When seeing the picture above on Instagram, I had find out more about Bocci, and especially this apartment. Bocci is a design and manufacturing studio based in Vancouver, Canada. They have a fully furnished apartment in Milan and I was happy to visit when I was in Milan for Milan Design week. During my design […]
This week I joined the press days ‘Antwerp Design week’ organised for their Second edition. Taking an early morning train from Amsterdam we arrived at a sunny Antwerp. My last trip to Antwerp was 24 hours in Antwerp with &Tradition and it felt good to be back. First stop was ‘The Club’ the central place […]
Coming back with hundreds of pictures from Milan design week, including a folder full of pictures made at Alcova. Which is one of my most loved exhibitions over the last years when travelling to Milan during this week. I though I give you a last round up of a few designers I managed to capture […]
You. might remember Origin Made from the beautiful Still Life exhibition curated by Gabriel Tan in the Milanese apartment I showed on the blog last year. Now the brand unveils the first part of its new 2024 collection during Lisbon Design Week at Lisbon by Design, which takes place from 22 to 26 May 2024. […]
At the basement of villa Bagatti Valsecchi Terraformæ showed a project by Sant’Anselmo furnace, dedicated to experimentation, design, and research in the field of terracotta. It was a beautiful space with an old cooker and a great fireplace. Terraformae Terraformae is born as an extension of the historic Sant’Anselmo brickworks, world-renowned for the production of […]
Previously I gave you a sneak peek into the beautiful Villa Borsani: A modernist masterpiece – Villa Borsani at Alcova 2024 one of the two villa’s of Alcova 2024. On walking distance at Villa Bagatti Valsecchi, there was even more to see. Different floors filled with design and craft, beautiful staircases, kitchens and long concrete […]
Recently I came across the work of Interior designer Jessy van Gorp. Most of the homes she created are both functional and timeless at the same time. Her concepts are characterized by simplicity, craftsmanship and fine detailing. Carefully selected colors and textures are setting the tone for understated luxury and beautiful balanced homes. This residence […]
“CONNECTION” aspire to explore and celebrate the connections existing between people, nature, technology, and craftsmanship. In collaboration with Galerie Philia, Serafini present a solo show of Andres Monnier and an installation of Morghen Studio in their new gallery in the center of Milano at Corso Porta Romana 7. Serafini is internationally well-known for its marble […]
I had to google the word ‘Animism’ and that is exactly what Adorno did, I was told, to find the right word to describe the idea they had with their exhibition at Villa Bagatti Valsecchi, one of the two villas where Alcova 2024 took place this year. Animism Animism is the belief that objects, places, […]
Previously in a former slaughterhouse during last year’s Salone and an abandoned military hospital in 2022 Alcova 2024 took place in two of the most extraordinary villas of the Milan metropolitan area: Villa Borsani and Villa Bagatti Valsecchi. Villa Borsani, completed in 1945, is a Modernist architectural masterpiece by Italian architect and furniture designer Osvaldo […]
When it comes to bathroom design, one of the latest trends is colour! Although I am embracing colour a bit more than before. The colours found in nature are still my favourite. Italian leading company in sanitary-ware Ceramica Catalano recently launched the ‘Tonalità Collection‘ which takes inspiration from colours found in nature. From beige to […]
Japanese hemp textile brand majotae showed its first product line ‘majotae 9490’ at Milan Design Week 2024. I visited their installation at Berta, an elegant nineteenth-century palace with courtyards on Via Cesare Correnti. Not only the location but also the sneak peek into the archive of the brand made me want to find out more. […]