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50 years young Salone del Mobile Milano

8. April 2011

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50 years young Salone del Mobile Milano

As usual, Milan hosts the most anticipated event of the year from architects, designers and industry stakeholders: the Salone Internazionale del Mobile, the traditional appointment of worship for all lovers of design, architecture, fashion and creativity at 360 degrees, which this ‘year celebrates 50 years.
From Tuesday 12 to Sunday, 17 April 2011 so the city [...]

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FAI Day of Spring

26. March 2011

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FAI Day of Spring

Back to the “Day of Spring ” the FAI, the Italian Environmental Fund, now in its eighteenth edition.
The appointment with the Italian beauty, made ​​available free of charge for the event is on Saturday 27 and Sunday, March 28 in 225 Italian cities, with the opening of 590 public monuments.
One hundred eighty-sixplaces of worship, one [...]

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Cerreto: wine & architecture

2. February 2011

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Cerreto: wine & architecture

In this post I will point out a winery, the Cerretto, and its architectural appearance.
In the middle of the Langhe quatier general Cerretto company (which produces excellent Barolo and Barbaresco wines) is located in the basement Monsordo Bernardino, thanks to an interesting architectural work has included innovative forms and materials in the vineyards.

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Milan – Museum of the twentieth century

30. November 2010

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Milan – Museum of the twentieth century

In Milan, opens Saturday Dec. 6 the Museum of the twentieth century. After a major restructuring, the Palazzo dell’Arengario become the venue of the largest museum in the city. The museum will house the city’s great civic collections: Futurism, Novecento, Arte Povera, with an interesting focus on the work of authors such as Boccioni, Carrà, [...]

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Milan Design Weekend

14. October 2010

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Milan Design Weekend

Awaited by fans of design, and more. From Thursday, October 14 until Sunday 17 will be staged Milan Design Weekend, the event will take place in many parts of the city’s animating the windows of shops and furniture showrooms, involving the audience with a series of cultural missed: path d ‘ art, routes in the [...]

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Mario Botta architecture from 1960 to 2010.

20. September 2010

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Mario Botta architecture from 1960 to 2010.

At the Mart Museum, in Rovereto, opening of the exhibition: Mario Botta’s architecture from 1960 to 2010. The Swiss architect is collected and documented significant works carried out by early in 1960 following the tradition of the Modern Movement, which allowed him to express the highest level by designing single-family homes, to large public buildings, [...]

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Strict residence

27. May 2010

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Strict residence

A jewel of rationalist architecture, born in Milan in ‘35, fantasy and reality of a work commissioned by family Necchi and invented by the genius of Piero Portaluppi.
Villa Necchi Campiglio offers in Monforte reserved area, beautiful finishes, architectural ideas and open spaces where you can meditate in strict equilibrium. In the splendid mansion that also [...]

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Lia Rumma gallery

17. May 2010

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Lia Rumma gallery

One white cube more than twenty meters high, 1500 square meters of white cement lit by huge windows, and above a beautiful terrace. Lia Rumma built her new creation, creating a rigorous, essential and sober space. The four floors of the gallery are located behind the monumental cemetery, for sure the arrival of this new [...]

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