Design

"Choosing is easy today, so choose wisely." - Massimo Vignelli

"We live in an interesting time, a period of profound change brought about by technologies, which are shaping our ways of thinking, communicating, and behaving...", says Massimo…Continue

Tags: Changes, BAIA, Chart, Design, Associates

Started by Giorgio Ghersi yesterday.

U.S. architectural and Italian manufacturing giants collaborate on “Legacy Exhibition”

The “Legacy Exhibition”, part of the FuoriSalone events in conjunction with the …Continue

Started by Giorgio Ghersi Apr 20.

EuroCucina at Milan's iSaloni 2012 (where else?!?)

...yes, you read it right: "Where else?". As the advertising campaign (by Studio Cerri e Associati / Pierluigi Cerri e Alessandro Colombo with STZ in Altavia) for this year’s Saloni boldly, and let me say "proudly", proclaims.…Continue

Started by Giorgio Ghersi Apr 15.

Considerations on Design 2 Replies

For many a remote concept, for some a Universal Truth:"Un buon progetto non nasce dall'ambizione di lasciare un segno, il segno del designer, ma dalla volontà di instaurare uno scambio anche piccolo con l'ignoto personaggio che userà l'oggetto da…Continue

Tags: Paola, Antonelli, BAIA, Castiglioni, Achille

Started by Giorgio Ghersi. Last reply by Florentin Hortopan Apr 6.

Piaggio: new advanced design center opens in Pasadena, California

Piaggio Group is to open an Advanced Design Center in the USA, in Pasadena, California.The announcement was made March 13 in Miami by Group Chairman and CEO Roberto Colaninno,…Continue

Tags: guzzi, california, biaggi, max, moto

Started by Giorgio Ghersi Mar 15.

S.Pellegrino Sparkles With Bvlgari: A Tribute To Italian Magnificence 3 Replies

According to Uzoamaka Maduka's selection of Most Wanted: "For reasons we cannot fathom, S. Pellegrino and…Continue

Tags: Maduka, Most, Wanted, Uzoamaka, sparkles

Started by Giorgio Ghersi. Last reply by Marina Bianchi Feb 21.

"Inside Jobs" - a reportage on turn-key furniture contracting 1 Reply

Great insight from Metropolis("the magazine of architecture and design") on a little visible but highly lucrative segment:Turnkey services—where in a construction…Continue

Tags: Design, W Hotels, Italian, Italy, Officeinsight

Started by Giorgio Ghersi. Last reply by Matteo Fabiano Dec 17, 2011.

With Vespa 46 Piaggio goes back-to-the-future 1 Reply

At EICMA 2011 (Milan's International Motorcycle Exhibition) Piaggio just unveiled the Vespa 46: a leap into the "future with a tribute to the MP6, the original prototype…Continue

Tags: EICMA, Quarantasei, 46, Piaggio, Vespa.

Started by Giorgio Ghersi. Last reply by Franco Folini Nov 11, 2011.

If the Cinquecento is too frugal for you, try the Cinqueporte 1 Reply

...which -according to automotive website www.alvolante.it- is the latest name tag registered by…Continue

Tags: Porsche, Cayenne, Bentley, Sergio, Marchionne

Started by Giorgio Ghersi. Last reply by Giorgio Ghersi Nov 3, 2011.

Trastevere boy revamps Barbie girl

For half a century Mattel’s Barbie dolls have been stirring up controversy (and…Continue

Tags: design, designer, Italy, Tokidoki, Target

Started by Giorgio Ghersi Oct 21, 2011.