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2000 Living Flowers Clad a Building in Milan

2000 Living Flowers Clad a Building in Milan

MILAN DESIGN WEEK
Very green installation Flowerprint realized by Milanese office Piuarch in collaboration with Cornelius Gavril features over 2000 living flowers (and plenty fresh potatoes!) that have transformed a building in Milan into an incredible floral patterned board.

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Palazzo Litta in Milan

Palazzo Litta in Milan

MILAN DESIGN WEEK
Today Milan Design Week 2017 has officially started. A great event for designers but also a unique opportunity for travelers to visit the most exclusive historical places of the city. Usually such precious locations are closed for public. However, in occasion of the MDW many of them open doors hosting collections of contemporary design.

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Uffizi Gallery in Florence

Uffizi Gallery in Florence

ART
If you are planning a trip to Florence, you will be amazed how many things you will want to do and see in this city. It is going to be difficult to decide either to start with the Brunelleschi’s Dome, Ponte Vecchio, a huge dish of fiorentina steak or the Uffizi Gallery. Yes, Uffizi! And you cannot skip this latter one because we all love and need the outstanding Italian art.

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The Best of Venice Biennale 2016

The Best of Venice Biennale 2016

EXHIBITION
If you still haven’t visit the 15th Venice Biennale, you are running out of time. Only few days left before the world’s most important 6-month long architectural exhibition will end. Open since May, 28, it has been a great venue to see and get inspired. Missed it?

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“Home at Arsenale” at the Slovenian Pavilion in Venice

“Home at Arsenale” at the Slovenian Pavilion in Venice

EXHIBITION
After having spent some time with your head in the clouds at the Swiss Pavilion, spying on Japanese tiny houses and getting dazzled under the artificial sunrays of Lightscapes, don’t forget to feel right at home in the Slovenian Pavilion at the 15th annual Venice Architecture Biennale.

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Visual Deception: Lightscapes at Venice Biennale 2016

Visual Deception: Lightscapes at Venice Biennale 2016

EXHIBITION
Would you ever believe that somebody could drill a hole in the centuries-old roof of Venice Biennale’s Arsenale in order to host a temporary installation? No way! And yet the stunning Lightscapes set up and its solar rays seeping through the ceiling are somehow there and sending a very strong message.

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Spying Japanese Lifestyles at the Venice Biennale

Spying Japanese Lifestyles at the Venice Biennale

EXHIBITION
Japan’s national participation at “Reporting From The Front” in Venice looks as an out of scale built tiny town showcasing some of the most intriguing architectural designs recently realized in the country. Semi-public shared space is the key feature of each project.

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