With a blend of artistry and commercial savvy, Patricia Urquiola enthralls tony Italian furniture makers—as well as BMW, H&M, and high-end hotel chains such as Mandarin Oriental. It’s a beautiful business.READ»
On show in Milan last week were Ecomat's Lego-esque building bricks. They're made from sustainable materials, are earthquake-proof, and suitable for both permanent and temporary structures. Do you think the fact that some of the ...READ»
Lamborghini, Pininfarina, Alessi -- these are hallowed names in Italian design ... and you will find none of them at Milan's Public Design Festival, which is all about the cityscape. "Design began as a tool to solve the problems of ...READ»
Now you can have your Coke and sit on it too.
On the eve of the world's biggest furniture fair, two classic brands--Coca Cola and Emeco, manufacturers of the iconic 106 aluminum Navy chair--are announcing the rainbow-hued progeny ...READ»
If you ever happen to visit the stunning Seattle Public Library or the brilliant new Wily Theater in Dallas, you might love the architecture--but you'll be sitting your butt on furniture designed by Belgian firm Quinze and Milan. ...READ»
Tokyo Baby Cafe--a mother-and-baby shop set to open in Japan--is somewhat redolent of Lewis Carroll's Alice in
Wonderland, with its pale blue-and-gray color scheme. Add the fact
that it caters for both adults and children, and all ...READ»
If you have five minutes, and want to watch one of the most enchanting videos ever documenting the birth of a chair, then grab your earphones and click on this preview of the piece that American furniture manufacturer, Bernhardt ...READ»
If you have five minutes, and want to watch one of the most enchanting videos ever documenting the birth of a chair, then grab your earphones and click on this preview of the piece that American furniture manufacturer, Bernhardt ...READ»
You can count on Marcel Wanders to unveil something eye-popping at the Milan Furniture Fair each year. Last year saw his Can-Can lamp for Flos--a dome filled with a ruffled underskirt like a chorine in the Folies Bergere; in 2008, he ...READ»
Governor and Dan Caten are equal parallel cousin manufacture designers and the creators of Dsquared2, a blithesome-judgment synthesize docket. Dsquared2 is established jordan shoes for wily attire and staging composite coordinate ...READ»
Three Google execs have been convicted on charges of privacy violation in an Italian court, based on a horrid schoolkid bullying clip on YouTube. Though the video is shocking, it's the Italian legal system that's truly ...READ»
Despite lingering malaise in the furniture industry, the organizers of the annual Milan Furniture Fair, Salone Internazionale del Mobile, have good reason to ramp up their festival's firepower this year: they feel the hot breath of ...READ»
Is licking chocolate-hazelnut spread out of a jar on your agenda
today? Well, it should be -- and Sara Rosso wants you to chronicle the
indulgent act online. In 2007, the smitten American digital strategist
and food blogger, who ...READ»
