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. …

Interview: Aiko Telgen

We talk to the designer about his glowing plasma Ion Two lamp at Milan Design Week

Almost completely hidden in a small, dark booth inside Zona Tortona’s Temporary Museum of New Design, German designer Aiko Telgen presented Ion Lamps, one of our favorite finds at this year’s Milan Design Week so far. The captivating Ion Two—the newest addition to Telgen’s line—looks like a bubble that has trapped a spirit like a luminescent ghost or a glowing genie. The Ion Two is …

Craig Green

We chat with the young fashion designer about his whirlwind entry into the fashion scene and where he finds inspiration

Having graduated from Central St Martins School with his MA in February 2012, Craig Green is relatively new to the fashion design scene, but his already definite style has captured the attention of critics—as well as ours when we discovered his work in the “Arrrgh! Monstres de Mode” exhibition at Paris’ Gaité Lyrique. While in school Green collaborated with major brands like Adidas and Bally …