24/05/2012

Metropolitan utopia

Caravans built out of found materials, wind and solar energy, self-produced food, composting and recycled …

wagendorf

Think globally, sleep locally

23/05/2012

Everything started with the discovery of an old factory on the Brooklyn waterfront. Built in …

whythe_hotel

Antonín’s workshop

22/05/2012

Far from the spotlight, in the small village of Čakovičky near Prague, lives one the …

hepnar

Secret London

21/05/2012

Everything can happen in London, even crossing the threshold of a historic mansion just to …

hidden_london

Sleeping in old Istanbul

17/05/2012

Beyoğlu, just north of the Golden Horn in Istanbul, is an historic center for culture, …

old_istanbul

Mission impossible

16/05/2012

A young and little known chef, a location reminding of a former garage, a modern …

mission_impossible

Rediscovering Seoul

15/05/2012

A city in full bloom, where the old crams against the new, and a forthcoming  …

seoul

50 years of rock

14/05/2012

With a half-century-long career in the music business, they are certainly the longest-lived rock band …

50_years

Art, books & design

10/05/2012

A publishing house, a bookshop and an art gallery. Everything started back in 2009, when …

ivory

Web cinema

09/05/2012

Film distribution can be a tough and overcrowded business – particularly in Italy. It is …

bymyside

May’s art agenda

08/05/2012

TURNER VS LORRAIN London is hosting a nice retrospective on the work of  J. M. …

mostre

Gourmet Copenhagen

07/05/2012

Apparently, for some inscrutable reason, the former meatpacking districts of the world’s big cities are …

copenhagen

Dying Types

04/05/2012

In a time of typographic globalization, when most big cities have the same chain stores …

typo

The streets of NYC

03/05/2012

The modern history of New York City told through 870.000 images. Not through famous images …

photo_archive

Hospitality 2.0

02/05/2012

It is a sort of cliché, and yet, like all clichés, it holds some truth: …

plusone

The anti-museum

27/04/2012

Huge, dusty, unfinished and imperfect: the Palais de Tokyo is the largest center for contemporary …

antimuseo

Investigating the future

26/04/2012

Picture an old Soviet-era amusement park in East Berlin. A ghastly place abandoned shortly after …

kulturpark

Minimalist landscapes

24/04/2012

Being able to look at familiar objects with new eyes is not something within everybody’s …

dunbar

Farmer’s Market @UNU

23/04/2012

Ever heard of Omotesando road? It’s the street for top brands shopping and international design …

farmers

Slow Seating

22/04/2012

An object apt for meditation and rest. That’s what a chair is according to Chinese …

slow_seating

Supercycle our souls

21/04/2012

S.0.S. Which means “help, we’re about to be submerged with waste” – or more literally …

supercycle

Sustainable Fuorisalone

20/04/2012

Salone del Mobile, Fuorisalone and all other events revolving around the Design Week are a …

controprogetto

Slowear Design Edition

19/04/2012

The Slow Design Week is making good progress in Milan.   If you’re planning to …

design _edition

MI gusto Tortona

19/04/2012

In case you didn’t notice, the bewitchment for street food has infected Fuorisalone. Just stroll …

tortona_street_food

MOST

18/04/2012

Take British designer Tom Dixon, obsessed with honest materials and a commitment to innovative design …

most

A place in Milan

17/04/2012

While Salone del Mobile almost doubles the number of people in town, there’s a corner …

unpostoamilano

Slow Design Week

13/04/2012

Ready for the 51st edition of Salone del Mobile? The countdown has begun and here …

slow_design_week

Officina Slowear London

12/04/2012

The global expansion of Officina Slowear’s  retail network goes on. After opening in Milan, Udine, …

southmoltonstreet

Apocalyptic scenarios

11/04/2012

Remember the scenes depicting the abandoned city from the movie I Am Legend? It is …

silnt_world

Childhood memories

10/04/2012

London, Fitzrovia. If you happen to walk along Scala Street and feel an irresistible urge …

toys_museum

April’s art events

05/04/2012

VENICE: A HOMMAGE TO KLIMT Just like Vienna and Milan, Venezia is honoring the 150th …

april

Dante in a cave

04/04/2012

Veined marble, flowing water and supernatural colors. The first contact with the ancient cave of …

dante

Eight nights at MOMA

03/04/2012

One of the first groups to popularize electronic music and probably the only band to …

kraftwerk

Spring Cleaning

02/04/2012

Last week we spoke about London’s Bicycle Library, a creative way of spreading the bicycle …

orto_bikes

Behind the Iron Curtain

29/03/2012

Pioneer camps at the Black Sea and walks at the Parks of Culture.   These are just …

iron_curtain

Height Cuisine

28/03/2012

Overdone pasta, stiff salad, industrial dressing and indistinct flavours. If that’s your idea of airrplane …

height_cuisine

Borrow & ride

27/03/2012

If you’ve been to London recently, you probably have noticed that something very exciting is …

bicycle_library

Sustainable sushi

26/03/2012

If turning a restaurant into a sustainable activity can be a hard job, running a …

sushi

Take it slow

22/03/2012

A global editorial staff including professionals from around the world and counting the readers among …

take_it_slow

Small victories

21/03/2012

A meat-free burger, please! This might seem like an odd request, but in fact it’s …

vegetarian

Spring Exhibitions

20/03/2012

ROME: ART AND LITERATURE A great opportunity to see some of the most renowned works …

mostre-primavera

The future is electric

19/03/2012

There’s no denying it: gasoline cars are destined to be a dying breed. Not just …

elettriche_1

Music, films and technology

15/03/2012

South By South West is one of the major music festivals in America, hosting hundreds …

sxsw

In your own voice

14/03/2012

While we are waiting for Apple’s SIRI – the voice assistant of the moment – …

microsoft

The usual suspects

13/03/2012

The handsome and smartly dressed guy in the picture above is neither a Hollywood star …

mugshots copy

Slowear and the ‘Veneto model’

12/03/2012

Research and innovation. According to a recent survey by Bocconi University and Milan’s Polytechnic, these …

pedrocchi

Remembering the Earthquake

08/03/2012

On March 11, 2011, the Great Earthquake hit the Miyagi prefecture in Japan.   One …

arigato

The eyes of the world

07/03/2012

The portrait of the pretty green-eyed Afghan girl by Steve Mc Curry is one of …

mccurry

Freedom on two wheels

06/03/2012

Sustainable, portable and useful. That’s how the ideal means of transportation of the future should …

tern

Wrecking ball: the Boss is back

05/03/2012

Bruce Springsteen’s brand new album, Wrecking Ball, is out today worldwide. It’s not been a …

boss

Lunch at the temple

02/03/2012

Fresh vegetables from the garden, savoury 15-course set meals, food presentation worthy of a great …

tempio_1

Full-length format

01/03/2012

It was high time someone suggested a brand  new perspective on Impressionism. The Frick Collection …

renoir

Opera hits the big screen

29/02/2012

Ever heard of “HD Live from the MET”? Since 2006, the New York Metropolitan Opera …

opera

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