On water
11 June 2009
At the Biennale opening in Venice last week, you couldn’t avoid being constantly dragged around from a place to another, spending more time on water than anywhere else… not matter what time of the day. You might ask and what about the art..? Well Tracy and Yorgo gave you some good tips already and the rest is all there to be discovered. It runs till November and there’s a lot to see, so make sure you take enough time and are not afraid of water…
Moroso
1 June 2009
I never thought I would want to take a day trip to Udine, considering the 9 hours train journey from Milan and back, but I managed it and spending a day with Patrizia Moroso at the Moroso headquarter was worth every single minute. So much has been said about the company lately, especially for Moroso latest installation at Salone del Mobile in Milan or ICFF in New York, but I suppose that nothing is quite like walking around the offices and the workshops, looking at prototypes and flicking through old catalogs’ pages. Worth looking around for those if you can still find them!
Round up
28 May 2009
Thanks to Yorgo for exposing our burger lunch in the park catching up on things, which reminds me I haven’t been posting for a while, and that I still have to thanks Pietr for the amazing chat and dinner we had in Milan just before his opening at Galleria Patricia Armocida. The show runs until June 19 and you should not miss it!
Then was London and a place I really enjoyed visiting for the first time was the Conservatory at The Barbican, open only on Sundays and Bank Holidays. The best part for me being the catcuses’ greenhouse, truly inspiring! Seems like there will be an interesting workshop on August 13, as part of the events for the upcoming Radical Nature exhibition, might be worth attending if you are in London around those dates.
Also during my stay I had the remarkable experience to meet with Ilse Crawford at her home and finding myself talking about food and restaurants with her husband Oscar Peña. Shame I couldn’t stay for food, next time Oscar!
Speaking of food, I found a great new view of Maison Bertaux on Greek Street, directly from the roof terrace at Soho House. Such a view that I was actually craving one of their strawberries’ cakes!
and final stop before heading back to Italy, Dover Street Market, to meet Charlie, one half of the new Casely-Hayford brand, the other being his dad Joe, which you should definitely check on the second floor racks at Dover Street Market, as I suppose it’s the only place carrying it in Europe at present.
Rietveld for Rietveld
18 May 2009
Emily King from London just passed me this link and I couldn’t resist posting about it. It’s a petition to prevent the management of the Gerrit Rietveld Academy to leave the original Rietveld building, in Amsterdam, which was designed between 1950 and 1963 and was finished in 1966, and it’s the largest building Gerrit Rietveld ever realized.
Today, 18 May, is the 42nd birthday of the building, and the The Rietveld Preservation Society will meet to adorn the building with a human chain: a festoon (’slinger’) consisting of people, forming a temporary birthday decoration. Worth checking if you are in Amsterdam.
Our Legacy
6 May 2009
Leaving Milan’s sunny days to grey and coldish Stockholm maybe wasn’t the best bet, but at least I am in good company with Cristopher at the Our Legacy office discussing some ideas and with Tony improvising as usual.
Also had a quick peek into their 5 months old store at the front which is looking really good!
Automatic Books
5 May 2009
Looking forward to a couple of days partying in Venice for the Biennale opening early next month, and so I thought it would be worth pointing out an interesting venture straight out of Venice to put your hands on while getting lost in the canals this summer. Automatic Books was born from the cool young design duo Tankboys and illustrator Elena Xausa. The first two books released are The End by Federica Palmarin and Alvise Guadagnino
and Japanese Rockabilly by Alessandro Zuek Simonetti.
With a new one to be released in a couple of days, so keep checking their homepage for more!
Winner!!
3 May 2009
Nice one Linus for winning the 24th Edition of the Hyeres Photography Competition !!
Everyday Life Shopping Experience
8 April 2009
As I said in my last post, Apartamento and Reference Library have been working together with SM, the Milanese agency I co-run, on putting together an Everyday Life Objects Shop, at Via Arena 19 in Milan, opening on the night of April 20 with the launch of Apartamento #3. The shop will open to the public from April 21 until April 28, and everyday there will be really interesting little happenings, with Max Lamb, Martino Gamper, Bertjan Pot and Rich, Brilliant, Willing. If you are heading down to Salone del Mobile, make sure to pop by and see us.
Apartamento #3
21 March 2009
Been spending a few days in Barcelona working on closing the next issue of Apartamento, which will be presented in Milan next month during Salone del Mobile. We are also working, in collaboration with Andy from Reference Library, on opening a pop-up store for 8 days to carry a mix of beautiful objects, vintage books and including a few special collaborations with the likes of Max Lamb and Rich, Brilliant, Willing. More details to come soon…
SKITSCH
17 March 2009
A new design brand? A new design shop? A new design website? I guess it will all be revealed during the forthcoming Salone del Mobile next month in Milan.
Above a children chair and table made of cardboard by Philippe Nigro, one of the first 27 designers involved.
