1. Lucirmás: pure-bottle

     

    Pure-Bottle is a fully recycled and recyclable table set which consists of a glass, lantern and spoon, perfect to complement any dining occasion. Each table set is made from a recycled wine bottle which has been cut in two positions, giving new life and value to the object. The lanterns provide wind protection for candles while creating a warm ambience perfect for restaurants, cafes or home settings. 

     

    The glasses are simple yet durable, while making a strong ecological statement. the spoons are functional and versatile; perfect for presenting food in a restaurant, serving a salad or eating your breakfast cereal.

    Together, pure-bottle proves that recycled products can be simple, functional and stylish. Pure-Bottles are sustainable glass products which tell a story. 

    They will be presented this year at the Milan Furniture Fair at lucirmás stand at superstudio piú, in the ‘discovering’ section.

    For more information about where and how to get one, you can follow this link: http://www.lucirmas.com

    Dimensions:7.5 x 7.5 x 26 cm
    Material: 100% recycled glass
    Colours: 3 available colours

    All photos by victormax photography.



  2. Blueprint Bialetti Moka Express.

    Blueprint Bialetti Moka Express.



  3. Gianluca Folì

    We talked already sometime ago about one of my favorite illustrators: Gianluca Folì. This time i want to share with you one of his latest projects, entitled Origami Girls

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  4. Martini: Luck Is An Attitude.



  5. Por Vocação shot this nice video from the Buttero family, the leather craftsman from Tuscany. Founded in 1974 by Mauro Sani, who set out to make the best riding boots in the world, Buttero remains owned and run by the Sani family and is hand made by the gifted craftsmen of Stabbia, Italy, with simple, honest and local ingredients.

    (Source: anothersomething.org)



  6. Family Martelli comes from the small town of Lari in Tuscany and has since 1926 made pasta under its own name. The paste Hey high qual small and so does the nice packaging and design spirit of a family member for over 20 years ago. The proprietary nature of yellow bags feels very trendy despite his age and I suspect it will feel just as modern about another 20 years.


    > Pasta Martelli

    (Source: anothersomething.org)



  7. a little things by Jonathan Calugi

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    Born in Pistoia, Italy, Jonathan Calugi is an illustrator based in Italy and it is from his self-proclaimed chaotic workspace, that he creates his clean illustration and pattern works. Each piece is a take on his quirky child-like doodles with clean minimal lines and simple, uncomplicated colours. 

    And it is through these simple visual works, that Jonathan draws in viewers to a basic stand and cultivates appreciation the very epitome of the common phrase of “Less is more”. A very good nudge away from what can be a messy and rather perplexing world at times. 

    Some of the latest project include artist limited series for delonghi uniqlo and fubon art gallery.
    Client include nike europe, sony uk, gold, noodlepark, we form, 9volt, faro giocattoli, apple, tres tinatas, nikita, imgs, electunes, feltrinelli etc…

    Nominated as the New Visual Artist 2010 by Print Magazine 
    PRINT has featured an annual issue called the New Visual Artists Review, which introduces and profiles 20 of the promising rising talents in graphics and design all under the age of 30. Yes me one of those YEP. 



  8. ETTORE SOTTSASS: I WANT TO CREATE SURPRISES THAT MAKE PEOPLE THINK…

    Diego Grandi met Ettore Sottsass in 1999 while he was still a university student. His interview, largely unavailable until now, explores the relationship between literature and design:

     I met Ettore Sottsass in Milan one morning early in the summer of 1999. I was writing my thesis on the relationship between design and literature, and I wanted to know about his time in America, his contacts with the Beat Generation, the feelings he was inspired and driven by. What had remained of that close encounter of the literary kind?

    On Wednesday 11 June I was sitting in armchair in the waiting room at Sottsass Associati in Milan. I had already given in to Liana, Ettore’s assistant. In my mind I tried to reorder the questions I had decided to ask him. I didn’t know where to begin: should I ask him to recall his stay in America? Or when he met Ginsberg, Kerouac, and Burroughs? I just couldn’t make my mind up. I was nervous and scared, like a student before an exam. I needed to take my mind off things. I looked around the office: the spaces, the colours. Going over the historical stages in Sottsass’s career, I recognised the shapes of the objects in the waiting room. That bookcase, that vase, this particular poster … Liana came back. We said hello and she asked me to follow her. We went to his office. She introduced me, and then left us.

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