Contributors Giulia Zappa Author Add to bookmarks A Florentine by birth, she now lives in her adopted city of Paris, after moving around for several years. She works in communication in the field of design, moving seamlessly and passionately between the great design classics, speculative research and scalable prototypes. She graduated in Communication Science from the University of Bologna with a thesis on the semiotics of design and specialised in multimedia design at the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Florence and in design management at the Parsons in New York. She has written for numerous publications, including Domus, Icon Design and Artribune, has taught Multimedia Communication at the Fine Arts Academy in Rome, and worked as a content curator, design strategist and copywriter for institutions and companies. Aside from journalism, she is currently working with the United Nations on sustainable development projects in the field of the creative industries and renewable energies. Share Articles by Giulia Zappa New materials: design that comes from the sea Sustainability New materials: design that comes from the sea Giulia Zappa There’s a “new” green steel: it’s called bamboo Sustainability There’s a “new” green steel: it’s called bamboo Giulia Zappa Bamboo: high design potential Sustainability Bamboo: high design potential Giulia Zappa Muller Van Severen, an atelier of furniture design Stories Muller Van Severen, an atelier of furniture design Giulia Zappa Nature, abstraction, fresh outlooks: a glimpse of what’s in store for rugs and carpets at “supersalone” Exhibitions Nature, abstraction, fresh outlooks: a glimpse of what’s in store for rugs and carpets at “supersalone” Giulia Zappa Le Donne per le Donne (Women for Women), an aid project responding to the Afghan emergency Exhibitions Le Donne per le Donne (Women for Women), an aid project responding to the Afghan emergency Giulia Zappa David Rockwell, a designer of wonders Stories David Rockwell, a designer of wonders Giulia Zappa NOA*, the new face of hospitality Stories NOA*, the new face of hospitality Giulia Zappa Space-saving, eclectic and informal: furniture is becoming multipurpose Stories Space-saving, eclectic and informal: furniture is becoming multipurpose Giulia Zappa Terraces and gardens, the new parlours Stories Terraces and gardens, the new parlours Giulia Zappa
New materials: design that comes from the sea Sustainability New materials: design that comes from the sea Giulia Zappa
There’s a “new” green steel: it’s called bamboo Sustainability There’s a “new” green steel: it’s called bamboo Giulia Zappa
Muller Van Severen, an atelier of furniture design Stories Muller Van Severen, an atelier of furniture design Giulia Zappa
Nature, abstraction, fresh outlooks: a glimpse of what’s in store for rugs and carpets at “supersalone” Exhibitions Nature, abstraction, fresh outlooks: a glimpse of what’s in store for rugs and carpets at “supersalone” Giulia Zappa
Le Donne per le Donne (Women for Women), an aid project responding to the Afghan emergency Exhibitions Le Donne per le Donne (Women for Women), an aid project responding to the Afghan emergency Giulia Zappa
Space-saving, eclectic and informal: furniture is becoming multipurpose Stories Space-saving, eclectic and informal: furniture is becoming multipurpose Giulia Zappa