Name: Luciano, Marzia, and Margherita Location: Modena, Italy Size: 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom condo Years lived in: 28 Modena, an ancient city in Emilia-Romagna, is home to the Ferrari company, Italy's...
When we visited Roberta's home in Bologna, Italy, we immediately asked to see her favorite room. She didn't have to think twice. "I love my bathroom," she said. "It's my own private disco."...
We write a lot about small spaces on Apartment Therapy, but today we're taking a peek inside a BIG home, and we're not just talking about the expansive rooms. This apartment in Milan celebrates the ...
Name: Roberta, Francesco, and Federico Location: Bologna, Italy Size: 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom condo Years lived in: Roberta grew up here. When I visited Italy last month, architect Roberta Baccolini ...
At the Cersaie exhibition in Italy, we saw more tile than we've ever seen before, and a lot of it didn't look like tile at all. Three distinct trends in non-traditional tile have emerged in Europe i...
Talking about trends in terms of tile and bath fixtures is a little odd, since you really don't want to pick anything too of-the-moment if you're putting a lot of money and effort into a bathroom re...
Every two years, Venice hosts the Biennale, one of the world's largest and most well-known exhibitions of contemporary art. As I walked the halls of the show, I felt the strength of the current link...
Walking around Venice, Rome, and Bologna last week, we saw our fair share of streetside cafes. There's a simplicity and elegance to these outdoor dining spots that's inspired us to think about creat...
Last week at Cersaie, we were intrigued by the projects on view at "Green Street," an exhibition that highlighted the way landscapers and architects are (or in some cases aren't) addressing sustaina...
Renzo Piano is one of the funniest architects we've ever heard speak. For proof, read through some of the Pritzker Prize winner's best zingers below, and click through the photos above to watch the ...
We recently had the chance to visit one of the many glass workshops on the small Venetian island of Murano, where we saw a maestro blowing glass. A Bob Dylan album played in the background, while a ...
On the way to Bologna, Italy, I had an unexpected Sunday afternoon layover in Rome, just enough time to run into the city, grab a pistachio gelato, and snap some pictures......
We had the chance to meet Patricia Urquiola as she spoke about her Italian ceramic tiles for Mutina. She's a warm and gracious person who talks very quickly and makes rapid little gestures with her ...
I'm getting ready to fly to Italy soon to visit (and blog about) Bologna's Cersaie exhibition, the Venice Biennale, and the cities themselves. In the past, Apartment Therapy has found some amazing i...
The Una Hotel chain in Italy owns a wide range of buildings, from a historic hotel overlooking the canals in Venice to a spacious modern building in Milan. We're really intrigued by a few of their s...
Murano glass chandeliers made up of fluid, deconstructed shapes...hot or not?...
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