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Milan Means...
It's almost a cliché now to say that the annual Milan Salone del Mobile has become a behemoth of a design fair, eclipsing every other major show in the design calendar. (Personally, we at Architonic feel that a number of the other large design events such as Stockholm and the imm cologne have a lot going for them when it comes to relevance and business.) Given Milan's elevated status, both in real terms and in those of the imagination, we asked eight leading design practitioners what comes to mind when they hear the name of that Italian city...
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Rezension: 'Prada' von Miuccia Prada
Der Teufel trägt Prada: Die cineastische Liaison Pradas mit der diabolischen Meryl Streep hat die italienische Traditionsmarke zum stehenden Begriff gemacht. Seit der Papst nun ebenfalls Schuhwerk von Prada trägt, wird es also höchste Zeit für eine Bibel für alle alten und neuen Anhänger des Modeimperiums.
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The Unlimited Ambition of Limited-Edition Design: in conversation with Ambra Medda and Craig Robins
Love it or hate it, limited-edition design has proved over the last few years that it's more than just a passing trend. No one event has done more to encourage the growth of this particular market than Design Miami. With its European edition, Design Miami Basel, fast approaching, Architonic caught up with director Ambra Medda and co-founder Craig Robins to survey the 'design-art' landscape and do some future-gazing.
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Anatomy of a Chair
Architonic dissects Luca Nichetto's striking new 'Robo' chair for Swedish manufacturer Offecct, examining the process beyond the product.
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Lucienne Day: 1917–2010
Eine Hommage an eine der bedeutendsten Designerinnen der Nachkriegszeit.
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