An entire continent is shaping its future around design
From curatorship to cultural strategy, Simone LeAmon launches a new ambition for the Design Institute of Australia: to make design an engine of identity and a horizon for the country’s future.
Beyond the “small vase”: ceramics today, Middle Ages to 3D printing via Sottsass
Between the hype of collectible design, medieval revivals, modern and postmodern legacies, Montelupo Fiorentino becomes a case study for understanding where ceramics are truly heading today.
For a short time, a very special lamp by Luca Nichetto is on view in Venice
The designer returns to his Venice, where the new Profilo chandelier will illuminate the arcades of the Procuratie Vecchie throughout the winter.
15 design gifts for Christmas you can buy on Amazon right now
From Magistretti’s Dalù to the Eames game, a list of authorial gifts you can easily buy online and have delivered to your home.
7 home projectors for people who have hated projectors so far
TVs have long been the only option, but the new generation of projectors might just change that. With sleek designs and modern appeal, these devices could finally win over even those who never imagined having one at home.
Ferrari: Lewis Hamilton’s buckle is a masterpiece of Italian design
The Ferrari driver at the beginning of the season requested a seat belt buckle with unique ergonomics. Italian company Sabelt was responsible for its design and production.
Design Miami turns 20: how the fair has transformed the design world
From its 2005 beginnings to today's global footprint, CEO Jen Roberts explains how Design Miami has become the leading platform for collectible design — new scenes, new collectors, and a 2025 edition oriented toward the future.
Why Le Corbusier and Perriand’s Chaise longue is still modern after a century
The 4 Chaise longue à réglage continu, designed in 1928 by Le Corbusier, Jeanneret and Perriand and still produced by Cassina today, demonstrates that good design doesn’t follow fashion — it transcends it.
The new life of 8 Gio Ponti objects: now finally for sale
Molteni&C, in collaboration with the Gio Ponti Archives, has created a collection of eight pieces that reinterprets the legacy of the great designer and founder of Domus.
The Pipistrello lamp by Gae Aulenti turns 60
Gae Aulenti’s most iconic lamp continues to elude categories: an autonomous, scenographic, and rigorously composed object that still reimagines the way we inhabit light.
10 unforgettable objects designed by architecture’s masters
Architecture, in addition to the built environment, has always worked on product design, investigating in different scales the needs and behaviors of human beings.
They make lighting design sound: why everyone is talking about Anonima Luci
“For us, light is like a sound track: nothing is automatic, it’s a work of writing”:
from the dancefloor to museums, the choreographic light of Anonima Luci has become a language of its own. We met them.