December Domus

A brilliant way to finish the year has been this project
for the December issue of Domus magazine, a virtual
visit to the Paris exhibition Tutto Ponti. I immagined I
was leaving a note on the kitchen table for a friend
who was visiting the exhibition after me.

Two double page spreads and the best bit of all is
the index!!

A Day at the Sea - exhibition in Camogli

---------I'm very excited to be showing a series of
monoprints I have recently made at Atelier A14 in Milan at P46
a little jewel of a gallery in Camogli on the Ligurian coast.
---------Sono molto contenta di esporre una serie di monotipie 
realizzate recentemente a Atelier A14 in una gallerie a Camogli, 
P46, un piccolo gioiello!

Two private commissions/Due commissioni private

Some time last year I was contacted by a lady who lives in England and often comes to Italy for work. She had seen my maps for La Repubblica on one of her trips. A close friend of hers was about to have her 50th birthday and her ex husband was coming up to 60. She sent me some details of the places and events she wanted to include and together we worked towards defining the content. It was interesting for me as some of the stories were intertwined. Here are the final maps.

L'anno scorso sono stata contattata da una signora che abita in Inghiterra e viene spesso in Italia per lavoro. Aveva visto le mie mappe per La Repubblica. Una sua carissima amica stava per compiere 50 anni e suo ex marito 60. Mi ha inviato alcuni dettagli dei posti e gli eventi che voleva raccontare e abbiamo lavorato insieme per definire il contenuto. Per me era interessante perché alcuni parti delle loro storie si intrecciavano. Qua trovate le mappe definitive.

A chat with Ciao Lunigiana

More for English speaking friends:

http://ciaolunigiana.com/julia-binfield-graphic-artist/

Tapirulan calendar competition 2015 "X marks the spot"

Pirates saying this was what continued to go round in my head when I heard that the theme for this year's calendar was X. Probably rather obscure in Italian and the way I've treated it hasn't done anything to make it clearer, but that's what I enjoy about this calendar moment -  you can let your mind wander and see what comes up.
Pirati che pronunciano questa frase era quello che continuava a girarmi in testa quando ho sentito che il tema del calendario di quest'anno era X. Probabilmente piuttosto oscuro in italiano e il modo in cui l'ho trattato non aiuterà a chiarire, ma è quello che mi piace di questo lavoro - puoi lasciare andare la mente e vedere dove ti porta.

Lunigiana print edition - edizione di stampe Lunigiana

The prints are done - an edition of 25 - the first ones have already been delivered
and anyone interested can contact me in the studio, or Giulia at the Ex-Macelleria
gallery in Pontremoli. The format is 30 x 40cm, slightly larger than A4 so they fit
comfortably in the A3 Muji frame that I often use!
L'edizione di 25 è stampata - le prime stampe sono state consegnate e chi è 
interessato mi può contattare in studio oppure acquistare direttamente da Giulia 
a Pontremoli nella galleria Ex-Macelleria. Il formato della carta è 30 x 40cm quindi 
molto adatto per la cornice Muji A3 che utilizzo spesso!

Help I'm lost - Tapirulan exhibition in the Violin Museum, Cremona

"Aiuto mi sono perso" in Italian is worth a visit; it's an exhibition about the
province of Cremona featuring the work of 52 illustrators.
It's on until 18 May, open every day 10.00am - 6.00 pm. Organised by the
Tapirulan Association www.tapirulan.it, it's accompanied by a catalogue
which is also a guide to the province of Cremona, and an extra bonus is
that the exhibition is in the Violin Museum in Cremona http://www.museodelviolino.org/.
If you can organise to see a concert in the recently opened Auditorium, even better.
A circular stage and curvy shapes have been built into the existing rationalist building
by the architects Arkpabi and the accoustics are meant to be fantastic!
This is my map of the Province, some incredible names here, but not much
help for getting around, so as the organisers say: "Bring a compass or a navigator"

Latest commission

Another wedding present featuring trips all over the world
with a fabulous house in via Malpighi, to come home to.
Known as Casa Galimberti, it was designed in 1905 by the
architect Giovanni Battista Bossi for the Galimberti brothers.
It's in an interesting bit of Milan, around Porta Venezia, where
some of the best Art Nouveau (Liberty in Italian) buildings are
to be found. These sprang up at the beginning of the 20th
century when the "Lazzaretto", the hospital complex that dealt
with suffers during frequent outbreaks of the plague was
almost completely demolished. 
As Shakespeare so neatly puts it,
"Journeys end in lovers meeting".

Thanks Will!

'Piano piano' as they say here

Here's what's been happening recently in
Piazza Leonardo da Vinci:
I'm working on the map and key to the first 99 things,
there are several comments on the Politecnico blog
(http://smartplanpolimi.wordpress.com/) and Ivana has
started making a video!!
Meanwhile, back in the square, some of the numbers
are fading, others are practically hidden by beautifully
coloured autumn leaves and some are as bright as the
day we put them there!
This must be 'work in progress'.

Viaggiare mangiando 2

Aperitivo next Wednesday at Orti&Commenda
in via Orti, Milan, from 6.00pm - I'm showing some
of my my Saturday maps for La Repubblica - looking
forward to seeing you there! Here's the invitation,
designed by Simonetta Rocco:

Milan and Trieste for La Repubblica

La Repubblica today

La Repubblica today, longest day of the year!

Another exhibition! opens 28 June in Milan

Commissions

Lara's holidays, including her honeymoon, over a period of nine 
years which she commissioned as a birthday present for her husband.