MANOTECA

As one of the mainstream design magazines in Asia, Design 360° - Concept and Design Magazine is a bimonthly and bilingual magazine featuring international advanced design concepts and unique creativities. While sticking to the fundamental theme of design, the magazine has been pursuing innovation and changes since its establishment. From the “Design Companies Series” in 2008, “Design Tour Series” from 2009 to 2011, “Social Value of Design Series” in 2012, to “UNESCO City of Design Series” in 2013, readers have witnessed the reformation and innovation of Design 360° Magazine.

The new Design 360° Magazine of 2014 consists of three volumes; in each volume we will invite designers at home and abroad to showcase the humanistic stories in design industry, interacting with designers widely and authentically revealing the undiscovered stories. Meanwhile, the brand new layout design will greatly improve the readability and interesting to arouse readers’ empathy.

We're proud to announce our presence at the XXI International Exhibition of the La Triennale di Milano, entitled 21st Century. Design After Design. The exhibition traces a new history of Italian design in the feminine, reconstructing the figures, theories, and approaches to design that were sown in the twentieth century and that have taken hold, transformed and evolved in the twenty-first century. Our See-clo the wandering library will be exposed untill Feb 2107.

"I think of rules and preconceptions as though they were interlocking sections of a metal fence for a cow pen. You're given a simple assembly kit, which you open with a smile, to start constructing a fenced enclosure from which you won't be able to escape. Every now and again someone rebels. They kick a hole in the fencing and escape, running naked in the fields, covered with dirt and with their middle finger raised. Until the snipers get them. For me, each of the objects in MANOTECA represents a kick at the fencing and a long run in the fields, naked, covered with dirt and with my middle finger defiantly raised."

Manoteca book

Published and distributed by Logos edizioni

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There's an old stone house in Montepulciano, between the hills and vineyards. There's such a peacefulness there, a special kind of quiet. There's a winery that is totally off the grid. They work hard to be environmentally friendly and sustainable as possible, operating an energy independent cellar system, they self-producing their fertilizers and using wooden materials from controlled sources and responsibly managed forests. We'de been working there about 8 months, manufacturing all the furniture for the 13th century farmhouse situated at the heart of their wine estate. We are glad to have been part of this amazing project.

"Upcycling goes upscale in this beautiful, elegant, and global collection that showcases what today’s designers are creating out of yesterday’s materials.
Upcycling is the process of transforming seemingly low value items into something new. Today’s upcyclists are creating stunning furniture, lighting, and art objects that combine values of superb craftsmanship and design with ideas of how “waste” can be both inspiring and informing. While the environmental and financial benefits of upcycling are readily acknowledged in Upcyclist: Reclaimed and Remade Furniture, Lighting and Interiors, the designers and makers profiled show how the practice can result in pieces that are as aesthetically exciting as anything created using only raw materials. Based on the author’s popular website, this book features hundreds of creations from an international collection of today’s most exciting designers. It is organized by material, with chapters dedicated to wood, metal, glass and ceramics, textiles, plastic, paper, and mixed media. Reclaimed tree branches and barn doors are transformed into exquisite pieces of furniture; bicycle chains into chandeliers; t-shirts into rugs; saris into upholstery. Filled with an enormous range of materials and objects, this unique book will inspire any designer or design-conscious consumer to incorporate upcycling into their creative practice or interior design projects"

Upcyclist - Prestel

"the first-ever art & design book to source content exclusively from the Behance community, Super-Modified presents a bleeding-edge look at the trends driving today's most exciting creative work. Custom-curated by the Behance team, the book includes 288 pages of incredible creative work spanning graphic design, photography, fashion, architecture, illustration, and much more"

Beautiful new house for Indoor C | Nolita building | NYC

The Lower Foxtail Residence is located in Yellowstone Club, a private residential ski and golf resort in Big Sky, Montana, USA. The home was designed by Reid Smith Architects and built by Teton Heritage Builders using, among other things, triple pane Unilux windows across the south facing exposure of the home. The large expanse of glazings allows the panoramic views of the surrounding Rocky Mountains to permeate the interior voids as spectacular natural artscapes. Layering onto this, Len Cotsovolos of LC2 Design Services finished the home with materials and dark tones that emulated the natural elements beyond for a finished result of warmth and sophistication with a touch of glitz.

IN MOBILE CARTA combines the items recovered and re-signified by Elisa Cavani, designer of Manoteca, with the evocative power of 5000 origami made by Marisa Cortese, origamist since 2001. An innovative work with fascinating aspects: sounds, lights, paper and natural materials dance together in the space.
The visitor will not be just a spectator. He will be a part of the space: playing and creating.
 

Exhibition and temporary Installation | Via Alessandro Volta Milan, Italy | Design week 2014