One of the interesting things I saw in Zona Tortona during Milan Design Week 2011 was the exhibition Slow Hand Design: The heart value of Thai products. Thailand is considered one of the most experienced countries in the export industry…
REcreating the extraordinary from the ordinary
REcycle REdecorate REdesign is the slogan of Katie Thompson, an interior designer from South Africa. It’s quite interesting how Katie recreates unique furniture, lighting and interior accessories from pieces of discarded junk. Each piece is infused with its own previous character…
The ECONOMICS of HAPPINESS: a must-see film in 2011
The Economics of Happiness is a film I’m looking forward to in 2011. Helena Norberg-Hodge, Steven Gorelick and John Page are the filmmakers. The film synopsis and trailer present a clear idea about the sense of well-being: life is becoming…
Asumaison, a different way to shop and socialise in the city
Asuman is a Milan based stylist and artisan. A year ago, she started Asumaison, a different way of shopping and socialising. The philosophy of Asumaison is based on alternative models of shopping, a kind of reaction against the industrial scale…
Experiencing the English countryside at London Design Festival by Mara De Matteis
The London Design Festival, a nine days celebration of design, ended in September 26. The Festival is an alternative map of the city (where you can get lost!). It is a different way to enjoy London space and time, looking…
Inclusivo Project
INCLUSIVO is a fair trade and social action project that objectives are to eradicate extreme poverty in Chile. It generates work for micro factories with low costs production and minimum expertise, key factors to overcome poverty in short term. The…
best of made in
the best of made in is a research project that objective is to individuate the factors that: (1) enhance the value of high quality handmade products, and (2) empower local artisans, independent designers and micro/small enterprises from different countries. . The project…