EDITORIAL EMANUELE DRAGO
CERAMICS: PERFECTION EXISTS
A love letter to ceramics in all its forms. Read the editorial by Emanuele Drago.
Ceramics are like a finely-aged wine. And despite the thousand-year history of this material, it is more modern than ever.
We have the perfection of industrial ceramic products, which at times resemble marble or stone. And then we can also appreciate the flaws of handmade ceramics, with the imperfections of their rough grains and uneven, vivid colours that reach poetic levels with the metallic reflections and cracks of the Raku firing technique.
CRISTINA MOROZZI'S READING LIST
MUST-READ INTERIOR DESIGN BOOKS
In this issue of the Magazine and going forward, we’re pleased to add this new column entitled Cristina Morozzi’s Reading List: Must-Read Interior Design Books, which will be dedicated to suggesting easy-to-read books about all things homes, home decorating, and lifestyle.
As philosopher and anthropologist Emanuele Coccia – lecturer at the Université des Hautes études in Paris – explained in his recent book Filosofia della casa: lo spazio domestico e la Felicità (Philosophy of the Home. The Domestic Space and Happiness) (Einaudi, 2021), “we don’t inhabit spaces but houses, along with things”.
INTERVIEW
GIANNA MOISE: A MULTI-FACETED ARTIST INTERESTED IN ALL FORMS OF ART, FROM SCULPTURE TO PAINTING.
After earning a degree in chemical engineering from the Polytechnic University of Milan, Gianna Moise studied painting and still-life drawing at Brera Academy. Her original artistic works are based on the culture of materials and their origins and performance. She also travelled at length in Asia to gain experience with Asian culture and mysticism. She has been the artistic director of Fondazione Cova in Milan since 2011.
REPORTAGE
VERNER PANTON
The exhibition dedicated to the visionary Danish designer Verner Panton, which can be visited at 64th in White street in New York, has an extensive focus on lighting.
For the 20th anniversary of its first exhibition in 2001, R & Company Gallery dedicated an exhibition to Verner Panton, showing 50 objects collected over three years of research. The exhibition will be open until the end of January of this year at 64th White street.
TRENDS
DRESS TO EXCESS
Fashion and furnishings follow opposite paths in times of crisis: on the one hand the desire to amaze, on the other to take refuge in the past. Find out more in the article by Cristina Morozzi.
Fashion sets the tone with its ups and downs, while interior design follows along more cautiously. The principle of contrasts always applies in both sectors.
In times of crisis, fashion goes after excess with flashy styles, bright colours and elaborate patterns, even dusting off long evening dresses and 1950s glamour.
STORE DISPLAY WINDOWS: REFLECTIONS OF TRENDS
THE ART OF SHOWCASING OBJECTS
Historically spaces that serve to exhibit and display objects to attract passers-by, store windows have increasingly taken on an expressive, artistic role. Displaying objects in a window is not just about haphazardly arranging them behind the glass; it’s all about the art of communicating. Which is why, a bit like magic tricks, store windows replicate trends by reflecting what lies outside of them.
Shop windows are meant to fascinate and capture the eye, and are a sort of fascinating, exciting encounter with the public. So it’s no coincidence that when strolling through the streets of Milan, one notices an increasingly close connection between shop window displays and artistic expression,...
NEW ARRIVAL: CASA MARRAS
DEDICATION AND ITALIAN DESIGN
Among the new arrivals to Design Italy’s family of designers is Casa Marras, a brand whose collection of handmade tableware and items for the home was designed by Sardinian stylist, artist and designer Antonio Marras. His creations are a celebration of all things “made in Italy” as well as of the craftsmanship and quality of objects created with love and dedication. The keys to Marras’ extraordinary talent are culture, creativity and art as a way of expression.
A love of ceramics stemming from tradition
It was Marras’ relationship with fellow Sardinian artist Maria Lai, who was considered Marras’ muse, that marked the beginning of the collection.
TUTORIAL
KINTSUGI: THE ART OF CERAMIC SCARS
What do you do when a glass or ceramic object of yours falls and shatters? You see a broken glass or vase you cared about, and do the only thing you can think of: throw it away, as it is already useless in your eyes. Yet, know that there is another way of looking at that broken object: the Japanese practice of kintsugi does exactly the opposite.
