural attractions. However, as far as the weather is getting better and the sun warms up more and more cozy streets of this Italian city, we think it is the right moment to speak about open air monuments of the capital of Expo-2015. ENG
It is only the 6th annual exhibition of the Brera Design District at Fuorisalone, but it has already became one of the most interesting spots to visit during Milan Design Week. In comparison to previous years, this time its borders have widened even larger to accommodate an ever-growing number of installations, international design events, exhibitions, and cocktail parties. In fact, Brera Design Distict of this year is really rich and inspiring! So let’s discover together its abstract and minimal interior space interpretations, vivid and unforgettable light installations and great pieces of furniture you will just fall in love with! RUS
Миланская неделя дизайна (MDW), в отличие от местной недели моды (MFW), привлекает не только производителей made in Italy. Совсем не меньше, а скорее даже гораздо больше именно международных представителей мира дизайна приезжают сюда в апреле, дабы рассказать о своих инновационных идеях. B этом году одними из наиболее ярких и достойных участников MDW были японцы. Их можно было увидеть везде: на Rho Fiera и Salone Sattelite, в квартале Brera и Lambrate. А в знаменитом районе Zona Tortona их работам была посвящена целая выставка, носившая название Tokyo Design Week. Ниже — 6 самых интересных работ, которые молодые ребята из Японии представили на этой экспозиции и которые хотелось бы иметь дома. ENG
This year the four pavilions at Rho Fiera Milano dedicated to lighting can surprise the most experienced design expert. Indeed Euroluce, perhaps the world’s most cutting edge lighting design event, showcases an extended number of innovative, daring and at the same time elegant and graceful projects proposed by designers from all over the world. Some are signed by design-celebrities. Others represent first though successful attempts of young generation. Check our selection of the most vanguard lighting ideas below.
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Minimal, abstract and ethereal exhibition at Permanente di Milano showcases the latest Nendo’s works. On the occasion of Fuorisalone 2015 the two floors of the museum are fully packed with evocative industrial designs and experimental prototypes produces by Oki Sato’s office during the last two years for such noted companies as Cappellini, Driade, Gebruder Thonet Vienna, Italian Glass, Lemnos, Moroso, and others. If you are in Milan, this space is definitely worth to visit and to dive into the suggestive and conceptual world of made-in-Japan design. If not, check out our selection of the best Nendo’s works. ENG
In the San Remo Garage space hidden within the narrow streets of the historical heart of Milan, Max Lamb, London based designer, showcases a collection of his chairs. The exhibition “Exercising in seat-ing” that takes its title from the designer’s degree thesis at the Royal College of Art is a catalog of the past and on-going Lamb’s experiments and investigations on the materials. Each Lamb’s piece in fact is an example of a wide range of matters the designer regularly works with and various production techniques. Thus on display more than 40 objects that vary from the most natural wooden essences to 100% synthetic compounds. Each exemplify an always new production method: from the most simple and intuitive handmade trials to extremely sophisticated, complex end even chemically controlled processes. ENG
The Brazilian corner at Fuorisalone 2015 located at University of Milan (in via Festa del Perdono, 7) brings a sunny atmosphere of informality and a cozy feeling of handmade and experimental design. Raw textures, natural materials and modern concepts all spiced up with a touch of native folklore and local artisan tradition reveal the essence of the contemporary Brazilian taste. On display a multiplicity of curious, elegant and sophisticated objects that cover a whole range of design spectrum: from classic furniture pieces to lighting design and experimental fashion. ENG
“Mood – Object” is an exhibition dedicated to the works of Chinese designers. It is a spiritual spot at Fuorisalone at University of Milan (in via Festa del Perdono, 7). The furniture at the exhibition is based on a deeply-rooted belief in Asian culture that the materials that surround us are derived from our minds and reflected through the objects we create. The pieces on display are meant to be a mirror of the spirituality, mind and soul of the designers who created them. ENG
For the entire week of Milanese Furniture Fair and beyond (up to May, 24) one of the ancient patios of University of Milan (in via Festa del Perdono, 7) will be occupied by an extraordinary site-specific installation designed by the famous Polish-American architect Daniel Libeskind. His work entitled “Future flowers” is a great combination of multiplicity of disciplines such as design, architecture, art and aesthetics. And the key-word dominating the whole installation is “color”. ENG
Among numerous Fuorisalone installations located within ancient walls of University of Milan (in via Festa del Perdono, 7) there is one that grabs visitor’s attention in a particular way. It is “Irori kitchenhouse” designed by the renowned Japanese architect Kengo Kuma. ENG
What keeps me impressed the most about Italy, and more in particular about Milan, is the interest and the great attention that people pay here to art, architecture and design. These matters are not a part of a business chain (advertise-sell), but rather essential features that deeply rooted into the local culture, into the Italian DNA. Here one should not be a designer or an architect to attend special events and to be updated on a very specific topics. Surprisingly, anybody have enough curiosity to see, to learn, to discover. ENG
Only few days are left before the Santa Pasqua! This Sunday our small Italy and the whole Christian world will celebrate the great festivity in honor of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Each involved country has its special recipes for the occasion. However, our small yet gastronomically advanced “boot” has, as always, the most delicious Easter dainties ever! ENG
If you want to go to see an old Italy, go to Morbegno. Morbegno is a small town hidden somewhere in Valtellina Valley between Lake Como and snowy Alps. Fresh air, amazing panorama, picturesque narrow streets and unique local delicacies will surprise you! However, there is much more to do than just classic sight-seeing. 124. Piazza dei Miracoli in Pisa: engineering failures and architectural beauties of Tuscany3/17/2015
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Architecture is one of the strongest travel attractions in the world. Somehow some buildings are surprisingly capable to constantly draw thousands and thousands of visitors. Often just to see the world’s best stone works people are ready to cross oceans flying for dozens of hours toward an opposite side of the globe. Isn’t it a kind of magic? ENG
The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower in Florence is one of the most amazing works of architecture in the world. Even if you are not an architect and have no idea about design and building technology, you might have never heard about this astonishing creation. And if you haven’t, it definitely worth to be discovered! Duomo di Firenze, as it is called in Italy, can impress the most experienced traveler. And the first time in Florence will be absolutely marked by the first impressions about the church.
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Only few weeks are left before the Expo 2015 will start. Milan has been waiting and getting ready for this day since some years. As a consequence, the city has changed and its architecture has drastically renewed its look. In my opinion and with no doubt positively! ENG
While the public attention is focused on the Milano Fashion Week, another part of the city is getting ready for the up-coming Expo. Yesterday, Saturday February 28th, the entire city had a lot of fun sowing wheat field under the skyscrapers of Porta Nuova, a new high-rise development just grown up at the heart of Milan. This environmental artwork is titled "Wheatfield", and it is conceived by the American artist Agnes Denes (1931). Very soon, only some months later, we will see, in fact, the results of today’s effort. Once the wheat is sprout from the ground, the park will become an experimental stage with a quite unusual rural panorama in the heart of the new skyscraper district of Milan. Later, however, once the Universal Exposition is over, it will be transformed into “Biblioteca degli Alberi” (“A library of Trees”), a public park focused on the biodiversity of local flora. ENG
The Scuderie del Quirinale Museum in Rome is about to open a new exhibition dedicated to the great French painter Henri Matisse, one of the best known artists of the twentieth century. The show will bring together the most known painter’s works from all over the world. Tate, MET, MoMa, Pushkin, Pompidou, Orangerie, Philadelphia, Washington and, of course, St. Petersburg’s Hermitage, that wards the richest and most important worldwide collection of Matisse’s masterpieces, will share their heritage with the Italian capital for only four months: from March 4th to June 21st. Thus, “Arabesque” will offer to its visitors an incredible and unique artistic journey made of more than one hundred Matisse’s works on display.
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From April 15th to July 19th, 2015, Palazzo Reale in Milan will host the largest Leonardo Da Vinci exhibition ever organized in Italy! Don’t miss the chance to discover the secrets of Leonardo’s creative mind and practical visions: all evolved into unique works of art and technology. |
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