Three houses reveal John Stefanidis’s method, where past and present coexist through architecture, antiques, craftsmanship and new furnishings. PATMOS: TRADITION WITHOUT FOLKLORE In Patmos, Stefanidis reinterprets the island’s architecture and traditions without giving in to folklore. Inside, the simplicity of the local structures forms a

Born in Naples in 1928 and raised in Paris, Willy Rizzo first made his name as a photographer of the stars — from Coco Chanel to Brigitte Bardot, from Dalí to Sophia Loren — before reinventing himself as a furniture designer in the 1960s and

Born in Lima (Peru) in 1931 and moving to Italy at a young age, Tito Agnoli trained as an architect in Milan before embarking on a prolific and refined career as a designer. His work led him to collaborate with historic brands such as Bonacina,

Afra (1937–2011) and Tobia Scarpa (1935–) formed one of the most influential duos in Italian design of the second half of the twentieth century. Graduates of the Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia, they combined the rigor of architectural design with an intimate, domestic language

Elegance, innovation, and timeless lines Paul Theodore Frankl (Vienna, 1886 – Los Angeles, 1958) was an architect, designer, painter, and writer, and one of the leading figures in the birth of American modernism. Arriving in the United States in 1914, Frankl brought an innovative vision

Franco Albini: The Discipline That Becomes Poetry When discussing 20th-century Italian design, it’s impossible not to mention Franco Albini. An architect, urban planner, and designer, Albini was one of the leading figures of Rationalism, masterfully combining functionality and aesthetics with a formal purity that still

Claude e François-Xavier Lalanne, coppia di artisti francesi, hanno trasformato la scultura in oggetto d’uso — e viceversa — mantenendo una coerenza formale e una chiarezza di visione rare.Al confine tra arte, scultura e design, il loro lavoro costruisce un linguaggio personale fatto di animali

By Lorenzo Bassetti “If you can’t build it out of bamboo, then maybe you can’t build it,”, goes an ancient oriental saying. This is because bamboo is an extraordinary material, capable of combining style, functionality and sustainability. An Ancient and Surprising Plant Often mistaken for