Poltrona Frau’s “Pausa di Luce”

  Italian luxury furniture company Poltrona Frau collaborates with acclaimed Montalcino winery Luce della Vite on the 2013 “Casa di Luce” project. “Pausa di Luce” is the armchair produced by Poltrona Frau for Casa di Luce, a project conceived by Lamberto Frescobaldi in 2009 to celebrate the exclusive and elegant style of this great wine … Read more

Soavo NS-F901 – a definitive statement for Yamaha

True audio purity: Yamaha debuts Soavo NS-F901 High-resolution Speakers. Beautifully designed with an elegant piano finish. Yamaha, the Japanese manufacturer of a full line of award-winning musical instruments, sound reinforcement and home entertainment products,  introduced its next generation of Soavo 3-way bass reflex floorstanding speakers that bring ultimate Hi-Fi music listening experiences to the most discerning music … Read more

The design can make positive change in the world: 2013 SPARK Award for Innovative Net-Zero Work

The design can make positive change in the world, believes SPARK, a community of designers and creative people, bound together by desire to initiate positive design-led change by highlighting the best new ideas and solutions. The SPARK competition pays tribute to work that breaks new ground by improving the quality of life while conserving Earth’s … Read more

The Personal Collection of Elsa Schiaparelli at Christie’s

Designer Elsa Schiaparelli’s designs and decor head to Christie’s The Schiaparelli luxury fashion house’s upcoming haute couture collection is set to hit the runway in Paris in January 2014. Meanwhile, Christie’s Paris is organising a groundbreaking sale of designer Elsa Schiaparelli’s wardrobe and decor. The famous 20th century couturier’s personal collections will go under hummer … Read more

Zaha Hadid’s take on that most traditional of toys sold for $22,000 at Charity Auction

  A dollhouse designed by Zaha Hadid Architects sold for $22,000 at Bonhams for UK charity KIDS supporting disabled children, young people and their families. 20 of the world’s best architects and designers build a dolls’ house for the auction which took place on November 11th. Inspired by the dolls’ house that Edwin Lutyens designed … Read more

François Pianult’s third cultural project in Venice

Teatrino at Palazzo Grassi by Tadao Ando. A contemporary arts centre inside an eighteenth-century palace in Venice.     After the restoration of Palazzo Grassi in 2006, followed by that of Punta della Dogana in 2009, the rehabilitation of the Teatrino in 2013 marks the third step of French luxury goods magnate François Pinault’s cultural project … Read more