Wabi Sabi style, in contemporary interior design language, refers to pared-back spaces in which natural materials, traces of time, irregularity and unoccupied space acquire value. Yet the term comes from a Japanese cultural context far more complex than a beige palette or a minimalist home. Wabi evokes a simple, austere and understated beauty, while sabi …
Cini Boeri played a major role in shaping Italian design culture in the second half of the twentieth century by continually questioning how people inhabit space. In her houses, individual autonomy coexists with shared areas; in her furniture, comfort and flexibility often replace rigid typologies; in her most experimental products, polyurethane and curved glass become …
Lime paint is a mineral finish that uses lime as a binder and creates matt, deep and chromatically irregular walls. In its traditional form, limewash consists essentially of slaked lime, water and, where required, compatible pigments; contemporary formulations can instead be more complex ready-to-use products. Its most interesting quality in interiors is its ability to …
Gaetano Pesce challenged for more than sixty years the idea that design should be uniform, neutral and perfectly repeatable. Architect, artist and designer, he worked with polyurethane, felt, resins and industrial processes, turning variation, error, colour and difference into design tools. The 1969 UP5_6 uses an armchair to convey a political message about the condition …
