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Matthias Dietz on Finding Happiness: A Portrait of a Designer

Amelie Krone — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 05:46:15 +0000

Matthias Dietz has lived many lives, at least seven, he tells us. In the 1970s, he traveled to New Mexico as an eco-activist and learned to build geodesic domes and wind turbines. He has made design books for Benedikt Taschen, worked for Marlboro and designed the branding for Daimler. “At some point I had achieved

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The Poetry of Reduction. Inside the Mind of OLDER Studio

Amelie Krone — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:13:29 +0000

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

Johanna — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:21:04 +0000

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

Johanna — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:08:37 +0000

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

Johanna — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:36:05 +0000

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

Amelie Krone — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 21:27:37 +0000

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

Ava — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 21:22:46 +0000

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

Caroline Sarah Henne — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 22:05:41 +0000

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

Caroline Sarah Henne — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 23:07:51 +0000

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

Caroline Sarah Henne — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:58:55 +0000

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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