Design also means Looking at Everyday objects with a Curious Eye
The Vidun “Screw Table” by Vico Magistretti
Vidun = “big screw” in Milanese dialect
The “big wooden screw” sets the height of the tempered glass top – and this way Vico Magistretti converted the typical support of the old workbenches into a domestic element.
Vico often said: “It is always the conceptual detail that attracts people’s attention”.
Vico Magistretti: Thinking With Hands @ Salone Milan 2012
For the Milanese foundations and small museums dealing with design, the Salone del Mobile is…
If a person chooses a lamp in a shop, say a lamp designed by me, picks it up, buys it and then takes it home: well that will have some sort of influence on his life
“It is always the conceptual detail that attracts people’s attention”
My Magistretti @ Salone Milan 2013
” If a person chooses a lamp in a shop, say a lamp designed by me, picks it up, buys it and then takes it home: well that will have some sort of influence on his life” ….Vico Magistretti
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Swarovski [pt 1/2] @ Salone Milan 2017
In the exclusive setting of Palazzo Crespi, Atelier Swarovski celebrated its’ 10th anniversary by launching its latest, irresistible home collections created in collaboration with the most prominent talents from the international design scene
Hans Boodt Mannequins @ Salone Milan 2018
A collaboration between Netherlands based company Hans Boodt and lifestyle store Garage Italia, owned and created by Lapo Elkann – a capsule collection of designer mannequins dedicated to the world of cars and Italy.
Sydney Opera House – Lighting the Sails @ Vivid Sydney 2017
Sydney creative Director Ash Bolland gives life to a modern Micrographia at this years Sydney Opera House Lighting the Sails – a key part of Vivid 2017
“ I always see the Opera House as shells. People call them sails but I don’t see sails at all. To me it looks like a very organic, repetitive structure. That’s what I love about nature, the repetition, by repeating the same thing something simple becomes really complex.” ……………………. Ash Bolland
Kevin Connor @ Liverpool Street Gallery
Kevin Connor is one of Australia’s best known artists of the contemporary urban environment. His…
Fabio Novembre tours Milan @ Salone Milan 2013
This interview by Marcus Fairs, was filmed as the city geared up for the Salone, the world’s biggest design fair, which, together with hundreds of events that take place across the city, transforms Milan for a week each April.
“Anything can happen in Milano during this week,” … Fabio Novembre
“Til You Drop” shopping history @ State Library of Victoria
The free ’til you drop exhibition celebrates Melbourne’s passion for shopping, from the Paris end…