The coolest Italian kitchens!

I'm currently working on an interior design project for a client in Cambridge UK. They desperately want a stylish and 'wow' kitchen and I'm pushing (..very easy!) with some gorgeous Italian designed kitchen. I'm totally immerged in catalogues and brochures displaying simply the best materials, layouts, surfaces, deatails..

..and why not sharing it all with you..??

This is a great collection of gorgeous kitchens from all sort of budget. 

I believe that everybody deserves and should enjoy a great Italian kitchen in their home! Cooking and socialising will be even better!

For any advice, suggestion and information, please ask away!

Ciao!

MCMMargherita

 Arclinea

 Veneta Cucine

Corazzin Group

 Snaidero

 Boffi

 Minimal Cucine

 

Scavolini

 Valcucine

For more fantastic Italian kitchen designs, explore those links: 

www.arclinea.it

www.venetacucine.com

www.snaidero.com

www.boffi.com

www.minimalcucine.com

www.corazzingroup.it 

www.scavolini.com

www.valcucine.com

Dear Santa..

Of course I've got a wish list for Santa! 

I really hadn't got the time to write a proper letter but let's hope some last-minute-images would do the trick! 

Merry Christmas and let's hope that all our REAL wishes come true!

Ciao!
MCMMargherita

Merry Christmas!

 

A useful piece of furniture!

Extremly interesting idea to create a kitchenette which quickly turns into a great piece of furniture! 
How does it all work..?? 
I always believe drawings and photos are the best way to expalin a concept..

 

The materias used are of extreme high quality which transform the piece into a tremendous element which enriches the space around it. Functional with an integrated stainless sink, hob, compact fridge and high-tech microwave. All sockets and lights have been designed and integrated in order to provide a fully-working piece of appliance. The attention to deatils makes this element extremely beautiful and sophisticated. This piece of furniture works extremly well in holiday lettings, especially seasonal. 

Ciao!
MCMMargherita

For more information, folow the link below:
http://www.mcmmarchitettura.com/projects/06
 

Scandinavian design. The perfect furniture for Christmas!

Scandinavian design is extremely stylish, functional, organic and durable but most of all it is so so cozy!  Christmas is exactly that, a time when you feel cozy, relaxed, comfortable in the warmth of your sparkly decorated home. 
For the past four months, I have been involved in the design of a new coffee academy in London where Swedish roasted coffee will be served. Not only that, you can in fact learn and appreciate more about coffee and even become a fully-trained barista. Wow! 
I feel so honored to work with such an amazing initiative/project. Plus, being Italian I obviously have a soft spot for coffee..
Clearly the interiors of this amazing coffee shop have to remind Scandinavia! A fireplace, timber cladding, moose, elk, lots of white, lots of red and most importantly stunning Scandinavian furniture.
I’ve got such a great collection of amazing pieces which I’d like to share with you all.. ..and it’s all so Christmassy, don’t you think..?? 

Hej då!
MCMM

For more Scaninavian products visit:

www.skandium.com

www.scandinaviandesigns.com

www.designhousestockholm.com

www.kinnarps.com

Is it just paper..?!?

Having recently moved to a new house we've been trying to re-style every room by injecting a modern twist everywhere possible!

An extremely interesting challenge is lighting. So many possibilities, so many options, effects, technologies.. Fascinating but extremely tricky! 

Eventually we came up with a cool temporary solution. Paper shade!

We started with the most traditional shape but soon realised that there are so many designs and geometry out there..

Twisted, curled, wrapped.. An enormous choice of fantastic creations which become artwork. All sort of budget. All sort of finishes. All sort of taste. All sort of details.

Researching and discovery new designs and eventually re-placing them became almost a new passion!

The light is tremendously atmospheric and very warm and comfortable. 

Which one is your favourite..?!? I love them all..

From a temporary solution, we have eventually found what gives us the energetic positive buzz when switching the light on!

..they look cool even with the light off!

Ciao!

MCMMargherita

For more designs and cool stuff, visit:

www.foscarini.com

www.vitra.com

www.slamp.it

 

Raspberry Pi or Pie..?!?

Exactly what I was asking myself yesterday when I've been invited to attend a local creative group.

Rachel Rayns, artist-in-residence at Rasperry Pi illustrated with enormous passion her fantastic work with this extraordinary new platform. 

Rasperry Pi, as you've might got it, it's not a cake ;-)

Raspberry Pi is a credit-card-sized computer created by ARM as educational tool with the aim of promoting computer science in schools. This capable little computer plugs into your TV and a keyboard and can be used in electronics projects as well as spreadsheets, word-processing and games. It also plays high-definition video. 

Kids are tremendously good at it! It's fascinating to watch a 5 year-old typing codes away and create an interactive game by simply using this tremendous platform! Technology gallops! I used to play with Lego in my not-so-old-days! 

Walking home I suddenly realised how little we know. Every discipline is becoming more and more specialised and our brain simply doesn't have enough space to capture and hold all this information. 

It's so intriguing, especially for creative souls like me, to discover new platform, new opportunities, new challenges and be able to implement them and create an extraordinary new experience. 

As Christmas is coming up, I might get a Raspberry Pi and literally start playing with it..

Ciao!

MCMMargherita

You can find out more and appreciate the technology by viewing Rachel's work here: http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/4329

Other useful websites:

http://www.raspberrypi.org/

http://www.themagpi.com/
http://www.creativeely.co.uk/