Are you experiencing vinyl nostalgia? Making up for the immaterial nature of mp3 files, the …

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LEON

01.12.2010

MEN’S EX

01.12.2010

Mens Club

The programme is wide and rather interesting, featuring a great diversity: there are big names …

torino_28

New York’s Subway #6 trains ride all the way through Manhattan, making their way down …

secrets_of_new_york

It is also true, though, that these researches have been carried out by Altromercato, the …

is_another_world_possible

The winning photograph by David Chancellor has quite a strong subject: a teen girl hunter …

unmasked

Once voted among the worst places to live in England, today Hackney is one of …

back_to_the_roots

Caring for the environment starts right at home. Particularly in the kitchen, the room where …

starting_again_in_the_kitchen

Smokers, cell-phone gabbers, hospital-scrubs wearers and yawners. Danish photographer Peter Funch captures human similarities and …

imaginary_human_landscapes

Research, innovation and ethics: in the future, the real individuality of a product will have …

beautiful_inside

On January 27, 1967, singer-songwriter Luigi Tenco committed sucicide during the Festival di Sanremo as …

in_the_name_of_music

Steep and winding alleys rutted by tram rails, ancient run-down palaces, and the poignant tunes …

lisbon_story

01.11.2010

GQ

30.10.2010

Io Donna

A closer look at the everyday world can offer many unusual discoveries. In a time …

big_brother_is_watching_you

With its distinctive white domes, The Eden Project – built on the site of a …

welcome_to_paradise

It was 1960. With a visionary style, just apparently detached from the truth, Fellini changed …

marcello_come_here

The relationship between art and trade has always been difficult and controversial: in order to …

art_in_the_time_of_business

A daring interpretation of modern Shanghai, where old and new sit side by side. This …

in_the_mood_for_love

From oil you came, and unto oil you shall return. Typically made from petroleum, plastic …

plastic_fantastic

21.10.2010

Il Sole 24 Ore

Font designs, magazines, poster illustrations and logos. In Switzerland, type design has been a high …

types_we_can_make

A small film festival open to every single web user: 6,500 selected videos, nine award …

the_frontiers_of_video_sharing

16.10.2010

La Repubblica

Lightness, verticality and transparency: the trademark qualities of Norman Foster’s design are hardly mistaken. The …

foster_strikes_back

The Russian art world shows its brand new face in Turin, where the freshest and …

the_new_faces_of_russia

Stalks, peels, leaves, fishbones… It’s hard to believe how many potentially precious ingredients end up …

cooking_with_almost_zero_impact

Running on a green lawn until you find yourself high up upon the sea. Walking …

discovering_normandy

Have you ever wondered what happens to fascia signs when companies move, update their logos …

recycling_typography

Observation, reproduction, repetition. Here are the main acts that give birth to the visual poetics …

infinite_palaces

01.10.2010

Modzik

01.10.2010

Marie Claire

01.10.2010

LEON

01.10.2010

Amica

01.10.2010

Be

2.0 TV

30/09/2010

It all started with 9/11, when the internatonal TV networks aired clips filmed by common …

20_tv

‘I’m inspired greatly by mid-century illustration and design and also contemporary work that mirrors that …

inside_the_sketchbook

Made out of a hangar and surrounded by green spaces, Proef is a little “city-farm” …

a_matter_of_taste

“Futurperspectives” is the meaningful title of this year’s edition, that will involve a new location …

future_perspectives

After Paris and New York, the most eccentric gastronomic event lands in Milan on October …

food_on_tour

Perfection is a quality of nature. Inspired by the geometrical structure of a sea-urchin skeleton, …

learning_from_nature

28.09.2010

Diva e Donna

What if the digital icons that we’re so used to took shape and became tangible …

google

Pure reflections. llusory distortions of the natural world: the changing seasons and colors, foliage, weather, …

turning_the_world_upside_down

Against the coldness of industrial pieces of furniture, Marama plays with concepts and with old …

inspirational_design

665 photographs of 152 different objects found at roadside, depicted from various vantage points and …

studies_after_nature

21.09.2010

Fashion Magazine

Take a glow-in-the-dark gallery for modern art and place it in a field on the …

optical_illusions

If you can’t choose between delicious food and good music, this is the place for …

music__delicacies

If you happen to be in Rome in the next few days, keep an eye …

rome_is_burning

The city, deconstructed. Serge Mendzhiyskogo’s collage photography turns busy cityscapes into paintings with a Cubist …

a_new_perspective

Francesco Bertelli is New York City’s ultimate bicycle manufacturer: each bicycle he assembles is a …

the_perfect_bike

Dalì’s inner and outer landscapes. From the chaos of reality to the silence of the …

the_world_according_to_salavdor

Artists can’t help being creative, even when they take a break. The guys at YouWorkForThem …

type_designers_gone_crazy

For many years, the world relied on floppy disks to store information. As these physical …

floppy_reloaded

Beyond

07/09/2010

Art, science, photography, and exploration. Celebrating the greatest age of astronomy the world has ever …

beyond

September 2010: feeling the wind of change of the new season, Slowear grows with fresh …

welcome_to_slowear

04.09.2010

Madame Figaro

Accelerated life, moving in jerks. A city condensed in miniature format. In this little masterpiece …

little_big_berlin

Classical and fantastical, scientific and surreal. The newly designed Dalì Museum in St Petersburg, Florida, …

surreal_but_nice

01.09.2010

Style

A contemporary city with an ancient soul. Four Floors is the quintessential Istanbul experience: a …

at_home_away_from_home

A phone number, a grocery list, a remainder: this very second, someone, somewhere, is busy …

the_lives_of_others

People and places. Silhouetted faces and bodies refecting themselves on an intricate labyrinth of buildings …

the_sky_over_china

Still life with plastic flowers and computer cables. Showing the similarity of structure between nature …

imitation_of_life

900 years of wine history. The ancient Würzburg wine cellar is born to a new …

history_in_a_glass

28.08.2010

Io Donna

The world seen from behind a car window on a rainy day. Bill Sosin’s City …

in_the_rain

Travelogue, or the forgotten art of promoting travel. Its inventor was Burton Holmes, the world’s …

avantgarde_tourism

Artificial reefs in a human shape. Establishing an intricate relationship between modern art and the …

underwater_beauty

Capturing the moment in time: light, shadows and coloror shades. As an ultimate tribute to …

impressions

If human imagination is the limit to our creative entreprises, then good ideas are very …

a_can_of_inspiration

Take an old castle on a hill overlooking the Maremma countryside, add a spoonful of …

tuscan_fusion

Atemporal faces on a red background. Salustiano’s painting fuses the rigour of Renaissance with contemporary …

deep_red

Exempla

26/07/2010

A part of Danish cultural history, and a symbol for modern design. Createdby Finn Juhl …

exempla

25.07.2010

Version Femina

Art in form of charity. Preserving the memory of what happened in Haiti on January …

a_call_for_action

It’s not Venice, and it’s not Cannes. Throughout its 63 year history, the Festival del …

a_different_vision

Simple materials and state-of-the-art technology. Maison Passive is a glance into the future: a home …

inhabiting_the_future

Unusual correspondences. Can you transfer the literary qualities of a writer to an object? Polish …

design__literature

Elastic spirals, liquid forms, texts warping or sliding on corners. In order to introduce himself, …

an_interactive_portfolio

Memento

13/07/2010

Why leave the water uslessly running? ‘Stop the water while using me!’ is new brand …

memento

A place for sperimentation. Drawing, sculpture, photography, printmaking and animation: Todd St. John, best known …

how_ideas_are_born

08.07.2010

Fashion Magazine

08.07.2010

Il Sole 24 Ore

All children grow up, except graphic designers. Nurturing creativity requires the preservation of our primary …

forever_young

Make every picture count. This is the mantra that Martin Wilson repeats to himself since …

an_ode_to_essentiality

Our idea of a reader’s nirvana? Imagine a small and strikingly designed art bookshop, located …

small_pleasures

03.07.2010

Corsera Milano

01.07.2010

Monocle

01.07.2010

GQ

01.07.2010

Gentlemen

A contemplation on the micro and macroscopic in nature. Mari LaCure investigates the vastness and …

two_sides_to_every_story

Care for details, evolution in style, concern for materials and treatments: in other words, Slowear’s …

pitti_immagine_uomo_2010_award_

A sharp and light presence on the London skyline, disappearing in the air like a …

future_london

28.06.2010

Corsera

A printer, a computer, and a webcam. Going back to basics requires a little technology. …

instant_calligraphy

Against the extinction of printed books, the only way is making them dfferent and really …

Community-driven art. Can the act of painting make a real difference in the world? Jeroen …

strategy_for_a_change

Afterlife, or the the life of abandoned places. Documented with black & white photography, each …

rebirths

A sketchbook, an archive, a dialogue. Four type designers share their ideas on the web, …

friends_of_type

In our digital age, outdated systems of communication have become useless and inaccessibile. Starting from …

carte_blanche

19.06.2010

Repubblica

19.06.2010

Io Donna

18.06.2010

WWD

18.06.2010

Libero

Earthy or daring? Eager or tranquil? Cheerful or captivating? In Brussels, Pantone Hotel promises to …

unicuique_suum

Away from the buzzing sound of vuvuzelas, here’s an alternative way for supporting the World …

a_different_world_cup

17.06.2010

Sette

16.06.2010

MF Fashion

15.06.2010

MF Fashion

15.06.2010

Fashion

Paved surfaces form the arteries of the modern world, tempering our innate proclivity for exploration …

pavement_loop

Sea voyages, inland expeditions, and space travel. Dan McPharlin is an explorer of distant worlds, …

adventures_of_the_mind

A sublime language, refined and yet universal. The year 1810 gave birth to Fréderic Chopin, …

all_about_chopin

A subltle dialogue between history and contemporaneity. Surrounded by solid walls, transparent volumes and floating …

a_harmony_of_contrasts

Empty rooms, crumbling walls, suspended objects. Michael Eastman explores Cuba’s most decadent soul, the ghost …

once_upon_a_time_in_cuba

A black and white fusion of food and design. Forget traditional recipe books: floating somewhere …

geometry_to_savour

New York City, 1941. The streets and faces of the Big Apple break free from …

true_colors

Destroy the system from within? An infallible strategy for moderate revolutions. Kenyon Yeh buys furniture …

strokes_of_genius

Twenty-six letters on a human scale: shiny, black and graphically flawless. Not giant pieces of …

something_to_sit_on

Packing tape, Plexiglas and light. From different gradations of shade, discernible faces emerge, and an …

tapeworks

Milan is many different cities in one. The urban landscape and its continual metamorphoses become …

open_city

25.05.2010

Journal du Textile

24.05.2010

La Repubblica

Surprise encounters: in the former East Berlin, the design hotel interbreeds with the hostel and …

slow_cost

Retro

20/05/2010

Old gym equipment. Rubber and leather off-cuts that carry the memory of a forgotten world. …

retro

Ecology and design applied to daily life: in Korea, Gongjang manufactures pencils made entirely from …

a_light_touch

Glass and titanium arching over the water. Paul Andreu leaves a clear and indelible mark …

provocations

Slowear meets Liberty, the historic London department store, renowned since 1875 for its creativity and …

liberty_of_london

A good eye and a steady hand: that’s what you should expect from your barber. …

cuts__shaves

Old school and avant-garde: the work of Safet Zec has two souls: one safe and …

the_power_of_painting

17.05.2010

Fashion Daily News

15.05.2010

D La Repubblica

Oriental-style minimalism. Black and white, light and shade, openings and closures, substance and transparency: the …

the_art_of_balance

Pick one

07/05/2010

Two colours, two words, two ideas. Pick One is a subtle provocation that reduces the …

pick_one

Jumpology, or the art of jumping: an informal, liberating and revealing act. Fifty years ago, …

just_jump

Real titles, ideal combinations. Jane Mount imagines entire shelves of books, depicting them with graphic …

the_imaginary_bookshelf

Gentleness and severity. Inspired by the purest essence of Fifties design, Jeff Muhs shapes precious …

back_in_the_day

Better city, better life: looking towards a more sustainable future, Expo 2010 Shanghai finally opens. …

the_future_on_a_human_scale

A metropolis compressed into words, carved by hand, one letter at a time, into huge …

portrait_of_a_city

Chromatic imitations. Landscapes, architectural details, simple but eye-catching patterns from the natural and man-made worlds: …

colour_copying

Energy autonomy: sustainable architecture aims for independence of resources and finds its first good example …

sustainable_strategies

With record players consigned to history, vinyl looked destined for oblivion. But its old crackles …

a_change_of_key

Fluidity, fusion and transparency: a symbolic dialogue between familiar landscapes and emerging architecture. The Grand …

mediations

Four simple questions to determine what type you are. Which font do your deepest tendencies …

what_font_are_you

Tackling lack of space with ingenuity and creativity is one way for an architect to …

making_a_virtue_of_necessity

Matera. In the city of stone, rediscover a primordial way of living: the historic “sassi” …

in_the_rocks

13.04.2010

Diva e Donna

The mathematics of creativity: three-dimensional images generated by complex calculations. Tom Beddard gives form and …

appearances_can_be_deceptive

How to achieve the impossible: to combat the extinction of glorious Polaroid film, a courageous …

mission_accoplished

To bring nineteenth century typefaces back to life in an impressive contemporary project: inspired by …

second_life

100 years of design, from early twentieth century Vienna to the present day: Kubus celebrates …

unforgettable

Culture will save us. Not only from ignorance, but also from the hectic pace of …

literature_vs_traffic

When applied to real life, the condensed language of user menus takes on a surprisingly …

transpositions

08.04.2010

L’Espresso

01.04.2010

Flair Shopping

Drawing on the age-old Milanese tradition of twinned buildings, the new face of the Fondazione …

matching

Distant, isolated and difficult to get to. In other words, exclusive. Remota is a modern …

in_patagonia

Flexible, tough, impossible to duplicate. W-eye launches the first “indoor” spectacles, the result of the …

for_internal_use_only

In good art, nothing is superfluous. Its beauty permeates us even in its most barest, …

naked_music

25.03.2010

Le Point

In architecture, abandoning the usual forms can lead to extraordinary results, especially if the source …

something_completely_different

Fleeting, transitory objects, little samples of graphic design and illustration, matchboxes are souvenirs of past …

light_my_fire

No special effects, but lots of fragments from a shared fictional world. The first film …

back_to_the_roots

A year’s worth of creativity of the highest order. Collated in a single volume, D&AD …

20000_essential_ideas

Underground

19/03/2010

Aesthetic coherence, energy efficiency and minimal impact on the landscape. Pursuing these sacrosanct goals, Make …

underground

Tucked away, discreetly out of sight, Derrière is a well-designed mirage: a small restaurant set …

feeling_at_home

16.03.2010

So Figaro

Landscapes that are reduced to their essentials, yet still draw us in: Jon Klassen is …

limagination_au_pouvoir

Unconventional materials. Baptiste Debombourg abandons paper and pencil in favour of staples and white walls, …

out_of_nothing

Open, adjoining, connecting spaces. The Rolex Learning Centre is a subtle architectural exercise on the …

beyond_boundaries

January 2010. Matt. W. Moore arrives in Paris with a simple plan: to convert an …

variations_on_a_theme

Typography Diary, or the art of transforming everything into a source of typographical inspiration. Shapes …

brainwaves

A little Tate Modern. Inside a former hydroelectric power station, the latest innovations in English …

hidden_london

The architecture of contrasts: hot and cold, wood and metal, curves and straight lines. The …

family_ties

Snapshots capture the moment. But reality eludes the single point of view, demanding a more …

recompositions

03.03.2010

GALA

02.03.2010

Monsieur

Where words fail, technology reconstructs the memory of a place. Sounds, images and insights: a …

souvenir_de_provence

Real art and imagined art: the comparison arises from the alternation of emptiness and substance, …

invitation_to_create

01.03.2010

GQ

01.03.2010

Gentlemen

A light touch, but a bold and linear one: the ironic becomes iconic without fuss …

paradigms

A semblance of fragility. Behind a delicate and ethereal appearance, unexpected resources may lurk. The …

steel_magnolias

Environmentally friendly design thrives on simple ingredients: basic shapes, extreme modularity and recyclable materials, like …

revelations

Shimmering forms, unsettled horizons, changing perspectives. Vanishing Point is a whirlwind tour through a multidimensional …

frames_of_reference

21.02.2010

Traveller

Stand up for your right to sit down. With urban public spaces become less welcoming, …

reserved_seat

Going green

18/02/2010

Creative solutions. To combat the problem of electronic debris, Matt Ritchie proposes a series of …

going_green

Overcome by a strong emotion due to a letterhead design. This is the definition supplied …

a_good_start

A surreal landscape depicted in an old black and white movie: the world according to …

the_end_of_the_world

Choosing a typeface is not just about aesthetics: when it comes to printing, every font …

a_matter_of_character

Mirages

11/02/2010

Proportions uncertain, position unknown, orientation nonexistent. David Maisel invites us to lose ourselves among clean …

mirages

Posthumous revelations. An enthusiast buys some old negatives at an antiques auction, develops them and …

a_twist_of_fate

Thresholds

08/02/2010

The opening of a novel is a threshold, inviting us in. It can emerge slowly …

thresholds

07.02.2010

Le Figaro suppl

Backpack or shoulder bag? Trolley case or suitcase? For travel to be a comfortable endeavour, …

anatomy_of_transport

Bold curves of wood and cement provide the shade in which rare, sought-after labels come …

wine__architecture

03.02.2010

Beauty and flavour, a synaesthesia of form and substance. Michel Rolland draws on Andalusian tradition …

a_taste_for_design

Sensory deception. The virtual becomes more real than reality itself, the virtuosity of computer graphics …

mise_en_abyme

Eliminate the non-essential: a symbolic act that helps the environment. In the heart of London, …

bring_your_own_packaging

Typographic fragments from old Berlin: lettering, notices and signs. Valuable exhibits from an urban landscape. …

scripta_manent

Saudade

25/01/2010

Objects from the past. Exhibits from a distant era, wrapped in antique attire. A vida …

saudade

Squares, circles and triangles: the geometry of a universal language. The complexity of the world …

journey_to_the_core

Duets

21/01/2010

Reality can reveal itself in an ensemble or through individual features. Todd Richardson opts to …

duets

Anatomy of a text: the scalpel cuts right to the heart, a lapidary verse taken …

words_and_music

21.01.2010

Sette

20.01.2010

Repubblica

The idea is a simple one: the elegance of a typed character translated into three …

hidden_references

Fusion

18/01/2010

Kiltro, in Chilean dialect, means “crossbreed”. A perfect definition for the home designed by Supersudaka, …

fusion

15.01.2010

IlVenerdì

12.01.2010

Luxury 24

Steampunk, or the art of transporting future technologies to the past: that’s the inspiration behind …

back_to_the_future

Sleep suspended, exposed, overlooking the world. Between the city and the room lies only an …

a_room_with_a_view

Zero Impact

11/01/2010

Creative thinking is worth far more than precious ingredients, as all great chefs know. Add …

zero_impact

Musical preferences and states of mind: an ambivalent, even dangerous relationship, so handle with care. …

my_own_private_playlist

11.01.2010

Fashion

10.01.2010

Fashion Illustrated

See the world from on high, hidden among the foliage. Baumraum satisfies the childish desire …

a_room_of_ones_own

Glass and steel launched towards the sky: Jean Nouvel is the name behind the MOMA’s …

virtuosity

01.01.2010

ELLE

ELLE

01/01/2010