formafantasma | art and design interviews, news, and projects https://www.designboom.com/tag/formafantasma/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Thu, 24 Apr 2025 00:40:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 the history of gio ponti’s arlecchino train, home of prada frames at milan design week https://www.designboom.com/design/gio-ponti-arlecchino-train-prada-frames-symposium-formafantasma-milan-design-week-04-16-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/design/gio-ponti-arlecchino-train-prada-frames-symposium-formafantasma-milan-design-week-04-16-2025/#respond Wed, 16 Apr 2025 10:50:37 +0000 myrto katsikopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1127787

uncover the colorful legacy of italy's iconic train, designed by gio ponti and giulio minoletti in the '50s.

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formafantasma examines sheep’s layered influence on human history at stedelijk museum https://www.designboom.com/art/formafantasma-sheep-layered-influence-human-history-stedelijk-museum-amsterdam-oltre-terra-02-07-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/art/formafantasma-sheep-layered-influence-human-history-stedelijk-museum-amsterdam-oltre-terra-02-07-2025/#respond Fri, 07 Feb 2025 04:30:50 +0000 christina vergopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1114799

transdisciplinary research connects designers, artists, anthropologists, and shepherds in Studio Formafantasma's oltre terra.

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prada frames by formafantasma explores home beyond architecture at milan design week https://www.designboom.com/design/prada-frames-formafantasma-being-home-beyond-architecture-milan-design-week-04-24-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/design/prada-frames-formafantasma-being-home-beyond-architecture-milan-design-week-04-24-2024/#respond Wed, 24 Apr 2024 10:20:08 +0000 myrto katsikopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1060545

Prada Frames 2024: being home   At Milan Design Week 2024, Prada unveiled the latest edition of Prada Frames, an annual multidisciplinary symposium crafted to delve into the intricate interplay between the natural world and design. Curated by design and research studio Formafantasma, the event, housed at the historic Museo Bagatti Valsecchi, served as a […]

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formafantasma’s reading room invites reflections on ecology at stockholm design week https://www.designboom.com/art/formafantasma-reading-room-reflections-ecology-stockholm-design-week-02-18-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/art/formafantasma-reading-room-reflections-ecology-stockholm-design-week-02-18-2024/#respond Sun, 18 Feb 2024 03:10:53 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1047738

the installation spans into a 61-meter elliptical space, with 350 meters of textile hung as one continuous, pink saturated curtain.

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formafantasma’s ‘oltre terra. why wool matters’ explores co-evolution of sheep & humanity https://www.designboom.com/art/formafantasma-oltre-terra-why-wool-matters-coevolution-sheep-humanity-05-24-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/art/formafantasma-oltre-terra-why-wool-matters-coevolution-sheep-humanity-05-24-2023/#respond Tue, 23 May 2023 23:30:59 +0000 christina petridou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=993449

the exhibition takes its name from the etymology of the term 'transhumance,' from the Latin words 'trans' (meaning 'across,' or 'oltre' in Italian) and 'humus' (meaning 'grounds' or 'terra').

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FLOCK: tacchini and formafantasma exhibit innovative use of sheep’s wool in milan https://www.designboom.com/design/flock-tacchini-formafantasma-milan-design-week-04-21-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/design/flock-tacchini-formafantasma-milan-design-week-04-21-2023/#respond Fri, 21 Apr 2023 15:30:16 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=985279

natural latex is used with non-polluting sheep's wool, a natural material that is usually considered a waste product.

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formafantasma’s exhibition at VITRA design museum delves into the past & future of gardens https://www.designboom.com/art/formafantasma-exhibition-vitra-design-museum-past-future-gardens-03-10-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/art/formafantasma-exhibition-vitra-design-museum-past-future-gardens-03-10-2023/#respond Fri, 10 Mar 2023 11:50:28 +0000 christina petridou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=973239

'gardens reflect identities, dreams, and visions' — upcoming exhibition designed by formafantasma at the vitra design museum.

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salone del mobile’s 2023 cultural program includes a plaza designed by formafantasma https://www.designboom.com/design/salone-del-mobile-milano-2023-cultural-program-02-15-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/design/salone-del-mobile-milano-2023-cultural-program-02-15-2023/#respond Wed, 15 Feb 2023 17:01:23 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=966839

salone del mobile.milano 2023 format & cultural program    Milan Design Week 2023: Launching under the theme Do you speak design?, the 61st edition of the Salone del Mobile.Milano is being held at Fiera Milano Rho from April 18 to 23, 2023. The fair will bring together 1,962 exhibitors, including more than 550 young talents under 35 […]

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formafantasma & joanna piotrowska incarnate ambiguous emotions into rose photo series https://www.designboom.com/art/formafantasma-joanna-piotrowska-ambiguous-emotions-rose-photo-series-arch-athens-07-21-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/art/formafantasma-joanna-piotrowska-ambiguous-emotions-rose-photo-series-arch-athens-07-21-2022/#respond Thu, 21 Jul 2022 10:30:30 +0000 christina petridou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=916706

the unexpectedness of a journey years ago has inspired the artist in a series of 'anti-frame' framing devices that incorporate her images of roses, reflecting the emotionally distressing time she spent in that place. 

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fondation cartier & formafantasma explore the meaning of the unknown in ‘mondo reale’ https://www.designboom.com/art/fondation-cartier-formafantasma-mondo-reale-triennale-milano-07-17-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/art/fondation-cartier-formafantasma-mondo-reale-triennale-milano-07-17-2022/#respond Sun, 17 Jul 2022 14:30:31 +0000 matthew burgos I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=915405

‘mondo meale’ (meaning ‘real world’) showcases the works of seventeen international contemporary artists at triennale milano.

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