#3 Weaving relations

2002
There a many ways to define a relationship: it is a relation, a bond of a different kind, a very strong link between two notions, it is the result of two persons meeting. Banally, we find it natural to have relationships; relationships are part of our life.
But not having any can become disquieting, especially because if having them is something obvious, not having any means that their qualities and contents have gradually deteriorated to the point of being lost. That’s the whole point. There can be no lasting relationship unless both sides are transparent, brave, honest. And if it is difficult for two simple subjects... Read More

It's lunchtime but here in Milan lunch is often skipped for the sake of "productivity", but also and frequently for the passion for one's job. In the corridors of the Milan Politecnico, we meet Carlo Branzaglia, communication and design theoretician and critic; today it's his turn to skip lunch because of us. RELATIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE, ALSO OCCAS...

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All the company's men

by Licerio Degrassi

THE BUSINESS WORLD IS PERCEIVING PROFOUND CHANGES IN ITS SOCIAL ROLE. PREVIOUSLY VIEWED AS DIVIDEND-GENERATING STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES HAVE NOW BECOME COMPLEX ENTITIES THAT ARE CALLED UPON TO MEET DEMANDS COMING FROM ALL DIRECTIONS. WHAT IS YOUR OPINION ABOUT THIS CHANGE? The change is certainly there and it is a movement that began some time ago. ...

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Milan, Thursday 10:00 a.m.

by Enzo Mari

Milan, the world capital of fashion and design. This link between fashion and design seems to merge the two disciplines, blending their environments and dynamics. There is one person, however, who wants to keep them well separated, critiquing his own circle of designers: Enzo Mari. First and foremost an artist, and then a designer at international ...

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Haim Steinbach

by Angela Vettese

WE MET HAIM STEINBACK IN PARIS AT THE PALAIS DE TOKIO, DURING THE CELEBRATIONS FOR THE TENTH ILLY COLLECTION PRODUCTION ANNIVERSARY. THROUGH THIS INTERVIEW, FAMOUS ART CRITIC ANGELA VETTESE HELPS US TO BECOME MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE ARTIST AND THE MAN. It is with slight consternation that one enters Haim Steinbach's studio. On the identical baby ...

Tags: advertising, angela vettese, brands, campaign, career, collecting, common, communication, connecting, documenta, fashion, gallery, gent, habit, haim steinbach

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Young film directors

by Antonio Capuano

Naples has a long-standing cinema tradition: early Lumière productions were screened in the Neapolitan concertcafès and the first Italian film-making companies (Partenope, Vesuvio Film) were born precisely in the Neapolitan area. The production of films directed by Neapolitan film directors and set in Naples and surroundings is experiencing a pe...

Tags: adventure, antonio capuano, art, cafes, capuano, cinema, cinema dauteur, concert, corsicato, di majo, dionisio, directors, earthquake, film, filmgoer

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Beautiful homes for the majority

by Riccardo Sarfatti

LUCEPLAN designs, manufactures and markets lighting appliances for residences, offices, community, government and agency buildings, indoor and outdoor environments. Luceplan's adventure was born from the design-oriented spirit of three young architects, among whom is Riccardo Sarfatti, who in 1978 decided to pursue the goal of "beautiful homes for...

Tags: architects, art, beautiful, beauty, complexity, creativity, design, designs, emotions, experiences, homes, idea, indoor, innovation, lamps

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The values of relations

by Andrea Illy

The relation between company and consumer in the western world has changed enormously in recent times, giving rise to changes in corporate missions themselves. Today, product performance and quality are taken for granted and, therefore, they are no longer the only reason why a given product is purchased. Moreover, having already satisfied their pri...

Tags: advertising, brand, business, choices, clients, collaborators, community, company, consumer, corporate, financers, mission, nature, needs, performances

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CUP. In the morning, Italy gathers around a cup of espresso coffee, it is the time of the day when we start communicating, perhaps with "Mario, our bartender", the cup containing the sky instead of coffee is a metaphor representing the espresso people.
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MATEM. The relation between figures and reality, solid matter and intangibile matter. A night sky viewed with the eyes of a mathematician or physician. The intertwining of infinite relations governed by schematic, logical, rational rules.
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PONG. The prehistory of video games. The pseudo-rackets hit the eternallymoving ball. It could stay on the court, it could disappear into the void. Where r u going? The question is for the ball, but also for the reader.
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IMPRESSIONS. Relations that are convenient or inconvenient, temporary, strong, solid, overwhelming. They are all bound to leave a trace on us.
Giulia Cavalca
IDENTITY. Relating with others and especially with oneself, in order to grasp one's real identity. Feeling like actors playing a role, changing, taking up different hues. Acting as directors heeding every different kind or hue of shape, fully aware of their indissoluble bond.
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SMALL WORD. The "small world" theory shows that between any two given persons there can be only six degrees of separation, based on their respective networks of acquaintances. There is a finite number of degrees of separation and this on its own is enough to indicate that we are all linked together.
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RELATIONAL MATRIX. Every more or less complex relation is based on the simple bond that is established between the single individual and the other living creatures around him/her. Society may be viewed as a great matrix where the matrix of basic relations is multiplied n times.
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WAITING FOR GODOT. Excerpt taken from Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett, one of the creators of the theatre of the absurd. Note: the excerpt was declined into the two languages by Beckett himself. ~ Dialogue rich in questions and regularly missed out answers. ~ Total absence of narration and thread. ~ Ingenious synthesis of our expectation. ~ Colour >> mood. ~ Silhouettes >> impersonality. ~ Typography >> rank of order.
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HONEY LLOVE BEE. The idea was to adopt an ironic approach in dealing with the issue of establishing relations The two circled sections refer to the authors of this work. "Love" is the final outcome. As in the case of love, this relation is free and spontaneous, both actors can benefit from it.
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THOUGHT - SPEECH. Establishing relations means expressing one's thoughts, conveying, sharing and blending them with those of others.
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CHAIRS. The lined-up chairs represent us: a lined-up in society. Red represents the accent, the invitation to communicate, to stop for a second to talk...
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RELATIONS. Personalities intertwining as visible interactions, talents and minds, work and thought. Bodies do not physically exist, there is a strong contrast with the material relations characterizing modern society, the lifestyle of the masses. Tender reflections about knowledge.

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Carmelo Filippo Loguzzo

CUP. In the morning, Italy gathers around a cup of espresso coffee, it is the time of the day when we start communicating, perhaps with "Mario, our bartender", the cup containing the sky instead of coffee is a metaphor representing the espresso people.

Federico Meroni

MATEM. The relation between figures and reality, solid matter and intangibile matter. A night sky viewed with the eyes of a mathematician or physician. The intertwining of infinite relations governed by schematic, logical, rational rules.

Federico Meroni

PONG. The prehistory of video games. The pseudo-rackets hit the eternallymoving ball. It could stay on the court, it could disappear into the void. Where r u going? The question is for the ball, but also for the reader.

Clara Bovetti

IMPRESSIONS. Relations that are convenient or inconvenient, temporary, strong, solid, overwhelming. They are all bound to leave a trace on us.

Giulia Cavalca

IDENTITY. Relating with others and especially with oneself, in order to grasp one's real identity. Feeling like actors playing a role, changing, taking up different hues. Acting as directors heeding every different kind or hue of shape, fully aware of their indissoluble bond.

Clara Bovetti

Michela Marini e Barbara Parini

RELATIONAL MATRIX. Every more or less complex relation is based on the simple bond that is established between the single individual and the other living creatures around him/her. Society may be viewed as a great matrix where the matrix of basic relations is multiplied n times.

Manuél Mister

Davide Scarpa

HONEY LLOVE BEE. The idea was to adopt an ironic approach in dealing with the issue of establishing relations The two circled sections refer to the authors of this work. "Love" is the final outcome. As in the case of love, this relation is free and spontaneous, both actors can benefit from it.

Arianna Marchetti e Roberto Biassoni

THOUGHT - SPEECH. Establishing relations means expressing one's thoughts, conveying, sharing and blending them with those of others.

Carmelo Filippo Loguzzo

CHAIRS. The lined-up chairs represent us: a lined-up in society. Red represents the accent, the invitation to communicate, to stop for a second to talk...

Oliver D'Auria

RELATIONS. Personalities intertwining as visible interactions, talents and minds, work and thought. Bodies do not physically exist, there is a strong contrast with the material relations characterizing modern society, the lifestyle of the masses. Tender reflections about knowledge.

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