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Creating inclusive public spaces with Velopa | News | Architonic Posted: 29 May 2022 03:00 PM PDT The denser our cities become, the greater the longing for open urban living spaces where people can meet, exchange ideas or simply be. Whether after work, during leisure time or while travelling – public places are sources of regeneration and inspiration and provide an essential quality of life. This need has intensified over the course of the pandemic, but is ultimately as old as urban development itself. The agora – the market and assembly place of the Greek – was already the centre of urban life, where debates, negotiations and politicisation took place. A versatile and constructive place, to which we owe our democracy. Today, public spaces are characterised above all by their attractiveness and multifunctionality, which enable multi-layered encounters. In addition, the design and furnishing must not only take into account the issues of our time, from environmental protection to inclusivity, but also comply with certain specifications. A whole series of challenges that require hol…

Material wealth: Riflessi adds metalwork to the rich Italian design history | News | Architonic Posted: 29 May 2022 03:00 PM PDT 'Made in Italy' has always been one of the furniture industry's favourite distinctions, but now it's no longer simply a mark of luxury but one of practicality and virtue for Italian brands. Like the rest of the world, disruptions to the global economy and supply chains are turning the sourcing and manufacturing gaze inwards, just as pressures of global ecology make local material and skills sourcing the only true sustainable option to bring down carbon footprints. The external triggers to seeking homegrown materials and making skills have in fact played into the hands of some <a href="https://www.architonic.com/en/products/riflessi-furniture/10002543/3210002/1">furniture</a>-makers, such as Abruzzo-based brand <a href="https://www.architonic.com/en/microsite/riflessi/10002543">Riflessi</a>. 'The investments on a strictly Made-in-Italy product that the customer can customise at will, (and also on communication and on a careful distribution) have paid off,' says President Luigi Fammiano.…

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