Interview: Alessandro Mendini at Venini

Insights on the past and future of glass and the importance of craft from a multi-disciplinary design legend

Alessandro Mendini is a living legend in the field of international design and architecture. His versatility and outstanding ability to cross disciplines has helped pioneer the multi-pronged approach to design so commonly applied today, and has led him to become both a highly sought after director for forward-thinking publications like Casabella and Domus, as well as a range of companies from all over the world. …

Normann Copenhagen’s Kabino and Sko

A minimal update on a classic credenza and shoe rack from the Danish home furnishing brand

Always a go-to for smart, accessible Danish design, Normann Copenhagen holds a spot on our must-see list each spring during Salone del Mobile, and their showing last week in Milan only further inflated our confidence in the clever brand. Of the collection of new home furnishings, the matching Kabino credenza and Sko shoe rack really caught our attention. Designed by the young Simon Legald, a …

Marset Scotch Club Light

A ceramic hanging lamp inspired by the birth of disco

In 1959, having skipped the popular band format to play music on a record player, a local dancehall owner in Aachen, Germany asked a young journalist in the crowd to take over and announce and comment on songs as they were played to entertain an increasingly bored crowd. Thus the first DJ was born at the world’s first discotheque, the now-famous Scotch Club. Inspired by …