Silent Books – Libri senza parole

I remember the first time I came across the so called “silent books”: books of images, books without words. It was a few years ago in Dublin, in the house of a couple of good friends, I found open on their coffee table a copy of “The Arrival” by Shaun Tan. I will never forget […]

Anatomy of a book

After witnessing many typographers’ question mark expressions over my clumsy attempts to explain technical terms in the editorial field, I’ve decided to lead a research on how to name the components of a book both in English and Italian. Even though it was 0 degrees outside, I decided to spend the last afternoon of the […]

there is treasure everywhere

So true what the good old Calvin and Hobbes used to say “There is treasure everywhere”. A few days back I got an unusual present from a dear friend: a pressure cooker! She found it so useful and revolutionary, she couldn’t believe i had never used one. A few weeks before Christmas she surprised me […]

Ready, set, go!

“There is no delight in owning anything unshared” – Seneca – A blog, ok, go for it, because yes, it is time to get out there, to step out of the comfort zone. Once for all. The website is not enough to feel connected. Just go for the experience, no matter how frightening and unpredictable […]