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A Florence villa renovation where every material decision traces back to a specific craftsman within 10km. https://www.urdesignmag.com/bucci-quentin-arcipressi-florence-villa-renovation/

bucci quentin renovated a 150sqm wing of a historic Florentine hillside villa as Arcipressi — Carrara marble from Fiesole stonecutters, oak joinery, herringbone parquet, and a hand-ground concrete staircase. The sage green orangerie in the garden is the project's quietest and most confident move.

The Ferrari Luce doesn't look like a Ferrari. That's not Jony Ive's fault. https://www.urdesignmag.com/ferrari-luce-design-controversy-why-people-hate-it/

It's not Marc Newson's fault either. Not Flavio Manzoni's. The real reason you hate the new Ferrari has nothing to do with the car — and everything to do with how your brain works. We explain why.