Interviews
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What do exhibitors say?
With Salone del Mobile.Milano coming to an end, for the Italian city of design it is time for numbers and assessments, and, it must be underlined, they are largely positive. But what do the exhibitors at Salone del Mobile.Milano 2024 think about this amalgamation of widespread experience throughout the event? Do they share these keywords, or have they found different ones?
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“Where Design Evolves”. But where to? In conversation with Giulio Cappellini
“Where Design Evolves” is the slogan of Salone del Mobile 2024, indicating a tangent perimeter where all the directional lines of the world of design and architecture – and all their contiguous worlds – converge to trace a path of evolution. But where is design actually evolving towards?
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Experiential marketing and sensory language. In conversation with Silvio De Ponte on the new frontiers of architectural experimentation
Silvio De Ponte began his career in theatrical scenography, where, alongside masters of the likes of Giorgio Strehler and Bob Wilson, he learned the importance of the humans-space-objects connection, as the driver of sensory experience
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Trends, growth business segments and perspectives on historical markets with James White
In a multi-layered landscape where the boundaries between life, work and leisure blur and overlap, the architecture and design industry cannot but adapt to such movements. For those inside this sector, the questions are the same every year
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Interior design is no longer enough. Explaining Tim Mutton’s all-embracing approach to hospitality and F&B.
According to Tim Mutton, the responsibility of an interior designer goes far beyond the literal definition of his role. His career began with projects in the entertainment industry, from nightclubs to bars.
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Complexity, stratification and multitude. The fascinating design narrative of Alison Antrobus
The projects crafted by Antrobus Design Collective are the result of a complex layering of elements. The attention of Alison Antrobus, who founded her practice in 2002, moves through the disciplines of visual arts, sculpture, painting and fashion design.
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Rigor, Imagination and Consistency equal Beauty. The formula of excellence in design according to GaS Studio and Oil Design Lab
Entering Gas Studio’s online page you will find the following images: architecture as a language in the works of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, an extract of the film The Fountainhead, based on the novel of
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From homogeneity to uniqueness. The essence of luxury hospitality according to OBMI
OBMI can be counted among the leaders in the design of destinations and hospitality. As such, since 1936, when the studio was founded, to date it has witnessed the many micro and macro changes that have affected the sector.
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The ingredients for a high-end design story. In conversation with Lupoi Design Studio
The concept behind their projects is that of a total immersion in the place, an imperative for them when it comes to high-end. To these are added many other and different layers, from art to theater, from sustainability to business.
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Explaining the hospitality of tomorrow with Accor
The hospitality market is experiencing a paradox. On the one hand, the resumption of travels has led to an interesting increase in economic revenue, on the other hand, the high costs of construction and financing make it increasingly difficult to invest in new buildings.
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Designing on and from the landscape. In conversation with Studio Schicketanz
The landscape as the starting point of the project, from which to draw visual and material inspiration, is the element that best denotes the creative vision of the full-service architecture, interior design, and consultancy firm Studio Schicketanz.
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When nature dictates the forms of design. In conversation with Mama Design
Matteo Antonelli and Andrea Miscoli, Founders of the multidisciplinary architectural firm Mama Design, draw on the natural world for their projects. They observe flowers, stones and leaves with a privileged magnifying glass and transpose all this into design form.
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Between emerging markets and novel hospitality models, everyone is looking for “the experience”. The terms of contemporary hospitality explained by VOIHotels
The twenty-two structures that form the portfolio of VOIHotels, Alpitour Group’s hospitality division, are located in some of the most evocative corners of Italy, and not only. Beyond the individual cultural and territorial peculiarities, there is an element that unites them: the experience.
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Why is there so much talk of a return to simplicity? High-end hospitality according to R Collection Hotels
R Collection Hotels is a significant reality in Italy. The beating heart of the hotel group, driven by the Rocchi family for three generations now, is Lake Como, where we find the Grand Hotel Victoria, the Hotel Royal Victoria and Hotel Villa Cipressi.
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In conversation with Nancy Santorelli on Meyer Davis’ multilayered high-end vision
Experience of the senses, aesthetics and design coexist seamlessly in Meyer Davis' projects. The award-winning New York City-based studio
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Cooperative architecture, adaptive reuse and environmental issues in the forward looking approach of Gnosis progetti
Cooperation beyond individual work, the value of collectivity beyond the ‘archistar’ leitmotiv. These are the cornerstones of Gnosis progetti
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In Conversation with Vince Stroop: the values of contemporary high-end and all the answers for a successful project
Having started in the finance sector, Vince Stroop eventually entered the world of design and here he remained to cultivate his love for architecture, art and photography.
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In conversation with Claudia Afshar on discreet luxury, sustainability consciousness and rare forms of inspiration
What characterizes the work of Claudia Afshar is a discreet, respectful and conscious luxury. Throughout her countless trips in Europe – that she defines as the greatest source of inspiration
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Oltremare Lounge Bar: a dive into the architecture of the Gulf of Sorrento
Located in one of the most evocative areas of the Mediterranean sea, namely the Sorrento Peninsula, on the Gulf of Naples, Hotel Mediterraneo belongs to the long history of Parthenopean tourism.
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Art, beauty and architecture according to Gulla Jonsdottir
According to Gulla Jonsdottir a red thread connects art, life and architecture. The eponymous studio she founded in Los Angeles reflects this thought