As for design, from Venice this issue shifts to New York with a focus on emerging trends in the USA. Interviews with a series of designers working in Italy and America make it possible to find parallels between two different conceptions. And while the young American designers are displaying new creative verve, our new talents are delving into a more complete, managerial take on design.
The articles on new furnishing products, finally, zoom in on three themes: color, which from Pop suggestions to Deco citations conveys intense vibrations; texture, weaves of increasingly materic, sensorial surfaces; and design in sports, prompted by warmer weather and the desire for a more dynamic lifestyle.