Milan - Friends of Friends / Freunde von Freunden (FvF)

Iris Roth: Embracing original crafts

“It’s about the little imperfections—those that mass-produced pieces usually lack—and that little crack that makes the piece alive in a...

Milan Design

Eager to combat the spatial challenges of today, MINI LIVING and Studiomama teamed up for this year’s Salone del Mobile

“By opening up the design process and challenging the conventional status quo ‘architect vs client’, we wanted to allow people...

Milan Art

Toiletpaper's Pierpaolo Ferrari

“It’s the surprise, you know? Part of the joy of working with us is the unexpected. You don’t know what...

Milan Architecture

A conceptual urban living installation in Milan offers a vision of future architecture solutions

On the other, gentrification is raising real estate prices beyond the reach of many with urban space increasingly occupied by...

Milan Design

Marc & Paola Sadler's house of love

When asked when they met, Marc answers immediately “yesterday,” before jovially correcting himself, “no, twenty years ago.” An award-winning designer,...

Chicago Design

Clear cut: A look at Felicia Ferrone’s purposeful Milanese-inspired designs

Currently based in Chicago, Felicia’s brand fferrone allows her to constantly reinvent archetypes through her fundamental approach to design. Her...

Milan Design

An Eye For Detail: TYG Spectacles

It’s no wonder then that wearing sunglasses has become second nature to them. “It’s an unwritten rule we Italians have,”...

Milan Art

Antonio Colombo

Upon entering Antonio Colombo’s apartment there’s no other option than to be overwhelmed by a sense of incredibly good taste....

Living in Milan: Industrial Elegance Melded with Handcraft Tradition

This Journal Post is part of a collaborative interior and trend research project between FvF and Esprit Home. Through our...

Milan Art

Olimpia Zagnoli: On Illustration

One hopes for that specific kind of vibrancy resting in every little corner of an illustrator’s home – walking into...

The FvF Year 2012 in Numbers and Pictures

As we arrive at the end of the year we would like to take this opportunity to present Freunde von...

Milan

Rudy de Amicis

When laying eyes on Rudy de Amicis for the first time, it would not be something unusual to get a...

Amsterdam

Lorenzo de Rita

A poet held in captivity by the advertisement industry for years, is what Lorenzo de Rita considers himself to be....