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Hello, I'm back
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Hello, I'm back

Hello there! I am back at writing again after a long break and I've got plenty of news. Thanks to unexpected nice weather, I feel like I'm emerging from hibernation. My last 6 months have been…
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Fondue Light By Satsuki Ohata
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Fondue Light By Satsuki Ohata

As a design-obsessed geek, I often feel that I don’t interact too much with my pieces of furniture. I’m not just talking about painting them or moving them around in my room. Imagine how cool it wou…
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The Quirks Of Being A Designer
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The Quirks Of Being A Designer

That's me very excited about decorating the doll's house at Milan Fuorisalone in Lambrate, 2015 A designer is a human being who, every time there is a logic, aesthetic, or spatial issue, can’t stand…
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Back from holidays
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Back from holidays

Just back from two awesome weeks of holidays in my home town. I'm happy to restart my busy London life but I want to keep in mind this picture and the relaxing feeling of being by the sea…
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The Decorative Antiques & Textile Fair
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The Decorative Antiques & Textile Fair

If there’s something I really like about London is that you can constantly find all sorts of Design Events. Design Weeks (Yes, plural. They have “many”) and fairs are always out there. At the end of…
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Craving some trivial hobbies...
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Craving some trivial hobbies...

Today, after eating a frozen pizza at home in a rainy London, I sat at my desk and I found this picture that I took over the Summer, in Sicily, a few years ago. Looking at the white l…
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Hema
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Hema

Last time I went back home for Christmas, I spent some time in the Stansted airport where I discovered a cool shop that I'm happy to show you. I'm talking about Hema, a retail organization with…
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Interior Designer's Desk
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Interior Designer's Desk

This week I had some spare time at work after a very tough period so I decided to reorganise the material board's library. It took two days for my colleague and me to make it but in the end, we manag…
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martina's column on italianbark

How to Refurbish a Commercial Interior for 2021: Refreshing Colours, Sustainability, and Customer Experience
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6 Modern Living Trends for 2020 as seen at Home Futures exhibition
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A day in the Coal office, Tom Dixon’s restaurant in London
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5 Utterly Christmassy things to do in London this year
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7 Top Design Trends for Hotel Restaurants in 2019
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LDF18 | 5 exhibitions that stood out for Innovation & sustainability
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Interviewing Michael Anastassiades at London Design Festival 2018
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Interviewing Christian Andersen, head of Design at Fritz Hansen
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TOP 5 SUMMER DESIGN STAYS IN SICILY
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Interviewing Laura Bethan Wood at Milan Fuorisalone 2018
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    martina's story

    I am just a girl obsessed with Interior Architecture. When I was a baby I used to start all my games setting up the right interior. My Barbie dolls have never been homeless! As a kid I would sneak into my dad and grandad’s office just to stare in admiration at their drawings.

    Inspired by my grandad…
    I got a Master’s Degree in Building Engineering. I soon realised though that I wanted to do something more creative in my life. Therefore, I moved to Milan, Italian design capital and got a second Master’s Degree in Interior Design at the Politecnico University. After that, I only chose to work for small and medium companies. A sleeves rolled up attitude was required in order to take more responsibilities and grow. And I’ve learned from the best.

    I gained experience…
    …working in Milan, Beijing and London. As I discovered different cultures and lifestyles I applied this international approach to my work as a result. Now, thanks to these experiences, I design projects worldwide.