Journalism, Chronicles and Reports,
the pragmatic side
of many theories
The value of a building on its impact on the planet
The Energy Trees, known as E-Trees, rotate up to one hundred and eighty degrees; Water Trees collect dew overnight through a thirty-degree funnel disc. Talking to 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
Working with a craftsman means you need to know the technique – both the possibilities and the limits
«Working with artisans satisfies, but when you see your work has a social impact, people continue to work and to survive».
The French designer shares his thoughts on how centering the artisan can lead to a more sustainable industry.
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
Cristian Mohaded — a weakness for textural intrigue and a lust for Argentinian craft
Traditional artisanal practices and the design industry have more in common than suspected. One man’s commute is the Argentinian designer’s textual playground
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
Masahiko Sato and Issey Miyake — the bridge between neuroscience and design lies in communication
If the bridge between neuroscience and design lies in communication, the process of translating ancestral instincts with computer devices is more subtle
Kokeshi dolls — from the hands of a child all the way to the shelves of collectors
In conversation with the founder of The Kokeshi Project, Kate Gaudreau, on her collection of kokeshi — a form of wooden dolls — shot as portraits amongst the changing seasons
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
David Morris — how one goldsmith tackled an impossible request
The Hexagon Cuff by David Morris: the human mind envisioned it, technology made it possible, and a leap of faith was the catalyst. Time is not of the essence, prototyping is key
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.
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
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
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
Les Lalanne — 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
‘No excess’, Michael Anastassiades and life with a pencil in his hand
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
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
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”
Notes on notes with Mr. Frédéric Malle
«I decided to return things to how they should be. To return the fragrances to centre stage, and to present the ghostwriter that is the perfumer»
Mrs. Billie Achilleos – the maker of things
Making things for the pleasure of it can grant you the title of an artist.
