Cristina Kiran Piotti
Cristina Kiran Piotti is an Italian-Indian freelance journalist. After completing her studies in journalism in Milan, she pursued a master's degree in the economic relations between Italy and India at the Ca' Foscari Challenge School in Venice. She splits her time between Milan and Mumbai and, since 2008, she has concentrated her work mostly on design, current affairs, and culture stories, often drawing on her enduring passion for geopolitics. She writes for several publications in both English and Italian, and she is a consultant for communication firms and publishing houses.
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UniFor unveils new Milan showroom by Herzog & de Meuron
UniFor’s new Milan showroom in Herzog & de Meuron’s Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli on Viale Pasubio is ‘an open space in dialogue with the city’
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New design destination D Studio opens in Milan
Design Holding unveils its latest retail space, D Studio Milan, showcasing furniture and lighting by B&B Italia, Maxalto, Azucena, Arclinea, Flos, and Louis Poulsen within a former car showroom on Via Durini
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600 designers, 48 countries: the return of Salone Satellite
After a three-year hiatus, Salone Satellite is back, presenting emerging talent within Salone del Mobile 2022: we look at the highlights from the exhibition
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Ron Gilad’s surreal piazza honours Aldo Rossi in Milan
Ron Gilad reimagines works by Aldo Rossi in a surreal and perspective-challenging installation at the Milan showroom of UniFor, marking the brand’s reissue of four key designs
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The Lost Graduation Show allows young talent to shine
Wallpaper* talks to curator Anniina Koivu about The Lost Graduation Show, her Supersalone showcase of 170 graduate projects, empowering a new generation of designers
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Milanese apartment installation plays with colour and reflection
Josephine Akvama Hoffmeyer and Elisa Ossino present I'll Be Your Mirror, an immersive installation staged throughout a Milanese apartment, featuring contemporary frescoes, classic Scandinavian furniture and mirrored surfaces
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Mathieu Lehanneur considers the world's plurality at Milan’s Triennale
In a new exhibition curated by Maria Cristina Didero, French multidisciplinary designer Mathieu Lehanneur explores human life and the environment (on view until 12 June 2022)
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Making waves: Roca brings the Med to Milan
Roca’s immersive, Mediterranean-inspired installation by Cobalto Studio pulses with the rhythm of the sea at Milan Design Week 2022
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‘You don't want space; you want to fill it’: Milan exhibition
Making its debut during Milan Design Week 2022 at Marsèll Paradise, a new exhibition by Matylda Krzykowski, explores how we approach the space we live in (until 15 July 2022)
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Cristina Celestino’s Bathscape is both luxurious and sustainable
Designer Cristina Celestino reimagines the bathroom as a series of oases for wellbeing, for Kaldewei’s Milan Design Week 2022 presentation
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Rossana Orlandi presents Guiltless Plastic at Milan Design Week 2021
Guiltless Plastic is Rossana Orlandi’s thrilling exploration of the material’s potential for recycling and upcycling in design
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Michele De Lucchi unveils latest furniture design for Stellar Works
Italian designer Michele De Lucchi and Stellar Works present a new furniture collaboration consisting of a modular sofa with a floating silhouette that merges Italian and Japanese design sensibilities
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