Design, like all cultural expressions, shows that matter does not appear (is not visible), except to the extent that one in-forms it, and that once in-formed, it begins to appear (becomes a phenomenon). Thus matter in design, as in any area of culture, is the way in which forms appear.
Shaping reality through Design
Nevertheless, to say that design lies between the material and the immaterial is not entirely misplaced. There are in fact two different ways of seeing and thinking: the material and the formal." (Vilém Flusser, Philosophy of Design, Mondadori).
One cannot help but think of art and artistic manifestation as something that takes shape and manifests itself through form, the synthesis of a profound, instinctive and reasoned creative process, which is 'materialised' first in an idea, then in a drawing and a reality.
Creative thought is formalised, articulating itself in visions of figures, images, contours, spaces, bodies, projects, solutions. It is precisely to form and its being the synthesis of a reasoned and instinctual component of creativity that this issue of Designlifestyle is dedicated.
Synthesis becomes an encounter between cultures and styles with Asia Pavilion's project, while shapes are the protagonists of Nick Misani's works, where stylistic perfection embraces calibrated expressions that break the mould; synthesis of shapes and matter in HR's projects, while HIMACS®'s rings are the fruit of an encounter between matter and art. And then, technical innovation and vintage inspirations with Fantin, music and design with the creations of Marco Rateni.
And again technology, architecture, nature, the architectural tale of Stefano Boeri to whom the cover of this issue is dedicated. And then on to car design and the fascinating world of golf.
In short, art and technique, inspiration and application, multifaceted concept and minimal design, East and West, duality and uniqueness.
