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Barnaba Fornasetti live on Dezeen to present Fornasetti su Misura

7 June 2020

Barnaba Fornasetti takes part to the Dezeen Virtual Design Festival in conversation live with Marcus Fairs.

The Atelier’s artistic director presents in a world premiere the brand new ‘Fornasetti su Misura’ service, dedicated to bespoke handmade projects. Custom design meets traditional craftsmanship to breathe life into new tailor-made dreams.

The Virtual Design Festival is the first entirely online design festival. Conceived by Marcus Fairs, founder and Editor in Chief of Dezeen, it involves some of the leading exponents of design, exploring new forms of sharing and networking in response to the unprecedented global situation.

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Fornasetti kicks off with culture and opens the new exhibition Theatrum Mundi

Fornasetti kicks off with culture and inaugurates today the new exhibition “Fornasetti Theatrum Mundi” at the Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta in Parma, open until 14 February, 2021.  The exhibition is a dialogue between the architecture and artworks of the Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta and Fornasetti’s boundless creativity; a network of references and suggestions that give life to a “theatre […]

3 June 2020

Barnaba Fornasetti si racconta a Polpettas on Paper

Barnaba Fornasetti ha aperto le porte del suo mondo con un’intervista esclusiva al magazine Polpettas On Paper.

18 December 2018

Barnaba Fornasetti takes part in the #IosonoMilano initiative launched by Vanity Fair Italy 

With the hashtag #IosonoMilano, (“I am Milan”) the new issue of Vanity Fair, distributed free today throughout Lombardy, unites the voices of 64 personalities in Milan who send out a message of unity, strength and solidarity towards the other cities of Italy and the world who are currently facing the Covid-19 emergency.

11 March 2020

“Hole & Corner” in the rooms of Casa Fornasetti

The English magazine Hole & Corner is taken on a guided tour by Barnaba Fornasetti through the rooms of his home. A magical place where every object tells a story about the Artistic Director’s professional and private life. In this article, it’s the musical instruments, items of furniture, decorations and tiny details in each room […]

30 April 2019

BARNABA FORNASETTI’S MESSAGE ABOUT THE CURRENT EMERGENCY

‘This crisis demonstrates that all the problems that concern us today are global in nature and that we must find solutions that transcend borders, by joining forces and not creating walls’. Barnaba Fornasetti

2 April 2020

Barnaba Fornasetti’s unique piece for the “ELLE DECOR not for sale auction”

ELLE DECOR invited Barnaba Fornasetti to design a unique piece for the ‘ELLE DECOR not for sale auction’, the special charity event in collaboration with Christie’s and powered by Charitybuzz. In the ‘Mani’ Magic table the central convex mirror creates a dreamlike atmosphere with a certain talismanic quality. The iconic Fornasetti ‘Mani’ decor is applied […]

3 December 2019

FORNASETTI CONFIRMS COLLABORATION WITH SYMBOLA FOUNDATION

Since 2011, Fornasetti has collaborated with Symbola by lending the face of its best-known series, Tema e Variazioni, for the cover of the annual report. For 2020, Barnaba Fornasetti has chosen the variation with the hot air balloon.

18 May 2020

FORNASETTI TAKES PART IN THE ‘DESIGN LOVES MILANO’ CHARITY FUNDRAISING

Fornasetti takes part in the online charity auction Design Loves Milano spearheaded by creative agency Mr. Lawrence in collaboration with Cambi Auction House. Together with an incredible roster of prominent international designers, Fornasetti donated three of its collectable design pieces to benefit the ASST. (Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale) Fatebenefratelli of Ospedale Luigi Sacco in Milan. […]

17 April 2020

The Quirinal Palace houses two iconic Fornasetti furniture items

Two iconic pieces of Fornasetti furniture will enrich the residence of the President of the Italian Republic, on the occasion of the “Quirinale Contemporaneo” project. From 5 July, the Trumeau “Architettura” and the Curved Table “Libri” will permanently embellish the rooms of the Palazzo, together with other 20th century works of art and design. The […]

1 July 2019