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To be, To dwell

N.37 of June 30th, 2016

Cristina Morozzi

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Philosophers, writers, essayists, poets, anthropologists, architects, and designers have all dealt with living in its various forms, theorizing its central role in civilized man’s existence. Linings, containers, and casings hold the imprint of daily life, as Walter Benjamin has noted (Passages de Paris, 1982 edition), leading us to consider an interior as a mold of its dweller, establishing an unalienable tie between the inhabitant and habitation. The same ontological theory was proposed by Martin Heidegger: being and dwelling. This said, exhibitions, presentations and installations dedicated to interior architecture and decoration are culturally relevant, as the “staging” of furnishings reveal the degree of cultivation and personality of the inhabitant. This past Salone del Mobile reflected on the importance of designers and interior decorators, manifesting as the “Stanze” exhibition, held in the La Triennale during its XXI edition (2016).

Cristina Morozzi

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Philosophers, writers, essayists, poets, anthropologists, architects, and designers have all dealt with living in its various forms, theorizing its central role in civilized man’s existence. Linings, containers, and casings hold the imprint of daily life, as Walter Benjamin noted (Passages de Paris, 1982 edition), leading us to consider an interior as a mold of its dweller, establishing an unalienable tie between the inhabitant and habitation. The same ontological theory was proposed by Martin Heidegger: being and dwelling. This said, exhibitions, presentations and installations dedicated to interior architecture and decoration are culturally relevant, as the “staging” of furnishings reveal the degree of cultivation and personality of the inhabitant. This past Salone del Mobile reflected on the importance of designers and interior decorators, manifesting as the “Stanze” exhibition, held in the La Triennale during its XXI edition (2016).

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The Moodboarders is a glance into the design world, which, in all of its facets, captures the extraordinary even within the routine. It is a measure of the times. It is an antenna sensitive enough to pick-up on budding trends, emerging talents and neglected aesthetics. Instead of essays, we use brief tales to tune into the rhythm of our world. We travelled for a year without stopping, and seeing as the memory of this journey has not faded, we have chosen to edit a printed copy. We eliminated anything episodic, ephemeral or fading, maintaining a variety of articles that flow, without losing the element of surprise, the events caught taking place, and the creations having just bloomed.