Wood: a key resource for south tyrol
In this northern Italian region, wood is a vital resource that brings together tradition, the economy and environmental protection. The short and sustainable supply chain is worth €1.3 billion and involves thousands of local companies.
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On two storeys of the building, consolidated names appear along with a few new additions. Punkt present the latest additions to their range (such as new colours for the telephones) and three prototypes for city bikes, designed by three schools (ECAL, RCA and Design Academy Eindhoven); the Undecided sofa by Raffaella Mangiarotti for Manerba (made up of a number of soft cubes it can be dismantled vertically to create a high or low back making it more or less enveloping); designs by Industrial Facility, Jasper Morrison and Daniel Rybakken for Creative Japan; glass trays by Formafantasma for Nude; glasses by Federico Angi for Ichendorf; and right at the end, Belgian design collective, “Belgium is design”.
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The Bistrot Litta Ventiquattro, designed by Elisa Ossino is also worth stopping off at.
4–9 April 2017
A Matter of Perception
Palazzo Litta
corso Magenta 24, Milan
This system turns the outdoors into a custom experience
A fully configurable structure, designed to blend seamlessly into the natural landscape while providing shelter from sun, wind, and rain.
It exists - it’s called CODE.