“Designing is never about creating another chair or lamp. For me, it’s about improving life. When designing cities, products or a landscape, ‘schoonheid’ should be the guideline – a Dutch word meaning…
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Digital Empathy: Miltos Manetas
Miltos Manetas is a Greek artist in constant search of technological empathy, feeding on synergies made up of encounters, readings, cultures and places without borders. Having started in Greece to discover new…
Meet MAXXI Foundation President Giovanna Melandri
The MAXXI – National Museum of XXI Century Arts in Rome is the first national museum dedicated to contemporary arts and architecture in Italy. Designed by famed British architect, the late Zaha…
The Lord Of The Rings: The Abruzzo Project by Nicolas Gentile
“I am a pastry chef with a degree in geology and have always been passionate about fantastic worlds. In my country, Bucchianico in the province of Chieti in Abruzzo, I decided to…
The Fairytale Art World of Alice Ronchi
A simple artist, full of emotion and inner worlds to explore and share through her elegant, silent works. We’re talking about Alice Ronchi (b. 1988, Ponte dell’Olio), born near Piacenza, in Emilia-Romagna….
A One-On-One With Monica Bonvicini
“I think one strong reason why I wanted to become an artist is that I was terrified by the idea of getting up every day and do the same thing”. With these words,…
Francesca Leone: The Frontrunner Interview
Thoughtful and conceptual, Francesca Leone’s (b. Rome, 1964) painting has an elegant texture, subtle and attentive to individual detail. An internationally-renowned painter, she is the daughter of art, literally. Her father is…