Every country produces exceptional designers while some countries offer particular approaches to design with renowned craftsmanship and special materials. As part of our applied design series, we look at a selection of Italian-inspired works spanning a range of topics within the spectrum of minimalism.

You can reach timelessness if you look for the essence of things and not at the appearance. The appearance is transitory—the appearance is fashion, the appearance is trendiness—but the essence is timeless.

– Massimo Vignelli