Heavyweights

For the upcoming edition of the Salone del Mobile, design and creativity are back, enlivening the former industrial district of Lambrate, once the home of some of the historic factories that made Milan and Italy famous in the past around the world. Innocenti with its MiniMinor, Lambretta, Faema with its production of coffee machines, were true icons of the years of the Italian economic boom. Continue Reading

        

On The Shelf

HSBC Private Bank confirms its commitment to design by launching. The Connection Collection, a private collection of limited edition design to grow out of HSBC Private Bank commissions. The Connection Collection will debut with new work by Arik Levy, to be created in an edition of two. Levy’s design will be launched at Design Miami/ 2009 in the HSBC Private Bank Designers’ Lounge, a dedicated area for VIPs at the pre-eminent international fair for limited edition design.

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