Ulm, Germany, 1953. On a hill overlooking the city, Max Bill inaugurates the Hochschule für Gestaltung (HfG Ulm), a design school that aims to reconnect with the legacy of the Bauhaus closed by the Nazis in 1933. But Ulm will not be a simple resurrection: it will radicalize the rationalist approach, develop a scientific methodology…
New York, 1933. The “Century of Progress” World’s Fair in Chicago celebrated American technological progress at the heart of the Great Depression. While Europe sank into political tensions and Russian Constructivism faded under Stalin, America invented a radically new visual language: Streamline Moderne. This style, which would transform everything – from toasters to locomotives, from…
Un papier peint d’exception mérite une pose experte pour révéler toute sa beauté. Entre préparation minutieuse et gestes précis, l’installation professionnelle transforme un simple revêtement en décoration pérenne d’excellence. La qualité du support conditionne 80% du résultat final. Cette réalité technique impose une préparation rigoureuse où chaque détail compte. Des murs parfaitement préparés garantissent…
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 legacy…
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…
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…
