Milan Design Week 2014 Preview: Angelo Grassi Grows Vegetables on Furniture

April 2, 2014

fuorisalone-gardenFuorisalone is where Angelo Grassi’s Ortofabricca will be on view.

I’m packing for my trip to Milan Design Week where I will be joining a stellar team of eleven design bloggers on the Modenus BlogTour. From Milan, I’ll report back Read More...

Holiday Pop-Up Shop in Milan Features Emerging Designers From SaloneSatellite

December 11, 2013

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I’m not in Milan right now, but if I were I’d be heading to Design Supermarket. It’s an über cool holiday pop-up shop featuring the works of eleven emerging designers who exhibited their work at SaloneSatellite 2013, part of the Read More...

Urban Gardens in the Privacy of Your Bedroom

May 14, 2010

Located at the intersection of fairy tales and surrealism, the new Milan hotel Maison Moschino brings nature indoors to guest rooms with names like Life is a Bed of Roses, Forest, and Ivy.

The hotel’s creative team, led by … Read More...

Can You Parallel Park Your Garden?

February 8, 2010


Yogami, photo by Guglielmo Trupia, 2009

Creative minds are challenged to think inside of the urban parking spot in the Public Design Festival’s international Duepercinque contest during the forthcoming Milan Salone Internazionale del Mobile, April 13-18.


Midondolo, photo by Read More...

The freshest innovative and eco-friendly designs, trends, and ideas for urban gardens and stylish small places.

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