Leonardo De Franceschi

Leonardo De Franceschi is a freelance contributor for nss magazine. Specializing in design and architecture, he analyses the latest trends in design and interiors.

Articles by "Leonardo De Franceschi"

Data centers are invading our cities The more demand for artificial intelligence grows, the more everything needed to make it work grows too

Data centers are invading our cities

Will the heat make us live at night? From Paris to Barcelona, parks and museums stay open late to counter extreme temperatures

Will the heat make us live at night?

Design nobody notices: the shopping cart First it freed our hands, then it changed the way we shop

Design nobody notices: the shopping cart

How technology is changing the craftsman's work When 3D printing, scanners, and algorithms enter the ceramics studio

How technology is changing the craftsman's work

Interior design has become performative too On why the homes of people with good taste all look the same

Interior design has become performative too

The 5 most beautiful fashion stores in the world Places worth stepping into just to look around

The 5 most beautiful fashion stores in the world

Architects you need to know: Rem Koolhaas The designer who read the city before it became an algorithm

Architects you need to know: Rem Koolhaas

Are cities learning to live on the water? Between renders and ancient practices, amphibious architecture is still a work in progress

Are cities learning to live on the water?

Can a city belong to a company? Company towns are coming back into fashion, but the price to pay is steep

Can a city belong to a company?

What cities should learn from extreme architecture How to become more resilient and prepare for the climate challenges of the future

What cities should learn from extreme architecture

The most innovative capsule hotels of all time How small can a hotel room get?

The most innovative capsule hotels of all time

Italian radical design has no need to change The most contemporary identities are often those that do not chase the present

Italian radical design has no need to change

The therapeutic power of light in design, interview with Theo Pinto On the occasion of the solo show “The Weight of Light”, at the Cadogan Gallery in London

The therapeutic power of light in design, interview with Theo Pinto

Architects you need to know: Samuel Ross The designer who shapes social tensions

Architects you need to know: Samuel Ross

Luxury has escaped to the countryside Farmhouses, rural estates and villages are the new premium imaginary: regeneration or aesthetic colonisation?

Luxury has escaped to the countryside

Guerrilla gardening is a gentle protest Planting without permission is not only about greenery, but about who has the right to transform the city

Guerrilla gardening is a gentle protest

The kitchen is still there, but you can't see it anymore In spaces designed for young people, the heart of the home is becoming smaller and smaller

The kitchen is still there, but you can't see it anymore

The garage is where everything begins Many important ideas are not born in places where everything is designed, but where there is still room to fail

The garage is where everything begins

Who decides the tone of the future? What happens when a vision continues without the person who imagined it?

Who decides the tone of the future?

How Italian neighborhoods have become a brand

The new domestic luxury is feeling safe The contemporary home seeks not only comfort, but protection

The new domestic luxury is feeling safe

Design is also a matter of ego Because it’s not just what you design that matters, but also who gets to take credit for it

Design is also a matter of ego

Is design rethinking concrete? The construction industry’s most controversial material is trying to reinvent its image

Is design rethinking concrete?

Are cities getting hotter and hotter? Living in a cool climate could become a privilege reserved for the few

Are cities getting hotter and hotter?