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February 16, 2021

Cento3: an unpublished project by Achille Castiglioni was born thanks to 3D printing

A name that looks like a mathematical formula: Cento3 + Ego.M. An "impossible to produce" design hidden behind a mirror...

by Laura Traldi

Projects

February 13, 2021

Formafantasma’s new web site is a communication masterpiece

The new Formafantasma website does everything that "web experts" say a web site should not do. Yet it has an...

by Laura Traldi

Opinions

January 19, 2021

There is a lot to learn from Odo Fioravanti’s way of talking about design. Here is why

We can talk about design in a different way: like Odo Fioravanti does. Wth his series on social media, the...

by Laura Traldi

Opinions

January 15, 2021

What is greenwashing and how to avoid it

Greenwashing is boasting environmental commitment without supporting scientific data. Therefore, taking advantage of the rampant superficiality of an ever faster...

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Cento3: an unpublished project by Achille Castiglioni was born thanks to 3D printing

Formafantasma’s new web site is a communication masterpiece

There is a lot to learn from Odo Fioravanti’s way of talking about design. Here is why

What is greenwashing and how to avoid it

Community as a project

Considerations on the XXVI Compasso d’Oro

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Does it make sense to talk about bio-cities?

Ellen MacArthur: «The circular economy is convienent for all. And design will help shape it»

Design in the era of emergency. Nawal Bakouri explains what should be the role of the discipline and why

«Why technology needs ethics». In conversation with Luciano Floridi

Peter Zumthor: on architecture, time and nature

Elizabeth Diller: «I’m still “against” but from the inside»

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design in practice, virtuous design practices

Nothing will be as it was. Or everything will be the same. It depends on us

In love with shadows, the true essence of objects

«I draw clouds and now I know time is an illusion». Mario Trimarchi gives a designer’s perspective on time

«If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, Infinite». W. Blake

3 tips on how to become a designer. By Mauro Porcini, Chief Design Officer at PepsiCo

A library of books on design and architecture. Where to start? (part one)

Bestiary of Italian craftsmen by Giorgio Biscaro | #2 The virtuoso improviser

LIVE NOW DIE LATER #1 | The advantage of starting now is that you don’t need to be perfect

We don’t think so but we are someone else’s hampsters

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A street art museum in Milan

Luciano Floridi at OnLife, the Repubblica event that owes its name to the Oxford philosopher

Rising Talents at Maison et Objet

The challenges of urban rigeneration

Formafantasma’s new web site is a communication masterpiece

Ronan Bouroullec: design and the secret charm of objects

Odo Fioravanti on Chair 1:1, the self-assembly plastic chair by Alessandro Stabile and Martinelli Venezia

Collecting things is a passion for designers. But also a tool to explain to a wider audience the value of design

Do interiors affect the way kids grow?

Alessandro Guerriero: on the beauty of frailty and of a world where money doesn’t matter

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Don’t call it cardboard. Actually, please do.

Considerations on coworking, neo-nomadism and happiness

Fuorisalone 2019, what’s left | The magic of 2D printing

Nathalie Du Pasquier & Mutina for Art: «my work are silent lives»

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Wall units in the kitchen is out. When and why did it happen?

Are we all more selfish?

Biodesign is the new digital

Biomimicry, design and innovation

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On social distancing, the challenge is to design physical distance with social proximity

COVID-19 emergency and design. Why we need beauty to deal with complex things with grace

Is it better to design a heater or a chair?

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Lockdown Art. At Palazzo Grassi, the lockdown turns into a collective art project

Sovrappensiero provides breathe of fresh air during the COVID-19 quarantene

What is a fablab. And what isn’t. And how it creates innovation through co-design

In Florence, a botanic design project turns indoor plants into air purifiers

The Salone del Mobile 2020 has been cancelled due to Coronavirus. Some thoughts on what’s next

What should we think of Virtual Milan by Dezeen. And why

Coronavirus: the new Salone del Mobile dates are 16-21 June. And what about the Fuorisalone?

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