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Pina bausch

Luca Spagnolo — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:11:23 +0000

Remember Pina Bausch.

Postcards from Teheran

Luca Spagnolo — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:14:59 +0000

A scroll of panormaic postcards from Teheran.

magazine - june 09

Luca Spagnolo — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:04:03 +0000

In this issue: PAOLO ULIAN, BRUNETTA, DISMETTIAMOLA, GRCIC, ALOIS CLEMENTI, BARBER E OSGERBY, KOOLHAAS and others.

Interview with Paolo Ulian

Roberto Marone — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:47:03 +0000

On the occasion of the anthological exhibition of Paolo Ulian's work, Pata interviewed him, trying to retrace and understand his work and his universe.

Marigold: paraphrasing Kalman

Luca Spagnolo — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:33:29 +0000

"I am in search of the simple, elegant, seductive, maybe even obvious IDEA. With this in my pocket i cannot fail."

In memory of the empire

Saverio Pesapane — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:05:15 +0000

"Death is when something finishes forever, that's all"

(Maria Jesusa de Solorsano)

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Prada Transformer - Rem Koolhaas

Roberto Marone — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:27:01 +0000

Rem Koolhas, like all other visionaries, tends to give his best when playing far from his homefield. When he does the homework (museums, skyscrapers, houses), he is not very convincing, restri
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Flax Project

Roberto Marone — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 07:33:35 +0000
It is something that I have always asked myself. I mean: is converting symbols and elements that belong to another world into design objects kitsch?
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Exclusive design by Brunetta

Roberto Marone — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 22:22:50 +0000
I can already imagine the scene: little buisnessmen from north east Italy, Berlusconian in the DNA, grey-haired, constant smile, blonde wife, in a hall with a false ceiling in front of a table, on the
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Alois Clementi

Luca Spagnolo — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:26:26 +0000

Alois Clementi is an 82 year old farmer, he lives in Liaves, a small town close to Bolzano. Alois has an unusual passion and an unusual setting (the mountains).
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KG360

Ale Gnocchi — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:29:52 +0000

Paola Antonelli, the curator of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) New York, said that it will take years to understand whether the 360 of Kostantin Grcic is something that we might need.

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Dekochari

Luca Spagnolo — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:14:34 +0000

After the Japanese fenomenon of dekotora (immortalized by photographer Masaru Tatsuki), here come dekochari, the modified (decorated) bicycles whose style
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Laurence Humier

Luca Spagnolo — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:25:03 +0000
Laurence Humier is a young Belgian designer that lives and works in Italy. She calls herself Miss Design.
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ritorno al futuro

Luca Spagnolo — Tue, 26 May 2009 11:28:00 +0000
C'è sempre una certa ritrosia ad accettare il progresso tecnologico.

The Shape of Time

Sanja Pupovac — Mon, 25 May 2009 16:56:13 +0000

Time (idea) + communication = successful design

The absolute value of a project is not determined by the idea alone but by its placement in time.

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A trash can

Roberto Marone — Fri, 22 May 2009 16:58:52 +0000

Some objects can never find an absolute form, and remain victims of obsessive design excercises. One of these objects is the trash can.
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Barber e Osgerby per Venini

Luca Spagnolo — Thu, 21 May 2009 16:55:08 +0000

Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby designed these splendid vases for Venini.

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Roberto Marone — Mon, 18 May 2009 12:06:51 +0000
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magazine - maggio 09

Roberto Marone — Thu, 07 May 2009 14:32:25 +0000
In this issue: PAOLO ULIAN LEO FABRIZIO NENDO SALONE DEL MOBILE DAMN and more.

CONFESSIONS OF A CHAIR

Roberto Marone — Wed, 06 May 2009 23:20:30 +0000

It must be because of the frame, at least a little. That little chapel from the 500s, intimate, modest and sweet, right next to the Basilica di Sant'ambrogio.
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