Forget fine-grain leather and seamless connectivity—although the latest iteration of Audi’s A8 executive sedan certainly has that, too. But the next frontier in luxury, according to the German automaker, is mental clarity. The 2019 Audi A8, the brand’s fourth-generation flagship sedan, is fitted with a “brain-supportive” environment, an exercise in how design can impact calmness. The interior lighting, textures and configuration conspire to “take off …
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Celebrating Achille Castiglioni’s Design Legacy in Milan
Iconic and previously unseen creations on show at Palazzo della Triennale
One hundred years after his birth, the city of Milan is paying tribute to Achille Castiglioni, one of the greatest designers of the 20th century, with the exhibition A Castiglioni at Palazzo della Triennale. Stefano Boeri, the new President of La Triennale, introduced the exhibition saying, “It is not a retrospective, but a dialogue,” referring to an approach that shows the masters’ work through the eyes of …
Lincoln’s Senior Color and Materials Designer on the 2019 Nautilus
We discuss the revival of the all-American brand
“There is a story behind everything we choose,” Marcia Salzberg tells us.