Formafantasma
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Venice Biennale looks back on 125 years of exhibitions
Formafantasma designs ‘The Disquieted Muses, When La Biennale di Venezia Meets History’, a show that displays works from all six artistic disciplines, looking back to 125 years of Biennale exhibitions and events
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Formafantasma on GEO-Design and design education
Design Emergency began as an Instagram Live series during the Covid-19 pandemic and is now becoming a wake-up call to the world, and compelling evidence of the power of design to effect radical and far-reaching change. Co-founders Paola Antonelli and Alice Rawsthorn took over the October 2020 issue of Wallpaper* – available to download free here – to present stories of design’s new purpose and promise. Here, Paola Antonelli talks to designers Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin of Studio Formafantasma
By Paola Antonelli Last updated
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Studio Formafantasma show us around their design workshop
By JJ Martin Last updated
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Formafantasma creates a furniture collection from technology scraps
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Formafantasma's tiles rise from the ashes of a Sicilian volcano
By Laura Rysman Last updated
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Irakli Sabekia on research and design as ‘tools to attack reality’
Georgian designer Irakli Sabekia talks about the power of artistic work to confront complex subjects, while Formafantasma names him as one of 25 creative leaders of the future in Wallpaper’s 25th Anniversary Issue ‘5x5’ project
By Shawn Adams Last updated
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Formafantasma goes bananas for Johanna Seelemann
Known for projects such as exposing the journey of a banana, German designer Johanna Seelemann brings a fresh perspective to mundane objects, and is tipped by Formafantasma as one of 25 creative leaders of the future in Wallpaper’s 25th Anniversary Issue ‘5x5’ project
By Pei-Ru Keh Last updated
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Formafantasma named Designer of the Year: Wallpaper* Design Awards 2021
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Superflux: making climate change ‘tangible, relatable and specific’
Design studio Superflux explores some of the biggest issues humans currently face, and is now tipped by Formafantasma as one of 25 creative leaders of the future, in Wallpaper’s 25th Anniversary Issue ‘5x5’ project
By Shawn Adams Last updated
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Incarceration, interrogation and power: Joanna Piotrowska and Formafantasma’s ‘Sub Rosa’
Now on view at Arch Athens, a collaborative project by photographer Joanna Piotrowska and design duo Formafantasma sees ethereal photography transformed into provocative objects inspired by interrogation-room architecture
By Harriet Lloyd Smith Last updated
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Natuzzi’s new furniture exudes Mediterranean attitude
Part of Natuzzi’s ‘Circle of Harmony’ creative series, its new furniture collections feature pieces by Sabine Marcelis, Formafantasma, Marcel Wanders Studio, Patrick Norguet and more
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Prada and Formafantasma announce Milan Design Week symposium
Curated by Formafantasma and at Milan’s National Braidense Library from 6 – 8 June 2022, Prada Frames is a free event exploring the relationship between the natural environment and design
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Matisse cut-outs inspire this lighting collection by Formafantasma
At Milan Design Week 2022, Maison Matisse celebrates the French artist’s paper cut-outs through contemporary design collections
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Step inside Formafantasma’s chic new live/work space in Milan
Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin of Formafantasma invite us to their new Milanese studio, set within the Assab One cultural complex and featuring bespoke furniture created with Sicilian manufacturer DiSé
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Formafantasma’s minimalist, responsible shelving system for Hem
Formafantasma and Hem unveil the ‘T Shelf’, a design in extruded aluminium created in collaboration with specialist Hydro
By Anne Soward Last updated
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NGV’s new blockbuster Triennial brings together over 100 artists and designers
By Dimity Noble Last updated
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In the frame: standout designs from around the globe
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Technique is a London office building anchored in sustainability
Technique, a new office building in London’s Clerkenwell, combines avant-garde design with sustainability
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Fierce Focus/16: the Wallpaper* edit of new collections at Design Centre
By Sujata Burman Published
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Anticipating Lexus: Formafantasma designs trio of experimental installations
By Sujata Burman Published
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Top 20 under 40: the stars of tomorrow
Inevitably, our Power 200 is stuffed with consistent old-hands and longstanding design royalty. But as part of this exploded approach, we've also curated a concise selection of the finest practitioners under 40 – not so much the stars of tomorrow as precocious dazzlers
By Rosa Bertoli Published