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By Giorgia Pizzato Picture: Chair by Morten Stenbaek, Denmark Strolling down a city’s streets, entering a house, a bar or a station it is almost impossible not to come across a chair or its variant. There are hundreds, if not thousands of types, designed for as many purposes: Cantilever, stuffed, ergonomic, monoblock, office, rocking, director’s, ...

They were thought to be relegated forever to our childhood memories instead, the wood stoves still have good days in front of them. Sensitivity to the environment and to a way of life closer to nature led us to rediscover them in their traditional version but, also in some cases, in a more contemporary one. ...

The atelier of Gianluca Pacchioni, master in the art of forging metals and recently nominated among the 75 MAM-Maestro d’Arte e Mestiere, that encompass some of the most talented artisans in Italy, is in Milan: in particular, it is located in a building from the Thirties which used to be an eye-drops factory. A FONDAZIONE COLOGNI INTERVIEW

Des boiseries sublimes du XVIIIe découvertes par un heureux hasard, un morceau d’histoire qui se révèle peu à peu, un chantier pointilleux dans un hôtel particulier en Allemagne. Cette aventure démarre dans les ateliers de Féau & Cie, rue Laugier à Paris…

La laque, longtemps cantonnée au champ de la décoration, trouve aujourd’hui sa place dans les collections de haute joaillerie et de haute horlogerie des maisons les plus prestigieuses. Enquête sur la percée d’une matière séculaire terriblement innovante.