Modern wall panelling is a wall cladding system that uses panels in wood, veneer, lacquered MDF, fabric or technical materials to create continuity, rhythm and depth within an interior. Unlike historic boiserie, traditionally associated with decorative frames and mouldings, contemporary versions can be completely smooth, routed, fluted, upholstered or integrated with doors, wardrobes, shelves and …
Angelo Mangiarotti (Milan, 1921–2012) was an architect, designer, sculptor and developer of construction systems. To understand his work properly, it is useful to begin with a concrete principle: form, structure and material should share a common logic. In his prefabricated buildings as much as in his marble tables, design often begins with the way two …
Color drenching is a colour technique that extends the same shade, or in some interpretations closely related tones, across walls, ceilings, doors, skirting boards, cornices and joinery. The aim is to reduce the visual interruptions created by the traditional contrast between coloured walls and white architectural details, allowing the room to be perceived as a …
Gae Aulenti (1927–2012) was one of the most versatile figures in Italian design and architecture during the second half of the twentieth century: architect, designer, interior architect, exhibition designer, museum designer and scenographer. Her importance does not rest on a single project, but on her ability to work with equal intensity across very different scales, …
