“Un saluto da Grado – Gruss aus Grado” Exhibition 2022

Architect and Friends is very proud to have been chosen to plan their first exhibition: “Un saluto da Grado – Gruss aus Grado” On the occasion of the 130th anniversary “130 anni Turismo a Grado” we will look back at the early years of Grado and try to bring them to life through countless postcards……

Merry Christmas from Architect and Friends!

After a fantastic, creative but sometimes challenging year 2021 we wish you MERRY CHRISTMAS and a FANTASTIC NEW YEAR 2022! Hope to meet you all soon to discuss new projects in Italy or Austria… Images: Michael Atzenhofer, Architect & Friends

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A FANTASTIC 2021 from Architect and Friends!

After a year that nobody would have expected, we are still positive about 2020! The Modermism Week in Palm Springs in February, a few months in Austria last spring, a relatively relaxed summer in Italy, great projects completed and fantastic new ones started – it wasn’t bad despite everything! We hope that in 2021 many……

Grado, My Happy Place 2020! Support your favorite business!

Inspired by many creative ideas and initiatives around the globe Architect & Friends together with Hotel Savoy Grado had the idea to launch the platform GRADO, MY HAPPY PLACE! dedicated to the the support of suffering hotels, restaurants, bars, shops and many other services hit by Covid-19. Joining forces with Consorzio Grado Turismo, Architect & Friends……

Catch of the Week: Marcello D’Olivo – Discorso per un altra architettura

What a great day! After years of searching for an original, very rare book of Marcello D’Olivo, one of the most interesting, innovative but not well known architect from Italy we found a complete book at A+M Bookstore in Milan, Italy. Finally we are able to read the whole story behind his life as an architect and artist……

Beyond Milan! – Catch of the Week

When working on new projects we are always curious and willing to find new products that fit to our design proposals. Especially when it comes to basic elements like flooring, wall coverings and materials that simply create the base for all the rest like furniture, bathrooms, kitchens, rugs etc. For one of our latest projects, a……