Marco Dessí
Vienna, Austria

imm cologne took place in Cologne from 14 to 18 January 2024, the first time since the breakout of the coronavirus pandemic on the regular January date. Our review.

Industrial and product designer Marco Dessí was born in the Italian city of Merano in the South Tyrolean Alps and lives in Vienna. He tells us in an interview why design is an interactive process for him and it is worthwhile to reinterpret the work of the old masters.

After analyzing the portfolio of the luminaire manufacturer Studio Italia Design, multidisciplinary designer Luca Nichetto is now repositioning it as Lodes and adapting his own creations.

The new label La Manufacture doesn’t do things by halves: Within the space of 14 months, its founder Robert Acouri and Creative Director Luca Nichetto have created a prestigious design and fashion brand and brought on board big names including Sebastian Herkner and Nendo for the first collection.

Be it new designs or re-issued classics: velvet covers were omnipresent at the imm cologne. But why?