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There are objects that simply furnish a space, and there are objects that seem to tell us something the moment they enter a room. That is what we look for when we select an original vintage piece of furniture. Not simply a beautiful shape or a functional object, but something that has travelled through time and still preserves, in its materials, proportions, construction techniques and even in the small marks on its surface, the period in which it was designed and made. For us, this is one of the most fascinating aspects of historic design. In 20th-century design, this difference becomes even more apparent. ARead More →

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When I think of Afra and Tobia Scarpa, I think of a profoundly Italian approach to design, one rooted in materials, technology, construction and attention to everyday life. Their work was not driven by the pursuit of spectacular forms, but by the ability to understand how an object should be constructed, used and experienced. Afra Bianchin Scarpa and Tobia Scarpa represent one of the most important couples in 20th-century Italian design. Together, they worked across several decades of design history, moving between product design, architecture, interiors and restoration, while collaborating with some of the most important companies on the international scene. What I find particularlyRead More →

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Some objects enter a collection because they are rare.Others because they are beautiful.And then there are those that, before they even arrive at the gallery, already have a story to tell.This week, the protagonist is La Bocca della Verità, the monumental bed designed by Mario Ceroli for Poltronova in the early 1970s.An object that is, more than a bed, a sculpture you can inhabit.And one that, for more than fifty years, had a home.Since 1973, to be precise.When the time came to take it away, however, we found ourselves facing a rather practical problem.It would not fit through the door.It was not a matter ofRead More →

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We decided to donate a fixed amount each month to Ellis Park in Sumatra. They work to rescue animals rescued from exploitation and illegal trade to care for them, rehabilitate them, and reintroduce them into the wild.If you buy from us, a portion of what you pay is donated. Or you can also donate directly, there are many different ways to help. Always believe in what you do and do it with your heart.Thank you also from us https://www.ellispark.org Every donation, no matter how small, helps provide a safe and loving home for the wildlife in our care. We are grateful for any support youRead More →

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I have always believed that a home should not only be beautiful. A home should tell the story of the people who live in it. For years, I looked at new furniture: perfectly finished, flawless, freshly produced. They were beautiful, of course, but I often felt that something was missing. They were objects without memory, without a story to tell. Then I discovered the world of original vintage furniture. The first time I placed my hand on an old teak piece of furniture, I noticed something different. That wood had a depth that no new finish could truly reproduce. The natural grain, the subtle variationsRead More →

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In the world of interior design, true value is not about following trends—it is about choosing pieces with a story to tell. Original vintage furniture is much more than a decorative element; it is a piece of design history that has stood the test of time, preserving the quality of its materials, craftsmanship, and timeless appeal. During the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, furniture was crafted using premium woods such as teak, rosewood, oak, and walnut. Every detail was designed to last for decades, from traditional joinery techniques and durable hardware to carefully applied finishes. This commitment to quality is why so many vintage furniture piecesRead More →

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Dear Friends and Design Lovers,thank you from the bottom of our hearts for following and supporting us, making the year that is coming to an end truly exceptional. Your presence made it special — and above all, made it possible. As you know, it has been an intense year full of changes for us: the relocation of our storage (lots of hard work and a lot of chaos!), a new destination that is — finally — taking its definitive shape, and, in parallel, the opening of the new and beautiful gallery in Lugano have marked a new chapter in our journey. Facing all of thisRead More →

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Interview with Veruska Gennari and Demetrio Zanetti from Demos Mobilia by Hanna Weissfeld for Formlicht – Design, Culture & Future Thinking. Demos Mobilia has a history of more than 30 years. How did the gallery come about and what vision guided you from the beginning?Demetrio : Ah, dear me, Demos Mobilia was born like certain fortuitous inventions: partly out of love, partly out of necessity, partly out of creative anger! I was in DAMS (in Bologna), and I had equal passion for markets than for classes. I would see thrown-away objects, real masterpieces, and I felt there was something to be saved. Then Veruska cameRead More →

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We are happy to be part of this outstanding platform of popularization and promotion of our magnificent world.www.designheroes.comAn expertly curated platform celebrating the best design classics from the past, present, and future. Discover new, vintage, and rare design objects from iconic brands and the best designers. Find the perfect pieces for your projects or to treasure for generations to come.Read More →

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Until January 12 2025, Triennale Milano, Italy This is the first bona fide retrospective devoted to Gae Aulenti (1927 – 2012), one of the most representative practitioners of contemporary architecture and design. In her over 60-year career, the multitalented designer worked in various fields: from design on an urban scale to exhibition design, landscape architecture, interior decoration, furniture design, graphics and set design. The exhibition presents her career in both an analytical and striking way to convey her personal mode of seeing, imagining and designing reality, which left its mark on several Italian and foreign contexts in the second half of the 20th century. TheRead More →

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Amini CarpetsNow available @demosmobilia Amini’s craftsmanship and sartorial savoir-faire give new life to the famous TAPIZOO collection signed in 1970 by Gabetti&Isola for residential apartments for Olivetti employees in Ivrea. After more than fifty years, the iconic rugs/arazzo that ironically depict four animals (the leopard, Tapipardo, the dragon, Tapidrago, the bear, Tapiorso and the lion, Tapileo) are put back into production in a brand new version.Between 1968 and 1971, the firm Gabetti & Isola (Roberto Gabetti, Aimaro Isola, Guido Drocco, Luciano Re) created one of the most important buildings in the contemporary architectural scene, which has now become a Unesco World Heritage Site: the OlivettiRead More →

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Triennalle Milano Permanent exhibition In the spaces of Sala Sottsass, on the second floor of Triennale Milano, the central core of Ettore Sottsass’s Casa Lana has been reconstructed and is on permanent display. An interior of a private residence that the great architect and designer designed around the mid-1960s in Milan, imagining to create “a little square in which one turns and meets.” The arrangement of the room and its philological reconstruction were the subject of an important collective work, an in-depth study by the archive and restoration laboratory of Triennale Milano, in which Luca Cipelletti, who oversaw the arrangement in the space, and ChristophRead More →

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Triennale, Milano, Italy Through April 23, 2023 Architect, designer, sculptor and academic, Angelo Mangiarotti was a leading figure in international architecture and urban planning, one of the few Italian masters able to export his design philosophy abroad. The exhibition is one of the most comprehensive and exhaustive retrospectives ever held on the figure of the Milanese architect and traces more than sixty years of activity through a wide selection of works, projects, documents and materials, many of which have never been exhibited before, made available by the Angelo Mangiarotti Foundation. Triennale MilanoRead More →

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Museum Für Gestaltung Zürich Until 26 March, 2023 The Swiss design pioneer Willy Guhl (1915-2004) designed world-famous seating furniture such as the Eternit beach chair and Europe’s first plastic seat shell. For decades, Guhl conveyed a holistic design approach geared to people and their needs: durability, functionality and reduction to the essentials characterize his homely interiors and well thought-out everyday objects. As a teacher at the Zurich School of Applied Arts (today Zurich University of the Arts ZHdK), he showed generations of interior designers and product designers how good design is recognized with all the senses. The exhibition presents Willy Guhl’s work using design processes,Read More →

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16-26 February 2023 | Palm Springs, CA, US Held every February, Modernism Week is an 11-day festival held in the desert city of Palm Springs. A celebration of mid-century modern design, architecture, art, fashion, and culture, hundreds of events, activities and private properties are open to the public, from tours of iconic homes to fashion-related events and landscape talks. Some events are free and don’t require a ticket, while others must be booked in advance for a fee. Highlights from this year’s programme include a keynote presentation from architect Thom Mayne, and The Architecture of Suspense: Built World in the Films of Alfred Hitchcock, charged at 15Read More →

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An exhibition exploring the legacy of a designer who kept collaboration, innovation and adventure at the heart of her work. 19th June – 5th September 2021The Design Museum, London AS A YOUNG Parisian creative in the 1930s, living a Bohemian life in a Montparnasse garret, Charlotte Perriand trained for weekend ski trips in her beloved Alps by working out on a flat 8th-floor rooftop. In an early brush with death, recorded in her autobiography, A Creative Life, she nearly went over the edge chasing a misdirected medicine ball.Read More →

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06.02.2021 – 23.01.2022 Vitra Design Museum Gallery The Memphis group was one of the most unusual phenomena to appear in the world of design in recent decades. It emerged in the winter of 1980/81, when a group of young designers eager to break away from the dogmas of functionalism and industrial design formed around the Italian architect and designer Ettore Sottsass.Read More →

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11 May – 12 September 2021 The retrospective, realized in collaboration with Fondazione Vico Magistretti and curated by Gabriele Neri, brings together the heritage of drawings, sketches, models, photographs, prototypes and original pieces preserved in the archives of the Milanese architect and designer. The exhibition traces Magistretti’s entire design career, which began at the Palazzo dell’Arte after World War II. Divided into thematic sections, the exhibition presents for the first time the work of Vico Magistretti in a unified way, from architecture to installations, from design to urban design, together with his numerous international contacts. Red, the distinctive color of many of his projects, constitutesRead More →

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In Como, an apartment all about light and collectible design. Redesigned by a couple of gallery owners, it is located inside a legendary condominium: the Novocomum by Giuseppe Terragni, an icon of Italian Rationalism. Io Donna, 20.02.2021Text by: Lia FerrariPhotos: Christian Schaulin | Living InsideProduction: Kerstin RoseRead More →

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The lines that cross the space respecting imaginary symmetries express a harmonious, sometimes algid, sense of beauty, like a postmodern scenography that lends itself to being experienced, an eulogy to minimalism to be lived in everyday life. An approach that has distant origins, when the objects of living were not permeated by the philosophy of disposability, which then spread from the beginning of the of the 1980s. Those who lived through that golden age and got used to an aesthetic that is not at all obvious yet functional, cannot forget. From this idea Demosmobilia was born, a gallery specialized in the design of the twentiethRead More →

Triennale Museum Milano, Until 18 April 2021

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Enzo Mari Curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist with Francesca Giacomelli Enzo Mari leaves us with an exhibition that documents his more than 60 years of activity. He is one of the main masters and theorists of Italian design. The exhibition project is divided into a historical section and a series of contributions by international artists and designers – Adelita Husni-Bey, Tacita Dean, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Mimmo Jodice, Dozie Kanu, Adrian Paci, Barbara Stauffacher Solomon, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Danh Vo, Nanda Vigo, Virgil Abloh for the special mercahandising project – invited to pay tribute to Mari through site-specific installations and new works commissioned for the occasion. Nanda Vigo’sRead More →

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Achille e Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Afra e Tobia Scarpa Alvar Aalto Andrea Branzi Angelo Lelii Angelo Mangiarotti Anna Castelli Ferrieri Augusto Bozzi Arne Jacobsen Arteluce Barovier and Toso BBPR Bethan Laura Wood Børge Mogensen Branco e Preto Bruno Mathsson Carl Malmsten Carlo De Carli Carlo Mollino Carlo Pagani Carlo Scarpa Cathrine Raben Davidsen Caturegli Formica Cesare Lacca Charlotte Perriand Charles & Ray Eames Claude Missir Cristina Celestino Daniele Daminelli David/Nicolas Dassi Mobili Moderni Derek Castiglioni Destroyers / Builders Domitilla Harding Edward Wormley Ettore Sottsass Federica Perazzoli Federico Peri Finn Juhl Flavie Audi Fontana Arte Francesco Faccin Franco Albini Franco Bettonica Gabetti and Isola Gabriella CrespiRead More →