Design - Finestre sull'Arte

From Bauhaus to Thonet: exactly one hundred years of tubular steel design

In 1925 the Bauhaus left Weimar, Germany, to settle in Dessau , Germany. In September 2025, the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation will celebrate the centenary of the location with an extensive program of exhibitions, events, and lectures united under the tit...
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Rome, permanent district of design, arts and crafts and antiques born in historic Ponte district

On September 18, 2025, in the historic Ponte district, between Piazza Navona and Castel Sant'Angelo, the Ponte Art and Design District, Rome's first permanent district dedicated to design, contemporary art, artistic crafts and antiques, was born. The...
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Milan Cortina 2026 Games medals unveiled: a design symbol of unity

The official medals of the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games were unveiled in Venice. The presentation ceremony was held at Palazzo Balbi, headquarters of the Veneto Region, in the presence of numerous institutional and sports au...
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Original Birkin sold at Sotheby's for $10 million, is the most expensive handbag ever

Ten million dollars for a handbag. Of course, it's not just any bag: it's the original Birkin bag, the first one ever made, the prototype that in 1984 Jean-Louis Dumas, creative director of Hermès, custom-designed for Jane Birkin beginning the...
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Milan, Casa Conte space proposes a way of living under the banner of art and design

In Milan, among the geometries of the neoclassical Palazzo Melzi di Cusano, the sartorial design space Count House is transformed into an art gallery where ancient and contemporary come together. Throughout 2025, the refined apartment will host an un...
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Casa Sanlorenzo opens in Venice: art, design and culture in the new route of sustainable luxury

A new space for culture is born in Venice : it's Casa Sanlorenzo, inaugurated to coincide with the first edition of Venice Climate Week and in the context of the Architecture Biennale, Casa Sanlorenzo is the new cultural laboratory of the Italian mai...
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Artist Wines: Cantina La-Vis relaunches historic Portraits line with six new labels inspired by art

Cantina La-Vis, a historic Trentino wine cooperative, announces the relaunch of the Ritratti Line, one of its most representative collections, with the introduction of six new labels inspired by as many original works of art. The new edition of the l...
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Milan Cortina 2026 flashlights unveiled: symbols of design, innovation and sustainability

Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics flashlights unveiled this morning: the flashlights of the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games were unveiled simultaneously in two emblematic settings, at the Milan Triennale andExpo 2025 in Osaka, Japan....
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