Last Tuesday saw the meeting with Krizia at the Cavallerizza Maneggio Chiablese in Turin, at which, on the occasions of the XXIII World Congress of Architecture and of Torino Design Capital, we were present with our space until July 21.

The event, organised in association with Casartarc, saw the participation of the fashion designer, who is the creator of a suggestive porcelain stoneware slab for Design Tale Studio, and who had also been our guest at the recent Trascreativity event at the Triennale in Milan. Krizia took part in an interesting exchange of ideas, chaired by Mao, with many journalists from the industry, talking about fashion, architecture and new trends. All of this took part within the Krizia Lounge, a setting created for the event by Laura Villani and centred around her creation for DesignTaleStudio.

The presence of many Japanese architects, motivated by the “New Horizons of Japanese Architecture” show, organised by ARCASIA, gave a multicultural twist to the evening.

From June 29 to July 12, we will be present at the XXIII Architecture World Congress in Turin with our space in the Cavallerizza pavilion. It will be an exclusive Lounge Bar created by Laura Villani built up around the ceramic composition designed by Kriza for DTS on the occasion of Trascreativity, our event during the Fuorisalone 2008 exhibition. Kriza will be our guest on July 1.

Here is a preview-showing of “Krizia Lounge”, for further information on the event, please visit Refin’s website.

Krizia was the guest on the last day of Trascreativity at the Triennale in Milan. The fashion designer told us about the different aspects influencing her style, relating some anecdotes about her career and not holding anything back when she was asked to express her idea on hot design topics.

In this video, Krizia comments on her ceramic prototype created for DesignTaleStudio: a composition of six 60×120 cm ceramic slabs depicting a huge panther and a leopard.

The meeting with Krizia (Mariuccia Mandelli) was scheduled on Sunday April 20, the last day of the event. The famous Italian fashion designer had an informal chat with Laura Villani on various themes such as style, architecture and interior design, reminiscing on many anecdotes of her life, which has always been “unconventional”.

While you wait for our offering of the chat, you can enjoy the meeting on Ultrafragola.

On Sunday April 20, Trascreativity at the Triennale in Milan will see the presence of Krizia (Mariuccia Mandelli), one of the most famous names of Italian fashion. After Elio Fiorucci ( a guest at the 2007 edition and returning this year on the opening day on Wednesday) and Vivienne Westwood, another famous fashion designer who created a ceramic slab for DesignTaleStudio. Below are details of her original drawing: believe us, the transgressive effect is assured!

To see the ceramic slab and to meet Krizia on April 20, you can request your free invitation.

At the end of her first ever catwalk show, staged at the Palazzo Pitti, Mariuccia Mandelli, Krizia (a name borrowed from Plato’s dialogue on feminine vanity) distinguished herself by winning the Fashion Critic’s Award. Her fashion is based on research, creativity, project and design, founded on a neat geometry but also rich in references and precious details. Every single fashion collection by Krizia has an animal as a lucky charm, with an increasing aggressiveness and a sort of jungle which has now become a ritual: Krizia’s zoo. Her fashion is also influenced by modern and contemporary art, a constant search for new materials as well as her famous plissé. Krizia, whose endorsements range from perfume to wine, has flagship stores all over the world as well as many franchise boutiques. In Japan alone there are 202 Krizia boutiques and 600 points of sale. Bestowed the honour “Commendatore della Repubblica Italiana”, she has been awarded with international prizes and dedicated exhibitions in the most renowned museums in the world, such as the Musée des Arts et de la Mode, Paris; the Guggenheim Museum, New York; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo. Mariuccia Mandelli supported the rebuilding of the La Fenice theatre in Venice and the Tourné del Piccolo Teatro in the USA for the Olympics in Los Angeles, since 1985 Spazio Krizia has hosted a series of cultural events with writers, artists, designers, musicians such as Doris Lessing and Ingo Maurer in attendance.

Recently Krizia have introduced the new autumn-winter 2008-09 collection, caracterized by wiggly shapes sinuose and big volums. They have spoken among others Blogosfere Style & Fashion and LuxGallery.