Exhibitions

Who is Superstudio [columnize]Superstudio was an architecture firm, founded in 1966 in Florence, Italy by Adolfo Natalini and Cristiano Toraldo di Francia. Superstudio was a major part of the Radical architecture movement of the late 1960s. The founders had gone to school at the University of Florence with Archizoom Associati founder Andrea Branzi and first […]

Who is Paula Studio [columnize]Paula studio is a young italian project specialized in design and architecture. Founded in 2008, its activity encompasses product design, architecture and visual communication, Providing consultancy, design and development. Paula is an adaptable network, able to combine traditional crafts and new technologies, with particular attention to sustainability and emerging markets. Paula’s […]

Who is CTRL ZAK CTRL ZAK is a hybrid studio that integrates different disciplines and cultures. The founders, Katia Meneghini and Thanos Zakopoulos, are both artists and designers in their own right. The Italian-Greek duo’s creations are inspired by their travels and experiences around the world and by their own rich cultural backgrounds. The studio […]

Who is 4P1B, the Modern and Contemporary Studio Based in Milan, 4P1B Design Studio operates in the world of design since 2008 and its philosophy is founded on the strong belief that everything is design. Because of this, its work ranges widely from furniture to lighting, from exhibitions to retail designing, from complex concepts to […]

Who is ALHAMBRETTO, the interior and graphic designer ALHAMBRETTO operates on the fields of product, interior and graphic design following the right balance between functionality and poetry. Projects are characterized by the ground-breaking use of traditional materials, the reevaluation of found materials and special attention to sustainability issues. Products by Alhambretto take a critical look […]

Who is Marco Raparelli MARCO RAPARELLI is a videomaker, visual artist and works with video, drawing, installation, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, video animation at Loughborough College of Art (UK) and painting at Accademie de Beaux Art, Brussels, lives and works in Rome. The artist’s roots lie in the black […]

Who is Massimiliano Adami [columnize]Massimiliano Adami studied design at the Istituto Statale d’Arte at Monza and at the School of Design at Milan’s Politecnico. Since his debut in 1989 with the exhibition Il fantasma del design (The Phantom of Design), he has participated in various competitions and exhibitions, including notably his successful participation at the […]

Who are Alberto Biagetti & Laura Baldassari The chosen paths of designer Alberto Biagetti and artist Laura Baldassari lead them through two distinct creative worlds. It is when their professional paths cross, however, that they provoke a curious fusion between the two spheres. In their own “different ways of thinking”, both tend to bring about […]

Who is the artist ALESSANDRO ZAMBELLI ALESSANDRO ZAMBELLI lives and works in Mantua, Italy. He studied industrial design and materials engineering at the Cova School of Design in Milan, and his career took off at bathroom designer Agape in 2000. A few years later, in 2003, he founded Alessandro Zambelli Design Studio. Zambelli is a […]

WHO ARE 5.5 DESIGNERS [columnize] Mostly described as a collective, we ended up in the spotlight in 2003 with our first project, Réanim. It was followed by the Ordinary Objects collection, then Workers/Designers for the Bernardaud Corporate Foundation and many other signature creations that have made our story and contributed to our ascent. Some have […]

Who is FX Balléry [columnize] FX Balléry was born in 1977 in the French Jura. After studying sciences, he chose to go in 1996 to the ESAD of Reims to become a product designer. After winning the “Comité Colbert Jeunes Talents Award” by designing a bag for Chanel, he started his collaboration with Issey Miyake’s […]

Who is Sam Baron [columnize]Was born in France in 1976. He works and lives between Lisbon, Paris and Treviso (Italy). He currently works as a designer and is Head of the Design department of Fabrica, Benetton communication research centre. Sam Baron raises questions through his objects or furniture pieces. His perennial rereading and reinterpretations of […]

Who is Simone Cappellanti [columnize]Simone Cappellanti was born in Rome in 1972. After few years, he finds out his favourite pastime: a bi-optic Yashica Mat 124 G. And from that moment, he will never stop. He attends the artistic high school and the Conservatory, in Rome. He uses, for his studies, graphic, art and design […]

Who is Matteo Cibic [columnize]A young Italian talent inaugurates the new Calligaris CODE line. Eclectic in his designer career, he defines himself a problem solver and it is this characteristic that makes him smart. Belonging to a family with strong design traditions (grandson of Aldo Cibic) he knows and frequents this world with simple naturalness, […]

Who is Nigel Coates [columnize]Born in 1949, is an architect, designer and author. His book Guide to Ecstacity (Laurence King, 2003) unfolds his belief in the imagination as a design tool for considering every aspect of living in cities. His buildings include The Wall, Tokyo (1990), the National Centre for Popular Music, Sheffield, UK (1999) […]