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A Tour of the Asia Pacific Presence at the Venice Biennale 2024
Asian artists are increasingly visible at the Venice Biennale, with national pavilions and collateral events around the city highlighting artistic production from the region
Please Be Seated: The Design Anthology Guide to Drinking and Dining During Milan Design Week 2o24
The Design Anthology team takes its dining and libations seriously, and with Milan Design Week’s strict schedule, we make time for only the best. Here are our top spots to rest your heels, sate your stomach and imbibe in good company. Saluti!
A Moment of Pause for Aesop in Milan’s Piazza Cordusio
In its new Milan store in Piazza Cordusio, Aesop offers a moment of quiet contemplation with an architectural installation by Nicolas Schuybroek
What to See at Milan Design Week 2024
Our editor’s briefing of what to see and where to be during the year’s biggest design event
Minotti Presents The Grand Tour
On the occasion of its 75th anniversary, Italian furniture brand Minotti released The Grand Tour, a short film showcasing the 2023 Collection and timeless Minotti classics in five evocative locations
Milan Design Week: Spotlight on Asia Pacific
Our editors round up their highlights from the Asia Pacific presence at Milan Design Week 2023
Kohler Presents The Creator’s Journey
During Milan Design Week, Kohler celebrated art, colour and innovation with the work of five artists, including an installation by Janet Echelman and new limited-edition Artist Editions® pieces
Milan Design Week 2022: Editor’s Picks
Milan Design Week returned in full force this June, the city and Rho coming alive with the very best the design world has to offer. Here are some of our managing editor’s highlights from the week that was
An Enduring Icon
Antonio Citterio’s pioneering Groundpiece sofa for Flexform celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, its art-inspired form — a reflection of the heritage brand’s timeless aesthetic of subtle luxury — more suited for contemporary life than ever
Villa Nemes is an Ode to the Coast
In designing this vast stone villa on the Ligurian coast, Giordano Hadamik Architects emphasised the rugged landscape and the client’s desire for a truly special home in which to spend quality time and reconnect with nature
The Salone that Didn’t Happen
Before Milano Design City, set to open later this month, there was the Salone that didn’t happen. Here we round up our favourite new pieces that would have launched in Milan earlier this year, and while some of them will be launched in the city later this month, we’re looking forward to seeing them all in person as soon as we’re able to
La Dolce Vita
Studio Daminato incorporated sensitive references to the history and context of this historic villa overlooking Lake Como
In Conversation with Raf Simons
During Milan Design Week, we sat down with the acclaimed fashion designer to talk about his background in industrial design and fashion, and the crossover between the two
Salone del Mobile 2019: Made in Italy
Now in its 58th year, the world’s biggest design fair may be renowned for its international flavour, but this year's edition retained a distinctly Italian tilt
Representing Hong Kong in Venice: In Conversation with Shirley Tse
We speak with the Los Angeles-based artist about her current installation at the Venice Biennale, a thought-provoking piece on negotiation and interdependency titled Stakeholders
Taiwan in Venice: Net Art Pioneer Shu Lea Cheang
The boundary-breaking artist speaks with us about how her installation at the Venice Biennale inverts modern technology to subvert, intervene and mobilise
A Bohemian Haven in Milan
Japan meets Europe in this eclectic apartment in the heart of the city
Editor’s Picks: 10 Things To See This Milan Design Week
As the design world prepares to descend upon Milan, we’ve rounded up our list of highlights to add to your (probably already brimming) schedule
In Conversation with Doshi Levien
Design duo Doshi Levien spoke to us on the sidelines of Salone about their creative process and their new collection for Kvadrat
David Rockwell, The Diner
Veteran designer David Rockwell speaks with Design Anthology on the sidelines of this spring’s Salone del Mobile about his pop-up diner installation, design trends and the role of research in his own practice