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Sean Spellman

Meet multimedia artist Sean Spellman, his partner My Larsdotter, and their 2-year-old daughter Sunny
in their effortlessly cool surf meets Scandinavian designed Airbnb situated on their property in Westerly, RI. Interview by Maggie Stankaitis for BACCALÀ.

Sarianne Plaisant

Sarianne Plaisant is an accomplished prop stylist who works magic in product shoots, advertising, and magazine editorial. Born just outside of London (Surrey), raised by Finnish and French parents in a small Midlands (UK) town, she values her upbringing in the idyllic English countryside. Like most who grew up outside a major metro area, her surroundings pushed her to work hard so that she could travel, using any restlessness she had to steer her ambition.

Chef Floriano Pellegrino

Floriano Pellegrino and Isabella Potì are proprietors of an ambitious contemporary restaurant in Lecce, Puglia; in the heart of the heel of Italy’s “boot” region. Earning its first Michelin star in November 2018, Bros’ is authentically Pugliese. Floriano shares his Baccalà, Bergamotto, Olive, Pane Recipe with us.

Danny Sangra’s Italian Film Picks

We asked Danny Sangra to create a film list for us, similar to the list or diary he has been creating every month in his customized yellow leather Smythson book since January 2016 (never missing a month). This time with a twist – ONLY Italian films. Enjoy!

FICTIONS

The Collectif des Créateurs Canadiens (CCC) unveiled FICTIONS, an immersive virtual experience from 22 – 30 April 2021, showcasing new and exclusive works by a group of eight Canadian designers.

Garance Vallée

Growing up in an artistic family in Paris – her father is acclaimed street-artist Kriki and her mother is an art history academic – Garance has cultivated from a very young age an insatiable thirst for knowledge and experimentation. It is not surprising that her artistic practice knows no boundaries between mediums and aesthetic references: she artfully mixes Memphis with Ancient Rome, brutalist structures with primitive architecture.

Barry McGee

Meeting Barry McGee is the exact opposite of experiencing his art exhibitions. In person, he’s quiet, attentive and acutely focused on the conversation. He notices small details and often compliments you on the simplest things. His humble nature and youthful charm make you wonder how someone so effortlessly relaxed can make such visually jarring art.
Unlike his easy-going demeanor, his exhibitions engulf their settings with a myriad of objects. One doesn’t see a McGee show so much as experience it.

Dario Cecchini

You might know of Dario from his episode on Netflix’s Chef’s Table where the story is told of a guy who wanted to be a veterinarian happened to turn into the world’s most famous butcher. Contributing Editor Albert Rano had the pleasure of visiting Dario in the Tuscan village of Panzano at his famed Macelleria for lunch to hear his story, beliefs and how he is still passionate about his craft.

Ramdane Touhami

As an entrepreneur and art director, Ramdane Touhami has collaborated with Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche and Liberty, and masterminded the rebirth of the venerable Cire Trudon company, for which he notably created new and now-famous interior “smells”. Today, he heads Officine Universelle Buly and is orchestrating its renewal, designing new counters and stores in Paris, London, Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei, Honk Kong and New York and coming up with new products and uses with a retro-futuristic flair.

Chef Niko Romito

Niko Romito is the celebrated Italian Chef and founder of the Ristorante Reale in Castel di Sangro, L’Aquila, Italy. For the past 18 years, he and his sister Cristiana have managed and grown this prestigious and now 3 Michelin Starred restaurant into a business with many creative branches.

Lambert & Fils

Canadian lighting studio Lambert & Fils celebrates its 10th anniversary with the opening of Hudson & Duane, a very first brick-and-mortar in New York City.

ROOMS

When Nata Janberidze and Keti Toloraia met at the Academy of Arts of Tbilisi, little did they know they would soon be making history as icons of Georgia’s contemporary design landscape. With ROOMS — the interior and product design studio they co-founded — the duo has put their country on the map of global design.

Mary Little

Mary Little explores the interaction between light, surface and gravity. Her works take the form of rhythmic, undulating hollows and rises, suggesting images of landscape or bodyscape. Sensibilities are rooted in a childhood among lush rolling farmlands of Ireland and its wild rugged coastlines. The work is ritualistic in its process: cutting, then sewing cotton canvas; much as a tailor would make a suit. The completed works are an interplay between precision planning, her emotions and the unpredictability of the canvas.

Leah Ring

A skilled interior designer with nearly a decade of experience, Leah Ring is inspired by the belief that a well-designed space can have a deep impact on the human experience. Leah begins each project with the notion that every space has a story to tell and she is excited to help clients discover that story and bring it to life.

Pasticceria Costa

In the heart of Palermo, you can discover a wonderland of temptations. Welcome to Pasticceria Costa. Antonio Costa’s journey to the top of the pastry world started 60 years ago, staying loyal to the authentic Sicilian confectionary tradition.

Stephanie Skyes

Born in Germany and raised on techno, a travel-laden upbringing combined with a natural penchant for experimental and diverse soundscapes have paved the foundations for Stephanie Sykes to develop a highly unique musical voice, one unrestricted by boundaries and defined by deviation.

Yvés Behar

Good design has the power to change the world; that’s the single compelling idea that guides Yves Béhar everyday. Over his illustrious longstanding career, the Swiss industrial designer has focused his talent and vision on creating human-centric design, integrating popular innovations with sustainability and social good.

Jojo Corvaia

Jojo Corvaia is a Berlin-based visual artist born in Venezuela with studies in architecture, and development in other disciplines such graphic design, photography, multimedia work and ceramics.

Francesco Igory Deiana

Born and raised in Milan, at the age of 21 Francesco Igory Deiana moved to California to pursue his own gold rush, made of surf and art. Over the past ten years, the self-taught visual artist – whose career started in part by shadowing the famed Mission School art movement in San Francisco – made a name for himself on the contemporary art scene.

Dabass

In Milano, precisely in Porta Romana area, there is Dabass. An old stationery shop now restaurant and bar, with a romantic and intimate soul. The bistrot, which has forty seats, features a retro style with contemporary details, such as the beautiful and essential design lamps, the open kitchen and the beautiful black and white tiles counter, that attracts the most when entering in the restaurant.

Judy Kameon

Judy Kameon is a daughter of the California sunshine who has designed gardens for numerous fashion houses, hotels, commercial spaces and select private residences. Firmly rooted in the hierarchy of the Southern California design and aesthetic, her landscapes are lauded for bringing the comforts of indoors to the outside.

Matthew Salinas

We sat down with Matthew at Spring Place in Beverly Hills to see how he meets and solves his marketing challenges with the inimitable Italian beer brand, Peroni Nastro Azzurro.

Tom Peters

DJ Tom Peters describes his sound as a, “juxtaposition between dreamy melodies and sharp, angular textures.” Together, these elements create a musical journey that is as rare as it is irreplaceable.

Dar Gonzo

Dar Gonzo is in an idyllic, remote and serene resort, located between the “Pearl of the South” and the Atlas mountains. The resort is an oasis for relaxation and recuperation and is a mere 25 minutes drive south from Marrakesh, Morocco and its International airport.

Cantina Indigeno

Alessandro, our Editor in Chief, spent a day with Nicola Reginaldi in one of the vineyards and then in their cellar, tasting the grapes before harvest and testing the wines still in the barrel.

Maurizio Tentella

Maurizio Tentella aka TNT founder of Spacedelicious is a gourmet actor, food blogger and a true spirit that works without being harnessed. Italian born from Marche region now based in Milan where he started to work in fashion before he turned his love and passion for food into a career.

Mambo

Mambo was born in Chile in 1969, from a French father and a Hungarian mother. He grew up in Latin America and started his artist career in Paris. He lives now and works in Los Angeles, California.

Sophie Wizmann of Ourika Soap

In our pursuit to offer products to compliment our lifestyle, we have collaborated with Ourika Soap to produce a 100% organic, handmade soap with the finest ingredients from Morocco called Gran Sasso. We visited founder Sophie Wizmann at her Los Angeles based soap Atelier to discuss and document the process.