When Design Becomes a Story

2025 notable publications by design companies marking anniversaries and defining their visions 2025 notable publications by design companies marking anniversaries and defining their visions

An unusual gift? A subscription to a print magazine

Home decòr, lifestyles, addresses around the world, travelogues. A selection of 10 international magazines to browse through in the new year enriched with details and researched images that explore the realities, dreams and contrasts of living and dwelling today Home decòr, lifestyles, addresses around the world, travelogues. A selection of 10 international ...

Exhibitions and events not to be missed in Italy during the holidays

Our selection of exhibitions and events during the holidays to mark in your calendar   Our selection of exhibitions and events during the holidays to mark in your calendar  

The 2025 holiday trend? The return of second-hand

Across design, table settings and décor, the new art of hosting is built around objects that have already lived Across design, table settings and décor, the new art of hosting is built around objects that have...

Ettore Sottsass: “Mise en scène”

At Triennale Milano, an archive of 1,200 photographs reconstructs the emotional landscape of Ettore Sottsass: travels, homes, friendships, and everyday gestures that become project At Triennale Milano, an archive of 1,200 photographs reconstructs the emotional landscape of Etto...

Be the Project: interview with Francesco Zurlo

The role of error in teaching, the design process, and contemporary design culture The role of error in teaching, the design process, and contemporary design culture

10 books to give (and be given) for Christmas 2025

From design to architecture, art, and lifestyle: our selection of new titles to put under the tree  From design to architecture, art, and lifestyle: our selection of new titles to put under the tre...

Design objects we dream of finding under the Christmas tree

From Kartell to Alessi: our wishlist for Christmas 2025 From Kartell to Alessi: our wishlist for Christmas 2025

Be the Project: interview with Plasticiet

Between research, craft and industry, Plasticiet transforms discarded plastic into “new stones” that speak of the future, sustainability and imperfect beauty Between research, craft and industry, Plasticiet transforms discarded plastic into “new stones” t...

Vico Magistretti and his obsession with chairs

The exhibition “More or less 60 chairs in 60 years” is a journey through drawings, prototypes and design stories by one of the most beloved designers of all time The exhibition “More or less 60 chairs in 60 years” is a journey through drawings, prototypes and...

Made in Milano Days is back

A project born to support the future of Milanese craftsmanship and manufacturing A project born to support the future of Milanese craftsmanship and manufacturing

Living with artificial intelligence

Five books to understand who we are (and who we are becoming) Five books to understand who we are (and who we are becoming)

Be the Project: interview with (AB)NORMAL

Experimental and radically contemporary, (AB)NORMAL bring to life projects that oscillate between reality and imagination Experimental and radically contemporary, (AB)NORMAL bring to life projects that oscillate between...

Be the Project: Naessi Studio's Interview

Critical thinking, dialogue, and multidisciplinarity to transform design into a language of relationships and connections Critical thinking, dialogue, and multidisciplinarity to transform design into a language of relat...

The design icons for Black Friday

From Vitra to Kartell, from Artek to Zanotta: unique opportunities for designer pieces From Vitra to Kartell, from Artek to Zanotta: unique opportunities for designer pieces

Into Wes Anderson’s world

Costumes, models, miniatures, paintings and notebooks: at the Design Museum in London, the major retrospective dedicated to the director Costumes, models, miniatures, paintings and notebooks: at the Design Museum in London, the major ...

Imprinting, the memory of paper

Paper is not just a medium, but a living memory of time and thought Paper is not just a medium, but a living memory of time and thought

Be the Project

The attitude, the thought, and the gesture to rediscover design as a human, dynamic, and imperfect process The attitude, the thought, and the gesture to rediscover design as a human, dynamic, and imperfec...

NOMAD makes its debut in Abu Dhabi

Collectible design lands in the Arabian Gulf, between modernist architecture, craftsmanship, and contemporary visions Collectible design lands in the Arabian Gulf, between modernist architecture, craftsmanship, and ...

Design as a laboratory of possibilities

Eugenio Perazza, founder of Magis, shares his vision and the art of turning design into culture Eugenio Perazza, founder of Magis, shares his vision and the art of turning design into culture

Be the Project: the creative power of error

The attitude that finds in failure the spark of the creative process The attitude that finds in failure the spark of the creative process

A new way of thinking about glass

No longer a fragile, finite material, but a resource in transformation: rehub turns glass waste into revéro, a new mono-material free of resins or plastics No longer a fragile, finite material, but a resource in transformation: rehub turns glass waste i...

The female voices of design

Graphic design, visual communication, and interiors: a journey through stories and perspectives that reshape the way we tell the story of design Graphic design, visual communication, and interiors: a journey through stories and perspectives t...

A new geography of contemporary hospitality

Eighty hotels, twenty-nine countries: a journey through architecture, design, and authenticity curated by Softer Volumes Eighty hotels, twenty-nine countries: a journey through architecture, design, and authenticity cu...

Lanzarote, the visionary island of César Manrique

A journey through the masterpieces of the artist who redefined the island's identity A journey through the masterpieces of the artist who redefined the island's identity

Exhibitions and events not to be missed in November

Our selection of exhibitions and events to mark in your calendar this month Our selection of exhibitions and events to mark in your calendar this month

Milano Arch Week 2025: architecture against inequality

The city once again reflects on public space and the future, with leading voices such as Dominique Perrault, Carlo Ratti, Lesley Lokko and Tosin Oshinowo The city once again reflects on public space and the future, with leading voices such as Dominiqu...

The thought of making. High craftsmanship as culture, innovation and design vision

High craftsmanship as a paradigm of “being project”: a mindset that transforms material, knowledge, and care into cultural experience, shaping contemporary making. High craftsmanship as a paradigm of “being project”: a mindset that transforms material, knowledg...

From design to being: innovation as responsibility and vision

From design to being: innovation as responsibility and vision From design to being: innovation as responsibility and vision

Fragmenta: “the revival of lost forms”

In Beirut, a citywide exhibition transforms marble waste into new objects and visions, showing how even what remains can be reborn In Beirut, a citywide exhibition transforms marble waste into new objects and visions, showing ho...

Interview with David/Nicolas

From Beirut to Milan: David Raffoul and Nicolas Moussallem are emerging as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary design From Beirut to Milan: David Raffoul and Nicolas Moussallem are emerging as one of the most distin...

We Design Beirut 2025: a collective act of creative rebirth

From 22 to 26 October 2025, Beirut lights up with architecture charged with memory and new visions From 22 to 26 October 2025, Beirut lights up with architecture charged with memory and new vision...

In Paris, autumn lights up with art and design

From Art Basel Paris to Design Miami.Paris, all the way to the new Fondation Cartier headquarters designed by Jean Nouvel From Art Basel Paris to Design Miami.Paris, all the way to the new Fondation Cartier headquarters...

MetodoContemporaneo: the art of mapping Italy’s wine landscape

From Trentino to Sicily, an itinerary through signature wineries, art-filled landscapes, and territories that become culture From Trentino to Sicily, an itinerary through signature wineries, art-filled landscapes, and terr...

The Future of Design is “Past. Present. Possible.”

Dutch Design Week 2025 celebrates radical visions, big names, and young talent, combining bio-based materials with social awareness Dutch Design Week 2025 celebrates radical visions, big names, and young talent, combining bio-bas...

At Barcelona Design Week, design becomes a driver of awareness and social change

Until October 17, Barcelona becomes the beating heart of design, with more than 130 activities energizing the city over ten days and highlighting the theme of “design with purpose” Until October 17, Barcelona becomes the beating heart of design, with more than 130 activities en...