#italian Stories

The Legacy issue
Alberto Alessi Adds to His Legacy

Alberto Alessi, who helms the eponymous Italian homewares mainstay, dishes on David Chipperfield...

Surface x Bulgari
How It’s Made: Bulgari Serpenti

We pulled back the curtain on Bulgari’s Serpenti to reveal a collection rich with brand history,...

DESIGN OF THE DAY
Thanks to Matteo Thun, This Chair Knows How to Be Free

The designer’s Lisboa chair aims to convey the laid-back spirit of furniture found in southern...

Design
John Pawson, Barbara Bestor, and 7 Other Top Design Minds Celebrate Achille Castiglioni

To honor the 100th year of the Italian legend’s birth, we asked a few of the world’s best...

Architecture
Inside Milan’s Most Sumptuous Entryways

An eccentric new book from Taschen
showcases a captivating selection of the
Italian...

Executive
Design Within Reach CEO John Edelman

John Edelman, CEO of Design Within Reach, saved the once-distressed company and made it profitable.

Design
The Design World’s Most Influential Person (You’ve Probably Never Heard Of)

Rossana Orlandi’s Milan space is a bastion of groundbreaking contemporary design.