Piero Lissoni Lecture at DZINE

On May 11th, Piero Lissoni lectured to a select group of design professionals during a breakfast presentation at DZINE. He spoke about his philosophy on design and the role an architect should play, which encompasses much more than just a building or structure. His perspective on design reaches across all scales as he aims to understand how people will relate to his work. Piero presented a handful of his latest projects, with some examples from his latest book ‘Piero Lissoni: Recent Architecture’. 

Watch the Piero Lissoni Lecture from DZINE store below:

Sketches by Piero Lissoni - Part 3

Michelle Kriebel from Lundberg Design received this sketch from Piero Lissoni.

Sketches by Piero Lissoni - Part 2

Take a look at the sketch that DZINE's Laura Benevento received from Piero Lissoni.

Sketches by Piero Lissoni - Part 1

At our special cocktail event for the launch of "Piero Lissoni: Recent Architecture" each guest was honored with the opportunity to have their book signed by Piero Lissoni. With each signature Piero included a unique sketch.

Take a look below at the sketch Roberto Tiscareno received from Piero Lissoni.

H.O.M.E Movie for Living Divani

Last week we received a visit from Living Divani's Managing Director Carola Bestetti and Export Manager Francesca Citterio. During their visit, they shared with us the H.O.M.E Movie for Living Divani, which details their design philosophy and plans for the future. Take a look at the video below featuring Renata Pozzoli, CEO of Living Divani.

Piero Lissoni visits DZINE

Last week DZINE received a special visit from Piero Lissoni. To honor our special guest, we hosted a breakfast presentation and a meet and greet cocktail hour.

During the breakfast presentation, Piero Lissoni spoke about his philosophy on design, of the need of an architect to also play the role of product designer, graphic designer and urban planner, all at once.  His perspective on design reaches across all scales, small to large, as he aims to understand how we, as humans will relate to his work.  Piero proceeded to present a handful of his latest projects, examples from his latest book ‘Piero Lissoni: Recent Architecture’, showing how a simple image of a Richard Serra sculpture is translated to a high-rise boutique for Benetton, or taking the idea of a toy crane and multiplying the scale to create a 250 meter cantilevered building.  Piero pushes the boundaries of design not only through his concepts, but also through his execution, such as his 4-year undertaking to create gas-blown thermoplastic dining chairs which reduce the amount of nylon by 30% per chair, across a production of 100,000 chairs per year.  Or his idea for the Coca-Cola headquarters to be fabricated of what looks like plastic straws. 

After the showroom closed for business, DZINE opened its doors for a special cocktail event to celebrate the launch of Piero Lissoni’s book, where architects, interior designers and design enthusiasts got the chance to mingle and chat with Piero Lissoni.  Also joining us were Carola Bestetti and Francesca Citterio from Living Divani, and Amelia Tagliabue from Porro, both companies in which Piero Lissoni serves as the art director.  The lucky few that requested Piero Lissoni to sign a copy of his book, also received a unique sketch to accompany his signature.