Italian pride

For our series 'Italy is much more than Berlusconi', I was chuffed to bits to spot a magnificent piece of interior design in the latest episode of Glee.
It's not just another glamorous case of Italian design, but one I am truly proud of because of the origin of the author, Harry Bertoia. His famous 'Diamond chair' has won him many awards and worldwide appreciation.
In the Glee episode another chair of his was displayed, the barstool:



and here it is the screenshot from Glee:



If you want to read more about Bertoia's amazing life there is always good old wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Bertoia
I would like to drag your attention to his hometown, because I am proud to say *LAle* and I share the same one as this wonderful ambassador of Italian goodness :-)

//Homemade is Best

IKEA has just released a baking book called “Hembakat är Bäst” (Homemade is Best). 

Carl Kleiner was asked to shoot the recipes. 

The styling of the ingredients by Evelina Bratell, looks great.

//Martì Guixé with Corraini Edizione: painting books

2008 / Blank Book / Corraini Edizioni

2008 / Tattoo Book / Corraini Edizioni

2009 / Food book / Corraini Edizioni

Copyright © by Martí Guixé. All rights reserved

//J'adore PaperGraphic! J'adore artist Yulia Brodskaya!

© Yulia Brodskaya

// Lily Cole: Summer Alphabet (a selection of)

Publication: Tracey Boyd Book Two

Date: Spring/Summer 2006

Title: Summer Alphabet

Photographer: Sarah Cresswell

Illustrations & Costumes: Tracey Boyd

Poetry: Adrian Wright

//Pierre Le-Tan: one of my favorite illustrator

Thanks to him I am trying to learn to draw....

all content © riley illustration

//J'aime Hayon!

Tribute to one of my favorite product designer

Bunny Hayon

Camper Shop

Camper Shoes

Green chicken

Sketches from Diaries

© Hayon Studio

//Uh, poffare poffarissimo! È tardi! È tardi! È tardi!

Andy MacGregor, Set designer

Work produced for Amelia's Magazine

Photography by Jasper White

//Sculpture in the city

Installation for Harvey Nichols' windows to celebrate London Fashion Week 1997

by Heatherwick studio

Images: Steve Speller

//The power of paper-cut illustrations

The new illustrated/paper-cut campaign for british department store John Lewis by artist Kate Forrester

- http://kateforrester1.blogspot.com -

//A sunday under heavy rain ...

... makes me think about how much I love trench

©Scott Schuman

The Sartorialist (Scott Schuman) for Burberry's Art of the Trench:

an extensive press and online campaign

dedicated to their iconic Trench

Check out the rest of the stuff at

http://artofthetrench.com/and http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/

//A really royal tea!

http://www.donkey-products.com/