Pritzker prize, architecture’s Nobel, goes to Toyo Ito

The Pritzker jury announced the Pritzker laureate for 2013, the highest award in the profession of architecture. The the thirty-seventh recipient of the Pritzker Prize is Japanese architect Toyo Ito. Called by the Pritzker Jury “creator of timeless buildings,” Ito is the sixth Japanese architect to become a Pritzker Laureate – the first five being … Read more

Olivia Putman collector’s edition of L’Air du Temps

Olivia Putman redesigns Nina Ricci’s L’Air du Temps French designer Olivia Putman, daughter to Andrée Putman and heir to her mother’s design studio, Studio Putman, works range from interior architecture to scenography, and design. The latest project saw the transformation of the iconic Nina Ricci’s L’Air du Temps perfume bottle. This new interpretation remains true … Read more

The very best from day one – The Silver Cross Surf, Aston Martin Edition

The parents who want to experience the very best with their baby right from day one can offer them an Aston Martin Edition seat unit finished in luxurious Alcantara and leather thanks to new The Silver Cross Surf, Aston Martin Edition The legendary sports car marque Aston Martin and Silver Cross, the company that invented … Read more

To make a piece of furniture means to create an art de vivre: Roche Bobois

2013 spring and summer at Roche Bobois Like haute couture fashion houses, French furniture house Roche Bobois launches two full collections every year. The Spring-Summer 2013 collection brings together the natural with the sophisticated and was designed to inspire those looking for both indoor and outdoor modern furniture customized to personal taste and preferences. This … Read more

Vive le sport: Hermès Rallye 24 tableware

Inspired by the world of motor racing: Hermès Rallye 24 tableware The sporting life, Hermès’s theme for 2013, continues with Hermès Rallye 24 tableware inspired by the world of motor racing. Presented for the first time in a Paris garage with vintage sports cars, the new 49-piece collection pays tribute to the Italian racing red, … Read more

Fuori Salone 2013: Caesarstone x Nendo

Milano’s Palazzo Crivelli, in the heart of Brera Design District, will host during Fuori Salone 2013 two large-scale installations by Caesarstone & Nendo. Caesarstone, a leading developer and manufacturer of exclusive surfaces, continues its collaboration with world-renowned Japanese design studio Nendo. Caesarstone has invited Nendo’s Creative Director Oki Sato to engage with its quartz surface materials, … Read more