Last night I watched Design Is One at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. It was inspiring. Lella & Massimo are brilliant and surprisingly entertaining. There is something unique about designers who are partners in both life and work.
Their portfolio is unending, and each project contains a bit of magic. They mastered the practice of intertwining beauty and function. The yellow cup has elegant curves, and a place for your thumb to rest while holding the cup. There’s actually a great story behind this cup and its failure as a product, but I’ll let you learn about it from Massimo himself in the documentary. The DVD will make a great Hanukkah gift (wink).
I also purchased tickets for:
I love this industry.