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Stevie Parle: “I want my food to be fresh and honest”
Star Chef Stevie Parle landed in Milan during Design Week for a special project with designer Tom Dixon. Here is what he told Swide.
The Fifties influence trend setters
In recent seasons we have seen a resurgence of key Fifties design and stylistic codes on both the runway and in the household. But what is it about that era that has inspired so many? In the run up to design week here in Milan, we’ve tried to answer that question.
Be Part Of It! Follow Milan Design Week with #swidesign
We, at Swide, have already given you a run down of the Design Week Zones and covered the matter of hotels and restaurants. Now, we want you to experience the events as if you were there and give you the chance to get involved with Swide’s activity…
Swide's Guide to Milan Design Week 2012: Zone by Zone
From 17-22 April Milan becomes a hub of international activity, drawing people from all over the world to unite in their love of one thing… Design. Salone del Mobile 2012 is here and Swide wants you to get the most from this prestigious event and know where it is your going…
Milan Design Week 2012: check out the right restaurants
The to-do list is long during Design Week, but if you really have a thing for design you can’t miss these 5 restaurants. If you are a foodie, too, you might as well linger a bit more to sample their menus.
Milan Design Week 2012: Check into the right hotels
It's almost upon us, Milan Design Week 2012 is about to welcome people from all over the world into its arms and Swide has 5 hotel suggestions to make sure you have the perfect place to rest your weary heads after a long day.
From Italia with love: How ‘Made in Italy’ can save the world
Salone Internazionale del Mobile, the flagship design event in Milan, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors from all over the world, year after year the week-long design event cements Milan’s status as one of the design and innovation hubs of the world.
Alien to wearing a cord on your neck?
Alienina is about dressing yourself with ecological messages, not letting anything rot on wasteland but giving it a new life. Of it's own, in an alien world. Or your own.
The First Days of Radio
Milan does have an underground scene or so it appears to be flourishing thanks to initiatives such as Radio - an audio, video and editorial project, as well as the connected dirty-rough experiments that rotate around the city.
A mental health clinic fit for a Mad Hatter
What happens if you put a succesful designer in a mental health clinic? Well he might very well go insane (as expected) but such insanity might very well express itself in much more unexpected ways. Off we go on a tour of the Akasaka clinic as revisited by designer Nendo. Follow us in through the bookcase...
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The Spiga 2 Dolce&Gabbana boutique is a launch platform for talented up and coming designers. For SS12, Dolce&Gabbana have selected an exciting collection of talented youngsters. Featured from the roster this week: Corrado de Biase.
Known for being quite the straight faced beauty on the red carpet, Kristen Stewart was the one making us smile when she revealed details about when she stripped off with Garrett Hedlund on the set of ‘On The Road’ and how shock was replaced by being at ease…
Graceful like the women he depicted and powerful like the stories he recounted through his works, Botticelli is among the Renaissance men who changed the world forever.
When I was a child, my parents used to take me to a little village, where we would have almond “granita” and collect fresh water form a little drinking fountain, afterwards. This little place is called Scopello and it was time for me to return to my childhood and explore as an adult.
The scenario is…you are only in London for 24hrs. This doesn’t have to mean being stuck in your hotel wanting but not knowing what to do. Enlightened travellers continually ask the question - What would a Londoner do? Have no fear Luxury London is here…
There’s no need to go far afield to exotic locations to find adventure. In recent years adventures have been rediscovering urban winders right on our very doorsteps. Urban Exploration, known also as Urbex or UE, is an (often illegal) activity that explores unseen or unknown sights in the urban environment.
It appears that Ivan Olita’s scouting has led him straight to New York City’s very own scout, a movie location scout to be exact. Nick Carr’s job means that he gets to explore every nook and cranny that NYC has to offer, allowing him to discover the hidden details that many wouldn’t see. Ivan Investigates…
Whilst collaborating with Swide for The Matt Silk Collection SS12 video, Luca Finotti gave us the chance to get him in front of the camera for an exclusive interview. Whether it’s talking about his love affair with the camera, his views on what ‘ugly is’ or how he keeps himself sane, the up and coming fashion director was as natural in front of the camera as he is behind it.