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Exceptional wallpaper deserves expert installation to reveal its full beauty. Between meticulous preparation and precise techniques, professional installation transforms a simple covering into lasting decorative excellence. The quality of the surface determines 80% of the final result. This technical reality requires rigorous preparation where every detail matters. Perfectly prepared walls guarantee not only flawless aesthetics…
Technical Classifications and Standards: Mastering Wallpaper Pictograms In the world of contemporary wallpaper, each roll carries an invisible yet crucial technical identity card: its pictograms. These discreet symbols, often overlooked by consumers, contain all the necessary information to guarantee an informed and durable choice. Understanding these standardized codes ensures perfect compatibility between your decorative…
Modern design, minimalist design, or organic design: these decorative vocabulary terms may seem vague, but they reveal distinct philosophies. Organic design, an artistic movement born in the 1950s, revolutionizes our relationship with space by placing harmony between humans and nature at the heart of its creative approach. What is Organic Design? Complete Definition Organic design…
Joe Colombo Design: Let’s get modular ! A true star designer of the 60s, Joseph “Joe” Colombo was one of the most innovative Italian designers of the 20th century. Despite a career cut short by his death at the age of 41, he left a profound imprint on the history of contemporary design. Through his…
The sofa is undoubtedly THE centerpiece of the living room, reflecting our lifestyle and sense of hospitality. Depending on the touch you wish to give your room, you have a multitude of choices. This year, 2025, is revolutionizing the world of seating furniture with creations that transform our interiors into veritable living art galleries. The…
1900 – “The fire ignites in the spirit” – Le Corbusier A creative fire indeed: one that swept across Europe, taking root in England as Modern Style, in France as Art Nouveau, in Germany as Jugendstil, and in Austria as Secessionsstil. While critics derided it as “noodle style,” “metro style,” or even “tapeworm style,” its…
Design: Vico MagistrettiManufacturer: Cassina, 1973 The Softer Revolution Some designs don’t arrive with noise. They slip into the world quietly — intuitive, tactile, perfectly timed.The Maralunga sofa, designed by Vico Magistretti and produced by Cassina in 1973, is one of them. Softly shaped, surprisingly smart, and emotionally intelligent, it became an instant icon — and…
Ingo Maurer (1932–2019) was a visionary German lighting designer often referred to as a poet of light. He transformed illumination into an art form, blending function, fantasy, and emotion in ways that redefined the role of lighting in interior and product design. His work goes far beyond conventional lighting, it tells stories, evokes wonder, and…
Wallpaper Backing Guide: Choosing Between Non-Woven, Vinyl and Paper Behind every wallpaper lies an invisible technical architecture that determines as much its beauty as its longevity. The backing, this hidden soul of wall covering, conditions the installation, maintenance and durability of your decorative investment. Since the advent of non-woven backing in the early 2000s, the…
Fabric Houses Click the letters to jump to the section A Arpin B Backhausen, Black Edition C Camengo, Casamance, Charles Burger, Christian Fischbacher, Clarke & Clarke, Colefax and Fowler, Coordonné, Créations Métaphores D Dedar E Élitis, Etamine F Fortuny G Coming soon H Holland & Sherry I Coming soon J JAB Anstoetz, Jane Churchill K…
Aesthetic mutations redefining contemporary art de vivre From April 7 to 13, 2025, Milan confirmed its status as the world’s design laboratory, revealing the trends that will shape our interiors. Between Salone del Mobile and Fuorisalone, this year’s event unveiled profound changes: an assertive return to the 70s, the renaissance of contemporary baroque, and the…
Global design in the history of contemporary design Global design emerges in the 2010s as creative response to a paradox: increasing globalization of exchanges and simultaneous resurgence of local identities. Unlike design thinking (2000-2025) which proposes a universal methodology, or eco-design (2000-2025) which responds to a common planetary urgency, global design celebrates diversity, hybridization, creative…
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