Exploring modern Mediterranean architecture: La Muralla Roja and the City of Arts and Sciences
Gentle light, Mediterranean flora and deep blue sea can only enhance visual sensations triggered off by great works of architecture. My...
Contemporary Art in Milan: Dan Flavin and Carlos Amorales exhibitions
Besides fashion and design, the capital of Lombardy is known for its vibrant art scene. And here I don’t mean only Leonardo da Vinci and...
5 highlights of Brera Design Week 2019
Summing up the events of FuoriSalone 2019, I can’t really omit Brera, the centre of old Milan with many of the city’s historic churches...
FuoriSalone 2019 – the best of 5vie design district
As many of you already know, the Fuorisalone, a part of Milan Design Week that takes place around the city, outside the main furniture...
The most beautiful site-specific installations at Milan Design Week 2019
The most intense design week of the year is over. It took me quite a few weeks to digest all the information and the visual input. In this...
5 new products to see at Milan Design Week 2019
Milan Design Week – the most important design fair of 2019 is about to start next week. The number of exhibitions around Milan can be...
Bauhaus 100 – books, architecture trips and exhibitions
This year we celebrate the centenary of the influential movement in architecture, art and design. One hundred years since its creation, the...
My favourite pieces by 5 women designers
Following International Women’s Day I’ve felt the need to feature my favourite pieces by leading women product designers. It’s not...
Luxury interior design trends from unique Italian brands – Opera Contemporary, Fratelli Boffi and Gallotti&Radice
Today I would like to talk about luxury interior design trends by Italian brands. Opera Contemporary, Fratelli Boffi and Gallotti &...
Design from Finland: cult classics and new interior brands
Finland, a country within the Arctic circle, strewn with thousands of lakes, sauna, reindeers, great outdoors and introverted locals. A...