When an artist who changed the trajectory of 20th-century sculpture meets a Swiss manufactory obsessed with precision, something rare happens. Design stops being about decoration and becomes a lesson in absolute clarity. The story of Donald Judd and Lehni isn't a traditional commercial venture. It is an inspiring meeting of minds—a lesson in what happens when uncompromising artistic vision finds its exact mechanical soulmate. Image: Donald Judd with Doris Lehni Quarella in 19

Multiplicity and Wonder: How Meritalia Reminded Design to Dream Big

There was a time when luxury could be quantified by a formula: a precise thread count, a specific grade of Italian marble, a predictable arrangement of mid-century modern armchairs, and a safely abstract corporate canvas hung neatly behind the reception desk. For decades, this was the international shorthand for high-end hospitality. It was premium. It was elegant. And it has completely lost its power. Today, global luxury real estate and hospitality are undergoing a profound

For decades, the luxury outdoor kitchen market has been bound by a frustrating compromise. Homeowners and designers were forced to choose between indoor-grade aesthetics that eventually succumbed to the elements, or utilitarian, heavy-set stainless steel setups that felt more like commercial catering stations than high-end residential architecture. Image showing heavy-set stainless steel outdoor kitchen setups that felt more like commercial catering stations than a luxury kit

In the history of interior design, few objects have managed to be as genuinely shocking, subversive, and joyful as the Pratone. Created in 1971 by Giorgio Ceretti, Pietro Derossi, and Riccardo Rosso for Gufram, this "long-haired" lounge chair didn't just break the rules of furniture—it mowed them down. Gufram Pratone, 1971 Decades after its debut, the Pratone remains the ultimate symbol of Anti-Design, a radical middle finger to the rigid functionalism of the mid-century mode

In the landscape of contemporary design, we often ask furniture to fill a space. With RASTERS, the latest revelation from BD Barcelona, the request is different: the furniture is asked to define the space by embracing the emptiness within it. Unveiled during Milan Design Week 2026, RASTERS is the result of a high-concept dialogue between two of Europe’s most cerebral design forces: the architectural firm OFFICE (Kersten Geers and David Van Severen) and the design duo Muller V