Furniture

1 September 2017

The Gatsby Cafè was a former hat shop, open, when selling just hats made sense and a respectful outfit was considered incomplete without a hat. It is under the arcades of a beautiful nineteen century square of Rome, Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, not…Continue reading

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About Chilly’s bottles and about blogging

26 August 2017

The best thing about having a blog is that people write to you to present their products, their art-facts or simply to signal cool stuff. That is exactly what happened a few days ago when my stylish cousin Piero sent me a…Continue reading

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Hay for Ikea

1 August 2017

Hay has just released a few images of the products they designed for Ikea; the collection called Ypperlig will be released in October worldwide. This is another prestigious collaboration, after the Sinnerling collection designed by one of my favourite interior designer Ilse Crawford…Continue reading

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The future of design

28 July 2017

On one hand the future of design will make a more and more sophisticated, creative effort to present new shapes, and on the other hand it is going to be about improving the performance of furniture and spaces. In the last half…Continue reading

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Classic with a twist in Rome

30 June 2017

Hello everyone, it is bank holiday weekend in Italy and thankfully it is cloudy. Yes, you read correctly you people living in rainy countries, I am glad that it is not sunny. It has been unusually hot since late May, above…Continue reading

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New hexagonal tiles

23 June 2017

Hexagonal tiles have been a big trend in the last two years and a clever way to add pattern to walls or floors. When I work on a project I always decide first which materials I am going to use….Continue reading

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An original apartment by Marcante Testa

18 June 2017

I am going to show you today a truly original apartment in Venice designed by the studio Marcante Testa. This is the first apartment completed in the renovation of a nineteenth century building in a small canal near San Marco. As you…Continue reading

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Ikea’s limited collection Stunsig

9 June 2017

Ikea has just launched Stunsig, a limited edition collection available since June in the Swedish brand stores worldwide. These fun tableware, cushions, rugs and bedding were designed by uprising artists and designers Frédérique Vernillet, Malcolm Stuart, Pinar & Viola, Steven Harrington, Team Hawaii and Tilde Bay. Ikea’s limited…Continue reading

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Cinder blocks DIY ideas

7 May 2017