What is the perfect creation made of? First of all, of emotional music that creates an order among the different yet complementary elements. A music that nourishes art, able to transform an artwork into something unique instead of a serial product. A brilliant masterpiece that has to be ambiguous, never objective. Then, it is made of creations without a clear and defined meaning, carrying a little of uncertainty inside instead. This way only, in the uncertainty, people will be mesmerized by the creations and they will not limit themselves just using them. Every artwork has to be allusive and never too direct, because the ones to charm are the shades, not the full colours. Shades —on the tones of grey and amethyst— like the ones lived during the childhood by Giberto Arrivabene Valenti Gonzaga, Murano master glassmaker, that depict a portrait of Venice, his hometown, with placid, dramatic, deeply romantic hues. An enchanted place —that Arrivabene lived from his rooms at Papadopoli Palace, among the frescos of Tiepolo and his domestic affections— without nowadays poetic light. Art is poetry, speaking without speaking, suggesting creative shades able to indicate something only hinted at, never explained. Because creativity and art have to be fully savored and the only way to do so is letting yourselves be charmed by them, by the concealed and mysterious knowledges. With these conceptual premises, the dialogue between Henge and Giberto Arrivabene opened last January, in the countryside outside of Venice. A shared manifesto that is transformed into a real cultural manufacture based on a solid balance between content and aesthetic, where material, knowledge and form are combined in the light of a timeless appearance, able to create contemporary stylish items far from the cold minimalism. Artifacts that tell historic values, research and love for art.

Take five minutes to discover a famed architect who has been signing his name on many important design brands collections: Massimo Castagna.
Passionate vocation or rational approach? How have Massimo Castagna, architecture and design crossed paths? Castagna recounts, “Late 60s, I am with my father who has been producing steel furniture for quite a long time. Suddenly, a man walks in with a sort of wood cabinet in his hands. He asks my father to make it in steel. The man was Osvaldo Borsani and, one year after,
that cabinet won the award Compasso d’Oro ADI with the name Graphis. At that moment, the word ‘design’ did not even exist, but I guess I had already found my way.” After his architectural studies concluded in 1984 at the Polytechnic University of Milan, Massimo Castagna founded the studio AD Architettura.
Today, he is still following important projects for international and historical design brands. He has worked with many significant names in the design world, including Acerbis International, Ceccotti Collezioni, Exteta, Gallotti&Radice, Giorgetti, knIndustrie, Minotti and Rossana Cucine. Massimo Castagna also continues in his role as Art Director for brands like Henge, which he has been following since its very inception.

One of the most iconic images of Miami is of someone laying on the beach to sunbath just above the Tropic of Cancer, which experiences an occasional tropical rainfall, but the city has much more to discover than just that.
The heart of the dynamic city is Downtown Miami, the central business district in Florida, on the eastern side. However, if you are looking for thrilling nights out in Miami, then going South is the best option to find bars, nightclubs and bohemian shops, an ideal spot for students. Hidden among its narrow, winding roads lined with trees is a dazzling historic neighborhood – the amazing Coconut Grove.

Murano glass is made exclusively on the Venetian island of Murano, where, for centuries, a legendary selection of artisans has specialized in making ornate glassware. They alone have the secret recipes to refine traditional techniques and the unrivaled know-how to develop new special technology. Their creative minds and skillful hands have led to a wide variety of Murano glass styles, including crystalline glass, enameled glass (smalto), glass with threads (aventurine), multicolored glass (millefiori), milk glass (lattimo) and imitation glass gemstones.

The year 2017 is one that has allowed us to savor the best in international design: only halfway through, it has already surprised the art world with innovative features that will lead the way for new frontiers in experimentation. The events that best represent the constant evolution of design and its forms have been well-attended by the best names in architecture who have presented their new ideas at the biggest international extravaganzas. In this era of scenic and cultural triumph, a distinctive
factor among many leading brands appears to be the study of materials, investigating the relationship between man and his tactile and visual instincts to create objects that stimulate the senses. Henge, with its vital approach to Made in Italy craftsmanship, asserts itself once again as the caretaker of this relationship between man and design, presenting its
new collection on the most celebrated stages of international interior design. At the 2017 Furniture Fair, the Henge stand shines with its structures, freed from heaviness, that highlight their fine craftsmanship and unique materials an incarnation of Henge’s design know-how and ability to play with space.

Considered one of the most important cultural capitals in the Middle East, the Lebanese city of Beirut is located on the coast, at the foot of the mountain range that extends across the country. If, at the topographical level, Beirut already shows signs of dualities, this relatively big city is a combination of cultures, religions, and origins that spans centuries, millennia, and spatial boundaries. Beirut’s origins date back to a Canaanite settlement from the Bronze Age, but the earliest evidence can be dated back to the 18th Dynasty of Egypt. Etymology associates the probable Phoenician and Akkadian name Bêrūt to the meaning of “wells” or “water sources”, linking it to the Lebanese territory, the only Arab and Asian country entirely devoid of desert areas.

“What I like the most about interior architecture is the chance I am given in every project to create a comfort zone for my client that reflects my design identity without hiding theirs”, expresses Zeina Ammar.
The interior architect earned a master’s degree in Interior Living and Design under the supervision of the great Patricia Urquiola, and, at only 28 years old, she opened the first Henge flagship store in Beirut: Maison Zen. The Lebanese capital, with its contemporary taste and international mix of cultures, becomes the perfect setting for a space dedicated entirely to the search for Henge beauty. Zeina Ammar directs this showcase of the best in Italian custom-made, highlighting Henge’s design skills while following her own personal style, attentively balancing her clients’ identity with her own.

In its efforts to continue research and rework techniques that have been part of the Italian craftsmanship tradition for centuries, Henge has intertwined its ideas and products with a type of fusion grounded in nature and its elements: sand casting.
Sand casting is a process that uses unique and nonreusable sand molds that hold molten metal. It consists of four basic steps: assembling the sand mold, filling the mold with liquid metal, cooling the metal, and removing the sand and casting. The process may seem simple, but it encounters many obstacles that can compromise the successful creation of the product.

New York City has been one of the most beloved and hated subjects for many artists, writers, and poets from around the world, all of whom have navigated their way through its streets, stayed there to be a part of its flow, or just watched it from a distance, intimidated by the rhythm. The Big City often remains a mystery even for those who spend a lifetime there. Within its large mix of cultures and people coming from literally everywhere in order to chase after life dreams, the artistic soul of New York City could undoubtedly be one of the most dynamic places to learn, grow, and express oneself. Due to the intimate bond with art, the events taking place in the Big Apple are a manifestation of power and exclusivity, where one can find the crème de la crème together with the most promising faces of future design.

We interviewed Ugo Cacciatori to discover the man and the designer behind such an eclectic production and life.