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Lot 16, the white studio coat Martin Margiela wore in his atelier, signed "Martin" at the collar. Est. €6,000–10,000. Courtesy of Maurice Auction & Kerry Taylor Auctions

June 21, 2026 · Eva Winterer

The Anonymous Designer Signs His Name: Martin Margiela Releases His Own Archive

Martin Margiela breaks a twenty-year silence by personally auctioning 195 private studio artifacts and historic Hermès pieces, turning the working residue of his process into permanent, unrepeatable collector value. For twenty years, Martin Margiela ran …

A handwoven throw in milk fibre and merino wool, the material at the centre of this story. Inés Rodriguez Rodriguez in Galicia spins casein from regional milk into a biodegradable fibre; Jessica Tartaglia in Bisaccia weaves natural yarn on a counter-march loom. Both were honoured at the European Textile and Craft Award 2026. Photo: Courtesy of Inés Rodriguez Rodriguez

June 11, 2026 · Eva Winterer

Knowledge Is the Technology: Casein, Natural Yarn and Two Studios Rethinking the Craft

Inés Rodriguez Rodriguez in Galicia and Jessica Tartaglia in Bisaccia turn regional milk and natural yarn into biodegradable cloth, proving that textile innovation begins with inherited skill rather than new machinery. In an atelier in …

Nippon, Ark Collection. Russo Betak, Denmark. First Prize, SaloneSatellite Award 2026.

May 10, 2026 · Ella Carlucci

The SaloneSatellite Award 2026: Five Projects and the Future of Design

The SaloneSatellite Award 2026 named five studios at its fifteenth edition whose material knowledge points beyond the fair, marking where new craftsmanship is heading. The 15th edition of the SaloneSatellite Award was presented on 24 …

Matta the Collector. Paradisoterrestre at Salone Raritas, Salone del Mobile.Milano 2026. | Photography courtesy Salone del Mobile.Milano 2026

April 30, 2026 · Eva Winterer

Salone Raritas 2026: Inside Salone del Mobile’s First Collectible Design Section

Salone Raritas 2026 brought twenty-eight galleries from twelve countries together, curated by Annalisa Rosso with exhibition design by Formafantasma, as collectible design moved into the institutional centre of Milan Design Week. Salone Raritas is the …

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