Luca Nichetto has designed a collection of mouth blown silvered side tables for Czech company Verreum. The BonBon family was launched at the Salone del Mobile in Milan earlier this year. Luca Nichetto’s inspiration for the collection came from the silver paper wrapped around candies. The nostalgic inspiration led to a table composed of simplified geometric… [Read More]
Malmö Live represents a new cultural ‘city in the city’
May 2nd, 2015 marked the official opening of Malmö Live, the new cultural centre in Malmö, Sweden. In 2010, schmidt hammer lassen architects in a team with Skanska, Nordic Choice Hotels, Akustikon and SLA won a competition to design the 54,000m² concert, congress and hotel complex. Located on Universitetsholmen in Malmö, the building consists of cubic… [Read More]
UK Pavilion opens today at Milan Expo 2015
Today marks the opening of the UK Pavilion at the Milan Expo 2015. The pavilion will be open until October 31, participating alongside 144 other nations and contributing to the core theme of the expo: ‘Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”. UK’s participation theme is “Grown in Britain & Northern Ireland”, led by UK Trade &… [Read More]
GEOGRAFIE – From Art to Design Exhibition at Poldi Pezzoli Museum
“GEOGRAFIE” (GEOGRAPHIES) is an exhibition project designed by INVENTARIO and promoted and sponsored by Foscarini with Edizioni Corraini. The exhibition explores the uses of cartographic imagery in art and design today and is currently open to public at the Poldi Pezzoli Museum in Milan until May 4th. Curated by editor and critic, Beppe Finessi, the show presents… [Read More]
Max. Floor lamp by Ingo Maurer
Ingo Maurer has launched the new Max.Floor lamp as an adaptation to the Max. Kugler lamp released in 2001. The new floor version, as with the original offers timeless design and great flexibility. Max.Floor and the new versions of Max.Kugler are equipped with LEDs, which are both energy-efficient but also achieve a very high colour rendering of more… [Read More]
Sto Werkstatt to present interactive installation at Clerkenwell Design Week
As part of Clerkenwell Design Week’s sixth annual show in May, Sto Werkstatt will present a new multisensory and interactive installation. Hypnos: The architecture of sleep has been created in collaboration with international design practice HASSELL and London based Draisci Studio. The design teams have joined creative forces to present a unique and immersive environment… [Read More]
Axo Light presents collection of pendants inspired by Russian Dolls
Italian company Axo Light has presented at Euroluce a new set of pendant lights that take inspiration from the traditional Russian dolls. Designed by Dima Loginoff, the Fedora collection consists of a recessed spotlight and five different types of suspension lamps varying from individual pendant to clusters of twelve lights. The lamps are made of aluminium… [Read More]
schmidt hammer lassen architects reveal design of Christchurch New Central Library
After the devastating earthquakes in 2010 and 2011 that hit New Zealand, the city of Christchurch has launched a Recovery Plan in aid of redeveloping of city’s centre, which was severely damaged. At the core of the program is the New Central Library (NCL) designed by schmidt hammer lassen architects. The previous Central Library on… [Read More]
Progetti launches fairytales inspired collection of clocks for kids
Progetti has announced the launch of a new collection of clocks for kids, born from the collaboration with Caecilie and Virginia Hechtel. Their studio Hans&Greta was the perfect choice for the new range as their speciality is creating items connected to the world of fairytales. The collection includes three clocks inspired by popular children fairytales:… [Read More]
Plass Media by Luca Nichetto for Foscarini
Luca Nichetto has recently presented at the Milan Design Week his newest collaboration with Foscarini, the successor of the popular Plass Grande, scaled down to smaller and domestic dimensions. The Plass Media stays true to the magical appeal of its ‘bigger sister’ and comes in the same colours: grey and light blue. The familiar image… [Read More]
