The Cats. There are thousand of cats prowling the streets of Marrakech, most of them skinny. Only the smart survive.Monday, June 09, 2008
Marrakech: interesting people, designers, craftsmens and more...
The Cats. There are thousand of cats prowling the streets of Marrakech, most of them skinny. Only the smart survive.
Marrakech: interesting people, designers, craftsmens and more...
Building boom. These corrugated tin walls, painted Marrakech red, just like the red walls of the old city, fascinated me. They hide the construction going on all over the city. Marrakech is known as the Red City; because its pink tinted buildings reflect the light like a rose quarts gem.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Milano: The Horse exhibiton at J
The Horse exhibition at J. Piero Prinetti Castellletti jewelry boutique, J hosted the exhibition, The Horse. The very social Venetian and Milanese young Italian designers, took up the theme with aplomb. Photographed above, muralist and designer, Idarica Gazzoni stands by her Ghiaccio glass sculptures made in Murano.
A detail of the table setting. The centerpiece is a crystal ball with a horseshoe inside, made in Murano and designed by Idarica Gazzoni. In the foreground, Giberto Arrivabene’s wood and silver place mats and hand blown glasses grace the table.
The spouses. Bianca Arrivabene patiently hangs out, with Giangaleazzo Visconti while their respective spouse, present their new designs. They sit under a wall drawing by Idarica Gazzoni for J-Horse.
The interior decorators. Milanese top interior designers, Roberto Peregalli and Laura Rimini, came to check out the wares.
The Friends. Giberto Arrivabene and Marie Brandolini fool around with Gibi’s place mats. The extremely elegant mats are made in wood and have a silver ring around the border inscribed with Latin phrases. Marie, a successful designer for her company Laguna B, was in Milan to support her Venetian friends at their opening party.
A table setting. This romantic table setting is lit by candlelight, which makes the glass and silver glow to its best advantage. Osanna Visconti’s Spina silver cutlery rests on Giberto Arrivabene’s wood and silver place mats. The mats are inscribed with Latin phrases. Gibi, as his friends know him, also designed the glasses, which were hand-blown in Murano. Though it’s hard to see the white plates have a cream lucky horseshoe design in the center, designed by Idarica Gazzoni for J-Horse.
The Jewelry designer. Jewelry designer, Osanna Visconti shows off her new collection of ‘"free form” bronze cutlery called “Spina".
The Lampshades. Paola Napoleone presents one of her beautiful sculptural lampshades. She is standing in front of a wall hanging called Palazzo The painted by Idarica Gazzoni for J-Horse.
The Host. Piero Prinetti Castelletti who owns and runs the J boutique in the charming old section of Milan, proudly shows off his gold dipped horse shoe. The elegant presse papier was especially conceived for the exhibition of young designers entitled the J-Horse.
Lucky horseshoes. Bang on the theme of the J-Horse these beautiful gold dipped presse papier horseshoes, designed especially for J.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Venice - Tilson in Murano exhibition
Tilson in Murano at Bugno Art Gallery – Venice. Young and dynamic gallery owner, Massimiliano Bugno, proudly stands next to internationally renowned British artist, Joe Tilson with Labirinthos, 2007 (33x19x4cm) between them. Tilson is a part of an important generation of artists that formed at the Royal College of Arts that includes Frank Auerbach, R.B. Kitaj, Peter Blake, Allen Jones and David Hockney. Bugno Art Gallery presents the exhibition, Tilson in Murano – until June 15th. It is the first time that Joe Tilson works in glass and the beautiful exhibition documents seventy-one sculptures that the artist created between 2006 and 2007 in Maestro Silvano Signoretto’s glass workshop in Murano.
Tavola Eye and The Four Elements. Tavola Eye, 2006 – 25.5x24x4cm and The Four Elements, 2007 – 20x28.5x 9cm. Each piece comes in an edition of four original pieces.
Project for The Four Elements. Project for The Four Elements, 2007 - mixed techniques on paper. Each glass sculpture was shown alongside its original project.
Alpha Wheel. Alpha wheel, 2007 – 19x25x7.5 cm – comes in a edition of four original pieces.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Milan Furniture Fair - centro
photograph courtesy Fornasetti
Galleria Carla Sozzani – Installation by Barnaba fornasetti – Iconic Obsession. Was this installation with it’s turbulent weaterh effects a sign of the times to come? Iconic Obsession by Barnaba Fornasetti at the Galleria Carla Sozzani.
Milan Furniture Fair - Rotonda di Via Besana
Rotonda di Via Besana – Fabio Novembre exhibition “Insegna Anche a Me La Liberta’ delle Rondine”. During the Milan Furniture Fair and until June 8th at the Rotonda di Via Besana, Fabio Novembre presents a retrospective of his spatial inventions and objects, from 1988-2008. The exhibition unfurls along a ribbon through the length, breath and height of the space. The installation, as well as, the designs are spectacular – Bravo Fabio.
GQ at the Rotonda di Via Besana. A giant cover of Italian GQ Magazine was hung in the loggia of the Rotonda di Via Besana, featuring designer, Fabio Novembre whose retrospective exhibition is being shown inside, until June 8th, 2008.
Milan Furniture Fair - Elisa and Stefano Giovannoni Party
Seen at the Giovannoni party. Karim Rashid and the host, Stefano Giovannoni.
A detail. Karim Rashid’s rings.
Seen at the Giovannoni party. Tom Dixon was wearing a suit and tie.
Tom Dixon for Tom Dixon. Day-glo Ball lights designed by Tom Dixon.
Seen at the Giovannoni party. Clino Castelli and Nanni Strada.
Seen at the Giovannoni party. Massimo Morozzi.
Seen at the Giovannoni party. Guido Venturini and Giulia Ancarani.
Seen at the Giovannoni party. Xena and Barnaba Fornasetti.
Barnaba Fornasetti for Nilufar. Kiss cabinet designed by Barnaba Fornasetti for Nilufar from a limited series of twelve. In the foreground a sculpture by Beat Zoderer.
Seen at the Giovannoni party. James Irvine and Peter Hallen.
Seen at the Giovannoni party. Ross Lovegrove.
photograph courtesy Moroso
Seen at the Giovannoni party. Nigel Coates
Seen at the Giovannoni party. Marcel Wanders cuddles up to his girlfriend, the Dutch Ballerina, Naning Linning.
Photograph courtesy Spazio PontaccioMarcel Wanders for Bisazza Home. Marcel Wanders's Coffee Tables designed for Bisazza Home and shown at the Spazio Pontaccio.
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Saturday, April 26, 2008
Milan Furniture Fair - centro
Seen at Breakfast at the Trussardi Café – The unexpected Garden opening. International (London – Paris - New York - Milan) P.R., Karla Otto, famous French botanist, Patrick Blanc and Beatrice Trussardi. Trussardi Café inaugurated the new glass extension onto Piazzetta Ferrari that holds Patrick Blanc’s vertical garden: one hundred square meters of suspended green in the heart of the city.
Seen at Breakfast at the Trussardi Café – The unexpected Garden opening. Interni’s magazine editor in chief, Gilda Bojardi. What would we do without the Interni Fuori Salone guide during Salone del Mobile week?
Seen at Breakfast at the Trussardi Café – The unexpected Garden opening. Alessi fun designer, Massimo Giacon.
Seen at Breakfast at the Trussardi Café – The unexpected Garden opening. Milanese P.R., Francesca Ballini Richards.
Seen at Breakfast at the Trussardi Café – The unexpected Garden opening. Landscape designer, Stefano Baccari.
Milan Furniture Fair - Elle Decor Party
Seen at the Elle Décor 2008 Awards party. Italian Elle Décor’s editor in chief, Livia Peraldo Matton between award winning designers, Joris Laarman and Tord Boontje.
Seen at the Elle Décor 2008 Awards party. Bernhardt Design’s Jerry Helling, Gaia & Gino’s Gaye Cevikel and Best Designer of the Year, Arik Levy.
Seen at the Elle Décor 2008 Awards party. The tearfully moved Flos lighting chairman, Piero Gandini and designer, Marcel Wanders who received the Best Lighting and Accessories Award.
Seen at the Elle Décor 2008 Awards party. Best Young Designer, Joris Laarman and more tears of joy for Flos chairman, Piero Gandini.
Seen at the Elle Décor 2008 Awards party. Naoto Fukasawa who received the award for the best tabletop designs.
Naoto Fukasawa for B & B Italia. Naoto Fukasawa’s award winning bowls for B & B Italia, Vertigo Round.
Seen at the Elle Décor 2008 Awards party. Designer, Paola Navone and Russian Elle Décor’s editor in chief, Natalia Pochecheuv.
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Milan Furniture Fair - centro
photograph courtesy Spazio PontaccioMatteo Thun at Spazio Pontaccio. Matteo Thun presented the Go Malibu table designed with Antonio Rodriguez for Riva 1920, at the Spazio Pontaccio in an exhibition entitled Spazio Pontaccio and Friends. The beautiful elongated shape of the table is reminiscent of a surfboard; it’s made with American chestnut and maple woods.
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