Design - Friends of Friends / Freunde von Freunden (FvF) https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/design/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:42:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 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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]]> Workshop Mentality: How Mark Braun Built Foyos on Structural Logic and Intuition https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/design/foyos-mark-braun/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 21:27:37 +0000 https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/?p=110859 An interview with a product designer often runs the risk of getting tangled in the technicalities of ergonomics and manufacturing. Yet, speaking with Berlin-based designer, studio lead, and professor Mark Braun reveals a practice guided far more by intuition, human rhythm, and what he calls “feeling design with my belly.” Ahead of debuting his new

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]]> The Creative’s Inner World and Outer Expression: Matthew Williamson https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/design/the-creatives-inner-world-and-outer-expression-matthew-williamson/ Tue, 10 Mar 2026 21:22:46 +0000 https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/?p=108340 In the terraced hills of Deià, overlooking the vast blue of the Mediterranean, we visited British designer Matthew Williamson at home — and in the studio where his world of colour continues to unfold. Long celebrated for his fearless prints and vibrant palettes, Williamson has shifted his focus in recent years from the pace of global fashion

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]]> Sports, Sound, and Greek Coffee: The World of Yorgo Tloupas https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/design/sports-sound-and-greek-coffee-the-world-of-yorgo-tloupas/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 22:05:41 +0000 https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/?p=108263 For Yorgo Tloupas, design is not a static profession but a high-velocity system of living. As one of the most influential Art Directors of his generation, Tloupas has spent decades defining the visual vernacular of luxury, culture, and mobility through bold typography and a relentless, kinetic aesthetic. Yet, beneath the high-gloss precision of his public

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]]> Inside the Curated Chaos of Dusty Deco’s Edin Memic Kjellvertz https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/design/inside-the-curated-chaos-of-dusty-decos-edin-memic-kjellvertz/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 23:07:51 +0000 https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/?p=108337 It is a quiet morning in Palma, and the light – sharper and more golden than the pale grey of his native Stockholm – pours through the open doors of the Dusty Deco showroom. For Edin Memic Kjellvertz, this shift in geography was more than a change of scenery; it was a necessary deceleration. After

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]]> Harry Nuriev: The Architecture of Experience https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/design/harry-nuriev-the-architecture-of-experience/ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:58:55 +0000 https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/?p=105060 Harry Nuriev, the visionary founder of Crosby Studios, doesn’t just design spaces; he crafts hyper-saturated, conceptual universes that exist at the dynamic intersection of high art, design, and architecture. Having established a globally recognizable aesthetic that moves effortlessly between hyper-minimalism and a distinct, monochromatic boldness, his work constantly redefines the boundaries of design and art.

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]]> Beyond Mediocrity: A Conversation with designers David Kosock and Gisa Golpira https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/design/beyond-mediocrity-a-conversation-with-designers-david-kosock-and-gisa-golpira/ Tue, 07 Oct 2025 11:18:41 +0000 https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/?p=104615 The home of David Kosock and Gisa Golpira in Berlin’s Schöneberg district is more than just a residence; it’s a hub for two distinct creative worlds. As the founder of VAUST Studio, David’s work in interior design is a bustling, collaborative process that takes place in his separate studio. Meanwhile, Gisa, the artisan behind Golpira

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]]> The creative home of Wai Tsui balances nature and the city on the outskirts of Oslo https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/design/oslo-wai-tsui-curator/ Thu, 14 Mar 2024 12:50:14 +0000 https://www.friendsoffriends.com/?p=103021 The world outdoors is important for Wai Tsui, the founder of Hiking Patrol. So two years ago, when he, his partner Adeline Hermier, and their baby son Lian were looking for a new home, they were immediately drawn to a modernist concrete house a stone’s throw from Oslo, Norway. From its open terrace, large windows, and garden backing onto the forest, the Norwegian creative can go running in the mountains, take his son sledding in the snow, or simply sit around the fire playing with Lego in the central living space. It’s a happy intersection of indoors and outdoors.

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