Andrea Mulloni, Head of Sustainability inside Arper, talks about the company’s Sustainability Plan: a strategic, versatile and long-term program focused not only on reduction of emissions, but also on the creation of shared value.

“The project of living” as the expression of a corporate vision and strategy: seen in the Ralik sofa system. Starting with the needs of users, to create beautiful spaces for living that fully embody the relationships between people.

The models applied in architecture for schools are by now obsolete. What objectives and new structures should form the basis of the design of spaces closer to the needs of students and teachers?

How can I work well in an office? The design of workspaces has the task of conveying specific values and strategies. Three factors are important: biophilia, entertainment and the phygital dimension. We talked about it with COIMA Image, cy architecture and Cisco.

The “space syntax” of Bill Hillier, to study and design the relationship between architecture, the movement of people and the quality of contexts. A theory that is still timely today.

An interview with the Spanish architect Susanna Cots, the Los Angeles-based studio Fleetwood Fernandez, and the Australian designers McMahon & Nerlich, on the design of “mid-door” spaces, between indoor and outdoor areas of the home.

The Welcome project in Milan by Kengo Kuma and Associates can be seen as a reference point for the biophilic offices of the future and for green architecture that puts wellbeing in the workplace at the center of its objectives.

A British architect and consultant for wellness design, Ben Channon urges an approach that begins with the happiness and wellbeing of the inhabitants of spaces. Offering practical advice based on interdisciplinary know-how.

From impersonal spaces or facilities for elite travelers, to settings of “affordable luxury.” Designed to be unique and recognizable, offering a range of services that make people want to spend time there… feeling right at home.

A case of coliving in Seoul and models for highly flexible and technological houses offer design responses to the problematic issues of the housing sector, especially in big cities.

Co-living as a response to the real estate, energy and housing crisis. A new business formula that involves new players and professional figures. We talked about it with two companies in this sector: Habyt and Conscious Coliving.

An understanding of the major social and cultural changes of our time forms the basis for the design of spaces and products. Roberto Monti, CEO of Arper, and Simona Colombo, Chief Marketing Officer of the company, converse about The Project of Living, in a dialogue that covers changes in the world as a whole and in people, who continue to evolve in all the phases of their lives.

Altherr Désile Park, Doshi Levien, Peter Kunz, Jean-Marie Massaud and Marialaura Rossiello Irvine interpret “The Project of Living,”, the theme of investigation suggested by Arper to the designers of the 2022 collections. Through their furnishings, they respond to the needs of contemporary living.

In the lack of environmental standards and rules in the furniture industry, certain analytical tools like LCA permit the creation of expertise and a strategic method that can become a competitive advantage.

The expert consultant on sustainable design Ursula Tischner underlines the urgency of a strategic approach and objective tools of evaluation of environmental impact. While debunking some preconceptions about materials in furnishings.

The views of four design studios working in a virtual context to understand the design potential of this dimension, and its developments

Looking at the unknown as an act of awareness, in the words of Stefano Boeri. And the unknown as a tool of interdisciplinary research, interpreted by Ersilia Vaudo and Marco Sammicheli. Guidelines for the 23rd Milan Triennale.

The power of sweeping visions to grasp the complexity of design. And “sustain-ability” as a collective and proactive strategy for the future. We talked it over with Shashi Caan, an architect and educator based in New York.

Dissecting key lessons from the think tank The Next Space, Frame magazine team explains the role of spatial design in building future-proof residential habitats that are resilient to change – responding dynamically to shifts in lifestyles, life stages and life transitions.

A conversation with the sociologist Egeria Di Nallo, to examine social phenomena connected with the transformation of lifespaces and workspaces

Projects for the reclamation of urban public space become initiatives “from the ground up” for improvement of disadvantaged communities. We talked about it with Alison Sant of the Studio for Urban Projects, operating in the Californian metropolis.

Contemporary cabins envisioned for a holistic natural dimension, respecting and coexisting with places and their characteristics.

The 59th Venice International Art Biennale focuses on the themes of human identity and new possibilities of coexistence between animal, plant and non-human systems. To discover new harmonies and interpretations of the world.

Textile sustainability in a wider analysis. Processes of circular economy, materials recycled from chains of production, and ancient fibers deployed in new ways. Some examples from the international textile industry.

Color is something that comes alive in relation to the context and the time period. It has an influence on our psychology. A theme of investigation since the 19th century, it sets trends in interior design and even has an impact on sustainability. We talked about it with the trend & color consultant Laura Perryman.

Due to climate change, billions of people will relocate by the year 2050. Which areas will be abandoned, and where will the population be concentrated? What will be the next urban and infrastructural challenges? These are issues investigated by Parag Khanna, indicated by Esquire as one of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century, and included in the “Smart List” of Wired.

Hybrids, extroversion, proximity: what are the earmarks and themes in the design of future spaces? We talked about it with Giorgio Donà, co-founder & director of Stefano Boeri Interiors.

Goodbye individual devices, hello smart home. Let’s discover Matter, the protocol that will make all our appliances communicate with each other, and also with plug and play devices. Now the new frontier is that of services.

The alliance between nature and human beings. Wellbeing as a priority. Regenerative policies for resources and materials. These are all concepts that will have an impact on the creativity industry in 2023. Lisa White of the trend forecasting company WGSN explains.

Milan, New York, London, Shanghai and Tokyo. We have scrutinized these cities during the period of healthcare emergency and social distancing. How are urban spaces changing? Are new issues being brought to light by the pandemic, or has it simply placed new emphasis on problems that already existed? We talked it over with Martina Orsini, PhD., designer and scholar of architecture and urbanism, co-founder of IBIDEM, an international platform for design and research.

Wellbeing in the workplace as a holistic sensation. In a moment when spaces are being reorganized with an accent on sharing, we asked Davide Ruzzon, architect and expert on neurosciences, to provide some advice on how to set up spaces.

Well beyond the re-greening of spaces, biophilia is not just a workplace trend but an applied science to improve life and reduce stress. We talked about it with two biophilic consultants: Bettina Bolten and Moss.

After Milan, New York, London and Shanghai, we close our first series of articles focusing on the world’s big cities with a look at the new normality in Tokyo. A new, smarter organisation of labour could be one of the strategic keys to guiding change.

Back to the office – but with a new approach to organization that leaves the possibility open of choosing flexible schedules and locations for a few days each week. This is what’s happening in many large companies, but also in small-medium businesses. Workspace thus becomes a strategic factor of engagement with staff, decisive for corporate wellbeing. A hybrid transformation in progress that opens up new pathways for design as well.

The world of education has consolidated its “mixed teaching” formulas, and has experimented with new experiences that can amplify the “space” of learning. But wondering whether to learn and teach “in person or remotely” doesn’t seem to be the right question.

The project of the Supersalone has been assigned to the architects Andrea Caputo for the individual booths, and Lukas Wegwerth for the communal areas – the arenas for talks, the lounge areas set aside for business initiatives, and the spaces for refreshment, dining and exhibitions.

A conversation with Gemma Riberti, Head of Interiors - Color, Design and Product Development of the trend forecasting company WGSN

After Milan, New York and London, we decided to head to the Orient, to find out how the cities are changing in this part of the world too.

Next Generation EU, Fit for 55, Green Deal. All the European programs are in synergy, and move in the same direction: to encourage circular economy models, reducing environmental impact and fostering more sustainable lifestyles. A cultural revolution, more than one of production, which starts with design to involve many industrial sectors.

London: a Plan for the next 20-25 years, and a think tank to focus on new urban economic models

Domestic spaces as home-office hybrids. What are the characteristics of the furniture? The viewpoints of designers.

All the cities in the world are trying to find a balance between major flows of human beings, which are slow to resume, and proximity services, whose reason for being lies precisely with increased demand, though on a local level. With new formulas of smart working, big retail and the return of commercial activities, also on a neighborhood scale. After Milan, we wondered what was happening in other big cities. Our worldwide investigation starts in New York.

The space conceived as an enabler of relationships, either between individuals, within organizations or with the natural world. This is the title of the 17th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, curated by Hashim Sarkis, who asks architects a resounding question: How will we live together?

The 15-minute city proposed for Paris by the mayor Anne Hidalgo has revolutionized the idea of urban growth. And the concept of proximity has become pervasive and strategic in many sectors, also for workspaces

Which reasons will be able to get us back into offices? How will workspaces change? In short, the themes and trends of the near future, as they emerged in two days of talks organized by NeoCon.

“Distributed work”. After a gradual return to offices, management now has to reorganize a dual model of relations between physical and digital presence. We talk about it with Gianpietro Petriglieri, Pyschiatrist and Professor at INSEAD.

Abby Bullard, Senior Interiors Associate of Stonehill Taylor, Werner Aisslinger, founder of the German firm of the same name, and Giuseppe Varsavia, founder of the new Italian design company Detales, talk about the rapid changes taking place in hospitality formats.

In the office of the future, personal wellbeing will be an increasingly central factor. We will see more mixed formulas of living space and workspace, increasingly connected to the panorama of services in the city. We talked it over with Despina Katsikakis, Head of Occupier Business Performance at Cushman&Wakefield.

In a moment of great worldwide fragility of economies, companies and people, international organizations and universities are working on the aspects that determine a state of wellbeing, and future actions to improve it.

The shift from the idea of medical care to that of wellbeing and healthcare sets new parameters for the design of hospitals: from mere efficiency, the focus turns to more welcoming, domestic spaces, full of local community connections.

Large places of transit. While the world slowed down, construction continued. In La Spezia, Chicago, Riga and Paris, four projects that look to the future, a new way of traveling and new types of flow management.

Smarter and smarter contexts, where IoT devices and immaterial software permit new forms of interaction and space management. The office becomes a shared environment, a “time-based” real-virtual hybrid.

Matthias Horx, founder of the German Future Institute, explains the shift from a green vision of ecology based on concepts of abstinence and guilt to a blue approach focusing on dynamism and utopia

In a moment of great fragility of the world’s economies, work is conducted on models that are able to combine personal and environmental protection. From politics to design

Seven architects based in Milan talk about the main challenges of green architecture and the necessity of integrated design to create sustainable, people-oriented buildings.

Solutions to rearrange offices, starting from furnishings and technology. Not only emergency choices, but strategic ones to reorganize work dynamics and relationships between people.

Between decentralized offices and home working, there are increasingly less people in the office. Here we examine the impact of smart working on traditional workplaces, sharing perspectives from around the world.

How does our way of working change between home and office? Here you will find the personal testimony of some professionals from different fields, such as art, music and design.

More and more companies are using coworking to meet their flexibility needs or to delegate a number of duties. A radical transformation of workspaces is already underway.

Education is faced with major changes in teaching methods and physical facilities. An opportunity to reconsider furnishing solutions, and more flexible, interactive spaces.