DANIEL ROSSI, designer
How is your bed? My bed is an old wood frame. On it there is a large quilt with printed letters, cars, boats, and trains. Hanging next to me on the post of the bed is a Dream Catcher which keeps the bad dreams away. It is a small bed but relaxing non the less, especially with my Mickey Mouse Fantasia night light.
Which kind of meal you do not like? I do not like vegetables. Anything green I immediatley associate as harrible tasting. And your favourite? As my parents would say, I am a meat-eater. I think it’s because my favorite dinosaur is the T-Rex. As one can imagine, my favorite food on the other hand, is anything meat. Especially the home made sausages my dad and zio make.
Your favorite book to read? My favorite books to read are the Chuck E. Beaver collection. My parents read them to me every night before I would go to sleep.
Have you got an imaginary friend? I do not have an imaginary friend. But I do have a friend named Charlie. He is a stuffed polar bear that goes with me everywhere. I even put my dad’s old dog collar on him. Charlie is the best friend anyone could ever ask for.
Sit down in the garden !
Wedge Bench is by Daniel Rossi in collaboration with Jonny Wray and Richard Beumer. The Wedge Bench consists of only six parts and is held together by eight wedges, it is simple to assemble and produce. The CNC milled pieces can be easily distributed through the digital cutting file to local manufacturers avoiding shipping and distribution of the components themselves. The Wedge Bench comes in two standard designs, a single seater and a longer three person seater. The laminated wood with an HPL coating, protects from wear and tear whilst allowing the individual to choose the colour of their choice. Indoors or outdoors, no glue or nails required. The wedge bench shares it's rugged form with the comfort and beauty of an iconic park bench. S U P E R B A N C P U B L I C !
CAROLE, HOW OLD R U?
CAROLE DAPREY, editor and kids furniture collector
How is your bed? I sleep in a hideaway bed, in the bedroom that I am sharing with my sister. The structure is in red tubular steel, and the base is a steel mesh : a perfect trampoline for my sister and I !
Which kind of meal you do not like?I love potato gratin ! And your favourite? I hate choucroute, the smell and the taste !
Your favorite book to read? My favorite was Heidi!
Have you got an imaginary friend? No, but I had fears ! Every night, I am afraid to find some snakes at the bottom of my bed, under my duvet...
ILARIA, HOW OLD R U?
UILA, graphic designer, DUEMANINONBASTANO
How is your bed?My bed is blue and is like a small house.
What is your favourite meal? I love Kellog's Coco Pops! What do not you like at all? I hate the artichokes!
What’s your favourite book? "The four seasons" by japanese illustrator... sorry, I don't remember her name:
Have you got an imaginary friend? Not imaginary! My friend is real. My puppet name is Iaio. He is always with me. When I wake up in the morning, when I eat (he's always hungry!) and when I draw. Only for six months I had an imaginary friend... the elf of the garden.
Ciao Cy
Elodie Jarret: S U P E R !
ALICE, HOW OLD R U?
ALICE CATTANEO, artist
How is your bed? It’s a yellow iron bunk bed. I sleep down. My two cats are used to sleep in the upper bed that is full of their hairs.
Which is your favourite food? I like the “thready rice” that my dad prepares. He cooks the rice with a lot of cheese that melting with the hot rice becomes thready! My mum is fantastic when she cooks the cinnamon pie. What don’t you like? I do not like cooked fennels and those little and black things, like black olives and capers.
Which is your favourite book? Dr Seuss' Horton Hears A Who and Magic Piper LP: when it’s time to turn the page, there is a "drin".
Have you got an imaginary friend? No.
What do you want to do when you grow up? I want to be a fireman like Grisù.
Which is your first drawing? A lot of doodles on my dad books... and a kangaroo with a koala inside his pouch.
ARCANGELO, HOW OLD R U?
ARCANGELO FAVATA, designer, Alicucio
How is your bed? My bed is big and soft. When I get inside under my blankets, I think to be in a small hideaway where nobody can spy me and I can image and make quiet dreams.
Which kind of meal you do not like? and your favourite? I do not like vegetables and bitter things. I prefer sweet ones, particularly chocolate and my grandma tart with strawberry jam.
Your favorite book to read? My favorite book is Pinocchio.
Have you got an imaginary friend? Yes, I have. His name is Lico. He is a bit naughty but when we play together he transform himself in a red plastic sheriff and we fight together against all the bad.
h2o architectes: let's play and make space!
The Paris based h2o architectes are working on a new project "Chatou". And they've talk about their idea with zoomy. SUPER!
"This little building, located in the owner’s backyard, was neglected for years. The aim of the project was to provide a private space for a teenager looking for his independence. Therefore, the program includes elements necessary for an autonomous life including sleeping, living, studying and washing. It had been decided between the parents and teenager that meals would still be a shared time in the family home... Due to the very limited floor space (12m²) we tested different options assembling the programs into a kind of “inhabitable furniture”. Multiple spaces are connected in a unique volume in a series of four split-levels with dedicated areas for each of the programmatic functions. Silver birch plywood was chosen as the singular material for this living-space-as-furniture, giving a visual coherence and unity to the details and interlocking spaces".
JAVIER, HOW OLD R U?
JAVIER GUTIERREZ CARCACHE, designer, Adonde
How is your bed? my bed is very small. It has a strong iron frame with interwoven wire strings that bounce softly and I can jump as if it were a trampoline, so strong it is. It is next to my little brother’s bed, so if I jump too high, I can land on his bed. We pile up pillows to make a landing and sometimes we crash against each other.
Which kind of meal you do not like? I hate milk. the milk I drink comes directly from a cow in my uncle’s farm and the taste is too strong for me. I have to close my eyes and drink it at once the way you drink your medicines when you’re ill. I guess I have to drink it if I want to grow up.
And your favourite? I love my mom’s omelette: fresh tomatoes, bell peppers and onions. she batters the egg with all the vegetables before frying the omelette on both sides. It becomes this airy tortilla, light inside and crunchy on the outside. I wrap it inside a corn tortilla. UHMMM… I wish I could eat one right now.
Your favorite book to read? My favorite book is the little prince. I wish It was me who drew that snake with the hat, I mean the elephant. And I wish I had met all those interesting animals and people and I love that he has a flower who domesticated him and a fox that wants to be domesticated and it’s all about ties between people. Good ties. And I love how the color of wheat is like the little prince’s golden hair. Sigh.
Have you got an imaginary friend? No imaginary friend for me.
ICO ! recycled cardboard basket !
ICO is the new Adonde object! Directly inspired from an icosahedron with its twenty sides, ICO comes in several colors to put on your desk, shelf or table. Just empty your pockets into it. ICO will hold steady on any of its sides and you can roll it from one place to another.
LAURENT, HOW OLD R U?
LAURENT SERIN, designer, Adonde
How is your bed? My bed is too big for me: it's a regular single adult bed and I'm afraid of getting lost in it during my sleep.
Which kind of meal you do not like? I don't like pasta. It's slimy. Maybe french pasta is overcooked. And your favourite? My favorite is dessert dessert dessert, any kind.
Your favorite book to read? I read anything --- all the "bibliothèque rose" which is a french collection of easy-to-read kid's novels. and comic books.
Have you got an imaginary friend? My dog, but he is not imaginary and certainly my very, very best friend. I spend most of my time playing with him and i love sleeping on the floor or under the kitchen table with him.
have a nice sunday
© Marianna Pileggi
... the cloud
... Helium, soap and water to make a mini-cloud indoors! "An architectural experiment into what’s the simplest way to create a shaded space where conversations can happen.” explained Asif Khan, the young London based designer of this magic cloud!
photo by James HarrisFRANCESCA, HOW OLD R U?
FRANCESCA BENEDETTO, landscape architect, Yellow office
How is your bed? I have a wooden bunk. It's very high and I sleep up.
Which kind of meal you do not like? I do not like green, red, yellow and orange peppers (all peppers at all). And your favourite? I love ricotta cheese in the wicker basket.
Your favorite book to read? Moby Dick
Have you got an imaginary friend? No, I haven't, but I have a dog named Franz.
Collective Paper Aesthetics
Collective Paper Aesthetics, November 2010, Noa Haim
Collective Paper Aesthetics is a civic game in design models; reloading Buckminster Fuller Octet-truss patent to a series of explorations in objects, space and experience.
…On the contrary to a Blanc reference point Collective Paper Aesthetics is starting with a print proof. Simply take a tour around the room in your mind, fold and un-fold it, puzzle it and frame your special moments. The known and the unknown are visualized from one same yet different pre-cycled building block. Everyone can play a designer.
Collective Paper Aesthetics is a civic game in design models – Can everyone be a citymaker? The work is translating a site specific installation made for London Festival of Architecture 2008 to a participatory activity, construction toy, household accessories and visual merchandizing.
SPLASH!
ANNALISA, HOW OLD R U?
ANNALISA ROSSO, AT Casa journalist
How is your bed? My bed is yellow, like everything I like
Which kind of meal you do not like? I don’t like anything except candy and ice cream
Your favorite book to read? The Magic of Oz
Have you got an imaginary friend? Yes I have. He is always the same: an old dog
Art Basel and CO with... KIDS
Please smile!
Wood machines by Arcangelo Alicucio