Design in 400 words: Fantacentrica
Wednesday, 04 June 2014
It’s called “Siabbottoni” (Buttoning) Simone Abbottoni’s website, that explains to those who enter for the first time: “N.1 Si is the beginning of Simone, and Abbottoni is the surname No.2 Si Abbottoni – imperative of “to button” in italian – is a gentle invitation to those who talk too much and badly”. But Simone Abbottoni
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Technology to wear: fashion accessories for a healthier life
Wednesday, 21 May 2014
Many technology and sport companies are focusing on wearable devices, or the technology of the fashion to wear. These are accessories often related to sports with attractive design that allow for example to make the tracking of sports training, of body weight or situations related to wellness. As part of the “technology to wear” we
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Art on the table: from rococo to design
Wednesday, 21 May 2014
What is the relationship between a pot and Hans Arp? And among cutlery and Paul Klee? The relation was unveiled by a small exhibition at the National Gallery of Parma by CSAC, which focuses on the space of the table seen through the work of three great masters: Roberto Sambonet, Enzo Mari and Bruno Munari.
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Mise-en-scène: watching according to Silvia Noferi
Tuesday, 06 May 2014
Posing, intent on observing through a microscope or binoculars, or to scrutinize the signs of an ancient map in search of an unexplored world or a landscape of unspoiled nature. Adults and children are protagonists of the series Sottovetro (Under glass) by Silvia Noferi – recently exhibited in Reggio Emilia, at the Showcase of CSArt
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Rami Haidar, poetry and proverbs
Wednesday, 23 April 2014
Rami Haidar, distinguished citizen of Parma, is a particular character: specialized doctor in Anesthesia and Intensive Care, of Lebanese origin, he has been living in Italy since 1977. He is son of a poet and writes himself poems in Italian; in collaboration with linguistics experts, he is translating in Italian his father’s poems and is
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Paul Strand from New York to Luzzara: a journey in black and white
Wednesday, 23 April 2014
No one, now, would dream of challenging the role of photography in visual arts. Analog or digital, it is cultural heritage of museums and galleries; it is protagonist of exhibitions and trade fairs, biennials and festivals. But there was a time when photography was not considered art: its realization through a mechanical mean and a
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Design in 400 words: Willow
Tuesday, 08 April 2014
I love Willow’s work, his paintings seem an animated gif in a frantic movement, so important contours give more strength to the “comic book”. Yeah, they look like a cartoon! Long ago, scrolling the pictures depicting his work with a child by my side, this one invented an alien story for each canvas to the
Robert Johnson and the 27 Club
Wednesday, 26 March 2014
There is a club where to enter you have to be dead at age 27, after a life full of exaggeration, a life as cursed musicians. In a few take it into account but the real founder of this macabre group is Robert Johnson, one of the greatest blues guitarists, who died just at 27
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Atelier. Pino Guzzonato
Wednesday, 26 March 2014
On the wall there is a panel with many photographs: “They’re all friends”, says Pino Guzzonato, and we recognize the faces of Luigi Meneghello, Mario Rigoni Stern and Marco Paolini, among many others. On the table, the logbook, a collage of snapshots of each meeting, a collection of calligraphy, testimonies and memories. Guzzonato chose a
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Design in 400 words: Delineodesign
Wednesday, 26 March 2014
“I prefer to design for the future with intelligence, consistency and enthusiasm.” Giampaolo Allocco, founder of Delineodesign It’s true, it’s definitely better to work on the future than being a star of a time that slips away… and this is the philosophy of Giampaolo Allocco. Delineodesign is industrial design, of course Giampaolo and his staff