Wallpaper* Design Awards 2011: And the winners in the ‘Best Domestic Design’ Category are…

B&B Italia’s UP50 is both an ode to freedom and a comfortable design on which to live. To say it inspires strong reactions would be an understatement. And yet for all of the controversy, no design in the last 50 years has come close to making such a strong political statement.

To celebrate the launch of our new Poltrona Frau studio at Chaplins, we’ll be taking a look at the history of a brand that has personified the Made in Italy design movement, while becoming a global talisman of luxury living.

The digital age demands a change in the way we conceive our living spaces. This National Textile Day, we’re shining a light on 10 designer rugs that bring tactility to the fore, and in doing so change the way we experience our homes.