what peaceful, free, and open borders look like

View of the Great Courtyard of the Statale University of Milan [photo © Inexhibit, 2016]. 

Open Borders : between design and architecture at Milan University

As usual each year, during Milan Design Week 2016, courtyards and porticoes of the 
Statale University of Milan accommodate installations and micro-architectures which, 
for this year’s edition, are inspired by a theme entitled “Open Borders”.

The idea was to invite designers to go beyond the traditional distinction between 
architecture and design and to create proposals, quite different from one another, which 
also involve visual arts, cinema, social sciences, new lifestyles, and sustainability. 

London Is My Boyfriend: a love letter to the city

We often tell ourselves little fairy tales about the cities we live in, casting them as major characters in our life story. Paris can be a beautiful woman, full of mystery and elegance. Venice might be an artist, energetic in the daytime and contemplative at night.

"He can be stately and dignified."

One half of the wonder | wander | women has an unusual idea of London: for her, London is like the ideal man. He has spent many years working out his identity and place in the world. He has rough spots, but his handsomeness and accomplishments outshine them.

"He understands the poetics of space."

London Is My Boyfriend is a half-joking, half literal love letter to the city. It started with photographs of a few famous landmarks, then of curious art and surprising buildings, happened upon during the blogger's daily life.

"He's prone to flights of imagination."

inspiration file: doors

As we go on various trips we have been collecting pictures of doors. There is a symmetry and potential to doors that call to us all.