Frida , the oak design chair design designed by Odo Fioravanti for Pedrali, received the German Design Award 2014 in the category Home Interior. The jury organized by the German Design Council, after reviewing more than 1,900 projects, attributed … [Read more]
Six tips to make your office look larger
You find that your office is still missing volume. Let me tell you some tips that will allow you to expand your room. Mirrors, the reflection effect It's almost a grandmother cure. Who, indeed , has never heard of the benefits of reflection to … [Read more]
R.I.P. Claudia Plikat, Herman Miller’s designer who just passed away
The one who writes did not personally know Claudia Plikat, but only the fruits of his labor, loving, effective and beneficial. I think that those who are believers, Jews, Muslims or Christians, believe that Claudia 's good deeds, accomplishe also … [Read more]
Coffee makers for bars, icons of Italian design
In Italy, when you walk into a bar, the first thing that catches your attention is the coffee maker that dominates on the counter, not far from the customers' chairs. Sometimes it turns its back to the audience, sometimes it is backed to the wall, … [Read more]
La Mercanti’s Arper chairs selected for ADI Design Index 2013
The Saya and Juno chairs nominated in the " Design for Living " The versatile and dynamic design of Arper chairs, a brand distributed by La Mercanti. The dual choice is the recognition of industrial progress at both the production and the design … [Read more]
Office chairs of one of La Mercanti’s brands at the last G20
You can find office chairs distributed by The Mercanti in high-level meetings. If the last G20 in St. Petersburg is good enough for you, you can see Francois Hollande, Angela Merkel, Van Rompuy, Putin, Barroso and other leaders sitting comfortably on … [Read more]
Cars or office furniture, Italian design is the worldwide leader
As far as cars or office furniture are concerned, Italian design is the worldwide leader. Cars are a sort of emblem of the modern era. They are the protagonists of the panorama of the whole city or town. Like what happened in the past for Gothic … [Read more]
Slowd uses the Web as a network to create and sell furniture
Slowd uses the Web as a network to create and sell furniture Slowd, an Italian company, has found a very creative and original way of producing and selling Italian design furniture, using the web to generate a network. Their strategy works like … [Read more]