Sommaire pour 2024 / 05 de Interni

The cover of this month’s Interni is the result of the creativity of Atelier Bingo, the duo of French artists, designers and illustrators who have left everything and moved from Paris to the Nantes countryside, where they engage full-time in artistic research. In constant training, for ten years now Maxime Prou and Adèle Favreau are united by a way of creating that developed where their different artistic approaches met, two inclinations that gave rise to a veritable ‘Atelier Bingo method’. Underlying everything is experimentation and the use of collage, which distinguishes the couple’s art in a dialogue between forms and colors capable of giving rise to abstract images and illustrations inspired by everyday objects and situations. Silhouettes and figures that we come across casually every day, in a post on…

FOR ANNABEL KARIM KASSAR, a French-Lebanese architect and designer, founder of the studio AKK Architects with offices in Beirut, Dubai and London, “Every space should be beautiful, even the insides of cupboards.” This Kunstwollen that extends to any design context, together with an attitude of curiosity with which to explore and reinterpret the historical memory of places in a contemporary way, represent the ongoing character of her work, which can also be seen in the “Chinese Lantern” in Chengdu, in the province of Sichuan, China. Chengdu is a city rooted in thousands of years of history, and with its present population of 14 million people it is one of the most important economic centers of the country. Here, where the sun rarely makes an appearance in the dense, congested atmosphere…

PATHOS AND ILLUSION, movement and wonder, amazement and theatricality. And again, grandeur, drama, emotional intensity, rhythm, complexity, imprecision and indefiniteness. All this will be staged in Ragusa Ibla during the Neo-Baroque Festival. The 2024 edition of the event, curated by Roberto Semprini and Cristina Morozzi with the support of Gianni Leggio, has been anticipated, being staged between late May and early June (the installations will be open until 28 June) amid the Sicilian town’s narrow alleys and steep steps opening onto scenic piazzas, amid churches, convents, noble residences: Palazzo Nicastro, Palazzo Cosentini and Palazzo La Rocca, Theatre and Castle of Donnafugata, the former Church of San Vincenzo Ferreri, the ancient Capuchin monastery. But what is Neo-Baroque? “It is definitely not a formal reinterpretation of a style from the past, but…

The history of cinema is certainly full of American blockbusters shot partly in Italy to make the most of locations in the Bel Paese. A trend that, in the last year, seems to have accelerated with a batch of titles such as A Haunting in Venice (the third in the Hercule Poirot series by and with Kenneth Branagh), The Equalizer 3 (another franchise now in its third chapter, again directed by Antoine Fuqua), Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (the celebrated archaeologist’s fifth adventure, the first not filmed by Spielberg but James Mangold), and Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - Part One (the seventh film in the saga and the third by Christopher McQuarrie). But how do big American productions use these locations? What value do they see in…

26 Arclinea03 Armani37 Arper35 Artemide14 B&B Italia24 Bisazza38 Boffi06 Calligaris41 Cappellini32 Ceramica Cielo18 Davide Groppi27 Eataly05 Fantini07 Flexform16 Florim15 Flos36 Flou39 Foscarini08 Giorgetti17 Iris Ceramica11 Kartell28 Living Divani12 Luxury Living19 Meridiani13 Minotti10 Molteni&C21 Moroso22 Natuzzi33 Pianca & Partners20 Poliform09 Poltrona Frau29 Porro23 Rimadesio25 Rizzoli New York31 Salvatori30 Scavolini01 Sicis04 Smeg02 St. Ambroeus40 Technogym34 Viabizzuno EVERY CITY EVOKES ITSELF THROUGH ITS SYMBOLS, its most representative architectures. In New York, an iconic contemporary city, they’ve always been the skyscrapers and with them Brooklyn Bridge, the Statue of Liberty, Central Park. The city that fascinated Le Corbu, who wrote an essay about it, When the Cathedrals Were White, has dictated the rules of style and glamour has more than any other place in the world. The light, the energy of the city, its…

To celebrate its first 70 years, Interni has made itself the gift of a new graphic design created by the studio Tomo Tomo, to update the image of the magazine and its entire publishing system. The contents are now enhanced by a wider range of columns and features, which from the macro scale to the micro narrate an increasingly expansive vision of contemporary design. Davide Di Gennaro and Luca Pitoni, founders of the studio Tomo Tomo, explain: “Jasper Morrison, a few years ago, called it Supernormal: an approach to design in pursuit of the pure, simplest form, without any frills to distract from the function. The new graphic design of Interni is based on the same idea. Visual pith and linearity that provide a guide to the contents, a framework…

WHILE THE UN AGENDA 2030 INCLUDES the objective of “making cities inclusive, safe and sustainable,” the architecture of the studio BIG, once again, meets these expectations when it comes to taking care of the city, attempting to make it a better place without losing its morphological, typological and cultural identity. The Danish designers headed by Bjarke Ingels, founder and creative director of Bjarke Ingels Group, have recently completed The Spiral in New York, a tower of offices, complying with the principles of biophilic design to formulate the vision of “a new city” in terms of environmental and cultural sustainability. The most authentic desires of the citizens of the new century – involving closer everyday contact with nature – encounter the idea, in this case, of an energy efficient building-sponge, also…

GOING TO THE WOODS “to suck out all the marrow of life” thanks to the rediscovery of an authentic relationship with Nature: to break free of the concerns and constrictions of civilization, Henry David Thoreau chose to build a cabin of white pine in the forest, near Walden Pond in Massachusetts, where he lived in solitude for two years. A cathartic tension born in the modern age, which is simply accentuated today, in a world where we are even more stressed out by a materialistic emphasis on profits and voracious consumption, where frantic rhythms and the imperative of performance often threaten the (difficult) balance with ourselves and the world. Contemporary architecture offers “detox” solutions through the formula of the “buen retiro” suitably camouflaged in the natural setting. Examples include buildings…

“IN THE UNITED STATES, DESIGNERS ARE ABOVE ALL ENTREPRENEURS.” The first consideration offered by Odile Hainaut and Claire Pijoulat – curators of ICFF New York and the drivers of WantedDesign, the showcase for rising talents that is now part of the fair – is edgy, in response to the request to define the spirit of contemporary American design. “To understand this world you have to consider the economic situations encountered by designers fresh out of school,” Hainaut explains. “They have debts to pay and they live in a country where most small companies avoid experimentation. They have three options: to work for mass production, to approach the giants in the contract sector (like Knoll, Haworth, Herman Miller, Emeco), or to self-produce. The latter, today, seems like the most feasible path…

“Light is our medium: it shapes our world in clear contrast and tinges our emotions with vibrant tones” Mandalaki “A spark of color that ignites, breaks free and takes form. It is joy, experimentation, intuition and expressive freedom” Draga & Aurel…

LANA IS A RADIATOR FEATURING AN EMBOSSED FINISH and a pleated surface that interact with light, making the object vibrant, with a mutable appearance. It is an elegant sculptural presence in space. The modular radiator has been designed by the studio AMDL Circle of Michele De Lucchi, interacting for the first time with Antrax IT. The choice stems from the objective of the Treviso-based company to move forward in its collaborations with outstanding designers – such as Rodolfo Dordoni, Piero Lissoni, Marc Sadler and Matteo Thun, in the past – with the goal of exploring the aesthetic potential of heating elements in interior design, not just in the bathroom but also – increasingly – in the living area. Lana develops from three modules of a square 33-cm tile, convex and…

“MIAMI IS QUITE A PLACE! A strong identity, constructed in time, Ocean Drive, the hotels, Cuban culture, all the way to the link with Versace. A place that doesn’t hesitate to be emphatic, representative. Any project in Miami has to come to terms with the city. It is not a banal observation: the genius loci should always be considered, it is the guide from which to start to make something new.” These words were written by Massimo Iosa Ghini at the time of his debut in Miami, in 2000, when he created The Collection: eight showrooms in an innovative shopping mall to host and display some of the most highly acclaimed luxury automotive brands: Ferrari, Maserati, Jaguar, Porsche, Audi. The project for Brickell Flatiron, on the other hand, dates back…

An architect known for his innovative approach to design and his critical commitment to social and cultural issues, he is one of the most eagerly awaited residents of the American Academy in Rome. Mario Gooden lives and works in New York, and engages in architecture as a form of activism. The point of his involvement is precisely to recount how, with his visions having a high social impact, he is able to transform landscapes and communities. On June 11 we will have the opportunity to listen to him in dialogue with the Rome studio Stalker: La Sapienza University is the place chosen by the American Academy to highlight the theme of marginality. The U.S. institution is one of the main cultural promoters abroad. Based in the McKim Building on the…

IN COPERTINA P. 35 Atelier Bingo Un metodo creativo che nasce dall’esigenza di trovarsi a metà strada, ma sempre in modo istintivo. Come istintiva è l’arte generata dall’unione dei due artisti. Perché solo così ‘può funzionare’ La cover di Interni di questo mese è frutto della creatività di Atelier Bingo, il duo di artisti, designer e illustratori francesi che hanno lasciato tutto e da Parigi si sono trasferiti nella campagna di Nantes, per dedicarsi appieno alla ricerca artistica. In costante formazione, ormai da dieci anni Maxime Prou e Adèle Favreau sono uniti da un modo di creare che nasce lì dove si incontrano i loro differenti approcci artistici, due inclinazioni che hanno portato a sviluppare un vero e proprio ‘metodo Atelier Bingo’. Alla base di tutto ci sono la sperimentazione…

01 Flowair, Ingo Maurer, Base Milano. Photo © Studio Ingo Maurer After countless installations at Spazio Krizia and Torre Velasca during the week of the FuoriSalone, the team of Ingo Maurer presents a large site-specific creation at Base Milano, inside We Will Design – The Convivial Laboratory. Outside, in the courtyard of the cultural center, Flowair offers a spectacle of light and colors, visible day and night. The installation explores bulging forms, playing with hues and highlights to create a visual experience that in the daytime emphasizes movement thanks to wind-powered machines. At night, the set-up generates wonder with a system of colored LEDs. The elements, with a height of ten meters, slowly move and contract, triggering illusions that challenge our perception of the real dimensions. Thanks to fluid shapes…

CAN YOU DESIGN A CITY IN 15 MINUTES? According to Dong-Ping Wong – founder of Food Architects – it is not just a possibility, but also a necessity. This was demonstrated in Cape Town in 2019, during one of the latest editions of Design Indaba. After having presented the projects of the studio, he made video connection with Virgil Abloh, who was in Paris at the moment. As they conversed, Dong drew an ideal city, with skyscrapers, parks, streets and shared spaces. The enthused audience bore witness to the birth of Nature City, whose design was then printed on a poster distributed free of charge. Faced with this creative process, with that object in their hands, the viewers were transformed into a community, a key word for Dong-Ping Wong. His…

MILANESE, BORN IN 1953, ITALO ROTA began his career as an outsider of architecture in the years of student protest, when instead of taking part in demonstrations he preferred hiking in the mountains in search of minerals. In the early 1970s he worked with Franco Albini, from whom he grasped a concept that was to remain a constant in his work: to ensure the expression of minority positions, even of an exclusive nature, in the positive sense of the term, meaning to stand out from the pack for a unique approach to themes, and the creative quality of the response. With Vittorio Gregotti he worked on the competition for the University of Calabria (1972-73), one of the first projects of Land Architecture, from which he developed an awareness of the…

“WE ARE SMALL CREATURES at the helm of a big world.” Roberto Gavazzi chooses his words carefully, in a balance between understatement and pride, to sum up 90 years of success. A time span that began when Piero Boffi, in 1934, left his job as a craftsman in the Caproni airplane factory and founded the company that bears his family name in the heart of Brianza, at Cesano Maderno, specialized in the production of premium kitchens. Since then Boffi has been a vortex of projects and innovation, with a trajectory that has repeatedly coincided with the history of design. The first accessorized kitchen designed by Pier Ugo Boffi and Gian Casè, the handle-free system by Luigi Massoni, the Minikitchen by Joe Colombo. And then the arrival, starting in the 1980s,…

NOT JUST A NEW TECHNOLOGY: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is much more. It is a new paradigm, a new phase of anthropological evolution. Unlike previous technologies, AI stands out for its ability to learn and to adapt to situations for which it was not programmed. This puts it on a new level with respect to traditional software based on preset and non-adaptable instructions. Thanks to the processing of large quantities of data from which to extract models that adapt to different situations, AI displays what from a human standpoint seem like ‘decisions’ made independently by the machine, such as the turns to make while driving a car or the semantic content to activate in the comprehension of a text. In practice, AI is to the digital as the digital is to…

Editorial P. 1 Per festeggiare i suoi primi 70 anni, Interni si regala un nuovo progetto grafico firmato dallo studio Tomo Tomo che rinnova l’immagine della rivista e di tutto il suo sistema editoriale. Inoltre i suoi contenuti si arricchiscono con un palinsesto più ampio di rubriche che, dal macro al micro, raccontano una visione sempre più trasversale del progetto contemporaneo. Precisano Davide Di Gennaro e Luca Pitoni, fondatori dello studio Tomo Tomo: “Jasper Morrison, qualche anno fa, lo aveva chiamato Supernormal: un approccio al design in cerca della forma pura, la più semplice, senza orpelli che distraggano dalla funzione. Il nuovo progetto grafico di Interni si basa sulla stessa idea. Asciuttezza e linearità visive che siano una guida ai contenuti, una cornice che non deve sovrastare ma valorizzare i…

“BARBECUE MAY NOT BE THE ROAD TO WORLD PEACE, BUT IT’S A GOOD START,” said Anthony Bourdain. Indeed, this culinary art, with its millennia-old origins, promotes socialization and sharing. It’s a lifestyle that embodies conviviality and creativity. A story that has traversed countries, eras and cultures. Even Homer in the Iliad mentions this technique, speaking of civilizations that used fire to cook - and preserve - meat and fish. However, it is in the Southern area of the United States that BBQ found fertile ground to develop, becoming an integral part of local culture. Americans have the habit of thinking they invented barbecue, especially in states like Texas, Carolina, and Tennessee, where African American slaves, with ingenuity and skill, perfected smoking and slow cooking techniques, transforming initially cheap meats into…

THE HISTORY OF INTERNI represents the history of Italian design. The magazine was founded at the start of the boom years, in an Italy that was being reborn amid the enthusiasm of modernity. In the 1960s, Interni observed the change and gave readers an account of it: to imagine an “absolutely modern” home. Then came the Seventies, many architects found design an expressive form that brought them closer to the art world, though in a serial mode, and Germano Celant coined the term “Radical Design”. Radical architecture movements sprang up and the magazine acted as as a critical and formative instrument. In the Eighties we were in the heyday of Made in Italy: designers, companies, publications and the educational system worked together to project a shared vision of the creative…

Young, elegant, decidedly fascinating. Laila and Nadia Gohar can be found on the pages of Vogue and the Financial Times. Sometimes as food designers at Prada, Comme des Garçons, Sotheby’s, at other times as table artists in New York, Milan and Paris. So far, so normal, if you limit yourself to style creators. The turning point is that they are both very talented. They are visionary and downright brash. They took the art de la table and turned it into something completely different: fun, surreal and exciting. And then they built a full-blown business on it, starting from the Gohar World brand and building it into an online tableware shop. Passing through the creation of theme nights for the fashionable world, as Laila Gohar reports in the pages of the…

We rarely ask ourselves where materials come from or what waste they leave in the wake of their processing. The construction and transport industries, as well as mining and metalworking, produce an unsustainable amount of waste that needs to find a new supply chain. But the problem is not so much upcycling what remains as creating a narrative that ennobles potentially controversial or worthless waste. This is the case of Stone Waste is Bliss, a project by the designer Agne Kucerenkaite with the Lithuanian natural stone company Akmenstata, which makes wall slabs that combine ceramic and stone waste through porcelain stoneware manufacturing processes, or using different types of stones without traditional adhesives. The project seeks to dignify the huge quantities of small pieces of waste – Akmenstata alone produces eight…

The luxury brand of the Stellantis Group, DS Automobiles (the name plays on the famous Citroën DS, pronounced déesse, meaning goddess) is a discreet but quality presence in our market. This year it is celebrating the first decade of both its foundation and its launch in Italy: a great milestone that DS intends to celebrate, starting with an Edition Limitée, available across the entire range, from DS3 to DS7, in both gas-powered and electric versions (the E-Tense). To stand out from the competition, DS has sought from the beginning (including with exclusive and customer-focused initiatives) to represent French refinement in luxury and travel. The Edition Limitée accentuates this concern for clients and details by including the most widely requested options on the market, already included in the list price. Starting…

Bofill Les années françaises by Dominique Serrel, Norma éditions 2023, pagg. 408, € 45. Ricardo Bofill (1939-2022), with a Catalan father and Italian mother, was leading figure in the European architectural renewal of the seventies. Leaving behind the grey truths of the Modern Movement, Bofill managed to revive, in working-class residential districts and for the middle classes, that heritage of unsurpassed urban models that have designed the historic European city in its historical development. France was Bofill’s most fertile territory of experimentation and this book is devoted to his ‘French years’, reconstructing their history. The projects range from his first commission for Les Halles in Paris (demolished in 1971), when Chirac compelled the destruction of the Catalan architect’s project after work had just begun, to the large housing estates, where…

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ESSENTIAL GEOMETRIC LINES, emphasized by polished aluminium to create games of reflections and airy surfaces. Andromeda is a versatile collection of office furnishings also for use in residential contexts, which takes on multiple configurations with a few elements, always elementary and timeless. In a word: simple. But this is a simplicity that is everything, because it is the result of complex constructive details and a limited range of fine materials – metals, glass, travertine and full-grain cowhide – crafted with consummate skill. Andromeda sums up the design philosophy of the famous studio LSM, with offices in Washington and New York, founded in 1991 by Debra Lehman Smith and Jim McLeish, and the manufacturing prowess of UniFor, with which the studio has collaborated for 30 years by order of important clients…

FOR TIN&ED IT MAKES NO SENSE to talk about the duality of real and digital, art and design, architecture and virtual space. All these categories are integral parts of the works that have made them famous all over the world, projects in which it is hard to separate the work of the hands from that of the computer. The career of the Australian duo (based in New York) began in 2004 with the creation of very colorful temporary sculptures, which seem like reassuring monsters generated by a child with digital tools. These were then combined in a spontaneous, progressive way with videos, animations and interactivity. The worldview of Tin Nguyen and Ed Cutting develops fluidly between distant realms, between graphic design and geology, gaming and sculpture. This constant, natural interchange…

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