Too Good to Waste is an interactive installation, designed by Benedetta Tagliabue – EMBT, crafted by furniture makers Benchmark and initiated by the American Hardwood Export Council, for Milan Design Week. Too Good to Waste is an invitation to reflect on the responsible use of these forests and to discover species and grades of American hardwoods rarely […]
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Connecting the old and new, local and global; blending the chic and the heritage is the key concept of the Vanke Project. Special attention is also paid towards the legacy of Longhua Temple, and the adjacent water body. From observing the site geographical conditions, we found that there is an interesting hierarchy of the water […]
Commissioned by Martha Thorne and designed by Benedetta Tagliabue. Made from American red oak, American tulipwood, American walnut and American gum. At first, Martha didn’t have a clear idea of what she wanted. “As we were talking, we came to the conclusion that what I value most is the time I spend with my friends. […]
The pavilion designed by Benedetta Tagliabue / EMBT is located in the southern limits of the Youpon Campus, facing the west part of the Cloud Gallery. Its volume is orientated to the access bridge from the north campus. The pavilion has two entrances. One entrance has a small gate on the north façade with a […]
The New Central Park of Prato is a contemporary space inside the 13th century ancient walls and it shows the extraordinary nature of this city which was able to invent and innovate in the field of art, craftsmanship and community building. The water, that brought richness trough the textile industries and agriculture and which was […]
The integration of design, art and light in architecture dates back to a long time ago, and maybe this is the reason why lamps have gradually stopped being just an item emitting light to become a light sculpture which confers a special personality to the product and its environment. Dome is a lamp inspired by […]
The pavilion designed for Copagri called ‘Love IT’ is located in the south-east part of the Lake Arena – a large circular pool of water at the end of the Cardo, one of the main axes of the Expo Milano 2015 masterplan – and surrounded by the European Union Pavilion and the Vanke Pavilion. The […]
Minamora is a sculptural public bench designed by EMBT (Benedetta Tagliabue and Makoto Fukuda) in collaboration with Italcementi for Expo Milano 2015. Created as both urban furniture and artistic gesture, the bench was conceived to reflect themes of sustainability, innovation, and harmony with nature-central concepts of the Milan Expo. The name “Minamora” is a play […]
The nucleus of Kodrina is developed in relevance to the traditional way of living, building, folklore, dance and food, creating a unique design proposal for future Prishtina. These features reflect the urban and architectural design of the site, using the movements of Albanian dances, inviting the flow of public life to Kodrina, thus contextualizing the […]