Milan Design Week it may be better known for its big furniture shows and blockbuster shows, but these carpet collections still stopped us in our tracks as we walked through the halls of Salone del Mobile and wandered around town…
Designing for science has a particular kind of problem: visual culture. Most fields have color associations, material expectations, and languages that the public already has in their shared cultural knowledge, but deep tech phenomena occur below the threshold of human…
There are colors that seem immediately manageable and others that, just by naming them, raise some doubts. Lavender belongs to the second category. It’s subtle, but not neutral. It’s bright, but it doesn’t fit easily. It is precisely for this…
Banksy’s faceless protester lands in the corridor of the London monument A new one sculpture with Banksy appeared overnight in the St. James, London, introducing a highly contemporary figure to one of the capital’s most historically charged public spaces. Set…
A one-of-a-kind piece is, by its very nature, special – it’s the only thing like it that exists. FREITAG prides itself on circular design in every aspect of the process, reclaiming used (but not finished) truck tarps and billboard material,…
When changing sofas, you are often faced with two needs that seem difficult to reconcile: spending the right amount and finding a truly comfortable solution suitable for your home. It is precisely in this balance that Mondo Convenienza continues to…
remembering Georg Baslitz The art world is mourning the death of Georg Baselitz (1938–2026), a defining force in postwar painting whose work reshaped the trajectory of modern art. In a career spanning more than six decades, Baselitz forged a language…
Photo courtesy ©Fear of God Fear of God he turns his attention to the future and does so in the clearest language. The Los Angeles company presented a capsule in collaboration with Don’t stop your futurehis youth campaign Elba Hope…
As Milan Design Week comes to an end, the Fuorisalone The installation that sticks in my mind is once again one that brings a design twist to the familiar. MIT professor and architect Carlo Ratti works with mama to create…
When choosing a kitchen or bathroom faucet, the first thing that strikes you is almost always the aesthetics. Lines, finishes, combinations with the rest of the furniture. However, behind a choice that seems purely visual, there is a definite difference…
