Happy New Year

Happy New Year to all the design lovers from the blog Mad About Design!


Felice Anno Nuovo a tutti i design lovers da Mad About Design!

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas from the blog Mad about Design!

Buon Natale dal blog Mad about Design!

Calza Ferm Living per un Natale di design

Hello Design Lovers! Christmas is coming, the streets of the towns are adorned with lights and decorations and our homes... and our homes?

If you are looking for sober Christmas decorations for a minimal apartment, stockings of Ferm Living are suitable for you.

These stocking are 100% cotton and available in four versions: grey or black stripes and gold or black little splat pattern.

Pattern with elegant and neutral colors make the stockings suitable for every space of the home, from living room to bedroom and you can hang them on wall, library or fireplace, if you are so lucky to have one.

But pay attetion! Ferm Living stocking are so beautiful and elegant that Santa could steal them instead of fill them!

 

Buongiorno Design Lovers! 

Il Natale si avvicina, le vie delle cittá sono decorate con addobbi e luminarie e le nostre case... e le nostre case?
Se cercate delle decorazioni natalizie sobrie per un appartamento minimal, i calzettoni di Ferm Living sono adatti a voi.

Cooking with Design: 3D Xmas Tree Mould by Lekué

Hello Design Lovers! Christmas is coming and also the column Cooking with Design is adorned festively presenting a design gadget for the kitchen with a Christmas theme: 3D Xmas Tree Mould by Lekué, a silicone mold to build your own greedy Christmas trees!
With 3D Xmas Tree Mould is possible to build three-dimensional tree in chocolate, caramel or cookie.
But these trees will arrive intact until Christmas Day?!

Buongiorno Design Lovers!Il Natale si avvicina e anche la rubrica Cooking with Design si addobba a festa presentando un simpatico gadget di design per la cucina a tema natalizio: 3D Xmas Tree Mould di Lekuè, uno stampo in silicone per costruire il proprio albero di Natale goloso!

Cooking with Design: Sugar House by Peleg Design

Hello Design Lovers! Since we are in the Christmas period, the column Cooking with Design dedicates today's post at this lovely snowball glass, which actually hides the sugar bowl The Sugar House designed by Ben Broyde, designer of Design Peleg, an Israeli company specializing in kitchen gadgets.
This sugar bowl contains in its interior a house attached to the bases of the glass ball. When you want sugar simply flip the ball, unscrew the base and as you use sugar, it turns out the house hidden inside.
The Sugar House obviously can be filled with white or cane sugar, but also salt or spices to a constantly changing panorama. 

Buongiorno Design Lovers! Siccome siamo in periodo natalizio, la rubrica Cooking with Design dedica il post di oggi a questa deliziosa palla di neve di vetro, che in realtà nasconde la zuccheriera di design The Sugar House ideata da Ben Broyde, designer del Peleg Design, compagnia israeliana specializzata in gadget da cucina di design.

L'Abete di Natale diventa green

Hello Design lovers! Obviously in this period, a post dedicated to the Christmas tree could not miss, the decoration of excellence in almost all our houses at Christmas time.
I chose a very unusual tree, far from the traditional idea of the Christmas tree filled with ornaments.
The Christmas tree of Bloomingville striking for its simplicity far from the concept of consumerism, exaggeration and unnecessary.
A linear tree, built entirely of wood with natural finish for a green and dematerialized Christmas .
Thanks to its small size (available in two versions: 70 or 30 cm) and the neutral color, the tree by Bloominville is suitable for every room of the house.
It does not seem you to experience the magic feeling of the forests of Scandinavia?
See you soon design lovers!


Buongiorno Design lovers! Ovviamente in questo periodo non poteva mancare un post dedicato all'albero di Natale, la decorazione d'eccellenza in quasi tutte le nostre case nel periodo natalizio.

Ho scelto un abete decisamente insolito, lontano dalla tradizionale idea dell'albero di Natale colmo di addobbi.

L'albero di Natale di Bloomingville colpisce per la sua semplicitá lontana dal concetto di consumismo, esagerazione e superfluo.

Mad about Design at Operae in Torino

Hello design lovers! This weekend Turin is the site of  Operae, the festival of independent and self-design, an exhibition  comes now with great success in its sixth edition.
For three days, from 6 to 8 November, in Turin Exhibition, you can meet new Italian and international talents of design, discover products and collections and participate in meetings and workshops.
In Operae, creativity, art and the future are the main protagonists everywhere.
Looking at the pictures I took today during the festival to believe!

Ciao design lovers! Questo weekend Torino è la sede di Operae, il festival del design indipendente e autoprodotto, una evento ormai giunto con grande successo alla sua sesta edizione. Quest'anno Operae ha luogo in contemporanea ad Artissima e Paratissima, altre due manifestazioni legate all'arte organizzate nel capoluogo piemontese.

Valigie pronte all'imbarco o cassettiera?

Suitcases ready for boarding at the airport or the new drawer designed by Jean Paul Gaultier for Roche Bobois? This sophisticated and original drawer is Malles, a piece of furniture that twists with the furniture that twists the conventions and reinterprets an object to create another with a completely different use. Malles is a numbered piece of furniture and a limited serie of 250 items.

Equipped with 3 doors, 3 drawers and a flap element with mirror, Malles is upholstered in full grain leather with a natural finish and stitching by saddler. All locks, the corner protections and the hinges come from the luggage. The creativity of Jean Paul Gaultier, anticonformist worldwide fashion designer and of Roche Bobois comes an original and sophisticated collection which united fashion and furniture, Malles is only a piece of furniture of this anticonventional collection of furniture.

Valigie pronte all'imbarco in aeroporto oppure la nuova cassettiera disegnata da Jean Paul Gautier per Roche Bobois?

Questa sofisticata e originale cassettiera è Malles, un mobile che stravolge le convenzioni e reinterpreta un oggetto per crearne uno dall'utilizzo completamente diverso.

Malles è un mobile numerato e a serie limitata a 250 esemplari.

Grain by Muuto, la lampada ecofriendly

 

Hello design lovers! The star of today is the lamp of Grain by Muuto.
Grain is designed by Jens Fager, one of the most interesting youong designer in the Swedish scene.
The pendant lamp GRAIN combines modern and minimal design with the use of new innovative materials. The lampshade of Grain is in fact composed by a mixture of bamboo fibers and polypropylene, enriched with small grains of fiber that make subtle changes of color and tone.
   In addition to supporting energy saving, Grain is equipped with an LED bulb of high quality that lasts up to 10,000 hours.
What do you think of the last news of Muuto, beautiful and eco-friendly?
Obviously Mad About Design loves it!

 

Buongiorno design lovers!Il protagonista di oggi è la lampada Grain di Muuto.

Grain è stata ideata da Jens Fager, un giovane designer  tra i più interessanti nel panorama svedese.

Hot Spot: Rosa quarzo il colore dell'anno 2016 per Pantone

Hello design lovers! Mad about Design today is pleased to reveal the color that Pantone has elected as tonality of the year 2016: Rose Quartz.
  So soon we should say goodbye to the color of the year 2015 of Marsala where you can find the post here, and welcome Rose Quartz.
Pantone is the highest state regulations in the field of color and each year choose the tonalities that influence furniture, clothes and make up.
The Rose Quartz is an elegant and delicate nuance which, as the name suggests, is inspired by the mineral.
A very refined color that conveys serenity and joy but unfortunately that has always been linked to the houses of our grandmothers or the bedrooms of girls.
What do you think of this color?
Below some furnishings from different designers proposed in Pink Quartz.

 

Buongiorno design lovers! Oggi Mad about Design ha il piacere di svelarvi il colore che Pantone ha eletto come tonalitá dell'anno 2016: Rosa Quarzo.

 Quindi tra poco saluteremo il colore dell'anno 2015 il Marsala di cui potete trovare il post qui, e benvenuto Rosa Quarzo.

Cooking with Design: Thompson by Peter Ibrugger

Hello design lovers!
The protagonist of the section Cooking with Design of this Friday is the original sugar bowl Thompson of the British designer Peter Ibrugger. This visionary designer has approached a simple object such as the sugar bowl with the bowler hat worn by men in early '900 and was born Thompson.
The sugar bowl Peter Ibrugger reminds fact the bowler Charlie Chaplin or the characters painted by the surrealist painter Magritte.
Thompson is in china and is available in white and black.
For a really unusual effect you can use it in conjunction with the Moustache Mug to keep warm our drinks. How about this gentleman on the table?

Buongiorno design lovers!

Il protagonista della rubrica Cooking with Design di questo venerdì è l'originale zuccheriera Thompson del designer inglese Peter Ibrugger. Questo designer visionario ha accostato un oggetto semplice come la zuccheriera al cappello a forma di bombetta portato dagli uomini ad inizio 900 ed è nata Thompson.

Cooking with Design: Salam teapot by Guy Degrenne

Hello Design lover! To remind you that it is Friday, as always our section Cooking with Design. The protagonist of today is Salam, the teapot by Guy Degrenne, the French designer that I discovered during my visit to Milan Expo at the France stand .  Created in 1957, Salam has a timeless design thanks to its simple and modern lines.

The collection Salam, whom this teapot in porcelain is part, includes several accessories for a complete tea service. Salam is perfect for winter afternoons or evenings during it'is ideal for warming up and relaxing because it can retain heat for a longer time than normal teapots thanks to its specific features.Available in three colors, white, red and black with matt finish and in various sizes from 2 to 8 cups.I think I am going to heat water ... nice weekend my dear design lovers!

 

Buongiorno Design lover! A ricordarvi che è venerdì, come sempre la nostra rubrica Cooking with Design. Il protagonista di oggi è la teiera Salam di Guy Degrenne, designer francese che ho scoperto durante la mia visita ad Expo Milano allo stand della Francia.

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Diagolinea, la libreria che sfida la forza di gravità

 

Hello my dear design lovers! The protagonist of today is DiagoLinea by Lago Design, a very special library suitable for design living rooms, offices, bedrooms and bathrooms. The main feature of DiagoLinea is its dynamic system of shelves that disrupts the rules of gravity and geometry.
The shelves of this unstructured library support each other, taking unexpected inclinations and underline more the "zero gravity" effect  can be inserted invisible bookends .
The unique wall mounting allows the individual elements of DiagoLinea to rotate on themselves in order to change the compositions during the time and having an always new library.

 

Buongiorno miei cari design lovers! Il protagonista di oggi è DiagoLinea di Iago Design, una libreria decisamente particolare adatta a soggiorni, uffici, camere da letto e bagni di design. La principale caratteristica di DiagoLinea è il suo sistema dinamico di mensole che scardina le regole della gravitá e della geometria.

Cooking with Design: Timer Gufo by E-My

Hello designers lovers! The section Cooking with design this Friday has as protagonist the timer Owl designers What's That e-my, a trademark by Guzzini.
Cakes burned or overcooked spaghetti? Thanks to your assistant timer Owl And-my all your food will be cooked to perfection.
Timer Owl has a nice shape and is available in different color combinations
Don't you already fall in love with these two big nice eyes?

Buongiorno designer lovers! La rubrica Cooking with Design questo venerdi ha come protagonista il timer Gufo dei designer What's That per E-my, un marchio di Guzzini.

Torte bruciate o spaghetti scotti? Grazie al vostro assistente timer gufo di E-my tutti i vostri cibi saranno cucinate alla perfezione.

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Cooking with Design: Moustache Mug by Peter Ibrugger

    

       

Hello design lovers! The column Cooking with Design today presents a really ironic and fun accessory for  lovers of more irreverent designt Moustache Mug by the British designer Peter Ibrugger.
These original porcelain mugs are individually hand-finished with the design of two different mustache, one in front and one on the back.

Can you guess the famous moustache couples?

The English actor Charlie Chaplin and the Turkish Mustafa, the Belgian detective Poirot and an ipotetic French waitress Maurice, the American investigator Thomas Magnum of Magnum P.I. and the Chinese imaginary character Fu-Manchu.

 Moustache mugs are sold all across the world in many important museums such as Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, the Vitra Design Museum in Ruhr am Weil and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago.

Don't you already love these nice moustaches?

Have a nice weekend!

 

Buongiorno design lovers! La rubrica Cooking with Design oggi vi presenta un accessorio davvero ironico e divertente per gli amanti del design più irriverente, Moustache Mug del designer inglese Peter Ibrugger.

Queste originali tazze in porcellana rifinite a mano sono personalizzate con il disegno di due baffi diversi, uno davanti e l'altro sul retro.

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Relax during last days of summer

Hi my dear design lovers! Although summer is almost over, continue the posts dedicated to the outdoors. The protagonist of today's Tokyo, the chaise longue by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina.
Tokyo is an elegant and refined chaise longue for outdoor composed of 12 scurved trips of beech , the preciousness of the strips of bentwood, along with the original and unusual form make unique this piece of furniture. Available mattress in various colors.
A chaise long  with minimal and comfortable design to relax during the last days of summer.

Buongiorno miei cari design lovers! Continuano i post dedicati all'outdoor, perché in fondo l'estate non è ancora finita. Il protagonista di oggi è Tokyo, la chaise longue di Charlotte Perriand per Cassina.

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Un tappo di sughero formato XXL

 

Hello design lover! The stars of today are the three elements of the Cork Family by Vitra, designed by the esigner Jasper Morrison.
  These three giants cork stoppers don't serve of course to close wine bottles but are three original and very versatile pieces of furniture, it is possible to use it as a stool or as a table.
The essential lines match perfectly with the cork, which has the advantages to be strong, lightweight and extremely soft at touch
The Cork Family is made of natural cork turned coming from the waste industry processing of corks, a beautiful family, original and even green!

 

Buongiorno design lover! I protagonisti di oggi sono i tre elementi della Cork Family di Vitra, ideati dal designer Jasper Morrison.

 Questi tre tappi giganti prodotti interamente in sughero non servono ovviamente per chiudere le bottiglie di vino ma sono tre originali complementi di arredo molto versatili, è infatti possibile usarli sia come sgabello che come tavolino.

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Doodle, infinite possibilitá

Hello design lovers! The protagonist of today's Doodle, the ceiling lamp designed by the designer Simone Micheli for Terzani.

The designer Micheli has created this modern and light lamp with the structure which reminds a pen doodle.
Doodle meants to symbolize the dynamism of our modern lives and the many twists of our relationships and experiences. Each Doodle is unique and handmade. The bulb can be positioned anywhere on the structure of Doodle and reflects the choices we make in life, the special moments that we want to give the due importance.

Buongiorno design lovers! Il protagonista di oggi è Doodle, la lampada a soffitto progettata dal designer Simone Micheli per Terzani.
Il designer Micheli ha creato questa lampada moderna e leggera dalla struttura simile ad uno scarabocchio a penna.

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Cooking with Design: Set Sail by Monkey Business

Hi my dear design lovers! Today the protagonist of Cooking with Design is Set Sail, created by Design44 for Monkey Business.

This amazing napkin holder looks like a paper ship which we made when we were children but instead is made of white elegant ceramic.

So we can start the cruise of the dinner table with originality, fun and our paper napkins alway ready!

Buongiorno miei cari design lovers! Oggi il protagonista della rubrica Cooking with Design is Set Sail, creato da Design44 per Monkey Business.

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Cooking with Design: Bar Bones by Fred&Friends

Hi my dear design lovers! Today Cooking with Design shows you the perfect way to serve your drinks, Bar Bones by Fred&Friends, amazing cocktail picks.

These stainless steel cocktail picks with the image of the skull are great to spear fruit or olives and liven up your drinks with glamour or perfect for piercing cheese, ham or salami in real pirate style party!

Buongiorno design lovers! Oggi la rubrica Cooking with Design vi mostra un modo divertente di servire i vostri cocktail, Bar Bones di Fred&Friend, stuzzicadenti in acciaio inox davvero singolari.

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Un Nido in giardino

 

Nido is the protagonist of today for the series of posts dedicated to outdoor design. Designed by Patricia Urquiola and Eliana Gerotto for Paola Lenti, Nido is a chair with a light and elegant design. Its unusual name, nest, fully reflects its forms, characterized by soft and enveloping curves that combine in perfect harmony handmade braided rope and a steel structure.
Available in different colors and can be combined with tone on tone or contrasting cushions for a glamorous and fun effect.
In which nest would you like to have rest?

Nido è il protagonista di oggi per la serie di post dedicati al design outdoor. Disegnata da Patricia Urquiola e Eliana Gerotto per Paola Lenti, Nido é una poltrona dal design leggero ed elegante. 

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Cooking with Design: Anacleto by Brandani

Another protagonist for Cooking with Design: Anacleto jar by Brandani. This cute kitchten jar looks like a classical glass jar with metal cover but instead it is made completely in ceramic. Anacleto takes its name from the little owl on it and of course the most famous owl is Anacleto, the friend of the wizard Merlin. 

This jar is available in several size and different pastel colours and has a special decal print on the top so you can personalise it with a jalk writing the name of the ingredient inside: coffee, flour, salt, sugar for nomore mistakes in the kitchen!

Un altro protagonista per la rubrica Cooking with Design: Anacleto di Brandani. Questo simpatico barattolo possiede la stessa forma del classico vasetto in vetro per le conserve o marmellate, ma invece è fatto completamente in ceramica.

Cooking with Design: Posate The Machine - Diesel living with Seletti

  

Cooking with Design returns with a unique protagonist, the line of cutlery The Machine by Diesel Living and Seletti.
The famous clothing brand Diesel arrives on the table along with Seletti  with these amazing rock spirit cutlery.
The line The Machine  is based on mechanical and industrial tools, such as bolts, nuts, wrenches, and transforms them into dishes and cutlery.
 An ironic reinterpretation of industrial objects that are transformed and elegantly reused. The playful style of this collection amaze your guests and give the table a touch of fun and original.
Hand me the wrench, ops the fork!

Cooking with Design ritorna con un protagonista unico nel suo genere, la linea di posate The Machine di Diesel Living e Seletti.
La famosa marca di abbigliamento Diesel  arriva anche sulla tavola insieme a Seletti con queste incredibili posate dallo spirito rock.

Mille usi di una scala

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Hello design lovers! The protagonist of today is Alla Scala, a curious and versatile object that contains several functionality.

Alla Scala, designed by Claudio Bitetti for Mogg, is both a hanger in solid ash with 3 hooks for clothes and a lamp with LED. Also with the addition of shelves in correspondence of the pins, it is transformed into a library. Versatile is also its adaptability to the space, it can be placed against a wall or freestanding if inserted on the special plate to be positioned where we like.

 

Buongiorno design lovers! Il protagonista di oggi è Alla Scala, un oggetto curioso e versatile che racchiude diverse funzionalitá.

Una scimmia come cameriere

Today Mad about Design presents the latest creation of one of the most important Spanish designers, Monkey Side Table by Jaime Hayon for Barcelona Design.
Presented this year at the Salone del Mobile in Milan, Monkey Side Table is a small table with an unusual form of monkey holding a tray and looking us a bit puzzled and a bit ironic.
  In concrete gray, Monkey Side Table can be considered a sculpture in its own right. Monkey Side Table goes to enrich the collection Gardenia, composed of a series of elements suitable for both outdoor and indoor.
What do you think of this unusual monkey waiter?
Between the images below, also the one taken by me last spring at the stand of Barcelona Design during the Salone del Mobile in Milan.

Oggi Mad about Design vi presenta l'ultima creazione di uno dei più importanti designer spagnoli, Monkey Side Table di Jaime Hayon per Barcelona Design. 

Presentato quest'anno durante il Salone del Mobile di Milano, Monkey Side Table è un tavolino dall'inconsueta forma di scimmia che regge un vassoio e ci guarda un po' perplessa e un po' ironica. 

Voido, la sedia a dondolo contemporanea

Hello design lovers! Mad about Design continues the line dedicated to outdoor and today shows you Voido, the rocking chair created by designer Ron Arad for Magis, made of opaque polyethylene, suitable for both outdoor and indoor.

Voido undermines the idea of boring rocker of our grandmothers thanks to modern materials with which it is built and the style of its fluid and supple lines. Thus it was born this complex and fascinating seat. Voido is available in three colors: orange, white and gray.

Buongiorno design lovers! Mad about Design continua la linea dedicata all'outdoor e oggi vi propone Voido, la poltrona a dondolo ideata dal designer Ron Arad per Magis, realizzata in polietilene opaco, adatta sia per ambienti esterni che per interni.

Hi-tech loves Design: Megaphone by En&Is

Hello Design lovers! The column High-tech loves Design returns with two protagonists: Megaphone and Megaphonemini En&Is Design of designers Enrico Bosa and Isabella Lovero.
Megaphone and Megaphonemini are two amplifiers passive in ceramic for iPhone and iPod.
  The form is designed to amplify the sound output without the use of electricity, a totally low tech item as accessory for the excellence of the technology object, the smartphone.
To emphasize this contrast even the choice of a traditional material such as ceramic.
Megaphone and megaphonemini come in different colours and they cam be placed in any corner of the house and be moved with ease.

Buongiorno Design lovers! La rubrica High-tech loves Design ritorna con ben due protagonisti: Megaphone e Megaphonemini di En&Is design dei designer Enrico Bosa e Isabella Lovero.

Swing by Paola Lenti

What's more relaxing than passing all the summer afternoon on a rocking chair ?

For undescribable relaxing moments, Swing is the created by Edward Van Vliet for Paola Lenti.

Swing has a fine structure in ash made by thin parallel elements which create minimal, delicete and sinuous lines. 

Suitable for suspension beam or ceiling, Swing is personalizable with cushions available in different colours.

What about a really zen break?

Cosa c'è di più rilassante che trascorrere il pomeriggio estivo su un dondolo? 

Per momenti di relax indescribili, Swing è il dondolo per esterni creato da Edward Van Vliet per Paola Lenti.

La caffettiera gigante di Xala

An old fashioned coffee pot? Wrong, Long is the original watering can created by designer Davy Grosemans for Xala, Belgian group of furnishings design.
Not only the form with handle and spout resembling a coffee pot but also the Italian name, Lungo reminds coffee.
Lungo can be used as well as watering can as cute flowerpot.
   Lungo is available in 7 colours: pale green, deep blue, black, pink, yellow and grey and red.
How about this great coffee pot from 12 liters to water the plants in your garden or balcony?

Una caffettiera vecchio stile? Sbagliato, Lungo è l'originale innaffiatoio creato dal designer Davy Grosemans per Xala, gruppo belga di complementi d'arredo di design.

Cooking with Design: Cavatappi Alessandro M. - Duomo di Milano by Alessi

Also the column Cooking with Design dedicates a post to Milan and Expo, the event of 2015, so the protagonist of today is the limited edition of Corkscrew Alessandro M. "Duomo di Milano" designed by Alessandro Mendini for Alessi.
"Alessandro M. - Milan Duomo is reinterpreted for Expo 2015 as a tribute to the city of Milan.
"Alessandro M." has the appearance of an Italian chef, wearing a white apron with tricolor flag and a Milan Cathedral shaped hat with on the tallest spire the Golden "Madonnina", the town symbol.
The Corkscrew Alessandro M. is made in mentra PA and chrome-plated zamak and her dress is decorated by hand.
We just have to let us suggest and uncork a good bottle of wine from this cute chef and sommelier.
See you soon design lovers and good weekend!

 

Anche la rubrica Cooking with Design dedica un post a Milano e a Expo, l'evento del 2015, il protagonista di oggi è infatti l'edizione limitata del cavatappi Alessandro M. “Duomo di Milano” disegnato da Alessandro Mendini per Alessi.