Milan - Friends of Friends / Freunde von Freunden (FvF) https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/city/milan/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:24:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 The Poetry of Reduction. Inside the Mind of OLDER Studio https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/stories/the-poetry-of-reduction-inside-the-mind-of-older-studio/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:13:29 +0000 https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/?p=112051 What happens when you strip away the frantic cycles of high fashion to focus entirely on the memory, weight, and quiet utility of what we wear? For Letizia Caramia and Morten Thuesen, the two creatives behind the design studio OLDER, the answer lies in the radical simplicity of the uniform. Bridging Milanese heritage with Danish functionalism,

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]]> Carolina Albertini on What the Brain Archives and the Luxury of Boredom https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/stories/carolina-albertini/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:21:04 +0000 https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/?p=111720 When the adrenaline of a major launch fades and the studio lights dim, Carolina Albertini doesn’t go looking for what comes next. Instead, the co-founder of the creative atelier and production house Vesper Milano retreats into the quiet luxury of the mundane — which, on certain summer afternoons, means an unapologetic box of gelato topped

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]]> The Art of Living Well: Daniele Daminelli and His Retro-Futuristic World https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/stories/daniele-daminelli-milan/ Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:08:37 +0000 https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/?p=111434 For interior designer Daniele Daminelli, creating a space is less about functional layout and more about composing a movie script. As the founder of Studio 2046 – named after the melancholy, retro-futuristic Wong Kar-wai film – Daniele orchestrates high-end, hyper-curated projects defined by visual friction, mixing raw industrial metals with historic textiles. Yet, far from

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]]> How Spaces Tell Stories: Valentina Ciuffi on Staying Calm and Discovering New Things https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/stories/valentina-ciuffi-milan/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:36:05 +0000 https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/?p=111086 Ciuffi doesn’t just inhabit spaces; she reads them. The founder of the Milan-based creative agency Studio Vedèt and co-founder of the global design phenomenon Alcova with Joseph Grima has built a career on the “science of signs,” working with graphics and branding or transforming everything from abandoned hospitals to industrial complexes into temporary worlds of

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]]> Bianca Felicori: Forgotten 20th century gems https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/architecture/milan-bianca-felicori-architect/ Thu, 20 Oct 2022 11:03:00 +0000 https://www.friendsoffriends.com/?p=88564 You might see her running through the streets of Milano’s Corvetto neighborhood on her way to DOPO?—a project space she recently co-founded—, or sitting silently in the brutalist church of San Giovanni Bono, absorbed in her morning thoughts. Based between Milan and Brussels, Bianca Felicori is an Italian architect, researcher, and journalist who isn’t afraid

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]]> Iris Roth: Embracing original crafts https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/design/closed-milan-iris-roth-ceramics-design/ https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/design/closed-milan-iris-roth-ceramics-design/#respond Mon, 15 Jul 2019 16:13:02 +0000 http://localhost:8888/friendsoffriends-migration/2019/07/15/closed-milan-iris-roth-ceramics-design/ “It’s about the little imperfections—those that mass-produced pieces usually lack—and that little crack that makes the piece alive in a way.” Roth owes her artistic inclination to her father, a painter and sculptor, whom she assisted from a young age. “Assisting an artist at work is a privilege. There’s such strong energy in this creative

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]]> https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/design/closed-milan-iris-roth-ceramics-design/feed/ 0 Eager to combat the spatial challenges of today, MINI LIVING and Studiomama teamed up for this year’s Salone del Mobile https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/design/eager-to-combat-the-spatial-challenges-of-today-mini-living-and-studiomama-teamed-up-for-this-years-salone-del-mobile/ https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/design/eager-to-combat-the-spatial-challenges-of-today-mini-living-and-studiomama-teamed-up-for-this-years-salone-del-mobile/#respond Fri, 20 Apr 2018 08:06:21 +0000 http://localhost:8888/friendsoffriends-migration/2018/04/20/eager-to-combat-the-spatial-challenges-of-today-mini-living-and-studiomama-teamed-up-for-this-years-salone-del-mobile/ “By opening up the design process and challenging the conventional status quo ‘architect vs client’, we wanted to allow people to configure the space they live in according to their needs and lifestyles,” says Oke Hauser, Creative Lead of MINI LIVING. Launched in 2016, the ongoing initiative of MINI explores new living solutions to the

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]]> https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/design/eager-to-combat-the-spatial-challenges-of-today-mini-living-and-studiomama-teamed-up-for-this-years-salone-del-mobile/feed/ 0 Staging the Surreal: Pierpaolo Ferrari on Provocation, Playfulness, and the Unexpected https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/art/staging-the-surreal-with-italian-photographer-and-co-founder-of-toiletpaper-pierpaolo-ferrari/ https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/art/staging-the-surreal-with-italian-photographer-and-co-founder-of-toiletpaper-pierpaolo-ferrari/#respond Wed, 10 May 2017 16:20:31 +0000 http://localhost:8888/friendsoffriends-migration/2017/05/10/staging-the-surreal-with-italian-photographer-and-co-founder-of-toiletpaper-pierpaolo-ferrari/ “It’s the surprise, you know? Part of the joy of working with us is the unexpected. You don’t know what you’re going to get!” Having begun his career in advertising in the ’90s, Pierpaolo credits his colorful, pop-like style to his early mentors in the agency world. Today, he continues to work with design-forward brands

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]]> https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/art/staging-the-surreal-with-italian-photographer-and-co-founder-of-toiletpaper-pierpaolo-ferrari/feed/ 0 A conceptual urban living installation in Milan offers a vision of future architecture solutions https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/architecture/so-il-mini-living-breathe-salone-del-mobile/ https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/architecture/so-il-mini-living-breathe-salone-del-mobile/#respond Mon, 24 Apr 2017 07:42:27 +0000 http://localhost:8888/friendsoffriends-migration/2017/04/24/so-il-mini-living-breathe-salone-del-mobile/ On the other, gentrification is raising real estate prices beyond the reach of many with urban space increasingly occupied by luxury development projects not to mention national economies are still recovering from the recession. On the front lines of climate change, cities put immense pressure the environment as well. Architecture and design are inextricably involved

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]]> https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/architecture/so-il-mini-living-breathe-salone-del-mobile/feed/ 0 Marc & Paola Sadler’s house of love https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/design/the-house-of-love-marc-and-paola-sadler-apply-a-mixed-palette-to-their-vibrant-italian-home/ https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/design/the-house-of-love-marc-and-paola-sadler-apply-a-mixed-palette-to-their-vibrant-italian-home/#respond Mon, 14 Nov 2016 05:07:33 +0000 http://localhost:8888/friendsoffriends-migration/2016/11/14/the-house-of-love-marc-and-paola-sadler-apply-a-mixed-palette-to-their-vibrant-italian-home/ When asked when they met, Marc answers immediately “yesterday,” before jovially correcting himself, “no, twenty years ago.” An award-winning designer, Marc has sought to create technology that revolutionizes lifestyles, be it through sport, food or interiors. He realizes these works at their studio, a stone’s throw from their house in Milan’s industrial estate, Zona Tortona,

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