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smow 360 degree Artemide Tolomeo Tavolo Micro
Architecture | 01.01.2014

(smow) blog 2013. A pictorial review: August

A summer silly season with 360 degree product images and handmade bottle openers explaining the difference between craft and design assumed a veneer of normality thanks to a fairytale presentation of vintage furniture in Berlin, contemporary porcelain at the Bauhaus Archiv and a little thinking about architecture in Stuttgart.........

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Between Time A Curated Showcase of Fine Furnishings and Art in Berlin
Architecture | 30.08.2013

Between Time: A Curated Showcase of Fine Furnishings and Art in Berlin.

Much as we bemoan our annual trip to Milan, we do generally return enriched in some form or another. And, secretly, glad that we went. 2011's epiphany came when we were introduced to the Milanese producer Azucena. The introduction coming via Konstantin Grcic and his Entre-Deux "screen/divider/barricade", an object that was/is the start of a longer term cooperation between Grcic and Azucena. A continuation of which we are patiently awaiting. Until then we are whetting our Azucena appetite

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Designer | 26.04.2011

Fuorisalone Milan Design Week 2011: Konstantin Grcic @ Azucena

Among the more interesting co-operations we saw in Milan was the first product from Konstantin Grcic for Azucena. Entre-Deux is a very simple, reserved screen/divider/barricade - but as we say, the interesting point is the cooperation. And so to find out more about how it arose and how it could develop in the future we spoke briefly with Konstantin Grcic. (smow)blog: Starting with the obvious first question, how did the cooperation between yourself and Azucena come about? Konstantin

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Designer | 17.04.2011

Fuorisalone Milan Design Week 2011: Azucena

The story of Azucena begins in Milan in 1947 when a group of young Milanese architects decided to start producing their own furniture and fittings for their buildings. Working with a mix of industrial and artisan suppliers to create a collection of modern, and at times highly experimental items, Azucena were one of the first "designer furniture" companies to emerge in Italy. And arguably Europe. However, whereas many of those companies who came after them have gone on to achieve global

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