Italian Design Furniture, Craftsmanship Design
Such masters of the Fifties and Sixties as Aulenti, Castiglioni and Magistretti did a very good job indeed if we consider that during those years Italy became a crossroads for a new generation of creative minds on an international scale. Tre anni fa ho creato il blog ITALIANBARK con l’idea di avere un posto virtuale – all’epoca, all’interno del mio sito professionale- in cui condividere ispirazioni e novità di design, ma anche di diffondere lo stile italiano dal punto di vista del design e dell’interior.
In Italy, says Carola, and more particularly in Brianza (where Living Divani is based) they are losing the skilled tradespeople that have made Italian design what it is. Specifically the suppliers that most of the design companies use. Or in the 18th-century wood-and-rattan Chiavari chair — an elegant piece of quality craftsmanship that inspired Italian designer Gio Ponti to create the Leggera chair for Cassina …
