At Galerie Gastou in Paris, Irene Cattaneo unveils her first solo exhibition, a poetic exploration inspired by Charles Baudelaire’s 1869 poem Les Bienfaits de la Lune. The poem tells of a child blessed by moonlight, destined for a life of aesthetic discovery. Cattaneo transforms this literary motif into a spatial experience, creating a constellation of […] More
The Smithsonian Channel aired an episode of How Did They Build That? featuring the creation of the National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, Texas. The program examined the architectural and engineering process behind the 102,000 square foot building, which opened earlier this year as a tribute to Medal of Honor recipients. Footage filmed by […] More
Design in a Real World marks the debut of VESTIGIA, a new initiative dedicated to connecting collectible design with contemporary art. Curated by designer Jonathan Bocca and hosted at the historic Villa Marie near Vorno, Tuscany, the exhibition presents a dynamic collection of works that reflect the territory’s artisanal legacy while encouraging experimentation across disciplines. […] More
DSCENE Magazine and D’Puglia welcomed a group of international artists to Castro, a cliffside town on Puglia’s Adriatic coast, throughout May. The residency, called Go Where the Wind Takes You, encouraged artists to experience the region’s daily life, stories, and textures firsthand. Instead of following a set plan, the artists let the environment and local […] More
Friedman Benda opens its doors to Formation, the debut U.S. gallery exhibition by Italian design studio Formafantasma. On view from June 6 through August 1, 2025, the show introduces a new body of work that rethinks the relationship between furniture, the home, and the archetypes that shape our understanding of both. Formafantasma focuses on the […] More
In “Unraveling: New Spaces”, Serbia’s national pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale, architecture is treated not as permanence, but as process. The project reimagines structure through tactility, movement, and impermanence, unfolding as a full-scale kinetic installation designed through an iterative process involving hand, computer, and machine, and constructed from machine-knitted wool that unravels slowly […] More
Henning Larsen unveiled Growing Matter(s) during Milan Design Week, transforming Via Bonardi 9 into an experiment in design, ecology, and architecture. Built in collaboration with Politecnico di Milano, the pavilion introduces a structure composed of 80 individual mycelium spheres. Each sphere grew in response to environmental conditions, creating textures and surfaces shaped by nature instead […] More
To mark its 10th anniversary, Artemest returns to Milan Design Week 2025 with the third edition of L’Appartamento. Set inside the 19th-century Palazzo Donizetti, the exhibition brings together six celebrated interior design studios to reimagine its rooms using furniture, lighting, and decorative pieces crafted by more than 180 Italian artisans. Rather than merely presenting objects, […] More
During Fuorisalone 2025, HD Surface took part in INTERNI’s CRE-ACTION exhibition with In-Between Worlds, a collaborative installation by designers Francesco Meda and David Lopez Quincoces. Set within the historic Ca’ Granda at the University of Milan, the work redefined a transitional space by turning a staircase into a textured, immersive threshold where color and material […] More
Cleaf celebrated its 50th anniversary at Milan Design Week 2025 with Calling the Future, a concept built around the 1970s Italian telephone box. The project unfolded across three major installations, in the Pirelli HangarBicocca, the company’s CCube showroom, and at Salone del Mobile.Milano. Each space used the phone booth as a metaphor for connection, bridging […] More
MoscaPartners makes a strong return to Palazzo Litta for Milan Design Week 2025, presenting MoscaPartners Variations, a multi-layered exhibition driven by the theme of Migrations. The idea expands beyond physical movement, focusing instead on cultural exchange and transformation, where design reflects the shift of ideas, materials, and perspectives. From April 7 to 13, the historic […] More
Beijing welcomes a major addition to its business and exhibition landscape with the inauguration of the Capital International Exhibition & Convention Centre (CIECC). Zaha Hadid Architects designed this state-of-the-art venue to expand Beijing’s exhibition and conference facilities. The CIECC introduces nine exhibition halls, three reception halls, a conference center for 9,000 delegates, and a 410 […] More