Naples filled me to the brim in all the most satisfying and stimulating ways. My mind is still awhirl a week after...
An Eyeful in Naples
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Design Articles
Signage, Graphics and Street Art Around Milan
My Designer/Artist's eye thrills at the strong visuals of signage – old and new – graphic elements and street art that...
Window Shopping in Milan
Milan – one of the fashion capitals of the world – has some knock-out, incredible, no-concept-or-cost-barred window...
Eighteenth Century Fashion at Palazzo Morando
In one of the fashion capitals of the world, what better sight is there to see than a show of eighteenth century clothing, and modern-day clothing it inspired. The show at Palazzo Morando is titled “Sette Cento” – literally “seven hundred”, but referring to the 1700s, thus the eighteenth century.
How does one use a bidet?
"How does one use a bidet? Is it for washing your feet? Is it for chilling your prosecco?"… Many American friends have...
Triennale – Mestiere di Grafico Oggi
Triennale – Mestiere di Grafico Oggi – Professions in Graphics Today: So many expressions of design that weren’t feasible when I began 45 years ago… and so many that remain still.
Triennale – Roberto Capucci
Triennale – Roberto Capucci Show: Italian fashion designer. Playful innovation, sculptural forms and elegant craft.
Triennale – Ettore Sottsass
Triennale – Ettore Sottsass Installation: A design great, so always an honour to see his sketches, his thinking, the fruition of his ideas.
Triennale – Raymond Depardon
Triennale – Raymond Depardon Show: One could get lost in exploring the rich meat of this exhibition.
Triennale – Giovanni Gastel
Triennale – Giovanni Gastel Show: Powerful, dramatic, moody photos, made all the more striking by the very large size of these digital prints.
Triennale – Saul Steinberg
Triennale – Saul Steinberg Show. Masterful. Genius. Witty. Broadly talented. And there must be hundreds of his works in this show!
Triennale Design Museum of Milano
The current selection of shows at the Triennale Design Museum is reason enough to come to Milano right now! Knocked my...
20,000 Steps in Torino
Torino. Turin. A lovely city in the far northwest of Italy, in the Piedmont region—Piemonte—an hour's ride on the fast...
Home Again
Home again. It amuses and pleases me that returning to Milano, Italia, is so known and so comfortable. This is my...
Liberty in Milan
How many times has someone said to me with a sneer, "Oh… Milan. It's so gray and industrial." They turn up their noses...
Typographic Jam Session
"Affamata di Sapere" - "Hungry to Know". That seemed like a meaty phrase around...
At Home in Milano
(Click on each image to enlarge it.) 17 May 2013, 3:03 p.m. - Milano The nightingale is singing in my courtyard and...
A Stroll Around Old Nice
As a designer, artist and photographer, I can't go anywhere without seeing Design, Art and Photography. Nice, France,...
Brunelleschi’s Dome
When going into a new town, seek out the highest point from which to get the most sweeping overview. This will quite...
Celebrating 30 Years
It is with deep gratitude that I look back today on my 30 years in business. I have had, and do have the pleasure of...