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Forte Forte's Tuscan boutique features subtle nautical details

Dezeen

The architectural language takes on local inflections and specific accents without ever becoming a dialect," Forte and Vattilana said of the way the interior of the store nods to its location. "We The same material also forms other elements across the interior such as door handles, side tables and slender plinths for displaying shoes.

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SMILE if you enjoy everyday design – Interview with Robert Bronwasser

Design Wanted

They include iF-Awards, Red Dot Awards, GIO Awards, Interior Innovation Awards, Iconic Interior Awards, German Design Awards and the Dutch Design Award. This agency formed the basis for SMOOL, the design studio I founded in 2002. Why focus on industrial and interior products?

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Ferrari’s flagship store in Milan combines heritage and innovation

Retail Focus

Architectural studio Sybarite , who also designed the Maranello store, created the interiors for this flagship, located within a landmark building adjacent to the historic Cathedral in Piazza del Duomo and the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. . I was hooked. What struck me was that it was a sport where design was the winner.

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Forte Forte's first US store features golden changing rooms and balancing stones

Dezeen

Light fixtures inspired by James Turrell artworks, balancing stones, and a circular golden changing room feature in the interiors of fashion brand Forte Forte 's Los Angeles boutique. Giada Forte and her brother Paolo Forte founded the Italian fashion brand in 2002. A mixture of pastel and brighter tones define the space.

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New Philip K. Dick book collection showcases author’s “paranoid but joyful” world

Design Week

The first book shows a circle – drawn, obviously, with a single line; the second features a plus sign or cross drawn with two lines, and so on. The interior of this box is yet another nod to Dick’s genre of choice. Meanwhile the bottom portion is lined with a paper depicting a starry night sky.