Apr 2026 · Francesca Molteni
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1 100 Years in the making of Kitchens
3 Portfolio: Vincent Van Duysen
4 Designer Profile: Cristián Mohaded
Standing desks have a long and illustrious history, early proponents commissioned high desks directly from carpenters, or used the taller shelves of bookcases, until manually adjustable sit-stand desks were invented. UniFor’s latest workstation, however, the Spring System designed by architect Antonio Citterio, uses springs to counteract the weight of the desk as it rises.
When Monk re-enters Molteni&C’s catalogue this year, it will mark 35 years since the chair was last in production. “Designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa, ‘Monk’ is simple and solid,” reads the company’s 1990 catalogue.
A closer look at the creative use of photography to showcase UniArm by UniFor in the brand’s catalogue.
Kitchens are everyday spaces that exist to meet an immediate functional goal. When well designed, they are highly calibrated to support the convenient preparation of food.
As we approach the end of the year, the mind begins to turn towards the holidays, and all the opportunities they bring for families and friends to come together, break bread and celebrate.
With a career that spanned countless creative disciplines, Gio Ponti's object designes reveal teh Italian master's lifelong commitment to craft, tradition and contemporary industry.
Discover the history of Villa Planchart in Caracas, Venezuela, as we celebrate the Compasso d’Oro Career Award for Products for Gio Ponti’s D.154.2 armchair.
Like many of Gio Ponti's other pieces, the D.154.2 was conceived for a private client, the collectors Anala and Armando Planchart, as part of the project for their villa in Caracas, Venezuela.
A century of sound, design, and memory explored through an elegant reflection on acoustics as an emotional and architectural experience, in the enduring spirit of Bang & Olufsen.
The Future Perfect’s David Alhadeff and ceramicist Carmen D’Apollonio guide us through the cultural hotspots of the city they call home: Los Angeles.
Porosity between the exterior and interior space defines contemporary luxury in a series of new developments that open up buildings to the great outdoors.
Design historian Catharine Rossi explores the significance of circles, cycles and circularity for the way in which we live and design architecture today.
