EDITORIAL

by Gilda Bojardi

We wanted to tell you about design in a more dynamic, incisive way, capable of capturing the increasingly diversified aspects of the contemporary scene. So we have decided to update our graphics and contents. The transformation starts with the logo and the cover, continues with the visual organization of the information – summed up in titles, headlines and captions of immediate impact – and also changes the concept of the columns and features, all with new names. Interiors&Architecture focuses on transverse trends and ways of living, represented in this issue by projects by Toyo Ito, Rudy Ricciotti, Pierluigi Nicolin, Franco Raggi, Daniele Rossi, Eduardo Souto de Moura. Timely themes are covered by Insight Intoday, from the tale of the new MAXXI in Rome, the first work by starchitect Zaha Hadid in Italy, to a new exhibition by Andrea Branzi, hosted by Azzedine Alaïa in his gallery space in Paris. The Incontro is on Marco Balich, one of the most outstanding creators of events in the world, while the design sections examine three exponents of the new Italian generation: Massimiliano Adami, Lorenzo Damiani and Lorenzo Palmeri. Incenter proposes the novelty of multicolored products, while Inproduction discusses the new essence of furniture made with sheet metal. Finally, for January there are three special initiatives: the Limited Edition insert, on the players, works, strategies and places of a new way of designing and producing, halfway between design and art; a major focus on MADE Expo 2010, the world of architectural design, materials and finishes; and the Design Index, now in its 26th edition, a precious working tool for all sector professionals, offering 8000 useful addresses. Happy New Year and happy new reading!