In nature substances circulate, are transformed and, in the end, everything is reabsorbed and reutilised. We also have to learn how to reduce the quantity of rubbish we produce and favour the reutilisation and recycling of materials in every possible way, also because the resources we have are limited. Valcucine has devised the simplest and […]
Read moreValcucine Kitchen @ Solar Decathlon
Gable House was one of the first to be assembled and ran like clockwork the entire competition. The team set out to express its regional heritage and sought to create a synergy between old and new. Traditional techniques in homebuilding, along with great advances in technology, blended to create a house that performed exceptionally well […]
Read moreUgo Nespolo’s world through traditional and modern art
Valcucine’s collaboration with the Italian artist Ugo Nespolo, whose career dates back to the Sixties to the era of Italian Pop Art to Conceptualists and Future Poverists, is espressed by some artistic collections of kitchen programmes, such a Artematica. On the 27th November, The New York Times published an article about Ugo Nespolo, descibing his […]
Read moreWelcome to our austrian dealer blog!
We would like to welcome a new german speaking partner blog by Schwab GmbH & Co. : Kuechendesign and Handwerk (kitchen design and handicraft)… themes that Valcucine loves. They understood the power of sharing information and links…an we love it too!!
Read moreValcucine’s Mater Terra 2009 @ Triennale, Milan
Valcucine’s MATER TERRA calendar 2009 is currently exhibited at the Triennale in Milan until the 1st November 2009 with other 26 best handicrafts. Mater Terra was selected among over 700 graphic design projects from Italy, Belgium, Spain, France, Germany, UK, Irish Republic, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Holland, Brasil, United Arabian Emirates, India, China and Australia.
Read moreIt’s raining today on Ground Zero
It’s raining today on Ground Zero, falling raindrops with tears. Images, pictures, faces that families keep alive – the memory of the 11th September 2001. Thousands of umbrellas give shelter and hide people’s heart from the inquisitive cameras and reflectors, at Ground Zero. The tragedy of the 11th September 2001 has made clear that who […]
Read moreValcucine for Morphosis House
Valcucine, the award winning Italian kitchen cabinetry company, has been commended as leading the world’s standards in environmental production. They became, therefore, a “natural” choice, in many ways, for Thom Mayne, and the house he is designing for the Make It Right Foundation’s building project in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans. Brad Pitt’s […]
Read moreSalone del Mobile – Milan, 2009
Even this year we survived to Salone del Mobile. We’ve run from East to West, from North to South of Milan trying to see everything… What’s the feeling remained? Click here to vote our survey or leave a comment. Thanks!
Read moreVote for the Best of Green: Design + Arquitecture
Treehugger has selected the green candidates for the category design and arquitecture. Now it’s your turn to vote for the best of green! Among all, Valcucine stands out for its Invitrum Base Units’ System. Express your vote by clicking on the number (1-10) on the top of candidates’ pictures. You can vote as many times […]
Read moreBest Kitchen Cabinet to Treehugger: Valcucine’s Invitrum
We quote here the Treehugger’s post: “If one was going to build the perfect kitchen you might want it to be made of a material that is easily cleaned, like glass. You would expect it to ship flat-pack to reduce transport costs. You might make it so that there are no glues, just mechanical connections […]
Read moreValcucine @ Milan Design Week – 22/27 April
Valcucine presents it first 100% recyclable kitchen with ‘gReenaissance‘, an exposition project inspired to the material’s natural life-cycle, an extensive and coherent research aimed to create eco-friendly kitchens. valcucine.it/en davidegroppi.com also at the Show Room Spotti | Habitat Naturale Valcucine Viale Piave 27, Milano h. 10 – 20 open
Read more22 March 2009: the World Water Day
Since 1993, International World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. An international day to celebrate freshwater was recommended at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). The United Nations General […]
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