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Time, in any story, plays a fundamental meaning.
At what point does Sébastien Notre live in the present?

A year ago, the French painter came to this place in Milan, where we are hosting, to build his own living and painting environnement. Typical or atypical, the beauty of his involved space is undeniable - the spirit has spread far beyond living. If some days are unfairly difficult, sometimes
he perceives it as a freedom to relatively well start a creativity.

Let’s listen to this classic conversation, this coffee-sharing, this moment of confidence with Sebastien Notre in his own studio space.

I meet Marco Cassina in the company’s showroom, which has very little of the typical showroom and much of a metaphysical architecture―thanks to the brand renewal designed by Studio Pitsou Kedem Architects. The renewal of a brand is a slow, almost karst work, which in order to be complete and durable, has to move on several fronts: from product to communication, from images to architecture. MDF is investing on various fronts in a deep and delicate way, without breaking that industrious silence that surrounds it.

Maria Teresa Salvati, personal branding consultant and curator of our "My Spot of Beauty" column, meets Marika Zaramella, beauty creative director and make-up artist, better known as Leitalienne. Together they demonstrated how what we may recognize as weakness can instead become our most powerful strength. Fearless self-expression can, in fact, turn into the best form of empowerment.

Garbage Core is a Milan-based brand that works on the concept of upcycled fashion, producing fashion collections from second-hand garments and dead stock materials.

Older is a Danish/Italian design company with a multidisciplinary practice, founded by Letizia Caramia and Morten Thuesen. It is specialized in sustainable uniforms that expand the architectural spaces in which they are worn, and radical furniture designs that investigate contemporary culture.

Listen to the fifth episode of our podcasts series with Situér Milano, a design duo, interviewed by the talented freelance journalist Marta Galli.
Sometimes it's the simple ideas that change the course of things. And it was the simple idea to bend metal instead of welding it that changed the lives of Federica Paoli and Biagio Castellani, the thirty-year-old founders of situér Milano. The brand, which is less than two years old, already had deep roots in the metalworking world however, inherited from Biagio and the family company that produces industrial shelving in Tuscany. You can read the interview with this designer duo also on C41 Issue 10.

Soundtrack: Ayce Bio & Prev – Dormi Bene La Notte? (Funclab Records)