In a quiet square in Venice’s Castello sestiere, far removed from the city’s tourist circuits, Abimis presents a bespoke kitchen project that brings together memory, material, and contemporary design thinking. Set on the top floor of an 18th-century building overlooking Venice’s rooftops and the dome of the Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo, the project places the Ego kitchen at the centre of a private residence shaped by personal taste and cultural sensibility. Crafted ent

Falmec has expanded its induction hob range with the introduction of a refined matt black finish, aligning with the growing preference for soft, tactile surfaces in contemporary kitchen design. The new finish offers a satin, velvety texture that feels smooth to the touch while delivering a distinctly understated visual appeal. Beyond aesthetics, the matt surface is designed to enhance everyday usability. The finish significantly reduces the visibility of fingerprints, smudges

When Rahul Mishra made his Paris Haute Couture Week debut in 2018, the landscape was still largely defined by Eurocentric heritage houses. His arrival introduced a distinctly different voice to the couture calendar, one rooted in Indian craft traditions, folk philosophies, and a deeply embedded artisan ecosystem. Over the years, collections such as Superheroes and Becoming Love established his reputation for narrative-driven couture that moves beyond surface aesthetics into

403 Forbidden has opened in Bengaluru as a new hospitality concept positioned as India’s first “Theatre of Presence” — a space that places attention, focus, and sensory engagement at the centre of the bar experience. Inspired by the digital error code “403 Access Denied”, the name functions as a conceptual statement rather than a restriction. In a cultural moment defined by constant documentation and digital noise, the space proposes a different rhythm for nightlife, where pr

Maison Rami Kadi presented its Spring Summer 2026 couture collection, Elementa , in Meise, Belgium, unveiling a body of work shaped by the elemental forces of nature. Drawing from fire, water, earth, wind, and life, the collection explores how couture can express movement, transformation, and material intensity through form, surface, and craftsmanship. The collection unfolds through silhouettes that balance structure and fluidity. Sculptural forms are softened by layered cons

Carpet Edition’s Bamboo Design and Bamboo Shaded collections explore how memory, movement, and material come together through surface and texture. Designed by Emanuela Garbin and Michela Boglietti, the rugs draw from landscapes encountered through travel and everyday journeys, translating fleeting impressions into tactile, long-lasting objects. From sunlit wheat fields and scorched earth to dense vegetation and quiet snowy terrains, each rug carries a visual memory shaped thr