Domotex returned to Hanover in Jaunary 2023 after a two year absence. Read COVER’s review of the event.
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High Points of October 22
When it comes to variety, it’s hard to beat High Point Market. Here we look at what is in store for October 2022
Rubelli on Show in 2013
The fabrics produced by textile house Rubelli have all the drama, extravagance and historical reference that you would expect of a world-class Venetian company that has been in production for 155 years. Rubelli's 2013 presents a selection new designs that reflect...
A Rug to Remember
The design of Lukas Scherrer's Memory rug is reminiscent of oriental rug patterns, with a sense of border and a field with a central element. Here the elements are not medallions and other traditional motifs but represent conductors, chips and plugs found in any...
CC Tapis rug homage to Pompeii House of the Faun mosaic floor
Vitruvius disliked unreality. The ancient Roman architect, engineer and town planner promoted firmitas, utilitas, venustas – solid, useful, beautiful architecture. And the decorative arts, he argued, must follow realism. In his seventh book Vitruvius rails against the...
Vive la révolution! (Forza Tappeti rug revolution that is)
Just weeks to wait until the Salone Internazionale del Mobile welcomes the world to the annual design exposition. Spread across the city but centred in the Brera district, one of the focal points is La Pelota where the UK's designjunction will present EDIT. Rather...
Christopher Farr brings Bauhaus and a mythical maze to Forza Tappeti
Woven in linen and cotton Red Meander was designed by Anni Albers, famed alumnus of the Bauhaus in Germany and founding faculty member at the legendary Black Mountain College in North Carolina. It was she who can be credited with developing and disseminating a...
Time for Design Days Dubai
Humans since 1982 are a Stockholm-based design group. Their studio name is based on their date of birth, which causes your scribe to ask what were they before 1982? Too imponderable for a short essay. More ponderable is 1982 is the year famed Swedish photographer...
How nice of you to let us live in Kvadrat House!
Raw-Edges say "picnic in an enchanted forest", your scribe envisions Moomins in a Finnish forest. Either way it means one thing. The talented folk at Raw-Edges have done it again. Commissioned by Kvadrat to design the firm's stand at the 2013 Stockholm Furniture Fair...