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milano design week: preview 2

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1) potocco, nuovo tavolo torso, design gianluigi landoni; moroni gomma, telki milano, tappeti con materiali riciclati, design patrizia trupiano; molteni, dall'archivio di gio ponti, poltrona d.156.3, design gio ponti; mdf italia, s table bardiglio grigio medio 2) lido, poltrona chemise, laboratore innocenti design office; lema, divanetto lennox, design gordon guillaumer; lanzavecchia wai, playplay collection, polqa sofa; plinio il giovane, poltrona di velluto rosso 3) henge, mushrooms coffee tables; gervasoni, poltrona inout 419, design paola navone; gebrüder thonet vienna, poltrona chignon, design lucidipevere; formitalia, victoria armchair; 4) ethimo, seduta kilt, design marcello ziliani; estemporaneo, divanetto disegnato da lucia damerino e antonella chiaro; driade, sedia sissi, design ludovica roberto palomba; colé italian design label, sedia

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viaggi/travels

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nella repubblica ceca: chiesetta di zelená hora nei pressi della città di zdar nad sazavou; cesky krumlov; il castello di jaromerice nad; kuk

http://www.czechtourism.com 

architettura/architecture

left, ramon vilalta, carme pigem and rafael aranda (rcr arquitects) in front of la pedrada building. these spanish architects won the prestigious pritzker prize for a body of work that showcases modern materials like recycled steel and plastic. right, the bell-lloc winery in girona

http://www.rcrarquitectes.es/

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huge sculptural roofs made from cypress wood provide shelter for this community centre and hall, completed by architect hiroshi sambuichi on a small japanese  island

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2016/09/24/style/hiroshi-sambuichi-nature-architecture/#.WL3Jf_k1-Uk

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ricardo bofill's 'la muralla roja' in spain. the photographer andrès gallardo visited the site to document its striking color palette, strong geometric sensibility, and some of the native plants that call it home

http://www.ricardobofill.com/

http://andresgallardo.photography/

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house b near vienna, the redesign of a villa from the 1960's. project najjar & najjar architekten. ph manfred seidl

http://www.najjar-najjar.com

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interiors

jaime hayon overhauls barceló hotel interior inside madrid's tallest tower.  located inside the city's iconic tower, the hotel interior is decorated in jewel-tone colors, fine details and furnishings that reflect spain's vibrant culture

http://www.hayonstudio.com/

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hotels, restaurants and bars

the silo, a hotel in cape town, south africa, owned by the royal portfolio, has been designed by heatherwick studio. the hotel  was once a grain silo from the 1920’s, that stored grain from all over south africa, before heading on boats to europe. photo courtesy of the royal portfolio

http://www.heatherwick.com/, http://www.theroyalportfolio.com/

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palácio fenizia è un’elegante guest house che si colloca nel centro storico della città di porto. Il progetto nasce nell’agosto 2016 da un’idea dell’architetto italiano gianfranco fenizia, che trasferitosi a porto decide di ridare vita ad un  palazzo del novecento, trasformandolo in un luogo esclusivo in cui trascorrere piacevoli giorni immersi nell’effervescente atmosfera cittadina

http://www.palaciofenizia.com

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when multidisciplinary branding and design studio geoid was called upon to design the interior of the new restaurant pan karakoy in the historic district of karakoy, istanbul, they were inpired by the contrast between the eclectic surroundings and the traditional turkish cuisine on the menu

http://geomim.com/Article.aspx?PageID=8&CompanyID=2

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bro.kat studio have designed this chocolate shop and cafe in opole, poland, that features walls of melted dripping dark chocolate and white ‘milk drop’ pendant lamps. due to the small space of the cafe, the service counter, kitchen, toilets and utility rooms were placed in a ‘square of chocolate’, while a mezzanine level above adds extra seating. ph radoslaw kazmierczak

http://pracowniabrokat.pl/

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design

mexican designer moisés hernández' dipped his immersed birds collection in dye to emulate the plumage of tropical fauna.the wooden birds are based on the form and colouring of toucans, hummingbirds and mexican quetzals – chosen for their bright, contrasting feathers

http://www.moises-hernandez.com/

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left, acantus, midas & argentum jars by james lethbridge, at vessel gallery,

london

http://www.vesselgallery.com//

right, vaso con fondo sfumato di oki izumi, at valentini & maccacaro galleria

http://www.okiizumi.com, http://www.valentinimaccacaro.it

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laura de santillana -alabastro ciel terrestre at pierre marie giraud

http://www.pierremariegiraud.com/en/artistes/oeuvres/3953/laura-de-santillana

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l'arte di margraf di plasmare il marmo in tutte le sue forme unita alla creatività di flavio albanese, designer, hanno dato vita a “metamorphosys – mutable spirit” un particolare tavolo d’arredo, dalle generose dimensioni

http://www.margraf.it, http://www.studioalbanese.it/

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nicolette, il progetto nato dalla collaborazione tra patrick norguet e ethimo,
prende spunto dal desiderio di sperimentare combinazioni materiche nuove.
nicolette è una seduta in alluminio leggera, delicata nelle linee, robusta nell’uso, capace di resistere all’azione del tempo

http://www.patricknorguet.com/

https://www.ethimo.com/catalog.asp?lang=it

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left, table super elliptical con il nuovo piano antigraffio in 8 nuovi colori, fritz hansen

https://www.fritzhansen.com/

right, mass table  –  playing on visual weights, design alain gilles for bonaldo

http://www.alaingilles.com/en, http://www.bonaldo.it

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tessuti/fabrics

dedar: tenda geometric pic nic; poltrona pachisi, tappezzeria geometrica di lana e cotone

http://www.dedar.com

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body ornaments

omaggio a gustav klimt, giga gelovani's jewellery, mostra di gioielli ispirati alle opere di gustav klimt e dimostrazioni dal vivo di tecniche orafe. fino al 19 marzo 2017, firenze, chiesa di santo stefano al ponte

http://www.artiorafe.it

https://www.facebook.com/search/str/Giga%2BGelovanis%2BJewellery/keywords_top

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foto

jerry uelsmann, untitled, 1982. at fabian & claude walter galerie, zuerich

http://www.fabian-claude-walter.com

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mostre/exhibitions

the founder of new york design gallery chamber has been turned away by us border patrol when he arrived in the country for the opening of the exhibition. juan garcia mosqueda – originally from Argentina but a legal us resident for the past 10 years – was denied entry into the us on 24 february 2017, when he was interrogated under oath and eventually forced onto a flight back to buenos aires 14 hours later

https://chambernyc.com/

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left, hello, robot. design between human and machine", fino al 14 maggio al vitra museum

http://www.vitra.com

right, miroslaw balka, crossover/s, fino al 30 luglio at pirelli hangarbicocca

http://www.pirelli.com/corporate/it/about_us/culture/hangarbicocca/default.html

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fino al 2 luglio 2017 il palazzo del duca di senigallia presenta la mostra venti futuristi che apre la nuova stagione espositiva del comune di senigallia. attraverso oltre cinquanta opere tra cui dipinti, disegni, studi per abiti, incisioni, prove grafiche ed elementi legati all’arredo della casa, la mostra vuole accendere i riflettori sugli sviluppi che il futurismo ha avuto nelle marche a partire dal 1922

http://www.comune.senigallia.an.it/site/senigallia/live/taxonomy/senigallia/infocitta/musei/palazzo-del-duca.html

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georgia o’keeffe, "black pansy and forget-me-nots", 1926. "living modern", brooklyn museum dedicates a monographic exhibition to the american artist

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/?gclid=CKX_gaeQxdICFcEp0wodNpQCNw

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balenciaga a londra. il victoria & albert museum ne celebra il genio elo storico brand con una mostra

https://www.vam.ac.uk/

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left, modigliani, genova, palazzo ducale, fino al 16 luglio 2017

http://www.modiglianigenova.it

right, vasilj kandinskij torna a milano tra le azzurre vetrate del mudec con una inedita esposizione “site-specific”, legata alla propria vocazione. fino al 9 luglio 2017

http://www.mudec.it/ita/

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new york new york, la riscoperta dell'america: arte italiana dal futurismo alla pop art. milano, museo del novecento e gallerie d'italia

http://www.museodelnovecento.org, http://www.gallerieditalia.com

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et caetera

an academy of fine arts poznan graduate aleksander skworz' urn for living can be used as a fruit bowl before you die

https://www.facebook.com/search/str/Aleksander%2BSkworz/keywords_top

 

milano design week: preview 1

from top, each line from left

1) zanotta, tavolino emi, nuova finitura legno / rame o ottone, design frank rettenbacher; sitland, sedute cell, tecnologicamente dotabili; mia collections, juicy chair, design giampaolo venier; i mobili per il living di ronda design; 2) riva 1920 for lamborghini; ritzwell, chaise longue light field; fondazione achille castiglioni, la casa abitata di a. e pg. castiglioni, palazzo strozzi 1965; carl hansen & son ch23, design hans j. wegner; 3) linbrasil, poltrona mole disegnata da sergio rodrigues; undesided sofa, design raffella mangiarotti e illka suppanen per manerba; porro, poltroncina kite, design gamfratesi; alias, gran kobi, design patrick norguet; 4) nube, design studio viganò; nordic trends, magnus olesen, butterfly, design niels gammelgaard; bla station, welcome bob, product design stefan borselius & thomas bernstrand; natuzzi italia, sofa melpot, design mauro lipparini

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voyages/travels

con tuttaltromo(n)do un tour che dai vulcani della terraferma porta alle meraviglie naturali delle galapagos, con una tappa di turismo solidale alle pendici del vulcano imbabura

http://www.tuttaltromondo.com

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nepal-tibet, "friendship highway" la strada dell'amicizia

http://www.kel12.com/

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singapore

http://www.visitsingapore.com

architettura/architecture

the front entrance to new york city's waldorf astoria, one of the most famous hotels in the world. on march 1, 2017, the waldorf astoria will close temporarily for renovations, and reportedly only a small portion of the hotel will remain the rest being turned into condominiums

http://www.waldorfnewyork.com/

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giuseppe garibaldi memorial, sassari, progetto pietro carlo pellegrini architetto, ph mario ciampi

http://www.pietrocarlopellegrini.it, http://www.mariociampi.it

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the highest value of the plot is a wonderful view stretching out. the idea was for the house to become its framework that crops it. the most appropriate building turned out to be a fully open on mountain landscape one-storey building, which gives the same view to all of the interiors. because of the plot being located in an absolute wilderness a problem of security came out. the solution turned out to be "twisting" the building so as only its one corner touches the ground. project by robert konieczny-kwk promes

http://www.kwkpromes.pl/

interni/interiors

left, this office for a travel company has an airplane fuselage-shaped conference room. beinfield architecture were tasked with transforming an abandoned police station, originally designed by james gamble rogers, into new offices for travel company kayak. ph robert benson

http://beinfield.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Gamble_Rogers

right, a malpensa è nato zzzleepandgo, il primo capsule hotel in cui dormire, rilassarsi, guardare un film e lavorare in totale privacy prima della partenza. mini cabine di 3 mq con connessione internet wi-fi, un piano per lavorare, un tabellone dei voli con cui sincronizzare la sveglia, un tetto apribile automaticamente, uno scanner per i documenti e un letto comodo su cui stendersi

http://www.zzzleepandgo.com/it/

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left, architecture and interior design firm lucas y hernández-gil have designed this two-bedroom apartment in madrid, spain, that’s bright and comfortable. ph adriana merlo (batavia)

http://www.lucasyhernandezgil.com/#/home

right, a corner in paradise, appartamento a lugano, project massimiliano camoletto, ph luisa porta

camoletto@uda.it, http://www.uda.it/

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apartment in sao paulo, brasil by perkins will architects, ph daniel ducci. the challenges that perkins will faced in this project was the development of a new fashion apartment that should at the same time respond to the receptive profile of the residents and be a sophisticated and comfortable space

http://www.perkinswill.com/

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hotels, restaurants and bars

thom mayne, ando, kuma & zumthor contribute rooms for "house of architects" hotel in vals

http://7132.com/en/rooms-and-suites/7132-house-of-architects

il magichotel di bergen, in norvegia, dove gli interni sono stati progettati da karim rashid e dove axo light ha preso parte arredando la hall con le lampade a sospensione nafir, disegnate dallo stesso Rashid

https://www.magichotel.no/, http://www.axolight.it/europe/it_It

http://karimrashid.com/

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architetto pierluigi piu has designed the refurbishment of olivo, an Italian restaurant in london that’s largely influenced by sardinian tradition

http://www.pierluigipiu.it/, http://www.olivorestaurants.com/

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aperto nel 2011, il koks riceve quest’anno la sua prima stella michelin, inserendosi a giusto titolo nella lista delle migliori esperienze gastronomiche al mondo. si tratta della prima stella michelin per le isole faroe

http://www.koks.fo/

http://www.visitdenmark.it/it/danimarca/attivita/alla-scoperta-delle-isole-faroe

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design

federico babina architecturally interprets mental illnesses an animated video and a collection of drawings interpret various mental states through architectural forms

http://federicobabina.com/ARCHIATRIC

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german designer tobias mittmann, of design studio herrmittmann, has created a modern wall clock covered in icelandic moss, that makes it easy to display both the time and your love for nature

https://de.dawanda.com/shop/HerrMittmann

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coincasa

http://www.coincasa.it/Home?gclid=CLqotYqUtdICFY8Q0wodmigOdg

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close your eyes and imagine you’re back in school staring at a blank sheet of graph paper on your desk. before you break out into a cold sweat reliving some assignment that’s overdue, check out mini moderns’ homework wallpaper, the brand’s third wallpaper launch from their upcoming saturday night/sunday morning collection.vmini moderns' homework wallpaper reinterprets the childhood staple, graph paper, and turns it into a playful, yet sophisticated wallpaper

http://www.minimoderns.com/category/wallpaper

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lumières

left, facella is inspired by historical portable lanterns, transposed due to its reduced and strong graphical shape into contemporary times. the shade is made of mouth blown opal glass, whose matte surface makes a smooth light,   design oliver schick  

http://www.dua-collection.com/news

right, while others may bemoan this season’s ever-wintery temperatures, young norwegian design studio domaas/hogh look to the colder skies as an excuse to imbue their work with a bit of coziness

http://domaas-hogh.com/LM-Box

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left, designer arihiro miyake has created the kepler pendant lamp for italian lighting manufacturer nemo, that features an endless line made from aluminum. the endless line was created using the arithmetic of the moebius strip and a 3 dimensional deformation process when extruding the aluminum. ph michele branca and piero fasanotto|cube photo production

http://www.arihiromiyake.com/, http://nemolighting.com/

right, una corolla di luce morbida e atemporale: la lampada tulip, realizzata in hi-macs, è un tributo al mondo dei fiori, tra emozione e tecnologia. desig pierre cabrera

http://himacs.eu/it, http://pierre-cabrera.fr/

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the studio has its origins in an encounter between a visual artist/silversmith (bardula) and an architect/scenographer in paris. their work reflects the former’s passion for geometric abstraction and investigations into weightlessness and transparency, and the latter’s fascination with new technologies, in particular 3d and light

http://www.bardula.com/welcome.php

http://www.galerie-la-ligne.ch/

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arte/art

architect karina puente has a personal project: to illustrate each and every "invisible" city from italo calvino's 1972 novel. her initial collection traced cities and memories. this latest series of mixed media collages, drawn mainly using ink on paper, brings together another sequence of imagined places – each referencing a city imagined in the book

http://www.karinapuentearts.com/

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john martin (19 july 1789 – 17 february 1854) was an english romantic painter, engraver and illustrator. a number of martin's works survive in public collections: the laing art gallery in Newcastle – which also holds his famous 'black cabinet' of projects in progress; tate Britain, the victoria & albert museum, the louvre, the national gallery of art washington dc, yale center for british art, st. louis art museum and elsewhere in the usa. in this image: the destruction of sodom and gomorrah, 1852

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matt paweski's roots have always been in art, and art is what's occupied his portfolio pretty much ever since. His newest body of work, which is on view at herald st. gallery in london, features sculptures any designer could appreciate

http://www.mattpaweski.com/, http://www.heraldst.com/

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art is expanding into new fields, and this time it’s going further than the boundaries of planet earth. a 3D-printed sculpture has become the first work of art ever to be created in space and released into the atmosphere. the project is the brainchild of israeli contemporary artist eyal gever, in collaboration with nasa‘s made in space inc. and created aboard the international space station with a gravity-independent 3d printer

http://www.eyalgever.com/

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mostre/exhibitions

nel segno del giglio, la tradizionale mostra mercato del giardinaggio nel parco della reggia di colorno. L’appuntamento numero 24, programmato dal 21 al 23 aprile, sarà all’insegna della naturalità e dei bio, del contatto con la natura, con le specie autoctone e della grande tradizione, con “ciò che può crescere bene, senza forzature, nei nostri ambienti”.

http://www.nelsegnodelgiglio.it

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left, provocazioni e corrispondenze, franco mello tra arti e design, fondazione plart in collaborazione con il museo madre, fino al 3 giugno

http://www.fondazioneplart.it/

center, bernard aubertin, situazione pittorica del rosso, fino al 28 aprile abc-arte, genova

http://www.abc-arte.com

right, nobuyoshi araki, araki amore, galleria carla sozzani

http://www.galleriacarlasozzani.org

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left,  massimo sansavini, "touroperator”, realizzata utilizzando il legno degli scafi dei migranti, recuperati a lampedusa. la mostra  approda alla sede della regione emilia-romagna a bologna (fino al 2 maggio) e alla fondazione per l'arte contemporanea dino zoli di forli (fino al 2 maggio)

http://mostratouroperator.sansavini.it/TOUROPERATOR/HOME.html

right,  carolina edwards, papeles, galerìa patricia ready

http://galeriapready.cl/

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left, fino al 2 aprile, la galleria officine dell’immagine di milano ospita la collettiva curata da silvia cirelli, we call it safrica. artisti dall’africa subsahariana, una mostra interamente dedicata al complesso e multiforme panorama artistico di quei paesi

http://www.officinedellimmagine.it/

right, l'eloge de l'heure, centre d'innovation et de design au grand-hornu

http://www.grand-hornu.eu/

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left, egon schiele, fino al 18.6.2017, albertina, albertinaplatz 1, 1010 vienna,

http://www.albertina.at

right, imagine moscow: architecture, propaganda, revolution. the design museum, london, fino al 4 giugno

designmuseum.org

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left, una sala dell'installazione della mostra sui robot al vitra museum

http://www.vitra.com

right, fringes of beauty, textielmuseum, tilburg (nl) until may, 28th, 2017. soft pink silicon sacks, linked together with hairy cords, squirm subtly. awkward feelings arise when you see this work by bart hess which is one of the artists that got commissioned by the textielmuseum to develop new work.  this exhibition contains textile installations and interactive sculptures by heringa/van kalsbeek, bart hess, nan groot antink, tanja smeets and karin van dam. the works are all made in the textiellab, the innovative in-house workplace of the textielmuseum

http://www.textielmuseum.nl/en/

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left, anne et patrick poirier rappresentati in italia dalla galleria fumagalli al miart 2017

galleriafumagalli.com

center, kunsthistorisches museum, vienna, fino al 31 maggio 2017. la bellezza va in scena al museo viennese con la quarta edizione del progetto della regista jacqueline kornmüller, che fa dialogare autori contemporanei con alcune opere della collezione del museo

https://www.khm.at/

right, radieuse, capitolo 88. appuntamento con l’arte contemporanea, presso la sede dell’istituto italiano di cultura di bruxelles

http://www.iicbruxelles.esteri.it/iic_bruxelles/it/ay the collection includes a broad range of her work. for her second exhibition in tilburg, the museum's recently opened new wing will be transformed into an actual movie theater. on view here is the feature-length film ascent, which tan made at the request of the izu photo museum in shizuoka, japan

http://www.fionatan.nl/

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ovatiovermis cribratus life restoration. artist: danielle dufault. © royal ontario museum.

a new species of lobopodian, a worm-like animal with soft legs from the cambrian period (541 to 485 million years ago), has been described for the first time from fossils found in the burgess shale in the canadian rocky mountains. details of the new species, called ovatiovermis cribratus, are being published in the open access journal bmc evolutionary biology. the new species is only the third lobopodian that has been formally described from the burgess shale. it is one of the rarest species found there, and is now in the collections of the royal ontario museum in toronto

https://www.rom.on.ca/en

    LA SEDUZIONE DI VIAGGIARE SOSTENIBILE

roma – mercoledì 15 marzo alle ore 17:00 

società geografica italiana, via della navicella 12 (villa celimontana)

book crossing del viaggiatore, 

con scambio e omaggio di libri e guide di viaggio a partire dalle ore 15

video proiezioni di giornalisti e photoreporter neos, associazioni ed esperti del settore a partire dalle ore 17 

http://societageografica.net/wp/it/2017/02/22/il-fascino-di-viaggiare-ecosostenibile-incontri-e-book-crossing/ 

 http://neosnet.it/2017/02/18/la-seduzione-del-viaggiare-sostenibile/

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installazioni

il serpentine pavilion 2017 di londra sarà firmato da diébédo francis kéré. per la prima volta l’incarico è stato affidato a un progettista africano. kéré si è ispirato alla natura e alle memorie di gando, nel burkina faso, suo villaggio natale nel quale ha realizzato numerose strutture scolastiche

http://www.serpentinegalleries.org/

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in the historic heart of porto, fahr 021.3 has conceived a larger-than-life spherical installation that seemingly shifts the center of the city square towards its gravitational pull. in celebration of the 20th anniversary of porto’s classification as unesco world heritage site. ph fernando guerra

http://www.fahr0213.com/

 

teatro/theater

prima rappresentazione in italia dell’opera charodeika (l’incantatrice) composta da piotr ilic ciajkovskij (1840 – 1893) nel 1887

http://www.teatrosancarlo.it

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carte da parati/wallpapers

3 disegni dalla collezione di carta da parati disegnata da nuala goodman per wallpepper

http://www.nualagoodman.com, http://www.wallpepper.it/

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tessuti/fabrics

il lenzuolo jungle è la nota più esotica della collezione letto primavera/estate 2017 flowers & stripes di society limonta, da abbinare  ai neutri o ai colori più profondi della palette estiva come l'ottanio e il viola vinaccia.

http://www.societylimonta.com/

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la raffinata texture di rivoli cs sviluppa le suggestioni della filigrana artigianale che donano a questo tessuto a maglia trevira cs un tocco purezza e semitrasparenza. di nya nordiska

http://www.nya.com/it/node/27292

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berit mogensen lopez is a danish textile designer who alternates between geometrics and abstraction

https://www.mogensenlopez.dk/

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travel yoga mat, made of pure natural rubber and a comfortable microfiber fabric

www.rubberyogamat

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architettura/architecture

quaranta anni fa arrivava nel cuore di parigi un'astronave colorata che avrebbe cambiato per sempre l'idea di museo e di architettura, di spazi urbani e di città. i parigini sin dal primo momento non hanno espresso particolare approvazione nei confronti del simbolo della nuova cultura di richard rogers e renzo piano

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libri/books

from top left, clockwise

ryosuke fukusada, work as a designer in foreign countries, published by gakugei-shuppan; gael faye, piccolo paese, editore bompiani; enrico regazzoni, una parete sottile, edizione neri pozza; anthony sidney, una semplice lezione di composizione musicale, angelo pontecorboli editore; gabriele bindi, grani antichi, terra nuova edizioni; masanobu fukuoka, l'agricoltura del non fare, terra nuova edizioni

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mostre/exhibitions

bernardo daddi, storie della sacra cintola, 1337-39, tempera e oro su tavola, prato, museo di palazzo pretorio, legati da una cintola, l'assunta di bernardo daddi e l'identità di una città, la mostra, allestita negli spazi dell'area ex monte dei pegni di palazzo pretorio, resterà aperta fino al 14 gennaio 2018

http://www.palazzopretorio.prato.it/it/

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left, oliviero toscani. più di 50 anni di magnifici fallimenti, whitelight art gallery c/o copernico milano, http://www.whitelightart.it/it/

center, gabriele basilico, dancing in emilia at nonostante marras, milano, http://www.antoniomarras.com

right, elliot erwitt kolor, the misfits, sottoporticato di palazzo ducale, genova, http://www.palazzoducale.genova.it

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left, robot sono amici o nemici? possiamo fidarci di loro? sono alcune delle domande che scandiscono il percorso della nuova mostra del vitra design museum, dedicata al rapporto tra uomo e macchina e al ruolo sempre più determinante della robotica nella nostra vita di tutti i giorni. formulare delle risposte plausibili spetta anche ai designer, attenti osservatori del quotidiano, http://www.design-museum.de/de/informationen.html

center, "yo-yo” é a primeira exposição individual numa instituição museológica da jovem pintora portuguesa ana manso, galeria contemporanea, serralves museum,  https://www.serralves.pt/pt/

right, francis bacon. la cuestión del dibujo. círculo de bellas artes, madrid. ph luis martín. http://www.circulobellasartes.com/

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left, house work, victoria miro mayfair, http://www.victoria-miro.com

center, esta exposiçao dedicada à obra da conceituada artista portuguesa helena almeida (lisboa, 1934), examina o seu trabalho. serralves museum,  https://www.serralves.pt/pt/

right, amy jorgensen, solo exhibition, something old, something new, borrowed and blue, elizabeth houston gallery, http://www.elizabethhoustongallery.com/

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left, la fine del mondo è in mostra a prato al centro pecci. cinquanta artisti. https://www.centropecci.it/it/mostre/la-fine-del-mondo_1

right, extinct in the wild, più che una mostra un progetto a cura dell’artista michael wang (usa, 1981): le salamandre albine. ph giovanna dal magro. fondazione prada, milano, http://www.fondazioneprada.org/

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left, joel andrianomearisoa, chanson de ma terre lointaine, primo marella gallery, http://www.primomarellagallery.com/

center, claudia rogge: "rapport 220705", lambda on alu-dibond, galerie voss, duesseldorf, http://www.galerievoss.de

right, aneta grzeszykowska, selfie, raster gallery warsaw, http://en.rastergallery.com/

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left, mirò, le parole multicolori, kasa dei libri, milano, mostre@lakasadeilibri.it

right,  http://www.villanoailles-hyeres.com/welcome/

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moda/fashion

from left, giorgio armani, capucci, daniela gregis

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profumi/parfums

la nuova linea bagno de l'artisan parfumeur

https://www.artisanparfumeur.com/

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http://www.fragrantica.com/designers/Diana-Vreeland.html

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et caetera

francois delebecque: torera, 2007

http://WWW.GALERIE-STP.DE |

 

 l’ex pink floyd roger waters progetta di cantare the wall al confine usa-messico

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carnet de notes 376

by paolo rinaldi, rinaldi.paolo@fastwebnet.it

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voyages/travels

bologna, alla scoperta dei luoghi di lucio dalla

http://www.bolognawelcome.com/

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l'exploit del turismo botanico. tre nuovi siti lombardi entrano nella rete grandi giardini italiani

http://www.grandigiardini.it/

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galway

http://www.irlanda.com

 

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architettura/architecture

11 vernacular building techniques that are disappearin. "vernacular architecture can be said to be 'the architectural language of the people' with its ethnic, regional and local 'dialects,'" writes paul oliver, author of the encyclopaedia of vernacular architecture of the world’. unfortunately, there has been a growing disregard for traditional architectural language around the world due to modern building technology quickly spreading a “loss of identity and cultural vibrancy” through what the architectural review recently described as “a global pandemic of generic buildings”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclopedia_of_Vernacular_Architecture_of_the_World

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shaped by the serpentine run of the brembo river and the sloping alpine mountainsides, big-bjarke ingels group’s winning design for the new 17.500 m2 s.pellegrino flagship factory embraces the surrounding forces of nature and taps into s.pellegrino’s industrial heritage, guiding visitors through the 30-year journey of the natural mineral water

http://www.big.dk/, https://www.sanpellegrino.com/it/it

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german firm gmp architekten has won the commission together with SBP to realize the proposal of fitting a folded roof cover for the historic and well-known amphitheater in verona, italy. the international competition saw 87 proposals withered to one winning scheme; a retractable roof that can be automated to open and close in case of bad weather

http://www.gmp-architekten.de/start.html

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gebler tooth architects have entered ar future projects with a design for the holocaust memorial at westminster, london, in collaboration with the artist caroline burraway

http://www.geblertooth.co.uk/

http://www.jerwoodvisualarts.org/projects/jerwood-drawing-prize-2016/

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morini arquitectos has added a distinctive concrete tower to a university campus in argentina, originally masterplanned by césar pelli in 1999. conceived as a visual landmark for the school, the tall structure is perforated with a variety of geometric apertures that openly display the building’s internal activity. ph gonzalo viramonte

http://www.plataformaarquitectura.cl/cl/office/lucio-morini

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hsbc centre, sydney nsw 2000, australia, architects fjmt, ph brett boardman

https://fjmtstudio.com/

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cloud7, grafegger, austria. project by tne architects: the "floating" roof, a curved umbrella above the ground, creates a spatial and atmospheric effect, marking the culinary meeting point at the centre of the castle park. the twice-bent, in-situ concrete surface rests on the steel supports like a "sheet of paper"

http://www.tne.space/

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left, 48 north canal road, singapore. project by woha: the formal architectural language of fractal, triangulated geometry originated from the need to comply with authority requirements of having splayed corners as the building is bounded by three roads

http://www.world-architects.com/it/woha

right, the site of reversible destiny in japan is a construction of undulating planes, shifting colors, and disorienting spaces — it’s a place of purposeful experimentation, built in 1995 and designed by shusaka arakawa and madeline gins. the juggling, jumbling, and reshuffling of the body in this atmosphere introduces the person to the process that constitutes being a person

https://www.tofugu.com/travel/yoro-park/

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interni/interiors

ks kindergarten / hibinosekkei youji no shiro kids designlabo. saga, saga prefecture, japan. ph taku hibino /hibinosekkeiI – youji no shiro

http://www.hibinosekkei.com

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seets spectacles architects, mitaka, tokyo, japan

http://www.spectacleworks.net

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hotels, restaurants and bars

los sueños dorados is a 25-hectare eco-tourism project by architecture and urbanism studio santoscreativos, located on the pacific coast of jalisco in mexico. it is composed of 36 exclusive lots for residences, beach club, jungle spa, trekking, hiking trails, local orchard, sculptures and eco-villas with an extended ocean view. the main asset of the proposal consists of designing a low impact, holistic development that adapts to specific geographic conditions

http://santoscreativos.tumblr.com/

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located inside the symbolic tower of madrid, spanish designer jaime hayon has overhauled the ‘torre madrid hotel’. the completed hotel interior is comprised across nine floors and embraces the history and culture of spain and at the same time, pairs past influences with an elegant design that unifies traditional grandeur and a modern approach

http://www.hayonstudio.com/

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on the small island of skiathos, greece, interior design studio stones and walls led the complete renovation of the skathos blu hotel

http://www.stonesandwalls.com/en/

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inside kido sushi bar, this japanese restaurant in st. petersburg, russia, the most distinctive feature is the wooden element which envelopes one side of the wall and the entire ceiling. designed by da architects

https://it.pinterest.com/pin/489836896955320273/

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design

federico babina architecturally interprets mental illnesses an animated video and a collection of drawings interpret various mental states through architectural forms

http://federicobabina.com/ARCHIATRIC

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inspired by the value and power of play, german product designer paul ketz has created marshmallow – a steel framed stool covered with a soft foam seat that mimics the look of fluffy marshmallow creme

http://www.paulketz.com/

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left and center, sean and cynthia o’hara of american design firm o’hara studio have designed the spruce tables. inspired by conifer cones (or pine cones) from an alpine forest, the tables feature wood scales arranged in overlapping layers

http://www.oharastudio.com/

right, in collaboration with interior architect sybille de margerie, the french artianal metalworker pounat introduce a furniture collection in dialogue between marble, glas and oak

http://www.pouenat.com, http://www.sybilledemargerie.com

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terno, a ceramic cetrepiece by il coccio design edition. a geometric element replicated and oriented in three directions, for an object that is surprising due to the effect of reflection of light. as in a cubist composition, an illusion of three-dimensional volumes, of spaces and facets

https://www.facebook.com/IlCocciodesignedition/

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left, chiave di volta, la trottola assume il significato figurato di "chiave", elemento di chiusura per una scatola statica, volume perfetto e naturale. design gumdesign / azienda rubinacci falegnameria

http://www.gumdesign.it/gum/index.htm

http://www.rubinaccifalegnameria.com/IT/

center, larose paris partnered with sculptor david umemoto to create a series of brutalist concrete vases

http://laroseparis.com/, http://davidumemoto.com/

right, yaacov kaufman, rattle. kaufman was delighted at discovering the wealth of possibilities contained in this simple object, and began transforming the traditional, and familiar rattle in original and surprising ways. he made rattles from simple materials such as disposable cups, bowls, lamps, toys and other rattle

http://www.yaacovkaufman.com/, http://www.imj.org.il

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london-based metalsmith adi toch has created a series of pouring vessels on stilts that respond to human voice with gentle movement. through a sensitive and surprising interaction, the installation explores the relationship between the spectator and a potentially sentient object

http://aditoch.com/

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left,  de vecchi milano 1935 trova la sua migliore espressione nel candeliere multi8 che ricalca gli stilemi di t8, il celebre porta candele disegnato da piero de Vecchi nel 1947. oggi, l’aziendapropone un inedito modello in vetro

http://www.devecchi.com

center, adattatore è un oggetto semplice ma significativo, pronto ad accogliere con elementare capacità candele di diverse dimensioni. design gumdesign / azienda metallivivi / 

http://www.gumdesign.it/gum/index.html

http://www.metallivivi.com/

right, cell box case with real butterfly wings by khamama

http://www.khamama.com

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left, arquitectura de papel. a oficina propoe construçoes tridimensionais a partir de mapas de diferentes camadas da cidade de sao paulo, como topografia, hidrografia, história etc., tendo como inspiracao o pensamento e a obra do arquiteto português joao luís

agendamento@mcb.org.br

right, le ceramiche paper clay di paola paronetto si colorano e si trasformano, dando vita alle collezioni succulentae, fide e sufi

https://www.paola-paronetto.com/

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designed with multi-functionality in mind, the birdhouse cabinet by lianne siebring of siebring & zoetmulder design products, is a light fixture, book marker, and storage solution all in one simple furniture piece

http://siebringzoetmulder.nl/

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resin cubes with crystal bubbles trapped inside, capturing a dynamic movement that is reminiscent of air rising through the water, hinting life. ledlights placed underneath are transmitted and reflected in a complex way inside the material, by wonderglass

http://wonder-glass.com/

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lumières

italian design firm mID studio have created ‘fauna’, an adjustable lamp that can be positioned in almost any design or shape you like

http://www.designmid.it/

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left, the kazimir chandelier by new york based studio ladies & gentlemen is now available at triode (paris). kasimir was inspired by the late 1800 russian artist, kazimir malevich, who created paintings often composed of flat, abstract areas of multi-layered shapes and compositions

http://www.ladiesandgentlemenstudio.com/

http://www.triodedesign.com/

right, amarist studio presents welcome, a lamp evoking the conflicts and moral dilemmas about the borders and the refugee crisis. the refugee crisis, the brexit, the future plans of the president of the united states to construct a wall along the mexican border and ban the entry of visitors coming from several muslim countries…, amarist studio formed by designers arán lozano and clara campo from barcelona, have decided to create this resounding lamp the  base of white carrara marble resembles the classic style of ancient greece and rome, the cradle of civilization. on top of the base sits the lamp diffuser, safeguarding the light source through a striking tangle of nº22 razor wire. The same model of razor wire that is used on the borders of serbia and hungary to prevent syrian refugees from entering europe

http://amarist.com/

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bento. the portable lamp by berlin-based yuue design is interactive as you simply pull the loop on the top to turn it on, raising it to different heights thanks to its extendable pole. when you’re ready to turn the light off, you push the top down to close it into its original state, which resembles a japanese bento box

http://www.yuuedesign.com/

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food

pasta is a simple and wonderful foodstuff. it’s up there with pizza, gelato, and tiramisu as one of the great culinary inventions to come out of italy. jamie oliver

http://www.jamieoliver.com/

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art

in memoriam, jannis kounellis, 1936-2017

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giacomo guidarelli, mercato arabo

http://www.giacomoguidarelli.it/

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corsican artist gilles cenazandotti does more than visualize what human excess is doing to our planet. to attract attention to animal welfare, cenazandotti uses garbage that he has found washed up on the shores of his homeland to create semi-robotic sculptures of engangered animals

http://gilles-cenazandotti.com/

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mostre/exhibitions

keith haring, palazzo reale, milano

http://www.palazzorealemilano.it/wps/portal/luogo/palazzoreale/mostre/inCorso/KEITH_HARING

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photos

piano alto, vista duomo, due stagioni di torri milanesi

torre unicredit e bosco verticale, milano 2017, ph matteo cirenei

galleria tulpenmanie, milano

http://tulpenmanie.net/, http://www.photoarch.com/

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stefano carnelli: transumanza. micamera, 1 marzo

http://www.stefanocarnelli.com/, http://www.micamera.com/

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sergei parajanov. self-portrait in istanbul. 1989 © sergei parajanov museum

http://www.whitespacegallery.co.uk

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et caetera

http://www.peck.it