EnglishDiscover European design: a dialogue between heritage and innovation. From Italian elegance to Scandinavian simplicity and French refinement, HART explores the movements, styles and creators that define Europe’s design culture.
After decades of silence, this rolling legend is about to be reborn. In 2027, under the artistic direction of Maxime d’Angeac, seventeen restored carriages will once again travel the legendary route from Paris to Istanbul. Not a copy of the past, but a conversation between two eras. Birth of a legend On October 4, 1883,…
The Regency Style: When France breaks free from Versailles This silent but decisive revolution transforms our conception of French elegance. The first Régence curves already outline the future of rococo and Louis XV aesthetic, while the last Louis XIV symmetries testify to a still-present past. The Regency style “Régence” in french, revolutionizes Western art by…
Uvola: lightness by Jérôme Bugara Éditions In a market saturated with demonstrative objects, Uvola chooses the path ofprecise gesture and mastered material. The latest chair published byJérôme Bugara Éditions, it establishes itself through a continuous volume where seat and backrestseem sculpted in a single breath. The name, derived from nuvola (cloud), announces the promise: a…
Wall coverings have undergone a quiet revolution in recent years. Gone are the days when wallpaper was limited to simple printed decoration, plastered on partitions like a flat image. Today, manufacturers compete in ingenuity to offer surfaces that are touched as much as they are seen, that dialogue with light, that radically transform a room’s…
When the Basket Becomes Furniture Only yesterday, welcoming a dog or cat was synonymous with aesthetic compromise. Today, that equation is reversed. Pet furniture transcends its simple utilitarian function to become a constituent element of interior design, thought through with as much care as a sofa or a bookcase. With 13.5 million cats and 7.3…
Introduction The Biedermeier style embodies the refined bourgeois elegance of Central Europe in the early nineteenth century. Between 1815 and 1848, across German-speaking regions (Austria, Southern Germany, and Bohemia) a distinctive aesthetic emerged, reflecting the aspirations of a cultivated middle class seeking domestic comfort and accessible beauty. This style is defined by its elegant restraint and…
The philosophy of discreet luxury Among the current trends in luxury and high-end interior decoration, Quiet Luxury doesn’t show off: it’s experienced. It reveals itself in the density of washed linen, the feel of solid wood, the perfection of invisible joinery. Its roots delve into a culture of measure and long-term thinking: old houses, inherited…
Why the Atollo, born in 1977, is still an absolute icon? There are lamps that you replace. And then there’s the Atollo. An icon of Italian design created in 1977 by the Milanese designer Vico Magistretti for Oluce, it has never been retouched, modified or “reissued”. It is sold today exactly as in 1977, or…
When Matter Becomes Signature The contemporary kitchen is no longer built on compromise. It asserts itself as a space of expression where every surface tells a story, where every material dialogues with everyday life without denying beauty. Over the decades, the household goods industry has dominated people’s minds with its standardization and uncluttered functionalism. However,…
Between artisanal heritage and designer creation After the flashy years of high-tech kitchens and Nordic minimalist effusions, a more nuanced approach emerges: that of understated luxury and exceptional craftsmanship. It is precisely in this territory that Obumex stands out, a Belgian manufacturer that transcends categories to offer a vision where the kitchen becomes inhabited sculpture….
Florence, 1966. A group of young Italian architects found Archizoom Associati and begin producing provocative projects that question every certainty of modern design. While Good Design champions rationality and the Ulm School systematizes methodology, an Italian avant-garde radically rejects functionalism. Radical Design emerges—oppositional, conceptual, provocative. This movement, which dominates Italy from 1966 to 1975, does…
Are you looking for a top-of-the-range sofa with an original, soft and timeless design? ? The famous Cameleonda Sofa may be just what you’re looking for. In leather or fabric, the Camaleonda has become THE viral sofa of this decade! Created in 1970 by Italian designer Mario Bellini for B&B Italia, this modular sofa with…
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