Interni 2025 / 01-02

A unique place where French expertise, creativity and its cultural heritage coexist with international architecture and contemporary art. The Maison Ruinart, the world’s oldest champagne producer, founded in 1729, reopens the doors at its historic address at 4 Rue des Crayères in Reims in Champagne, with the Nicolas Ruinart Pavilion. This is the new visitor center designed by the Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto and interior designer Gwenaël Nicolas, with a garden covering 7000 square meters designed by the landscape architect Christophe Gautrand to host the works of the artists selected for Carte Blanche and as a refuge for local biodiversity. The pavilion is an asymmetrical stone and glass building with a curved wooden roof, equipped for rainwater collection, which in this way combines innovation and respect for the environment. Fluid…

The outdoor furniture from Talenti inhabits the outdoor spaces of the refined Fufu Kyu-Karuizawa Hotel&Resort in Japan. Nestling in the picturesque setting of the Kyu-Karuizawa forest (Nagano) and located near the pond of Kumoba, called Swan Lake, the resort is a place that lives in symbiosis with nature, where time seems suspended. Talenti furnishings help create close ties between the indoor and outdoor ambiance. In the large hall, for example, around an elegant round fireplace, the sofas of the Cliff collection designed by Ludovica Serafini + Roberto Palomba and the Moon Alu daybeds by Cristian Visentin suit the atmosphere with their delicate and sinuous forms. In addition, the Panama lounge armchairs (also by Ludovica Serafini + Roberto Palomba) with yellow braided rope were expressly requested in this color because in…

Two projects tell the story of Federica Biasi’s passion for Japan: the Koya coffee table by Incalmi and the Kimono tiles by Decoratori Bassanesi. Koya by Incalmi grew out of research into natural fibers and weaves, not just in aesthetic but also technical terms. The designer explains: “In an age where everything happens in a hurry, taking time to discover, travel and conduct research is extremely precious. Koya tells the story of one culture that encounters another. It is a project of discovery and rediscovery.” The name evokes a trip by the designer to Mount Koya, in Japan, where craftworkers make fine rattan objects with meticulous care. The Kimono tile collection by Decoratori Bassanesi mixes traditions and distant cultures. On the one hand, it repeats one of the company’s historic…

The delicate signs of a Japanese illustrator meet the sophisticated taste of Hermès’ art de la table: the Kaorumi collection of porcelain dessert plates reflects the collaboration between Hèrmes and Ryo Takemasa, an artist based in Tokyo who has illustrated the pages of Monocle and The New Yorker. Kaorumi in Japanese indicates the scent and flavor of fruit, and the Kaorumi service seeks to convey these sensations through soft colors and symmetrical and minimalist designs that seem made with a compass and ruler. A visual tale of freshly cut fruit: 15 drawings for twelve dessert plates and three serving plates, with golden borders, show fruits of all seasons: blackcurrant, pomegranate, fig, apple, strawberry, banana, nectarine, kiwi, cherry, pear, lemon, orange, pineapple, watermelon and grape.…

The No.15 chair by the Japanese designer Taiju Yamashita for Daft about Draft harmoniously combines simplicity and refined design. Handcrafted with meticulous care, the beechwood seat with a rattan backrest is available in three finishes, natural, brown and black. The project developed around the search for optimal comfort attained thanks to the embrace of the rounded backrest. The Daft about Draft brand was founded in Tokyo in 2022 by the young designer Taiju Yamashita, with the aim of designing versatile furniture for a contemporary urban lifestyle. The brand made its debut in Italy in 2023 when it presented itself at the Salone del Mobile in Milan. Yamashita, with his Draft studio, ranges between interior design, architecture and the production of furniture, with a clear philosophy: spaces must be designed for…

FOR THIRTY YEARS, RYUTARO YOSHIDA HAS BEEN PURSUING A CULTURAL MISSION, even more than an entrepreneurial one: to rediscover and enhance the value of his country’s ancient artisan heritage – whether applied to working solid wood, lacquer, porcelain or washi paper – and embody it in contemporary and globalized everyday life. The factory in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, is the nerve center of a network of over one hundred craft workshops that preserve ancient local traditions: a widespread production system that creates a vast collection of furnishings, lamps and tableware. But it also creates custom products and supplies for large projects – hotels, restaurants, private homes – by world-famous architects. Roberto Gavazzi, CEO of Boffi|DePadova, following in the wake of Maddalena De Padova’s pioneering vision, grasped the affinities and potential of the…