Journalism, Chronicles and Reports,
the pragmatic side
of many theories
King Chameleon. A conversation with Liu Bolin
«The chameleon changes colour to conform to the background as a form of self-protection. Humans are not animals because they cannot protect themselves»
The color of stones can’t be changed – Bruno and Iacopo Lastrucci and the last workshop
«You have a picture in your mind and in your eyes, but it might take four or five years to complete». Father and son and the search for stones for Florentine inlays
Luis Barragán. Architecture master Gio Ponti used to call legend
«My house is my refuge, an emotional piece of architecture», Luis liked to repeat – A sovereign architect, Barragán, whose reserve and closed walls, were praised by the Milanese Ponti.
Every time you open a water bottle, you release thousand of microplastics
Microplastic role and impact on human life. Drinking water, air, and DNA – where else will scientists find the microplastics, and what does it mean for us and the upcoming generations?
We need to care about Indian craftworkers – we need to see the other side of what we like
Haute Couture designer – Rahul Mishra, and the founder of Nest – Rebecca Van Bergen on providing artisans with a favorable working environment. Implementing in home work practices
A Mediterranean bromance — two places of worship and one dialogue that stands as fantasy
An impossible conversation between two main players of 20th-century architecture, Gio Ponti and Alvar Aalto, about their last projects, contrasting ideologies and designs
‘No excess’- The aesthetics of Michael Anastassiades
Between Cyprus and London, the Mediterranean was the cradle of civilization – so now is it a borderline space? Beyond politics, in architecture: the aesthetics of Michael Anastassiades
Les Lalannes — originality in an era of covers and revivals
For François and Claude Lalanne, a hippopotamus becomes a bathtub. Whether at an exhibition or an auction, this is how collectors’ obsessions start
Urban waste could be employed for the production of secondary raw materials
In Europe, the construction sector accounts for one-third of all EU waste, one-third of all water consumed, makes up for the largest share of the total EU final energy consumption
To point out this properly: it is the consumer who is asking for traceability and transparency
Making sustainability count both for the consumer and the organizations is a topic that will lead to successful purchases and launching for both ends if done on a high-level. In conversation with Giusy Bettoni, CEO of C.L.A.S.S.
Are you ready to purchase less to save the environment? A talk with Reture
«Waste – failure of the design», says Nina Van Volkinburg while discussing the profile of the RETURE, a digital platform that upcycles the underused garments of global fashion designers
An ethical marketplace for artisans
Goodee – in conversation with the founding duo Byron and Dexter Peart. «How could those products expand to be better for the people and the progress?» – A digital B-Corp Certified marketplace
Is zero waste just a new marketing move or a properly transparent practice?
In conversation with Holly McQuillan, who discusses the misconception in the zero waste term and suggests new machinery and business models as alternatives in promoting the system
Following the Wool Route, from Biella to Hollywood
The Italian primacy in the processing of fabrics is also a matter of water – fresh, poor in minerals and calcium. Yarns and human paths in eastern Piedmont, the textile district
The lighting industry: a conversation about design, materials and the LED bulbs
New York artist Caroline Zimbalist centers her work around sustainable, biodegradable lighting options, thriving to infuse an excess-consumption-society with thoughtfulness
The Energy Trees – The value of a building on its impact on the planet
Water Trees collect dew overnight through a thirty-degree funnel disc. «We can learn from nature and incorporate it into the design». In conversation with Architect Andrea Debilio
Environments to accommodate – in an age of isolation, we need escapism.
«When planning an area, you have to consider the diversity of people’s needs». In conversation with Inside Outside founder and designer, Petra Blaisse
Botanist and artist Patrick Blanc has designed more than 300 Vertical Gardens around the world
The world is home to nearly 400,000 known plant species, but less than ten percent have been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature
Humanizing production – a retail experience with a person behind every product
«There is a gap between industry knowledge and the consumer knowing where the products come from and how they are made». In conversation with the Founder and Creative Director of NKDWare, Kirsi Enkovaara
How to craft a product that both serves and satisfies?
Sarah Kauffman. The American designer works with military parachutes and upcycled fabric scarps: «Parachutes have a story themselves which does not need to be manipulated»
MycoWorks’ Fine Mycelium – A scientific story through the lens of art
Biochemistry into fashion – twenty years of scientific work fostered a mushroom-based, alternative to fashion industry’s leather-problem. An exposition by CEO and founder Sophia Wang
AMF Necessories, the luxury items that act as a vehicle for a better future
AMF Necessories’ sustainable core strategy. «We create luxury items as a vehicle for giving people a better job, making the air cleaner, and contributing to a better future»
Dear Tea Pot: the line between the accidental and the purposeful
the Japanese ceramist explains how studying traditional pottery allowed him to move the craft forwards with his extrovert style, and discusses his recent collaboration with Loewe
The reawakening of the Japanese craft of Urushi
The artist talks about the process and the conservation of materials through a specific technique
Pierre Yovanovitch — pieces that exemplify the importance of space and volume
Guided by Pierre Cardin’s idea of space, Yovanovitch’s ardent perfectionism and attention to detail bely the interior’s surface wit and whimsicality. «The dress is a vase which the body follows»
Tiempo De Zafra — saving the Caribbean’s lost paradise by believing in crafting
Dominican Republic: Edgar Alejandro Garrido and Stephanie Bazzarae Rodrigues run a garment business using the discarded textiles of a country overwhelmed with rubbish.
Tacchini — using local materials to chart a path forward for sustainable furniture products
Acknowledging relations between the furniture sector and environmental standpoints, Tacchini Italia has been merging design with sustainability since its founding in 1967
Night Gallery, Los Angeles. Claire Tabouret: The Pull of the Sun
Tabouret primes her canvases with a layer of fluorescent acrylic paint. Painting is mostly about caring, and therefore, a radical — even political — act
Melanie Courbet — it’s good to be close to and to be challenged by the naysayer
«There is a subjective selection, whether that’s based on personality or design choices that I respond to». In conversation with Les Ateliers Courbet founder Melanie Courbet
Alexandra Kehayoglou — vanishing landscapes woven in wool
Known for her 1.44 kilometer long carpet on Dries Van Noten’s 2015 runway. A conversation on what it means to weave, with the rigor of a scientist and the lyricism of a poet
Marcin Rusak – combining and confronting the dichotomy of the natural and the man-made
Marcin Rusak, artist and multidisciplinary designer, cultivates and observes objects, allowing them to decay rather than replacing them.
Brent Dzekciorius — marmoreal, the terrazzo of today
In its eight years of existence, the studio Dzek has put just two products on the market, a testament to the belief of its founder, Brent Dzekciorius, that there is merit in taking things slowly
What does Malhia Kent’s Eve Corrigan know about textiles?
The French textile designer and president of Malhia Kent discusses the art of her craft. «The technique is just a tool. I do something you’re not supposed to do with fabrics»
David/Nicolas — a tale of Italo-Lebanese success
The designer duo David/Nicolas try to spend fifty percent of their time in Milan and the remainder back home. In conversation with the two at their studio in Beirut
Arturo Obegero — feeding on Cristóbal Balenciaga’s Spanish melancholy
A dialogue with Arturo Obegero on the rituals of Spain. Balenciaga passed away in 1972, but his legacy prevails like a relationship between a bull and a matador
Kira Tippenhauer — problem-solving is essential to ceramics
Whether it be within her own identity as an immigrant, or in the sourcing of her fabrics and fibers, the idea of duality plays a strong role
Cerith Wyn Evans on his Hangar Bicocca show “….the Illuminating Gas”
“….the Illuminating Gas” at Hangar Bicocca, Milan was the largest-ever solo exhibition of Cerith Wyn Evans. The artist speaks to the Rome-based Cornelia Lauf
Goppion — a Northern Italian network of craftsmen and comakers
Whenever a high-value work is encased in glass structure at a museum — freestanding wall-mounted, or recessed — it is likely that Goppion is behind it
David Nicholls — loneliness is the driving force of “Sweet Sorrow”
Love and nostalgia may looks sweet, but they cut with ice and sharp blades. In conversation with David Nicholls on how he built a universal love story in his Sweet Sorrow
Studio Peregalli — between technology and harmony, the latter comes out on top
“An artisan makes a mistake with their first samples, tending to replicate something they’ve done already. We don’t copy the past. We reinterpret it every time”
The art of piqué — a decade of art in the age of the enlightenment
In Naples workshops across the Royal Palace, craftsmen created the Art of piqué in gold and mother-of-pearl
Massimo Listri: the signs and testimonies of taste
There is no possible limit for Massimo Listri. The imagination must travel freely in an almost anarchical manner, to then rediscover a
unifying aesthetic sense in this incandescent magma
